It was not a matter of striving to follow the example of a great Teacher. This double claim on his life settled once and for all the question of allegiance. Each had made a personal transaction with God, recognising that he belonged to God, first of all by creation, and secondly by redemption through the death of His Son, Jesus Christ. Their compulsion was from a different source. Their letters and journals make it abundantly clear that these men did not go out as some men go out to shoot a lion or climb a mountain. Was it the thrill of adventure that drew our husbands on? No. It was a time for soul-searching, a time for counting the possible cost. It was the condition of true discipleship it became devastatingly meaningful now. Each of us knew when we married our husbands that there would never be any question about who came first - God and His work held held first place in each life. We knew that 'when He Putteth forth His sheep, He goeth before them.' God's leading was unmistakable up to this point. What would we do? God gave us peace of heart, and confidence that whatever might happen, His Word would hold. “The other wives and I talked together one night about the possibility of becoming widows.
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