This sword practice can be used when you are feeling overwhelmed. When what is on the horizon seems huge and sure to cause you to fail. The lie it defeats is the lie that life is bigger than your God and He won’t or can’t save you - that the damage you will experience in what you are or will go through, will overpower you. Many of the things that loom so large are mere facades with no power or content. By applying this sword to them, we rob them of their power to frighten us.