Trusting in Him

God is infinitely wise and all His acts are done in perfect wisdom.  When God asked Ronnie and me to move to Uganda and drill wells, He already knew the outcome of that decision, and He knew what would happen to us through that action and how our decision would affect others.  We can be sure that God, being perfectly wise, knows the best possible way to accomplish HIS purposes.  He does not have to guess at any outcome. To God, NOTHING is a surprise.  We trust that whatever happens as a result of our obedience is part of God’s perfect plan, and we are doing the part He has called us to do.  We recognize that He is our sovereign Lord.  Therefore, if God chooses to use Ronnie and me to bring glory to Himself through our life and our deaths then He can do it, and we are thrilled that He chooses to use us at all.  We have no idea what will ultimately come of our moving to Africa.  We hope that we can have a long and fruitful life, raise a family, and have a thriving ministry, but God may use us to bring glory to Himself in some other way, a way that doesn’t appear to be very glamorous or comfortable – and we are okay with that.  One thing we have learned about God over the last few months is that He does not do anything or call us to do anything that is not for our good or the good of others.  Every time God asks us to obey, He does so for our own good and well-being.  We find a lot of comfort in God’s wisdom and goodness, because we can be sure that whatever the outcome of our moving far from home, it is part of God’s perfect plan.  If God has asked us to go then He is responsible for us.  “With the goodness of God to desire our highest welfare, the wisdom of God to plan it, and the power of God to achieve it, what do we lack?  Surely we are the most favored of all creatures.”