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Do you use a fleece to make decisions?

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Image via Wikipedia You’ve got a big decision to make. You’ve got a fat job offer, but there’s some potential. You’re thinking about this girl that you really like, but you’re not sure what the outcome will be. You’re trying to figure out if you should buy a house or keep renting. How do you decide? How about putting out fleeces ? You know, just like Gideon . In Judges 6, God called Gideon to deliver the people of Israel from the hand of the Midianites .  But Gideon was a jittery, nervous fellow, and he wanted to be sure that God was with him, so he asked God to give him signs. In Judges 6:36-40 Gideon laid out a fleece.  If the fleece was wet but the ground was dry , then he could be sure that God was on his side. Next day, wet fleece, dry ground. But Gideon needed a little more assurance, so he decided to ask for one more test. If the fleece was dry but the ground was wet, then God was  definitely  with him. Once again, God came through. Dry fleece, wet ground. So should we follow

Do you use a fleece to make decisions?

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Image via Wikipedia You’ve got a big decision to make. You’ve got a fat job offer, but there’s some potential. You’re thinking about this girl that you really like, but you’re not sure what the outcome will be. You’re trying to figure out if you should buy a house or keep renting. How do you decide? How about putting out fleeces ? You know, just like Gideon . In Judges 6, God called Gideon to deliver the people of Israel from the hand of the Midianites .  But Gideon was a jittery, nervous fellow, and he wanted to be sure that God was with him, so he asked God to give him signs. In Judges 6:36-40 Gideon laid out a fleece.  If the fleece was wet but the ground was dry , then he could be sure that God was on his side. Next day, wet fleece, dry ground. But Gideon needed a little more assurance, so he decided to ask for one more test. If the fleece was dry but the ground was wet, then God was  definitely  with him. Once again, God came through. Dry fleece, wet ground. So should we follow