Have you ever heard that saying "The center of God's will is the safest place to be?"  I certainly have.  I wonder where that came from?  I have to say, I don't think it was the Bible. 
Lately I have been reading a book called "Radical" by David Platt.  An excellent read, I highly recommend it.  In fact, I think that every believer should read it.  (Yes, it is available for the Kindle.)
In this book he points out so many Biblical truths that we as a society, a Christian society, have chosen to overlook.  This is the one that hit me today, as I was driving along on my way to school and a motorcycle pulled up slowly beside me.  (For those who don't know, moto crimes are very common here.)  In that moment I did not feel safe, nor really should I have, I could have been in real danger...but did that mean I wasn't in the center of God's will - No!
In Matthew 10:16 Jesus tells his disciples that he is going to be sending them out like sheep among wolves.  Let's see, he was sending them so we know that is God's will.  Sheep among wolves, that's safe right?  NO!  A sheep among a group of wolves is one of the most dangerous places for the sheep to be, and yet God sent them there.
I love this paragraph from "Radical":  " Jesus was saying to his disciples then - and, by implication, to you and me now - "I am sending you to dangerous places, where you will find yourself in the middle of evil, vicious people.  And you will be there by my design."  Jesus told them, "Go to great danger, and let it be said of you what people would say of sheep wandering into the middle of wolves.  'They're crazy!  They're clueless!  They have no idea what kind of danger the are getting into!'  This is what it means to be my disciple."
So, is the center of God's will the safest place for me, or my family to be - maybe not, but it is certainly the best place.  May it be said of us that we followed God even when it seemed crazy to the world.

(And please, pray for us and others who have been called to serve in the dangerous places of this world.  We are in danger here from violence, but so many are in danger for their beliefs.  Pray that God would keep his servants strong in the face of danger.)