Everyone keeps the front yard looking good, but the real issues usually sit in the backyard — the piled-up junk we’ve walked around for years. In Week 2 of I Am Not Okay, Pastor Jordan walks through the story of Gideon and shows how the things we ignore, avoid, and hide eventually start spilling into the front yard of our lives. Israel was living in fear, tucked away in old strongholds, and Gideon was doing the same — threshing wheat in a hole while believing lies about himself and about God. This message exposes the difference between the surface strongholds we run to and the deeper strongholds the enemy builds inside us. And just like God told Gideon to tear down the idol sitting in his own backyard, Jesus calls us to confront the patterns, mindsets, and hidden hurts that have quietly shaped our mental and spiritual health. When we stop pretending and step toward healing — even scared — God not only breaks strongholds in us, but in the people connected to us. This message is about honesty, courage, and the freedom Jesus brings when we finally deal with what’s been sitting in the backyard.