Hudson Taylor carried a burden for the millions in China’s interior who had never heard the gospel. But he was terrified of sending men and women unprotected into the unknown. In 1865 he wrote in his diary that the conflict was so intense he thought he would lose his mind. A friend invited him to Brighton on the English coast for a break. Walking along the beach, his gloom lifted. He wrote, “There the Lord conquered my unbelief, and I surrendered myself to God for this service.” He left the consequences with God. Within a year Taylor, his family and sixteen young missionaries sailed for China. Obedience gets easier when we hand God the responsibility for results.
