Taking a Stand! Hesitantly.

 

Judges 6:25 That night the Lord said to him, “Take your father's bull, and the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it 26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down.” 27 So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night.

Gideon is an interesting study. He wanted to do something great for God, but he wasn't always so sure. He "put out the fleece" (literally) and questioned his call. He obeyed God no matter what others believed (as long as they were not watching) and showed other signs of hesitation.  But take a stand he did, and he not only made a difference; he left a legacy. To take a stand you do not need to be loud, obnoxious and brash; you don't even need a lot of courage. You just need to take steps of faith and obedience when God speaks. Almost every great leader did hesitate at first (and often more than once.) What stand will you take today?