It's a fair question. We say God can do anything, but do we believe it? I've found most people are like this when it comes to God and money, but that's another day.
Today I was reading a story in Samuel about Jonathan, King Saul's son (this lesson also applies to what we talked about at church on Sat. with Shamgar). Basic story outline. Philistines are bugging Israel (to give you background, the Philistines were descendants from Greece trying to take over the Middle East, and since Israel was the superpower there who owned the best land, they were constantly fighting) and King Saul of Israel is with a few hundred men near a Philistine outpost. They are hiding in the trees doing nothing.
Then Saul's son Jonathan decides to do something, something rash, without king daddy's permission. He says to his armor bearer, "Let's go over to the outpost. Perhaps God will act in our behalf." Perhaps?! Would you go to war with no one but the guy who carries your sword on the thought that perhaps God would help you? But then he does something a little smarter and asks God to give him a sign. If the Philistines come down and get him, he knows he's toast. If they are lazy and tell him to come to the outpost, then God will help him. Long story short, they call him up, he kills 20 of them before the other Israelites see what's happening, then they all join in and win a huge victory.
Why do we doubt God? If God can take one man and the guy who carries his shield and use them to win a major victory, what can be too big in your life that God can't handle?
BTW, that's just a little victory. With God's help Shamgar killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad...
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