Gideon was a man that was used by God to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites. He was also a fallen sinful human being who fell into all the same traps we would were we in his position. The question isn't if we make mistakes, but how do we deal with them and recover than compounding their influence over our lives and those around us?  

1. You'll never please everybody, but you can please God.

2. God is much better at payback than you are.

3. Deal with your sin or your sin is going to deal with you.