I have to trust that Michele will continue to heal and with the help of her friend, Sandy, get the care she needs. I have faith that my kids will be obedient to their mother and do their school work. I have to have faith that God will watch over them while I'm away.
I have to have faith in the plane! I have to have faith I will arrive and leave safely. I have to have faith that I will do some good work for the Lord while I am in Africa. I am not sure wheather the purpose I am going has to do with the people I meet, the work we will do on the schools and churches, my walk with the Lord, or all of the above but I have faith that God is with me in this.
This exercise in faith of mine is no different from yours really. Although I am going an ocean away and things are uncertain for me, those who stay home are trusting that things will be good. They are trusting they and their family will remain healthy, will keep their jobs, will be safe, and they won't hit a deer on the way to work! I can tell you, though even here in the safe U.S.A., these things are not certain.
Only one thing is certain. God is good, he came to earth as Jesus Christ and He paid for our sins on the cross. If you have faith in Christ, you will have eternal life with Him (John 3:16).
In Matthew 28 18. Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Christ has given me salvation and a new life. So I go. God bless you all.
