Facing the Giant

3/5/2010  By Alan Nunnelee

This past week, in an interview with American Family Radio, I was asked a question concerning divisions within the Republican Primary. My role model in dealing with this situation is the teenager King David. In 1 Samuel 17, David approaches the Valley of Elah only to see the giant Goliath roaming throughout the valley taunting the army of Israel. When David began to inquire about the Giant, David’s own brothers began to ridicule him. Eliab, his older brother, heard David fraternizing with the men and lost his temper: "What are you doing here! Why aren't you minding your own business, tending that scrawny flock of sheep? I know what you're up to. You've come down here to see the sights, hoping for a ringside seat at a bloody battle!" I Samuel 17:28 Showing wisdom far beyond his years, David ignored his brothers. The lesson I learned from this is that we must remain focused on the “Giant in the Valley”. If we choose not to do so, we can expend all of our energy fighting within our own family. While we are engaging in family fights, the Giant continues to roam. In 2010, the giant we face is the liberal agenda unleashed on our country by Nancy Pelosi. Our own Congressman has empowered her to advance this agenda, and she must be stopped. I’m confident in my conservative credentials and therefore I feel it is best to ignore the taunts of others within our own family and focus on our mission.