Give Him a chance
Judges 7:2-3 "The Lord said to Gideon, 'You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, announce now to the people, 'Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.' ' So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained."
God enjoys demonstrating His strength and supremacy to us. Just like it gives me a special feeling when I am able to fix something for Aaron that he could not do on his own, God gets that same feeling when He does something for us.
There are, of course, times where we need to demonstrate our own resourcefulness and perseverance to get things done on our own. Those are valuable lessons, and God gives us those opportunities the same way human parents give their children those opportunities.
There is a good balance to be found between being self-sufficient and accepting help when needed. We often tip the scales toward self-sufficiency, though. Either we become overly enamored with what we believe we have done (or can do) in our own strength, or we don't fully trust God to make up for our deficiencies when we get in over our heads.
When this reliance on self-sufficiency stops us from taking risks and venturing out beyond what we believe is within our own strength, we stunt the growth of ourselves and God's Kingdom. God said it Himself to Gideon- He was going to reduce the size of Gideon's army to the point where the credit for the victory in battle could only be given to God.
But what if Gideon had refused to go into battle with such an inadequate army? What if his own calculations and reason didn't allow him to step forward in faith and trust God? The battle would have never been won, the Kingdom would not have expanded, and Gideon would not have gained first-hand experience in relying on God.
How many situations have we avoided, how many opportunities have we let go by, because we didn't see a way to pull it off in our own strength? How do we learn to trust God and rely on Him if we never give Him a chance to do what we can't do on our own?
Find an opportunity that seems beyond your reach, seek God's will, and if you believe He is telling you to take the step, allow Him to show Himself as mighty and all-powerful.
God enjoys demonstrating His strength and supremacy to us. Just like it gives me a special feeling when I am able to fix something for Aaron that he could not do on his own, God gets that same feeling when He does something for us.
There are, of course, times where we need to demonstrate our own resourcefulness and perseverance to get things done on our own. Those are valuable lessons, and God gives us those opportunities the same way human parents give their children those opportunities.
There is a good balance to be found between being self-sufficient and accepting help when needed. We often tip the scales toward self-sufficiency, though. Either we become overly enamored with what we believe we have done (or can do) in our own strength, or we don't fully trust God to make up for our deficiencies when we get in over our heads.
When this reliance on self-sufficiency stops us from taking risks and venturing out beyond what we believe is within our own strength, we stunt the growth of ourselves and God's Kingdom. God said it Himself to Gideon- He was going to reduce the size of Gideon's army to the point where the credit for the victory in battle could only be given to God.
But what if Gideon had refused to go into battle with such an inadequate army? What if his own calculations and reason didn't allow him to step forward in faith and trust God? The battle would have never been won, the Kingdom would not have expanded, and Gideon would not have gained first-hand experience in relying on God.
How many situations have we avoided, how many opportunities have we let go by, because we didn't see a way to pull it off in our own strength? How do we learn to trust God and rely on Him if we never give Him a chance to do what we can't do on our own?
Find an opportunity that seems beyond your reach, seek God's will, and if you believe He is telling you to take the step, allow Him to show Himself as mighty and all-powerful.
posted by Robert Jory Allen at
11:05 AM
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