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[Sometimes I'm...Gideon]
There are days where I am Gideon. God gave me this amazing opportunity [such as the Bible club] and I'm honestly afraid to do it. I'm terrified of being bold and taking that outward step of faith, so instead I compromise and do something else, promising I'll do it tomorrow or next week, instead of thanking God for that wonderful opportunity that He's bestowed on me. However, there is hope for Gideon and I. Gideon was about to tear down the Baal alter and create a new alter for the Lord, the only true God...and he was scared. But one encounter with God led him to a confidence from the Spirit. He boldly walked and destroyed the altar poles, and took a stand for Christ.

Let's take a look at another Gideon story. He was about to fight these dudes named called the Midianites, who worshiped false gods. Gideon had 300 men, while the Midianites had "more camels then could be counted than the sand of the seashore." I don't know if you've been to the beach..but that is a LOT!!! Then Gideon received another encounter with the Lord, and received confidence by His Glory. Through confidence from the Lord, they defeated all of them.

~Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne~

[Sometimes I'm Martha]

"But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to Him and asked,"Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" -Luke 10:40

How many times have I worried or became distracted when in the Word and Presence of God? Honestly I can say countless. I get so...mesmerized by things of little importance, perishable things, things that will come and go, and things that won't matter after I've breathed my last breath on Earth. This is how I often come to this place, feeling like Martha.

Martha and Mary were having dinner with Jesus. To me, that's a statement that already blows me away. Jesus, the Son of God, who is perfect in all His Ways, and eventually dies on a cross to bring us freedom and raised from the dead after three days is having dinner and doing life with them. Wow! The truth is, it often feels as if God is inviting me to do life with Him, to relax and let Him guide me, but the distractions of the world is hindering me from this. What I need to do is focus on the verse "Be still and know that I am God." I need to STOP! and rely on God.

~Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere. ~Glenn Turner~

You see, sometimes I'm Gideon and other times I have a tendency to be like Martha, but something I know with full confidence is that I am a daughter of the Lord. I may be broken, I may be having a hard time, but God is going to use this for His Glory. God is going to use this to strengthen my faith and make the most of this. I may feel like I am in the valley, worrying and being afraid, but God's Arm is long enough and His Heart is compassionate enough to take me back. God is bigger, stronger, mightier, more powerful, and is the only God..with God on my side He will turn my brokenness into pure joy!

"And we know that all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His Purpose." -Romans 8:28