4 Months In…
Well, here we are, officially 4 months into this official church planting adventure and it’s been….interesting, hard, awesome, encouraging, discouraging, fun, scary…I could keep going here, but I think you get the point.
I think in my mind I saw this being pretty easy. We would start Resonate, we’d have our core group of people and then people would start flocking to be a part of it. It hasn’t really been like that (at all actually), but I still know we are exactly where God has called us. People have joined us that I did not expect to join us and it thrills me to think of what God is stirring in their hearts as they step completely out of their comfort zones to join us in this really raw, new journey. Some people did not join us that I expected to join us, which is hard. I have had to really ask the Lord to guard my heart in this process and He continually reminds me that church planting is not for everyone and that I shouldn’t take it personally.
I think God is really refining both Chris and I through this process as we plant this church in a city that desperately, desperately needs the Gospel. Clearly (I know now…) this is NOT going to be easy…as I rock my sweet girl to sleep some nights I am begging Jesus for an opportunity to cross paths with people who are longing to be loved, longing to be known and to give me the opportunity to love on them. Thanking Him for the opportunity to do this, but, in all honesty, doubting how it’s going to happen at the same time.
I’m not really sure where I am going with this other than boldly asking you to pray for us. Pray for leaders to be drawn to Resonate. Pray for the hearts of the people who have already joined us. Pray that Chris and I will not be discouraged in this formative months (and years) of getting this thing off the ground. Pray that we will be ignited with the energy and boldness that this city needs to be transformed by the beautiful, incredible Gospel. We’d be eternally grateful for your prayers.
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