Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. (Jonah 2: 8 ESV) Vain idols always lie to us. They tell us that we know better than God what is best for us.
Early in my missionary career, I was working in Hawaii. I was doing what I wanted and where I wanted to do it.
Another opportunity surfaced that would eventually lead me to the backwoods of rural Virginia, which I did no…