Average Joe
“Gideon”
Judges 6-7

Gideon
Mighty Warrior

Judges 6

They did what they wanted 
They faced the consequences 
They cried out for help
God rescued them 

We do want we want
We face the consequences 
We call out to God
God rescues us

There is a difference between regret and repentance.

Regret				
About us			
Cycle				
Justify desires 		

Repentance	
About God
Pathway to healing
Reorder desires

“…Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress to hide it from the Midianites.” –Judges 6:11

“If God could, then He should!” (Judges 6:13)

Remember …
All the hardship in life is not evidence that God has abandoned us or that His presence isn’t with us. – 6:1-10
There is purpose in every season – 6:11-13
We might not need clarity; just courage – 6:14-40

32,000 soldiers
22,000 scared 
10,000		
9,700 drink water unsafely
300
 
It’s uncomfortable, but when all you have is God, that is where you want to be. – Judges 7

Gideon 
Get out of the self-created cycle
Courageously do want God tells us
Recognize that if it is all up to God; you’re right where you want to be 

You are no “average Joe” in God’s plan.