Under Water and don't know it
Sometimes life is like swimming. You think it's no big deal, I've got this, then as you push forward, stroke after stroke... it hits you, I'm out of breath, tired and could in fact, be in some serious trouble. When I was 19 (back in 1993) years old I thought for sure I could literally do anything because of the influence of a pastor friend of mine who really encouraged and poured into my life. He convinced me that I should quit it all and pursue a life of ministry, specifically youth ministry and helping him start this brand new church in my hometown. I had no idea what the future held, I just knew I wanted to do something big and make a difference with my life. Out of this conversation, a brand new church started meeting in the YWCA, which we rented Saturday and Sunday. Within about six months, my fiancé and I had about 100 teenagers meeting for Sunday night "youth church" and man did we have a blast! I couldn't believe that I was actually the lea...