Did God make any mistakes when He created you? Sometimes I wonder if He goofed on my big teeth. Maybe God didn't mean for me to have that mole or hairy ears. There are mornings that you might be primping in the mirror and think similar thoughts.
David, the boy who was anointed king, may have thought the same things sometimes. In fact, David was stuck out in the fields even after being anointed by God's prophet Samuel. Like Rodney Dangerfield he seemed to get no respect. Underestimated and dismissed his whole life until that fateful day in the Valley of Elah. David was confident that God would help him defeat Goliath but his brothers and Saul were not so sure. In I Samuel 17:38 Saul tries to dress David in kingly armour and arm him with the king's sword. Here is David's chance to look the part of the king. David can be seen by everyone in the kingly armour bearing the king's sword. Here is his chance to be like Saul. But, David is smarter than that. He knows that God made him a simple shepherd boy. David knows that it is God who will defeat Goliath and swords and armour will only get in the way. Dressed in his simple tunic and sandals David gathers five smooth stones and faces Goliath on his own terms- a shepherd boy with a sling and a staff. The weapons he carries are crafted by God, not by man. God is going to get all the glory for the victory and David will get all the resulting blessings.
David was comfortable in his own skin. He was OK being the person God made him to be. Moreover, David trusted that God would make him king in His own divine way and in His time. Trust in God and go into the world as the person that God made you to be. Trust in His divine plan for your life.
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