Willing

Another thing I read about in Through Gates of Splendor was the of the willingness of these wives. Their husband were going to go off into the jungle to reach the cannibal people. You know they had to be afraid of what was going to happen, that's human. But Elisabeth Elliot tells what their whole reaction was.

"The other wives and I talked together one night about the possibility of becoming widows. What would we do? God gave us a peace of heart, and confidence that whatever might happen, His Word would hold. We knew that 'when He putteth forth His sheep, He goeth before them.' God's leading was unmistakable up to this point. Each of us knew when we married our husbands that there would never be any question about who came first- God and His work held first place in each life. It was the condition of true discipleship; it became devastatingly meaningful now."

What an example! They were willing to give their husbands over completely to the Lord. I'm not married, but if the Lord sees fit for me to be someday, may I be as willing as these ladies and let the Lord do whatever He sees fit with my husband.