Will we say this if we were in their position. Will we still seek God and follow him if he did not save us? Will we trust him that he knows when and what's the best?

This is an Actual story.

A Lawyer , a pilot, a para trooper, a scholar, a doctor. 5 extremly talented Guys.
Christians. They wanted to reach out to the Arcus Indians...who never had a chance to Know God....Why? No Missionary ever survived them. A little back ground. Beside the Arcus Tribe was a tribe famous for removing flesh from skulls.....yes...they are gruesome headhunters and they are afraid of the Arcus Indians. Ya...So you get the idea. All Missionaires that ever went to the Arcus Indians are killed by the Arcus Indians. They are very Aggressive. This 5 young man...decided to go there for they know those people need to hear God's words.

He and the other four other missionaries made contact from their airplane with the Arcus Indians, using a loudspeaker and a basket to pass down gifts. After several months, the men decided to build a base a short distance from the Indian tribe, along the Curaray River. January 6 1956 they were approached one time by a small group of Huaorani Indians, and even gave an airplane ride to one curious Huaorani whom they called "George" (his real name was Naenkiwi). Encouraged by these friendly encounters, they began plans to visit the Huaorani, but their plans were stopped by the arrival of a larger group of 10 Huaorani men, who killed Elliot and his four companions on January 8, 1956. Elliot's mutilated body was found downstream, along with those of the other men, except that of Ed McCully. They were speared to death....

Now...When we look upon this....We wonder does God really knows what he is doing? Those men knew the risks....Those men knew they may die....no success rate....They still move on! By the way they are all married and they have children.

Anyway....yes...God has a plan and he knows what he is doing.

After her husband's death, Elisabeth Elliot and other missionaries began working among the Auca (Huaorani) Indians, where they had a profound impact and won many converts. She later published two books, Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot and Through Gates of Splendor, which describe the life and death of her husband.

Sometimes...things don't turn the way we want it to....Do we still trust God?

Hebrews 11...There you see many lived by faith....And verse 13

13All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.

Note...they did not receive.....but... verse v16

16Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

They knew that God knows what it better for them. They seek not worldly pleasures....fortunes....soulmates....acheivements....material properties.....Not that all this are bad. They just did not put this in front of God. They knew that Although God takes, He have better things in stored for them in Heaven . They dun know what it is but they know it's better...and therefore they seek God and we see here....GOD is NOT ASHAMED to be CALLED THEIR GOD!

See that? Put God first in our lives! Have you place anything before God ? Do you trust that what He can give you is better than all the things of the world? Would you give your life if God asked for it? Will you give up your desire for God?

Another Thing I want to address...many a times when we suffer, we asked where is God. Read Daniel 3 : 24-27

Maybe we don't feel or see God but do you know that when you are faithful in God through Suffering,others sees God at work in your life? Like King Nabu. You may not see God.. But God is there.

The word od God says that none were harmed by the burning Furnace....but it did not say if the trip in the furnace in eventful....it maybe glaring ....hot?

What's my point?
We may be suffering ( Uncomforatble heat in the Furnace) but the situation could have been much worse ( we are supposed to be killed by the flames) but God was with us and he protected us.

We should Count our blessings. We could have ended up worse...but God was there with us. He made it bearable for us and he suffers with us ( 4th person is also in Furnace) 1 Corintians 10:13 He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear. God knows how much we can take.

So Trust God.