Questioned

Sometimes it takes a lot of pain to get to something meaningful. I see the church as having flaw after flaws, and yet that is exactly what I feel called to. People cannot accept that I willingly enter a den of lions. People question whether or not I’m really called to the ministry because of all the complaints I have towards the church. But why would I continue to aim myself towards something difficult and painful if I weren’t called to it? Is it not possible for some people to be called into difficulty so that others may have it easier? I accept the discomfort that the church and that God bring to my life if it means that others will receive more from the religion than I did from the church.