I became an associate pastor at a great church downtown in the city where I lived. That job made perfect sense to me. I loved God so much, I figured ministry would be the perfect place for me to stay close to him. But then life started to happen, and my new job brought a lot of new pressures. It’s not like I got into any kind of gross sin. I just got so busy with work that I started drifting from God without really noticing. I was faking it. I’d tell people, “I’m going to pray for you.” But then I never did. People would ask me, “What’s God showing you in your time with him?” And I’d make
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