These last five years have been quite a journey. I have had some good ups and some serious downs. What's funny is, I feel like I've come full circle; I'm kind of back to what I learned in the beginning:
Whatever the problem, some will choose to be part of the solution, and some won't (Proverbs 12:1).
When the rubber meets the road, very few will truly choose humility and love (Matthew 7:13-14).
The only way I can ever be part of a group where I agree with everything is if I'm part of a group where everyone thinks like me. This will almost never happen; when it does it will be brief; and, it is really not best. Participating in groups where people think very differently from me is how I get to practice being like Him, and this is what truly matters (1 Corinthians 9:19-23).
These things will not change until the end, and I am not here to fix the world but to be a little light in the darkness, pointing to the only real solution (2 Timothy 3:1-5; Matthew 5:14-16).
I have failed hard and often to be like Jesus, but I must never give up (Romans 12:21; Philippians 3:12).
