I am lonely. It's not like I don't have any friends. I do, I have some really good friends. I have a best friend that I never talk to because we are both too busy with life and ministry and families. I have a bunch of mommy friends that I see occasionally. I have a friend that I see three times a week, but it's in passing and we don't share a depth of relationship that I wish we could. I have ministry friends that I get to see once or twice a year. I have an amazing husband who is the greatest friend I could ask for, but in all this I'm lonely. We began this journey toward church planting in March of 2010. (Though in reality it began so much longer ago than that.) It seems as though God has given us the "slow track" rather than the "fast pass" that He has offered some others. You see, many church planters feel a sense of urgency and it requires them to take immediate action which means leaving jobs, family, friends and sometimes moving...
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105 Thoughtfully pondering how God's Word can guide my daily struggles.