Recently, a friend of mine gave me a book by Frank Viola. It has helped me understand the New Testament by putting everything in context and the order it happened.

While I was reading I had a prayer. “Lord I want to give everything I have to helping church planters. But I will only do it if you will keep them from failure.”

Then I read this verse about Paul and his church planting journey. He had it ruff. Not every church plant made it. Several of them made huge mistakes. I may have to change my prayer. Why is it so hard to give your life for something. Especial when everything you worked so hard for could fall apart.