“O, Lord, the God of my master. Abraham, if you are planning to make my mission a success, please guide me in a special way.”

We all seek to have an upper hand, a competitive advantage, a secret sauce, or a special way that our competition doesn’t have or has to yet to realize. This quest causes us to move fast, act deftly, and to make investments in areas that are yet uncertain. Why do we do this? Well, we know that if we get someplace first and can stake our ground and that even being there a day earlier makes it harder for others to catch up. So, we spend lots of time and money on R&D just looking for that one advantage, regardless of how small the advantage could be. This search for the competitive advantage is part of what drives us and our businesses and it certainly does keep us on the cutting edge and pushing the envelope, which does make us more innovative and ultimately better. If if feels like the company is lagging or getting sluggish, then it might be time to step back and examine whether we are still seeking that edge and special way. If we aren’t then we should stop and reset to find a way to do so.

Eliezer went off to do the work of the Lord, but still asked to be guided in a “special way”. As we think about our own work and how hard we strive to have an edge in what we do, whatever that job is, we would be better if we also asked God to guide us a “special way”. Imagine what and how we could work if we really turned it over to the Lord to allow us to walk and follow in that “Special way”. If there is something that we need to get done today that we have been holding onto and have struggled to find success with, then that may be what God is calling us to give up to Him and let Him take over the finish line. If we are to work to His glory, we have to allow Him to come to work with us and be there with us throughout all that we do. Consider starting today with the prayer of Eliezer, “O, Lord, the God of my master. Abraham, if you are planning to make my mission a success, please guide me in a special way.”

Reference: Genesis 24:42 (New Living Testament)