Often God closes doors and opportunities in our lives as a way of leading us into His greatest plans and purposes for us.

Both David and Saul fall away from the Lord's will, but the difference is how each one responds when faced with their disobedience.

Saul is hanging onto the throne in disobedience, which the Lord can not and will not bless. It's the same for any Christian who's hanging onto their rebellion.

David learns not to give into his anger and commit murder, but he gives into his fear and makes decisions that are contrary to God's will.

David’s fearful foray into Gath reminds us faith isn’t just for the big challenges, it’s for the day to day as well.

David is very much like us. We are very inconsistent with our walk in Christ. One minute we are doing the right thing and the next we're making bonehead decisions.

A character study of Saul vs David. David is characterized by the harp in his hand; Saul is characterized by the spear in his hand

After defeating Goliath, David wins the respect or is it suspicion, from King Saul? It becomes evident as David's reputation grows and Saul's shrinks.

David’s path to the Valley of Elah where he defeated Goliath was marked by daily challenge & faith. The big wins in life are built on many more daily small ones.

Saul continues to fall from grace with his disobedience toward God and David rises as the new king, but needs to take down Goliath first.