John Stanko

TOPIC: Time and Faith

"I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac" - Genesis 24:3-4.

Abraham gave his servant a huge and seemingly impossible task: Go to a foreign territory and identify a wife for Isaac, Abraham's son. That could take years if the servant was to search, interview, and then select. The servant, however, had great faith, and this daunting task was achieved quickly and efficiently, as you can see if you read the rest of Genesis 24. What large job or project have you not accepted because you think it's too big and you don't know where to start? Where are you missing a great opportunity from the Lord because you don't have faith for time, faith for knowing how to start, or faith to decide how to structure the job itself?

Lord, I want to be like Abraham's servant. I ask You to give me big assignments, and I promise to have faith so I can discover how to get them done with Your help. Help me overcome my hesitation and fear and then allow me to recognize opportunities when they come so I can dive into something bigger than I thought I could handle.