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Patience and Persistence

Nothing great is ever accomplished without persistence and patience because, in order to be successful, your dreams must translate into work. The people who succeed in life are the people who are willing to do what they don’t feel like doing. They are not mastered by their moods, they are mastered by the Master, and they establish their goals and plans according to God’s will. Eliezer was a great example of patience and persistence.

We see his patience in choosing the right woman by making a detailed plan. He didn’t make a snap judgment. He wasn’t impulsive. The Bible says in Genesis 24:21 (NIV), “Without saying a word, [he] watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey succeed.” If you are going to really reach your goals in life, sometimes you have to delay gratification. You have to do the tough thing instead of the fun thing, the right thing instead of the pleasurable thing.

Any goal that’s worth achieving is going to have obstacles in the way. You need to have a long-term view so, when difficulties come, you can persevere knowing that you are going to get past it.

God’s timing is perfect and ours is not. When you find yourself in God’s waiting room, just be patient and persistent. A God-given vision will always be fulfilled.

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God’s Promises for You

The Bible has over 7,000 promises from God to you - promises of success, confidence, health, prosperity, strength, wisdom and more. Why does God make these promises? Because he wants you to learn to trust him. When you set a goal, don’t focus on the problems, focus on the promises. Find a promise in God’s Word that will take you to your goal.

This is what Abraham does when Eliezer, his servant, starts to worry about accomplishing the goal he is given. In today’s verse, Abraham tells Eliezer about the promise he received from God: “He’ll [God] send an angel before you so that you can find a wife there for my son” (Genesis 24:7b NCV).

You don’t need an angel because dozens of time in Scripture God has said, “I’ll be with you no matter where you go.” God is always with you whether you feel it or not. You just need to plug into the power. The size of your God determines the size of your goal. And godly goal-setting always starts with a promise of God.

Don’t look at your limitations; look at the promises of God.