Have you ever read Psalm 88? It’s not exactly uplifting. Most scholars call it the darkest psalm in the Bible. There’s no happy ending, no breakthrough moment, no “but then I praised the Lord, and everything was fine.” It ends in silence.

How do we know what Jesus is calling us to do? In Matthew 4, the call was plain. Jesus looked at Simon Peter and Andrew as they worked along the seashore and said, “Follow me.” Without hesitation, they dropped their nets and followed Him.

What do we do when we have to face our greatest adversaries—our most difficult insecurities, the things that expose our weaknesses, the battles that threaten to destroy us inside and out?

As young men, we often lead with confidence rooted in knowledge. We think we know enough to guide others—because I know. Yet knowledge without humility can be shallow, and wisdom without experience can be dangerous.

Everything’s harder in Africa. That’s not a complaint—it’s a confession. A confession that comfort is a luxury and the mission field doesn’t come with air conditioning or Starbucks. Just getting here is its own act of sanctification.