Goliath Had Faith in Himself

Goliath had faith in himself.
	He had not one iota of doubt,
	Not one iota of fear.
He knew,
	Beyond a shadow of a doubt,
		Even before he met David,
			That he was going to win this fight.

Goliath was big.
	He was the biggest man he knew.
		When he walked through the valley
		Of the shadows of death,
	Everyone else in the valley trembled,
Because Goliath was the toughest man in the valley.

Goliath prepared himself to win.
	He practiced with his weapons every day.
	His sword was an extension of himself.
		He did not have to think about using it.
	It did whatever he willed it to do,
		Instinctively, naturally.
Goliath was ready for this fight.
	Every victory he had ever won,
	Every man he had ever killed
		Had prepared him for this fight,
			For this day.

Goliath took good care of himself.
	His body was his temple.
		He exercised.
		He lifted weights.
		He jogged.
		He ate his Wheaties.
	He had never been in better shape in his life
		Than he was now.

Goliath dressed for success.
	He wore the mightiest armor.
	He had the most dazzling helmet.
	He carried the sharpest sword,
		The heaviest spear.
	Nothing could penetrate his shield.
No one on the battlefield
	Was dressed better for battle
		Than Goliath.

Goliath believed in the power of prayer.
	He was a religious man.
	He did not neglect his duty
		To his gods.
			He blessed his weapons.
			He cursed his enemies.
		He was in touch
			With his spirituality.

Goliath had the will to win.
	He was fighting for his country.
	He was fighting for glory.
		Poets for ages to come
			Would sing of the battle
		That Goliath would win today
	Single-handedly.

Goliath went to the battlefield
	Expecting a challenge,
		A worthy foe,
		A cunning adversary.
	Instead, he found an under-aged stripling,
		A child, not worthy of his time,,
			Without armor,
			Without training
			Without sword or spear.
		Goliath was mortally insulted.

Goliath had faith in himself;
	But he was defeated
		By an untrained youth
		Who trusted God
	Instead of trusting himself.