Stay Put

Recently I was in a rough part of the world leading girls basketball clinics. I traveled by myself to work with some local believers. The word spread about the clinics and soon there was a lot of media coverage, including the national television station. I began to worry, as I did not want the whole country to know I was there. The next day a suicide bomb killed 20 people in the city where I was. Then my picture showed up on the cover of their newspaper for the work I was doing. I received a phone call from staff in the States advising that I get on the next flight out, but first to talk with my hosts and pray. Every part of my flesh screamed, “Go!” Before I went to bed that night I talked with my hosts, then asked the Lord to make it clear whether He wanted me to stay or go.

The next morning I was reading through a devotion. At the top of the page was this portion from Matthew 2:13, in big bold
letters: “Stay there until I tell you.” It talked about “staying put” and finishing a task until He tells us to move. That was clear enough for me! I can honestly say that had I not stayed, I would’ve missed so many blessings.