Am I Enough

I’ve never stepped into something, a new season, a new ministry, and told God,

"Hey I think You’ve over equipped me. Maybe You should take some of this back."

     Never!

It’s usually the opposite. It's God are You sure I’m enough?

    That’s why I love Gideon. I love this story. I mean really love it. There’s just something about Gideon and his 300 that never gets old. The underdog, the impossible odds, the way God shows up so undeniably that nobody can take credit for it.

     God didn’t build Gideon up by adding more.

He actually started taking things away. 32,000 men down to 300. That had to be uncomfortable. I like to feel prepared amd im sure Gideon felt the same. We like to feel backed up. We like to have options.

     But God was making a point. It was never about what Gideon had. It was always about who God is.

     Then there’s that part I never paid much attention to before, the dream. I don’t know how many times I’ve read this chapter and just kind of skimmed past that part. Like, okay cool a dream, let's get to the battle.

    God lets Gideon overhear the enemy talking about a dream and in that dream, they’re already defeated. Now that I know God still speaks that way now that I’ve experienced it personally it stopped me in my tracks. God didn’t just confirm victory to Gideon directly.

He let Gideon overhear the enemy talking about it.

      Let that sink in.

The Midianite man said he dreamed of a barley loaf rolling into camp and knocking everything down and his friend immediately said, That’s Gideon. That’s God giving them victory. The enemy was already talking about what God was about to do. The enemy knew before Gideon even fully believed it.

     And now that I’m personally aware that God still speaks like that it just hits different. He didn’t just speak to Gideon. He confirmed it in a way Gideon couldn’t ignore. And I think sometimes God does the same for us. Not always in a big way it's not always obvious.

    But enough to remind you He's in this. He's already gone ahead of you.

So maybe the question isn’t, Am I enough? But 

Am I willing to trust that He is...

Love Pastor Mandy 

Ark of Hope Ministry 

Daily reading Joshua 7