Pray first

Eleazar of Damascus was sent on a mission by Abraham to go to Mesopotamia among his brother’s family to secure a wife for Isaac. Before he leaves on his journey he checks in with Abraham to make sure he’s got all the instructions right. He’s determined to be fit for his master’s use. After he checks in with Abraham, he prays for Abraham and for his own success. 

Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.” Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah,who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. (Genesis 24:12-15)

Eleazar demonstrated the importance of prayer, the importance of checking in with the Lord. Even when we think “we got it,” we still need to check in with God. Let us hear from our Lord's own mouth what he expects us to do.”

Checking in with God!

GiGi❤️