The strategy of 300

Can you free your mind of worry and focus on creativity and strategy? That's the hallmark of a great mind. The great minds in warfare as well as business, domestic affairs and even politics have been able to reduce panic and worry to the barest minimum when they are under pressure and focus on creativity and strategy. There are many examples of people that did this in real life, but to suit our purposes here, lets consider King Leonidas of the mythical Sparta City which is listed among the Greek city states. Leonidas in surrounded by the mighty army of Persia and he can only spare 300 fighting men to defend his kingdom. Another general would have freaked out and decided that the battle is lost already. But not Leonidas. He leads his army to a narrow pass on the outskirts of his empire and lays in wait for the army of the Persians. The pass is so narrow that only a few numbers of the enemy can approach them at a time. Leonidas' strategy is to fight his battle here and hold the enemy off for as long as possible, if possible win. The Spartans kill so many Persians and hold them off for so long that the Persian King begins to doubt his superiority which is based on numbers and weaponry. The Spartans have spears, swords and shields but they have learned to use them efficiently. Even though Leonidas and his army loses the battle to the Persians, the fame of his army spreads beyond that kingdom and sends shivers down the spines of those who hear it.
We learn a useful lesson from the story. Superiority begins in the mind and not necessarily with numbers or tools. As people who want to succeed, we have to think over and above our circumstances, and find a way out of our dilemmas.
In every situation instead of spending valuable time and efforts worrying about our circumstances, it would be better for us to knuckle down and ask ourselves some pertinent questions: What is the cause of this problem? How can I resolve it? What tools are available and what plan can work here. Instead of getting stressed and worried, we ought focus on a plan that could help get us out of the situation. Noe that there are always tools that can be used. Sometimes we are so morose that we cannot see them.
Gideon of ancient Israel lived in fear of his enemies.In fact when we are introduced to him in the story In the book of Judges of the Bible, he is busy hiding his food from the enemy who had made a constant raid on the farmers of his time. An encounter changes Gideon's life such that he realizes that instead of running and hiding from the enemy he can actually face them and win the battle.
Battles are only won if we fight them with a view to winning. Competitions are usually entered by contestants to win. Our mind is a very important tool that we must use positively to promote our cause and not negatively to worry, spot and analyze all the problems we may face. In the story, Gideon triumphs over the enemy who have also surrounded his city. with just 300 men in his own army. Originally he summons 32,000 but it is revealed to him by God that he does not need that number of people to win. And so the reduction takes place and he has 300 men left. At the end, he wins the battle with his army and a farmer has become a successful General.
IF you can free your mind of worry and focus on creativity and strategy, you will move forward. Sometimes, the battles, triumphs and problems are given to make us stronger. So, lets not waste time worrying. With God on our side we can win.
The process includes remembering that:
No situation is totally hopeless. So we must 1.create a mindset that believes an answer exists 2Eliminate any crippling concept of hopelessness 3. Highlight what our needs are 4. Look around us for tools to achieve our purpose, there are always tools so what can we use?5. Ask yourself what is good about the situation or what makes it positive, we must always look for something good to hold on to.
Remember, God will help us if we allow Him to.