"but once I heard what God said it changed me from thinking weakness to strength"

"and unbelief were spoken over my life which rendered me inferior and intimidated"

"I heard how I could never be successful in business or achieve anything significant so many words of doubt"

"In [Proverbs 4:20-27] we are challenged to take seriously all Gods words and ponder"

"[Hebrew 2:1] give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard lest at anytime we should let them slip"

"[James 1:19] says [let every man be swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath"

"Most of what we hear in the world today is negative and does not inspire faith or confidence to serve the Lord"

"We cannot fully appreciate how great an impact what we hear has on our daily walk"

"[Judges 612-16 ISAIAH 55:3 MARK 4:24] says that take heed of what you hear"

"Remember the very important first steps that Gideon took which defeated his discouragement was hearing and believing the word of God"

"but if we follow the steps that Gideon eventually took we will be successful in fulfilling this call"

"Whether we are called to the business world or that of full time ministry"

"Discouragement can delay and sometimes defeat the fulfilling of our God given destiny in life"

"he was radically changed and became part of the answer instead of being part of the problem"

"He appeared to lack vision of Gods call for his life and generation but after hearing and believing Gods word to him"

"Gideon had a negative image of himself and was settling for less than his potential"

"but to me its encouraging to discover that they were just like us"

"Many times we think that great bible characters like Gideon never faced the negative feelings thoughts or circumstances we face today"

"Note the distinction between the soulish man and the spiritual man"

"He cannot understand them because they can only be judged spiritually Only the Spiritual man can make such judgments [1 Corn 2:14-15]"