Place yourselves under His protection, commit yourselves to His
strength of human instruments. If the situation is dark and discouraging, wait upon God to calm the fears of His people and to act on their behalf when their strength is gone. Even in the greatest successes of the church, when it appears to flourish under favourable circumstances, we must not consider it unnecessary to wait on God. Similarly, in its most challenging times, when its affairs seem at their lowest, we must not think it futile to wait on God; for while creatures cannot help without Him, He can help without them.
9. When you go on journeys, wait on God. Place yourselves under His protection, commit yourselves to His care, and depend on Him to command His angels concerning you, to bear you up as you travel and to guard you wherever you rest. Consider how much you owe to His providential care for all the comforts and conveniences you enjoy during your travels. It is He who has placed our lot in a land where we do not wander in a wilderness, like the deserts of Arabia, but have safe and well-trodden roads. Through His mercy, even in times of war, the highways are not deserted.
To Him we owe our safety—that the creatures serve us, that our journeys are preserved, and that when we travel, we are not exiled but can return home freely; and when we are home, we are not confined but have the liberty to go out.
At the start of your journey, lift your eyes to God: "Lord, go with me where I go." Travel under His shelter, trusting in His care through any dangers you face. Upon your return, acknowledge His goodness. Let all your bones say, "Lord, who is like unto Thee?" for He keeps all our bones, and not one of them is broken.
10. When you retreat into solitude, whether walking in the fields or resting in your closet, still wait on God.