Have you been feeling challenged by recent world events? Are you like me, and feeling the squeeze of the slipping moral/ethical values in our world and wonder, what's going to be next?
It also seems that revival is stirring around the world, with university campuses having open worship before starting the academic year. Salvations and baptisms around Australia and other places are increasing....
If we read the unfolding events of Gideon in Judges 7... and then look back at the lead-up to these events in Judges 6, we see that God had a plan to rescue His people. He needed people to hear and respond to the plan. This plan was impossible for man to do, and totally reliant on God to move. An amazing victory occurred at the end. 
I'm prompted to believe that while things may be growing dark in the world around us, God has a plan for our ultimate well-being. It might get uncomfortable in the meantime.... but God's goodness and His plan will have an amazing ending. 
Let's lean in to listen, do what He asks, pray for our families, communities, and the world, encourage each other... and trust the promises in His word - that His plan ends better than we could imagine.