Goliath issues

34 But David said to Saul, "Your servant used to keep his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,35 I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it.36 Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God."37 Moreover David said, "The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine." And Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you!" 1 Samuel 17:34-37

When we read this passage, so many times we have been told we can go and slay our "Goliath's." Yet as David says in verse 37 The Lord is the one who delivers. Our pride cannot take credit for the victories of our God. Nor can we deceive ourselves to think we can handle the issues we face as a church family without the leadership of God. Dependence on the Holy Spirit has brought us to this point, and it will take prayer by all of our members to follow the kingship of God into our future.
We have been blessed with a responsibility to minister to a large number of believers, and with it many resources. Our questions include how do we allow the most believers study and worship in our fellowship? How do we use our resources efficiently and in a way to show stewardship of our money, time, and the Gospel? As we have already seen the issues are complex, and will not be solved in any one solution. It will take a God-sized, God directed answer.
David trusted God for his whole life, and this led to God blessing his life with great accomplishments, to the glory of God. We too can see great things in our mist when we trust The Lord to lead us into uncharted territory. If we stray from the written revelation of the Word he will come and remove our lamp stand. Yet we will have to try new ideas, methods, and uncomfortable positions so that we will lean only on His strength. How can we do both? Stay true to a 2000+ year old book and do new things? Ask God! I read his mercies are new every morning, and His Word is living and quick, and will never return unto him void. We need new relationships made, studies started, and contacts made. Things will not remain the same, but after Jesus slays this Goliath in our fellowship, what will we ask him to do next!?