Some of you may have the privilege of being called of God to sacrifice something especially precious to you. Maybe tomorrow is the day you agreed to give it up. If so, as much as you love Him and have agreed to do His will, you may not be sleeping well. How easy it is to have second thoughts or get "cold feet" as "D-Day" approaches.

One of our ministry partners was called upon to give up her home and live in a 22-foot trailer in order to evangelize a new community...another to donate a valuable family heirloom to help start a prison ministry...another to leave his family to do pioneer work in the most dangerous part of the Orient with no guarantee that he'd ever return.

No matter what sacrifice you might be making, be encouraged. No person was ever asked to offer a greater sacrifice than Abraham; yet he had so much trust in God that he actually arose early to prepare to offer Isaac! Because he did not withhold the most precious thing he had, the Lord told him, "I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring, all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me" (Genesis 22:17-18, NIV).

Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity to sacrifice what is precious to me. I bind the enemy's attempts to rob me of my joy or trust in You through fears and "second thoughts" about what I'm to do. Help me to arise with zeal, so that my attitude will be a glory to You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.