Was Gideon spiritually immature? Undoubtedly. Did his immaturity restrict God’s blessing of him in his God-appointed leadership role? Not in the least. But is his immaturity something for Christians to cultivate and imitate? Surely not. Fifth, pastorally, over and above concerns about inward maturity, there is a further angle to be noted on the quest for fleeces. Bruce Waltke expresses it like this: “I think ‘laying out a fleece’ is generally the lazy man’s way to discern the will of God. It requires