As I finished packing last night, these simple words rang in my heart from an old hymn, "Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His word". We are blessed to know the depth of these words, stepping out and going to some of the darkest and most unknown places of the world. I was overwhelmed as I sat and thought about all of the moments in the last few years in Africa when I should have felt fear or apprehension, due to the severity of the situation that I found myself in. I also remembered back to when we first decided to leave it all and actually GO to Tanzania. We sold everything, quit our jobs and left. All of these moments came rushing back to me, and I realized a reoccurring theme among them all. A deep peace that, according to our circumstances, that I "shouldn't" have felt. A peace that went beyond the logic in the moment. Those words from that hymn have rung true in every moment. And I am so thankful, as we step out again, that we truly can just "take Him at His word".
Whatever situation you may find yourself in in your life today, may you feel that same peace, despite what your circumstances might look like.
Be blessed.
