The Struggle is Real

The story of Gideon has some serious ups and downs. He trusts God and then he doesn’t. And then he does. And then God decides that Gideon doesn’t trust Him enough. So God reduces the size of Gideon’s army from 32,000 to 300, “lest Israel” according to the Biblical account, “claim glory for itself…saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’” It seems that God orchestrates our circumstances at times, so that He will be glorified, not us. He makes it impossible for us to conclude that the goodness in our life results from anything other than his love and grace. The odd thing is that this often appears to us like He is apathetic, negligent, or even cruel. And even though we know this is not the case, we can’t help feeling this way. On this episode of A Time to Sharpen, we are going to discuss some of these feelings. It’s a rollercoaster. And if that makes you feel uncomfortable, make you sure to buckle up before pressing play.