戴德生感到困擾。他從英國飄洋過海到中國宣教，雖歷經艱辛，但事工進展還算順利。然而在1865年，當他考慮差派更多宣教士到中國一個更危險、沒有保護的地區傳福音時，他內心充滿掙扎與惶恐。經過一番禱告尋求後，他寫道：「主征服我不信的心，使我全然降服。我告訴主，一切的責任都在於祂。」

當摩西帶領以色列人離開埃及時，心中可能也感到困擾，因上帝對他說：「你吩咐以色列人轉回，安營在比‧哈希錄前，密奪和海的中間⋯⋯，靠近海邊安營」（出埃及記14章2節）。這表示他們將被困在法老的大軍和紅海之間。當「法老臨近的時候」，以色列民驚恐萬分（10節），對摩西抱怨說：「服事埃及人比死在曠野還好」（12節）。但摩西告訴他們：「不要懼怕！」（13節）他說得沒錯，當以色列民全然信靠上帝時，上帝讓他們經歷了一場前所未見的得勝與拯救（15-31節）。

有時，我們無法理解上帝在我們生命中的作為，因為我們沒有祂的視角。正是在這樣的時刻，戴德生寫道：「身為祂的僕人，我的責任就是順服並跟從。」同樣地，我們也可以確信上帝的視角和計劃，完全順服和跟隨。

Hudson Taylor was troubled. He’d left England to share the gospel about Christ in China, and ministry—though challenging—had gone well. But in 1865, as he considered sending more people to minister to a more dangerous part of the country, without protection, he felt “intense conflict.” After wrestling with God in prayer, he wrote, “The Lord conquered my unbelief, and I surrendered myself to God . . . [recognizing] that all responsibility . . . and consequences must rest with him.”

Moses received a call from God that likely left him troubled. As he was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, God said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea” (Exodus 14:2). This meant they were trapped between Pharaoh and a vast body of water! The Israelites trembled as “Pharaoh approached” (v. 10). Panic-stricken, they told Moses, “It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” (v. 12). But Moses replied, “Do not be afraid” (v. 13). And he was right. God provided rescue and victory for His people as they rested in Him (vv. 15-31).

At times, we won’t understand what God’s doing in our lives because we don’t have His view. It was during such a moment that Hudson Taylor wrote, “As his servant it was [my responsibility] to obey and to follow him.” We too can rest in God’s view and plans.