Sermon Summary:David's story in Psalm 34 reveals the battle between faith and fear that plays out in our hearts like spiritual musical chairs. After defeating Goliath, David found himself running for his life from King Saul, driven by fear to make devastating choices: lying to priests, stealing sacred items, and humiliating himself by drooling on his beard in enemy territory. Yet from his lowest point hiding in a cave with 400 social outcasts, David penned one of Scripture's most powerful declarations of God's faithfulness.The psalm teaches us that worship isn't just for good times but becomes our pre-decision to bless God regardless of circumstances. Like a magnifying glass doesn't make objects bigger but adjusts our perspective, worship makes God bigger in our field of vision until He's in proper proportion to our problems. David discovered that we become radiant when we look to God instead of our circumstances, reflecting whatever we're beholding.Fear represents misplaced trust in temporary situations, while faith places trust in the King over our circumstances. David learned to "taste and see" God's goodness not just in victory but in failure, shame, and desperation. This tasting goes deeper than observation, allowing God's character to become part of our spiritual DNA.Our caves aren't punishment but preparation. God never wastes trials but uses them to transform us from the inside out. The same God who met David in his cave of fear wants to meet us in ours, teaching us that our circumstances don't determine our God but our God determines how we handle our circumstances.