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Many years ago, it was understood that the man approached the lady. It was understood that a man called a lady and the man asked the lady to go out with him. It’s a disappointing time we live in where girls are practically throwing themselves at guys. The girl texts the guy, the girl lets the guy know she wants to go out with him. Whatever happened to the mindset of: If you think I’m worth it, you can chase after me!
I’ve never seen a diamond jumping up and down for a miner to find it. I’ve never seen a treasure chest tracking down a pirate to want it. We need girls today that know their worth and know that they are worth wanting – without desperately chasing after the one who should be chasing after them!
Our girls need to keep their eyes open for a go after kind of guy. David was just such a guy. He came to bring his older brothers food while they were in battle and heard that the giant Goliath had been coming out every day for forty days to taunt them with a challenge of a one on one battle. David overheard that whoever defeated Goliath got to have the king’s daughter’s hand in marriage. I love David’s response to hearing this:
“What will a man get for killing this Philistine and ending his defiance of Israel?”
He had to make sure he heard correctly! All of a sudden David’s interest was sparked. The king’s daughter never once came and draped herself on David’s shoulder or flaunted around him. She didn’t have to. She was valuable. All the men there knew she was valuable. The question was where was the man who would be willing to do what it took to go after that value?
David was that man. “Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!”
David went to the girl’s father. How many boys today cower behind text messages? How many boys today cower behind their school walls? David spoke directly to the father himself and let him know that he was willing to do whatever the father asked of him to receive his daughter’s hand in marriage. David was a go after kind of guy.
Saul wasn’t so sure about this young David guy. Sure he was handsome and determined, but he was so young compared to the other warriors. David convinced him by letting him know about his capabilities:
But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”
David didn’t sit around and wait to see if the lions or bears would attack the sheep he was entrusted to protect. As soon as he saw the enemy approaching, he would go after it until he defeated it! He took his responsibilities seriously. He wasn’t just sitting around collecting a paycheck. He went after making sure he prospered at his work. He was a guy who knew about God’s faithfulness to him and believed that God would continue to be faithful to him.
As David headed out toward Goliath, he took with him a shepherd’s staff, a sling, and some stones. As they approached each other, Goliath laughed at the youthfulness of David. But determined David responded that this battle belonged to His God, and that God would deliver Goliath into his hands this day. It is not surprising what Go-After David did next:
As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him.
This guy is awesome! David ran out to meet the giant! He of course killed him and the rest is history. We ladies want to look for a go after guy like David. If we have to continually work to throw ourselves at a guy to get him to keep liking us, it just reveals to the world how desperate we truly are. We need to raise daughters who know their worth and know that a guy worth being with is a guy who knows she is worth going after.
Father God, please help me not stoop to continually making myself look desperate by throwing myself at a guy. Please help me keep my eyes open for a go after kind of guy like David. I am worth a guy pursuing me, not a prize pursuing the hunter. Please help me raise my daughters in way that they know that they are worth a guy doing what it takes to win them over. They are worth going after.