Gideon’s Fleece and what it means for us today (Judges 6:36-40)

Gideon’s Fleece and what it means for us today (Judges 6:36-40)

Let us first understand that Gideon using his fleece and asking God for conformation is to be taken as sign of weak faith.  Many people seem to think that putting out a fleece like Gideon is a good idea, this is not the truth.  First many will ask for something that can happen naturally not supernaturally.  Second and even more importantly is, there is only one place in the Bible that shows us someone using this method.  If this was something God wanted us to be doing we would find it throughout the Bible yet we do not.  God wants our faith in him to be so strong that we understand no matter what He is going to be with us.  This doesn’t mean life is going to be peachy and we are never going to have to make some tough decision that requires us to go to prayer.   

How do we then know what the will of God is? (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12)

What if I told you knowing the will of God is not as difficult as some of us make it, take a look at His word and the answer is right in front of us.  We have the Ten Commandments and the teachings of Christ to guide us. We must realize that it is God’s will for us to give our lives over to Him to worship and be obedient to Him.  Paul tells us in 1^st Thessalonians 4:3 “God wants you to be holy,” this is so simple yet so hard for us.  God wants us to be obedient to Him.  As we read through the first twelve verses of 1^st Thessalonians we read that God wants us to continue to grow in Him, continue to show love to those around us. 

We are to be lights unto to the world. (Philippians 2:12-18)

So many times we go around wondering am I doing what God wants to do, am I where God wants me to be?  If you are following God with all your heart and being obedient to His word then the answer is yes.  Yes you are right where God wants you to be. (read Philippians 2:12-18) You see God wants us to follow and obey him, when it is time to make a life changing decision we need to go to God in prayer seek His counsel and go in the direction you feel God is leading you as long as it does not compromise His word but allows you to continue to honor Him then you are in the center of His will.