But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

Dear God, I have always wanted to be thought of like Joseph is here. I want people, no matter what my responsibilities are, to not have to pay attention to what I am doing because I have proven myself and they trust me so much. I was thinking about Joseph being a prisoner and eventually becoming the unofficial assistant warden and how he earned that trust over time. It reminds me of a piece of wisdom my dad gave me one time. He told me that, if you are ever promoted in a company, on your first day in your new job you will probably find that your responsibilities haven’t changed that much because you have been instinctively doing those duties all along. While that hasn’t been true all of the time in my career, it has been true most of the time.

Right now, this morning, I feel like I am in a bit of a funk. Not sure what is causing it, but it is a little scary. I almost wonder if I didn’t throw my body chemistry off a little with my long ride on Saturday. Regardless, I need to figure out a way to pull out of this because I have a lot of work to do. I have several things going on in several areas, and I have to get busy. In essence, people have counted on me to be as trustworthy as Joseph, and I need to get going.

Father, help me to work faithfully. Help me to do it with your strength and your power. Help me to adjust to the way I am feeling, and strengthen me to do the absolute best job I can do in all of these areas. Do it all so that my family will feel your love, our patients will receive your care, and the Center will experience your provision.