When God appears to Gideon through an angel, he calls him Mighty Warrior and sends him to save Israel out of the strength he has.  Gideon’s response is excuses.  All he can see is who he is and not who God said he was.  He was driven by his insecurities rather than what God put in him.   If we are going to be used by God to do extraordinary things, we have receive a Better Word over our lives than what we have often chosen to believe.