Judges 7: When Less is Actually More

This morning, Skyler and I listened to Judges 7, the story of Gideon and his army. As we pulled into the school parking lot, I asked her what stood out to her when we read. Without skipping a beat, she said, “With God, what we have is more than enough.”

...Out of the mouths of babes.

Judges 7:2 CSB — “The LORD said to Gideon, ‘You have too many troops for me to hand the Midianites over to them, or else Israel might elevate themselves over me and say, “I saved myself.”’”

It’s so easy to look at what we have—or maybe more honestly, what we feel we don’t have—and think it’s not enough. Not enough time. Not enough resources. Not enough experience. Not

enough strength. I don’t know about you, but I’ve experienced the feeling of defeat far too many times and often before I even began.

There is a pattern I’ve been seeing over and over in the book of Judges: God doesn’t need big numbers. He doesn’t need ideal conditions. He doesn’t need all the pieces in place first.

Gideon started with 32,000 men, but God said that was too many. Too many? Can you imagine standing in front of a vast, overpowering army and hearing that? I would have been looking for backup plans, not downsizing! God knew that if they won the battle with those numbers, they’d give themselves the credit. They’d think they made it happen. So He stripped the army down until only 300 men remained.

It wasn’t about the size of the army—it was about the size of their trust in the One leading them.

This story hits a little close to home for me right now. Maybe it does for you, too. When things feel small, insignificant, or not enough...When we feel outnumbered, under-qualified, or unseen...Maybe that’s exactly the place God wants to show up and do what only He can do. In the Lords' hands, little is never too little. It’s always more than enough.

Im literally praying and "casting my cares" on the Lord so I don't get stuck carrying my cares. His yoke is easy and burden is light. Lets cast our cares, handing over our not enough.