{"id":455,"date":"2012-11-18T09:14:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T14:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eddiejones.org\/?p=455"},"modified":"2014-11-27T12:01:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T17:01:08","slug":"success-in-gods-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eddiejones.org\/success-in-gods-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Success in God’s Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Eddie,<\/a>

Eddie, PLEASE, PLEASE, don't take up journalism as a career!<\/p><\/div>\n

Then he prayed, \u201cLord, you are the God of my master Abraham. Give me success today. Be kind to my master Abraham.<\/em>\u00a0 Genesis 24:12 New International Reader’s Version (NIRV)<\/p>\n

My sophomore year of high school, I applied to become a reporter for our school newspaper. The English teacher serving as the paper\u2019s\u00a0advisor\u00a0complained that I\u00a0couldn’t\u00a0spell, but she liked the way I strung words together, so I won a spot on staff. My senior year, another English teacher discouraged me from applying to college. Said I\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0college material. Same problem, different year. But oh did I have dreams.<\/p>\n

Both English teachers were right. NC State looked at my GPS and SAT scores and rejected my application. A few days later I made an appointment with the admissions office. The day of my interview I wore a pair of red and white polyester pants Mom had made for me, a white shirt, and red tie. To the admissions officer I probably looked like a clown, but dreamers see past their faults and reach beyond their potential.<\/p>\n

The admissions officer reluctantly admitted me into their Industrial Arts program. I thought that was pretty cool since, to me, Industrial Arts meant I\u2019d be painting buildings. I flunked English 101 twice before passing with a D. Same problems, different school. But oh did I have dreams.<\/p>\n

I graduated from State four years later with a degree in English\/Journalism and a cumulative GPA of 2.0. I was what I\u2019d always been: average. But oh did I have dreams.<\/p>\n

Last month I reached my dream. Zonderkidz, a division of HarperCollins, published the first in a three-book series for boys. I\u2019m not going to mention the name of the book or its series. Doesn\u2019t matter. My point is, I succeeded in becoming a published novelist with a major book publisher.<\/p>\n

In our verse today we find Abraham\u2019s servant praying to God for success. What strikes me about this passage is the boldness and humility of Eliezer. First, Eliezer is not named in the story. We have to go all the way back to Genesis 15:2 to learn his name. There, Eliezer is on the verge of inheriting all Abraham owns. By chapter twenty-four Eliezer is a minor player in Abraham’s \u201csuccess.\u201d Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob \u2013 not Abraham, Eliezer, and\u2026 By chapter twenty-four Eliezer has learned to be content with God\u2019s plans and bold in asking for God\u2019s favor. Oh that more of us were like Eliezer, and that we would be bold enough to ask God for success and humble enough to work in the shadows on behalf of others.<\/p>\n

Pray that God will give you success. Pray also for the ability to recognize success and the strength to let it go so God can give you new work in His Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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