When The Problem Looks Bigger Than God

“You may say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?’ You shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh…”
— Deuteronomy 7:17-18

Have you ever stood before something that felt far too big — a dream too vast, an obstacle too strong, a diagnosis that shakes you, a marriage hanging by a thread, an empty bank account, an unanswered prayer, or a promise that seems impossible to fulfill? When the problem looks bigger than God, faith can feel small — but He is still greater.

That’s where Israel stood in Deuteronomy 7.
 God had promised them the land, but their eyes saw giants. Their hearts whispered, “They’re greater than I.”

What they didn’t realize was this: the real battle wasn’t out there — it was in here.
Not in the sword. Not in the size of the enemy. But in the quiet conversation happening inside their hearts.

And the Lord heard it — the whisper they didn’t even say aloud.

God wasn’t angry; He was revealing something deeper—the root of their fear. In other words, the Lord was saying,  

“Watch what you allow to live in your heart, because what you believe in your heart becomes the boundary of what you can possess.”

So God answered their hidden doubts with a reminder:

“Do not be afraid of them; remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh…” (Deuteronomy 7:18)

It’s as if He said, “When fear tells you they are greater, remember Who delivered you before. You’ve seen My power once — why do you doubt it now? The same God who brought you out will bring you in.”

Fear always begins with a question — “How can I?”
But faith always begins with remembrance — “Look what He has done.”

When you forget what God has done, your heart begins to rewrite the story.
But when you remember His faithfulness, your courage rises again.

Fear doesn’t begin with what you see;
 it begins with what you believe about what you see. When you magnify the problem, it begins to occupy your entire field of vision. You stop seeing God as mighty, and you start seeing yourself as small. The giants grow, and your courage shrinks.

That’s how the enemy works — not by making your problem stronger, but by making your perspective weaker.
 Because if he can shrink your view of God, he can paralyze your faith.

But the truth is this: the moment you see God as greater, the problem begins to shrink. 
Faith doesn’t deny the size of the challenge; it simply refuses to compare it to you — it compares it to Him.

God never asked Israel to be stronger than the nations.
 He asked them to remember who fought for them.

And just like Israel, many of us today stand before our own giant. But the Lord is saying, “Stop letting the giant set the scale for your faith. I am still greater.”

Prophetic Activation

Take a moment and ask the Holy Spirit:” What have I been saying in my heart””

Declaration/ Prayer

Father, I repent for agreeing with fear. I refuse to say in my heart that the enemy is greater. You are the same God who brought me out — and You will bring me in. I remember what You’ve done, and I trust You again. I agree with Heaven: You are greater than the giant, greater than the mountain, greater than the impossible. I lift my eyes to You — the One who fights for me.