A Large-to-Little Group: God's Backward Way to Victory {Rachael Adams}

Bigger is better, says the world. But God often takes groups from large to little. Why is that?

This is what Rachael Adams and I are discussing on this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast. We’re exploring the interesting story of God thinning out Gideon’s army by about 99%, then sending him to war.

Let’s consider how this story runs corrects the “bigger is better” false narrative, and what God wants us to know, instead.

Rachael Adams is a wife and mom, author and speaker, and host of The Love Offering Podcast. Check out her new devotional, “A Little Goes a Long Way.”

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Rachael Adams

Writer and podcaster, Rachael Adams, started her ministry to help women realize their God-given purpose and significance. She is host of The Love Offering Podcast that features real stories of women who are living out their faith. Rachel and her husband, Bryan, run a family business and farm in Kentucky with their two children, Will and Kate, and their two doodle dogs.

A Little Goes a Long Way

In her book, A Little Goes a Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life, Rachael offers biblical truths about God’s ability to unlock eternal influence when we consistently pursue and obey Him. Her desire is that other women find fulfillment, satisfaction, and purpose—not based on their circumstances but based on God’s promises. Some of the reflective truths she offers include the following: