Harriet Tubman is recognized for her work with the Underground Railroad.  She had been a slave, but after gaining her freedom she worked to bring runaway slaves from the South to the North where they also could taste freedom.

It is said that Harriet never lost a person along the Underground Railroad.  She attributed her great success to the faithfulness of God.  Her faith was her anchor in difficult circumstances.

In the book, One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America, James P. Moore, Jr. writes:

From the moment she began her mission, leading men, women, and children to their freedom—nineteen harrowing trips in all—she prayed daily.  Fueled by an intense faith, she later told friends, “I always told God, ‘I’m going to hold steady on You, an’ You’ve got to see me through.’ ”

When we are committed to doing what is right, we have to believe that God wants it done more than we do.  After all, he is a just God.  He is a holy God.  Doing what is right matters to him.

Because we live in a sinful world that is hostile towards doing what is right we often times have no choice but to trust that God will see us through.

Someone, somewhere is asking the question, “What if he doesn’t?”

Then we have to learn how to trust and accept him in those circumstances as well.

Written by Larry Westfall.  Copyright © Finding Wonder 2016.