It's hard when you lose a friend in ministry.

I lost a friend in the ministry this week. He was someone that I mentored for a while. He made some choices that caused him to step out of the growing track that he was in and decided to step out of the covering of leadership that was over him. You could talk to him till your blue in the face, but because he has pride in his heart, he won't listen. It's sad when these things happen. You trust in God that he has in His hand in it, and I know I do trust Him for that, but you always wonder if you could have done more. Did I say the right things? Did I push too hard? Did I show too much of tuff love? I'll prob never know. All I can do is know that I have done all that God has intrusted in me to lead those that follow. I just pray that he makes it through. That God continues to place the people in his life that he needs.

Such is the sad side of ministry.