William Carey, know as the "father of modern missions" packed up his family and life and went to live in India in 1793, one of the first to break the ice in the indifference there was towards missions. It took 7 years for him to see one person come to know Jesus. He spent 40 years in India, and translated the entire Bible into 6 languages.
On his gravestone it reads:
William Carey
Born August 17th, 1761
Died June, 1834
A wretched, poor and helpless worm,
On thy kind arms I fall.
Who am I to think that I am anything without God? I am only a worm. No matter what I do, what I accomplish, it is only through God's grace and power working through a weak, rebelling body. Isn't it infinitely better to recognize this and live for Him, instead of continuing in a selfish, petty life? Wouldn't it be better if my life revolved around God and what HE wanted of my life rather than what I wanted? Whether it is comfort or glory or adventure or stability that I desire, in the end I have to realize that I am nothing more than a worm, welcomed into the arms of a mighty God.
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