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18 “O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.”

 Genesis 24:12

 This should be the prayer on our lips every day we set out to serve the Lord in whatever we are doing. Our day rises up before us and we dare not face it without the blessing of our Lord and God and the strength which He gives us to face every dilemma. Abrahm’s servant knew where the blessedness lies and knew that the overarching providence of God was to be sought and prayed for.

 We bow our will to the will of God and accept all that He has giving to us with grateful hearts. He does allow sorrow at times to hone our faith and make us look to Him when there is no other comfort in view. We succumb all our desires and wishes to His desire for He knows what is best for us and sees the situation differently to us. We do not know what we pray for and therefore concede all we say in prayer to the will of a loving Heavenly Father.

“Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.”

 Romans 12:2

 As we bow to God’s holy will we are taught the ways of the Lord and to obediently trust Him for all we cannot understand. He is training us in holiness and so we walk as obedient children.