When You Can Walk on Water, Take the Boat - Webs

least important in my family. How can I do anything?’
“The answer to my question is the same answer I give
to yours. The man said, ‘The Lord will be with you and you
shall smite the Midianites as one man.’
“<strong>You</strong> see, John, things were really bad. But that night I
started thinking if I really believed in myself and this power
that is called God, I could do anything. The rest is history—how,
with only three hundred fighting men, we put the
armies of Midian to flight. I then had all the wealth, power and
happiness I could desire and lived to a ripe old age. <strong>When</strong> I
died they laid me to rest in the tomb of Joash, my father, at
Ophra.”
“So, you lived on earth before this time, Gideon?”
“Of course, I did. Many times.”
“Do you remember all those times?”
“Only the ones I want to. But from each time, there
was something important to learn. From that experience with
the Midianites I learned the importance of believing in myself
and my God. I learned that no matter how bad things appeared
to be, if you choose to change them and if you have a
sense of purpose, you can overcome. <strong>You</strong>’ve had many lessons
of this sort in other times but you’ve forgotten them. It’s
in remembering and applying what you've already learned
that you find the answers to your present problems.”
“How do I go about remembering these things? And
how can these things be true?”
“What do you mean by ‘how can these things be true’?
<strong>Can</strong> you tell me how a tree grows, or how a bird flies? <strong>Can</strong>
you explain how the world works? Listen to your heart and
soul in your quiet times and you’ll see how much you remember
and how much you really know. The door of the soul
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