Man Men

Big Idea: God reduces the crowd, so fear doesn't get promoted to leadership.

How to be disciplined as a leader.

As believers we have to adapt when adversity strikes.

• We will find ourselves engaging in battles that aren't of our choosing but ones we can't avoid.
• Not everyone has the language that therapy provides. Pain cannot be eradicated until recognized.
• Many men run out of words and choose to bury themselves in the things that keep them safe.
• In the text we meet Gideon. Who is going to engage in the fight of his life. He was in conversation with God that is counterintuitive.
• You need to pray and stay still.
• Pray comes when you have the boldness to act on what God told you in the secret place.
• A lot of times the tools we use are born out of fear and not faith.
• There are many people who try to fit in when we are designed to stand out.
• Gideon's family was considered one of the least. He's a brother who God found hiding.
• Gideon is facing a battle where it looks like there's no one to call, so he calls who convenient. Yet none of them are what God needs him to do.
• God does not rebuke Gideon's fear. God tells him to "send them home."
• There are some things you need to get rid of.
• Let go of the things or people that are holding you back.
• Let things go that no longer serve you.
• As a leader confront what makes you afraid.
• Nothing makes you pray like scarcity.

Leadership is not about who survives pressure, but who doesn't let fear make the decision.