I'm reading through the book of Judges and came across the story of Gideon.
In Judges 6, I love that God picks this guy who's a chicken hiding in a winepress and threshing wheat because he's scared.
I love that the angel addresses him not by who he is, but who he can be. (v. 12 "Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!")
In verse 15, after the angel tells him God wants to use him to save the Israelites, Gideon says, "How can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!"
The Lord's answer? v.16 "I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting one man." And that's exactly what happened!
When God is with us, then all of my abilities don't matter - only his do! It changes the whole formula.
Us alone = We can only do what we are able to do and achieve what our abilities can achieve.
Us with God = We can do what God wants us to do, all he enables us to. We can be used beyond our abilities and greatest goals/dreams.
If God is with us, then the weakest of us, from the weakest clan, can be used to do things we could never imagine!
That's the real secret to great success.
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