Seven Deadly Sins

And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the ranks and went and greeted his brothers. As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him. All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were much afraid. And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's house free in Israel.” And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” And the people answered him in the same way, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.” Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men. And Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.” (1 Samuel 17:22-28 ESV). There are many variations of “The Seven Deadly Words.” Perhaps you have heard them from others. They are: "That won't work. You're just wasting your time." or, "We've never done it that way before." They are the motto of a naysayer. Have you ever met a naysayer? They are dream killers. I don't know about you, but I have met plenty of them. They are the ones who love to kill a deal. They are always thinking of reasons something shouldn't work. I have often thought if they spent half as much time working towards a goal, as they did criticizing the goal, they would probably accomplish more than the average person! I base that on the fact that they sure are successful at stopping progress at times. Now I am not speaking against Godly wisdom. I have had people I trust, who have prayed through a situation, calm down one of my "ideas". They were led of the Lord, and their wisdom turned out to be for the best. I'm talking about those who just can't look on the bright side of an issue. They always see the negative side instead of the positive side. They choose not to live by faith, but instead by failure. They love to stop a dream by pointing out all the things that might go wrong. David's brothers responded to him that way when he came to fight Goliath. What if he had listened to the naysayers! Think of all that has been accomplished in this world that could have been stopped, if people had listened to the critics. Would Noah have built the ark? Would Peter have gotten out of the boat? Would we have a telephone? Would you and I have a computer on our desk? Watch out for the naysayers in life! And, don't be afraid to chase a dream! Check it out with God's Word first, if He says it is okay, then GO FOR IT!