The Lord said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful, saying, 'My own power has delivered me.'We often take credit for the things that we do, when we probably should not. Since God rarely shows us direct miracles, we often simply use the abilities that we have been given to accomplish significant works. When we do, it is common to simply accept what has been done, without looking beyond the surface to consider where those abilities originate from.
I often with that every once in a while, God would open my eyes to see all the subtle ways He shapes my path, the places where He has nudged events to work toward His goals. I think I would be amazed if I were given even a small glimpse of His guiding hand, and how impossible it would be for me to do much of anything outside His guidance. I'd even settle for His showing me how He has guided me away from events where He did not want me to go.
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