The Power of Consistency | What Rebecca’s Camels Taught Me | Genesis 24 | 1500 Videos on YouTube

0:01 Speaker 1: Do you ever look around and think, Wow, the world is a crazy place and it just seems to get crazier and crazier. Ease your mind and take a break. This is Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. We're a hub for inspirational Christian sermons, practical keys for Christian living, and Christian discussions and interviews. You'll be inspired to live the life that you were created for. Your host is a top ranking podcaster, best selling author, world record holder, aerospace engineer, life coach, evangelist, and founder of John Gifta International.

0:41 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John GIFTA.

0:49 Speaker 2: Thousand finnded videos on the main YouTube channel alone. Oh my goodness, I'm so excited, guys. I was just thinking about this right, Like, I've been working in a full time corporate job, and I've been running the ministry with the YouTube videos on the main YouTube channel, along with podcast episodes and everything together. I was just thinking that in the last thirteen years, ever since I started the ministry, I put out at least over fifteen thousand pieces of content. Okay, now listen, I'm just thinking like, oh my goodness, that's a lot of pieces of content.

1:24 Speaker 2: Out there that I put out maybe in the form of text, in this form of post or with with code, posters, with reels and shots and videos, TV programs and everything. And I'm like, oh my goodness, see what started with just a small step has gone further to reach thousands and literally reach millions of people on various platforms across the globe. And I'm so grateful to God for this. And I'm so grateful to each and every one of you who've been tuning in, checking out my content and being supportive and engaging with the content.

2:00 Speaker 2: And today I want to just share an important, important, practical word with each one of you, right the same way God has a call for me. I personally believe that every single one listening, everybody out there, you have a plan and a purpose by God God and create you. Just like that. You didn't say, you know what. I just want you to make it through life on your own. I just want you to just go through life figure something out. No, that's the whole crux of my best selling book, you know, Unrail your Purpose.

2:32 Speaker 2: I really recommend you to check it out. If you've not done so, it's really going to be a blessing to you, but I also want you to understand the aspect of how if you really want to see growth, if you want to keep growing, there's an important aspect of being consistent. Okay, Now, when we talk about the aspect of consistency, you think like, oh, my goodness, that's a motivational term or a secular term. But I want to just share an important word with you, guys from the world of God, and remind you of the importance of being consistent.

3:04 Speaker 2: I often tell people not from a place of pride, but from my heart. I tell people in the last couple of years, being consistent in what I do. It really helped me to see the kind of results that I'm seeing. When I'm posting on YouTube or podcast, I make sure that those pieces of content are out there no matter what every single day, Like if I say it's a daily one, if it's a weekly one, it has to go every single day, and it should be consistent whether I'm on a vacation, whether there were moments I was in the hospital, I made sure that those videos or those posts went on time.

3:41 Speaker 2: What I'm trying to tell you is that you know you need to make sure that you're consistent and committed to what God has called you to do. You cannot be just taking a casual and expect God to bless you. You have to be consistent. Now, I'm going to share a very important word with all of you today, and I believe that this will really challenge you from God to remain consistent no matter what. If I asked you to fetch a glass of water, what would you say, John, I'm sure I will do it for you. And you would go fetch a glass of water and come back.

4:14 Speaker 2: And a little later I say, Hey, can you get me another glass of water? I'm really thirsty. You would say, sure, John, I would do it and go and fetch another glass of water. If I asked you the third time, you would still be a little hesittant, but you would still go out and fetch the glass of water. But if I asked you the fourth time, the fifth time, you'd get really annoyed. You'll say, John, why don't you just go and grab the glass of water yourself. I don't have the strength, I don't have the tenacity, I don't have the patience to do this.

4:45 Speaker 2: Right now, think about this, right if I asked you to give a lot of water, like for one and our fast. If I asked you to keep going and fetching a glass of water, how would you react? You would be like, this is not for me. First of all, even if you have a willing heart, you'd say, I don't have the strength to do it. I don't have the ability to do this, right, I don't have the stamina to do this. Well, I want you to understand there's a very powerful lesson from Genesis twenty four. Okay, if you're a Christian singer, you'd love this.

5:18 Speaker 2: It's a moment where Rebecca is getting connected with Isaac and ends up marrying Isaac. Right, It's a very powerful incident where Abraham sends out his assistant to go and find a wife for his son Isaac. And he goes there and this assistant, Praise God, whoever is not only going to give me water but also feeds all my cameras is going to be the wife for Isaac. Okay, now I want you to understand. This seems like an ordinary thing, but it's not ordinary. Okay, there's Rebeccah who comes and she's willing to give water for all the camels.

5:56 Speaker 2: But I want you to understand a very powerful truth here, guys, very very import A camel drinks around twenty gallons of water, okay, and there were around ten camels, right In total, she had to spend at least an hour and a half of rigorous hard work to feed all the camels. So Rebecca being able to feed all the camels was not just because Rebecca had a good heart. She was kind hearted, she had a really good intention, she was a loving person, that was all there. But she also had the stamina to do the rigorous hard work for one and a half hours of feeding all the camels.

6:40 Speaker 2: I wanted to think about this, right, So what I wanted to understand is if she has never fetched water like that, she would not be in a position to fetch water for so many camels and feed all the camels. The fact that she was able to do it, the fact that she had the stamina to do it and dure the physical activity for one and how fast, was because she was doing it as a habit on a very regular basis. Are you getting what I'm saying? That consistent abit is what enabled her to perform at that opportunity, which in the end translated her to get acquainted with Isaac.

7:20 Speaker 2: Think about this. It's not just having a good heart. You may be having a good heart. It's not just having faith. She had faith, obviously, but it's also about you know, being consistent and committed and having good habits that will translate into the stamina you need to take up the opportunity that you are praying for. So today this is my challenge. Right Like, if I am in a position where I'm able to interview renowned guests on my podcasts like Emmy Award winning actresses, best selling authors and Christian influencers and all of these people, it's not because I just jumped into the pool on day one.

8:02 Speaker 2: Is because I've been working on this consistently for so many years thirteen years, thousand finunded videos on the main YouTube channel alone, fifteen thousand blessed pieces of content, and authoring multiple books. I'm telling you, all of this has paved its way to help me get better and be better prepared for the opportunities that I've been praying for. And today that is the challenge that I want to leave with you, that you will be committed and consistent in whatever God has called you to do, and He will bless you and see better results as you keep growing in what God has called you to do.

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