Divine Encounters

Day 71 Reading: Judges 6:1- 8:35 The storms of life have pushed many into caves. Sometimes, life throws a curveball that just kicks the wind out of someone's lungs. Everyone in life will meet a seemingly insurmountable impossibility that leaves one flat on the floor of life. What one does in such circumstances will make you or break you? Today's portion of scripture we meet a biblical character, Gideon, that I draw loads of encouragement from.  The children of Israel sinned and God allowed the Midianites to oppress them. The Midianites are actually relatives to the children of Israel. The Midianites were descendants of Abraham's fourth child named Midian. His mother was Keturah, whom Abraham took as a wife after Sarah had died. Midian didn't receive an inheritance from Abraham as Isaac would receive it all. He was given a gift and ordered away. Many generations later these people now oppress the children of Israel. The land that their father didn't rece...

Thoughts have a huge role to play in one's destiny. As a result I have been vigorously watching how I think. The realisation that my thoughts affect my tomorrow made me realise that I have the responsibility to think right and not just right but to think the God-kind of thoughts.  While meditating I began to go through characters in the bible who had to undergo mindset changes to see the miraculous take place. I across Gideon in the bible who came from being the lowest to be a leader Judges 6 . He came from behind to the front and all it took was acceptance of God's thoughts towards him. As soon as Gideon had adjusted his perceptions from the negative place of failure and bondage to seeing himself as God saw him he began to take the right steps forward in life. God's messenger greeted Gideon with an adjective "Mighty". Gideon didn't see himself as mighty but once he began to see himself as mighty he began to do the extraordinary. As soon as you begin to see ...