This is where I found myself, absolutley naked. Overnight, I went from overcommitted and overinvolved to doing nothing. I went suddenly from respected and needed to shunned and avoided. From an abundance of relationships, I’m left with a few that I could count on one hand.I know it sounds like we must have done something scandalous, but the truth is this was the result of deciding to leave. We were ready to set down our position, but nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to be disreputed among the people you have ministered to for years.
When you finally stand there completely naked, it is tempting to try to grab something to cover yourself with, to find some ministry to get involved in, some purpose to validate your worth.
My journey may not live up to what others expect, but that’s okay. It’s my journey, and I plan to continue sharing about it. I am not doing. I am becoming. This is most important for now–that I become what God intends me to be.
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