As the day approaches, the reality is dawning on the whole family. The hardest part of this adventure is being apart from my family for three weeks. I realize that the trip will be uncomfortable, to say the least, but thoughts of that suffering doesn't deter me. If this was meant to be a pleasant experience, then it wouldn't be much of a sacrifice and it wouldn't show much faith to obey. No, the greater the discomfort, the greater the opportunity to demonstrate my conviction.
"For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him." (Phil 1:29)
"We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." (1 John 2:3-6)
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