Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but all the men of valor among you shall pass over armed before your brothers and shall help them,
Joshua 1:14

A man's calling may at times require him to put his family and possessions at risk. The tribes east of the Jordan had to trust God to watch over their families while they crossed over to assist their cousins. The road that God has marked out for us is frequently difficult, but God's promises are sure. If he promises to keep us and our families in his protection, then he will keep them.

From some of us, God demands little. From others he demands everything. Our first task as husbands, wives, mothers, and fathers is to trust that his plan is transcendent, always leading forward to something better.