The Way God Enjoys Getting Things Done

Years ago, when I took that fateful dive into shallow water and broke my neck, never did I think that God was honing me for leadership. All I could do was retch at the thought of sitting down for the rest of my life without use of my hands or legs. But slowly over time, God began opening doors and expanding my sphere of influence. I became a leader by default. And no one was more amazed than I. Yet that’s also the way things happen in the Bible.

A Christian’s suffering is always filled with surprise packages. God delights in handpicking people for leadership who are either stumbling bumblers or simply weak and ill equipped. It’s what he did with Gideon. Right after God told Gideon that he was to go up against the Midianites, God whittled his army down to a mere three hundred. Anyone will tell you, that’s no way to win a war. Yet when Gideon crushed the Midianites, everyone knew that God had done it. Sorry to disappoint you, world. It’s just the way God enjoys getting things done.