Clarity
"Clarity is the last thing you are clinging to and must let go of. I have never had clarity; what I have always had is trust. So I will pray that you trust God." ~ Mother Theresa Although I do not know all that Mother Theresa taught (so I cannot affirm or disapprove all that she she said), this quote has profoundly impacted me. I am currently listening to a sermon by H.B. Charles, and he references this quote as well, stating that it is not necessarily clarity or vision that we lack in following God, but rather, trust. Lately, probably over the past several months, I have keenly felt this lack of clarity. When I heard that Mercy Ships did not need me to serve in the 2018/2019 field service in Guinea 🇬🇳, it did not bother me because I appreciated the definite answer from God. It was wonderful to see God answering my prayer by telling me "no", quite clearly. (Compare this to how I responded after losing my place to serve in Cameroon). However, since that time, I...
