Victories No One Sees

1 Samuel 17:34-37

34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

37 David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

Where does the success of a basketball star come from?

Why do some people succeed at everything that they do?

How do you make a perfect cake?

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect!

Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

I win my victories in battles that no one sees!

What you do when no one else is around is your character.

Samson:

Always wanted to let everyone see his strength

Could not be strong when the crowd was gone

Lost what made him who he was because he lost his secret battles

David:

Fought well when it was only doing his job

Risked his life for his job

Deliverance came from his dedication

Where did David get the confidence to pursue the lion & bear?

Preparation meets opportunity and that will always equal miraculous results

Matthew 25:21-22

21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

Victories No One Sees!