Something I've noticed the last couple of days. There is really something powerful about community. I don't mean just getting together to eat and socialize, but to delve deep into the dark issues of our lives. As I'm continuing to open up more about what I'm dealing with deep down, I'm finding people here who are willing to carry it with me. Honestly, I don't know if I've really had that before. My position as a pastor in church kept me from that (or let's say maybe I helped with that too after getting burnt too many times).
Now, I don't have that excuse.
I said previously about asking a new set of questions. Here is what I've come up with so far:
1. What is God doing in my midst and how can I join Him?
2. How can I be a blessing to every one who walks in my path daily?
It has been a refreshing last 3 days as a result.
My problem before is that I had no one else to help carry my burdens, and I ended up carrying everyone else's. I'm here to tell you that if you do that long enough, you will fizzle out. It will become unbearable. If you are in that situation, you need to do whatever it takes to find people in your area to wrestle with those things. Chances are there are many people struggling with the same types of things.
It's just the beginning, but I can see the performance paradigm gaining some distance, and I can only do that with others.
We cannot walk the journey alone.
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