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.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭24‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

There’ve been times I’ve been so desperate to clearly hear the voice of God that even a “No” would have sufficed.

Here is Isaac’s servant wanting to please his master by making the correct choice on his behalf of a wife for him. His prayer seeks to put the odds in his favor, not leaving such an important decision to chance.

We’ve all been there, rolling the dice in hope of making the right choice. It’s a gut wrenching act. If it turns out good, praise be to God. If not, what went wrong?

We trust God to enlighten us in our blind spots and move in faith hoping for the outcome.

Outcomes are overrated.

God rewards trust and faithfulness in ways beyond our comprehension. He sees the big picture when we do not.

While that may sound a lot like bad preaching that offers no real solution to the equation, we can’t command a favorable response of God’s without regarding an unfavorable one as any less divine.

Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭24‬:‭51‬ ‭NIV‬‬

For this servant it appears his strategy worked. But how many times do we beckon supernatural intervention then not accept the outcome?

Too many.

Call on the name of the Lord and trust he will not let you down. He is most honored when trust and faith combine to result in the outcome we need.

Do the right thing and trust God with the results.

If it is meant to be, let it be and rejoice in hearing the voice of God whether in a “yes” or in a “no.”