DO I WANT WHAT GOD WANTS Against All Odds

Does God always want what’s best for me! YES!What if what God Wants seems impossible?
It is easy to think obedience is voluntary.
God loves us too much to let us stay comfortable…
On the other side of obedience is always a blessing
We become afraid/scared.
Fear Is Normal!
We think we have to overcome fear in order to obey God. 
We think that scared obedience doesn’t count.
Fear is real
Obedience can be scary.
Zechariah 4:10 “for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin.”
Do it scared…
God knows my potential 
Judges 6:12 - “The angel of the Lord appears to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!” 
Judges 6:11 - “Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide…”
Miracles happen for the bold! 
Judges 6:27 - “…but he did it at night because he was afraid.”
Judges 7:19-22 - “It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams’ horns and broke their clay jars. Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They help the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!” Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape. When the 300 Israelites blew their rams’ horns, the Lord caused the warriors in the camp to fight against each other with their swords. Those who are not killed fled…”