Be Blessable

You’ve got to love the sweet spot of God’s will! Some days are like that: we are in the blessing zone of God’s favor, and everything simply falls into place, with one minor miracle after another, making for one big miraculous day. But other days, not so much: we simply walk by faith and in obedience, not seeing evidence of God’s activity, going without knowing, trusting in the goodness of a God who “does all things well.” Our hope is that this day will include the sweet spot of God’s will, but that is not our call. Our singular duty today is to put one footstep of faith in front of the other, and leave the “when,” “where” and “how” of blessing up to God.

The Journey // Focus: Genesis 24: 7,12, 27, 50

Abraham said to his servant, “the Lord…will send his angel before you…” Abraham’s servant prayed, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, give me success today and show kindness to my Master…” After Abraham’s servant [had met Rebekah] he bowed down and worshipped the Lord, saying, “the Lord has led me…” [Rebekah’s father and grandfather] Laban and Bethuel answered [Abraham’s servant, upon his request to take Rebekah back to Canaan to be Isaac’s wife], “This is from the Lord; we can say nothing to you one way or the other.”

Ya gotta love the sweet spot of God’s will!

Some days are like that: we’re in the blessing zone of God’s favor, and everything simply falls into place. The other shoe never drops, but rather, it’s minor miracle after minor miracle, making for one big miraculous day.

We all long for days like that, and sometimes, we get them. At other times, we must simply walk in faith and obedience—we go without knowing, yet trusting in the goodness of a God who “does all things well,” in faith that we are being guided by the good hand of a loving Heavenly Father.

In reality, Abraham’s servant had to go without knowing—he journeyed hundreds of dangerous miles, not really knowing much of anything about Abraham’s relatives. He faced the very real possibility that Laban would reject his request. There was a great deal of trust and obedience in his journey of faith. And God went before him, giving him everything he had prayed for.

From our perspective on this side of history, it was just one of those great days for Abraham’s servant—he was in the zone, the sweet spot of God’s will. But from the servant’s perspective, it was one footstep of faith in front of the other until he hit “pay-dirt”.

Our hope is that this day will include the sweet spot of God’s will, that the steps we take will lead us to pay-dirt! But that is not our call. Whether we experience one sweet victory after another today, or it is a battle from the word go, our singular duty is to put one footstep of faith at a time in front of the other, and leave the “when,” “where” and “how” of blessing up to God.

Father, I will trust and obey you today no matter what. I will put one footstep of faith in front of the other footstep of faith. I pray that you would strengthen me to please you this day in that regard. But I also pray that I would have a day like Abraham’s servant, where you would go before me and show kindness and success today. I pray that you will lead me and at the end of the day, those who may be observing my life would just have to say, ‘God was with him.’ Father, bless me today with the sweet spot of your favor! I ask humbly in Jesus Name.