The Breaking That Produces Oil

Some seasons feel like pressure.Like life is squeezing you from every direction — emotionally, spiritually, and mentally.But what if the crushing isn’t meant to destroy you?What if it’s producing something sacred?In Season 5, Episode 6 of My Truth Podcast, Tina Combs explores the powerful story of Gideon in Judges 6 and how God often calls us in the middle of hidden, difficult seasons. Gideon was hiding in a winepress — a place of crushing — when God called him a mighty warrior.This episode unpacks a powerful spiritual truth: oil only comes through pressing.Sometimes the heartbreak, the delay, the disappointment, and the struggle are the very places where God is producing strength, wisdom, and spiritual authority in your life.If you’ve ever felt like life has been pressing you, this conversation will remind you that your crushing may be producing the very oil God will use for your purpose.In this episode we discuss:• Why God often calls people while they feel hidden • The spiritual meaning of crushing and anointing • What Gideon’s story teaches us about insecurity and calling • How God uses pressure to prepare us for purpose • Trusting God when the process feels uncomfortableSis, the breaking you’ve experienced may not be the end of your story.It may be the place where God begins to release the oil.