The Original 300

Last night we talked about doing incredible things; against all odds - beyond belief.

Check out Judges 6 & 7. It's the story of Gideon. Here is a guy that Prays Big and Does Hard Things.

First an angel from God shows up and says, "God is going to use you to defeat the Midianites and Amelekites who have been terrorizing Israel for years." To which Gideon replies, "You've got to be kidding. I'm the youngest son of an insignificant clan of the smallest tribe. I can't do this. You're going to have to prove it." So the angel does (you can read that part yourself).
Too many times, we assume that we can't do anything significant because we are too young, to small, not smart enough, not strong enough or a bunch of different reasons. Paul told Timothy, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young - set an example for them!" Your age has nothing to do with it. You can do big things, and this is why.
Gideon got together a bunch of guys - 32,000 of them - to fight the Midianites. But God said, "That's too many. I don't want you thinking you did this yourself. I don't want you congradulating each other about how awesome you are for beating them yourselves. What I want you to do is tell everyone who is afraid to go home." So Gideon did and two thirds went home and he had 10,000 left. But God said, "That's still too many. I don't want there to be any mistakes about who did this." In the end Gideon ended up with just 300 guys. Now they were ready.
The reason you can Do Hard Things is because you do them with God's power. He is more than able to do much more than we can even imagine. Trust Him!
Pray Big - what are you praying for in your school or neighborhood that when it happens you will know that God did something big?
Do Hard Things - What is the Hard Thing that you are doing to make a difference in your world.