Judges 7:13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
‘Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.’ – Mario Andretti. There are many brilliant ideas that go to the grave as we lack the courage to action our passion. Fear of failure is the biggest enemy of success but failure is part and parcel of progression.
Gideon had trouble trusting God’s providence and protection. The enemy’s army had spread out like locusts and all that Gideon had was 300 unarmed men with trumpets, empty clay jars and torches. To encourage Gideon the Lord took him into the heart of the enemy’s camp to eavesdrop on a discussion between two soldiers who were interpreting a dream. One man saw barley loaf tumbling down into the Midianite camp and destroyed the tent it fell on, and the interpreter said, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite (vs 14a)”. Thus the Lord assured Gideon that His mighty arm is with him to obliterate the enemy.
Many people waste time trying to find God’s will and in the process under utilize their time, resources and energy. Take the idea that drops into your heart to the Lord in prayer. If it is a ‘God Idea’, the passion will be ignited; if not, the Lord will defuse it. When an idea to start a business, ministry, prayer routine, Bible Study or a community group, drops into your heart, step forward in faith. Talents underutilized are wasted resources.
Get-set-Go:
1. Fund: The Lord will fund and provide a ‘God Idea’. Just be obedient and follow the instructions from the Lord.
2. Fuel: A ‘God Idea’ must be energized by the ‘fuel of faith’. God will honour our faith and our limited talents and resources to give us success.
3. Favour: A ‘God Idea’ will be backed and surrounded by supernatural favour.
Go forward in faith. God will fund, fuel and bestow supernatural favour to bring a ‘God Idea’ to fruition.
Prayer: Father God, teach me to tune-in to hear your voice and leading to action the God Idea’s that drop into my heart. Amen.
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