As I’ve been reading through the Bible this year, I have been struck by how God started the journey of so many great men and women. None of them were able to stay comfortable and complacent and still accomplish what God had in store for them.

• Abraham had to leave his country and set out for an unknown destination.
• Noah, who had never seen rain, had to build an ark and preach about a flood without a single convert.
• Joshua had to take the mantle of leadership after watching how often the Israelites turned on Moses.
• Ruth had to leave her family and country and become a beggar in the land of her enemies.
• Daniel lived in Babylon as a solitary believer.
• Paul, David, John the Baptist, Samson, Esther…. The list goes on and on.