True faithfulness is not first flashy and front-page, but rather is first exercised in private and in small things, where we humbly take a stand for God. What sort of stand---Timely - deciding without delaying or negotiating. -v.8- --Modest - being faithful without being obnoxious. -v. 9-11- --Confident - that God will glorify Himself in our stand. -v.12-16-