"Hath the Lord really said . . . ?"

[Originally posted Saturday, April 21, 2007]

Ruth Prince, on faith, the unknown , and following the Lord:

What if I was imagining things--that it was not the Lord at all who had been speaking to me these last months? What if I was deceived? What if I let my hopes rise, released my emotions, and then was wounded again? . . .

Remembering the night in 1971 when I had surrendered to Him, I knew He would direct me only so long as I was obedient to what I understood. I thought I knew his voice. Still, it was a risk. It was so far from anything I had ever thought of doing. Again my mind asked, What if . . .? What if . . .?

But God said no more. It was a decision I had to make. Finally I responded, "Yes, Lord. If that is what You want, it is what I want." It was the greatest test of my faith up to that time. When departure time was delayed, the enemy was there to whisper, Hath the Lord really said . . .? I had to distinguish between natural problems, Satanic opposition, and God's testing of my resolve. . . .

When the test had accomplished His purposes, God took us to Jerusalem. He had vindicated His faithfulness.