My Gideon's Fleece

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jun 21, 2025 · 5m

READ: JUDGES 6:36-40; LUKE 12:6-7; JAMES 1:5 Some of my favorite childhood memories involve books. I knew that when I grew up I wanted to be a writer. After college I started selling a few articles here, a few stories there. But I was far away from the best seller status of my childhood dreams. Was I on the wrong track? Maybe my job as a library assistant was all I would ever be. I grew increasingly discouraged. One summer vacation I put out a Gideon’s fleece. In the Bible, God told a man named Gideon to deliver Israel from their enemies, the Midianites. But Gideon wanted to be sure of what…