Dear Lonely Pioneer,
Dear Lonely Pioneer,
Every time I think of you I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you for taking the leap of faith even if it didn’t make sense at the time. Thank you for committing your life to blaze a new trail that goes against popular opinion and current secular and religious culture. You’ve probably come to realize that pioneering a new way to live can be a very lonely battle. I wanted to write you to remind you that you’re not alone.
Some people may call you rebellious or made you second guess that I called you; that you’re crazy. But I assure you that you’re totally normal, just not average. The average person is ok with the norm and the current standards of society. What they’ve settled for as good you’ve known is actually disguised as evil and couldn’t be My heart. While they sit comfortably on the shore you've waded deep into the sea. When they saw a ceiling, you saw a floor.
While the average person gets decision fatigue, you’re learning how to weed through choices to make quick decisive decisions that propel My purposes forward. You’re no longer ok with society making default decisions for you. While the average person battles on how many friends and commitments to add, you battle which to let go of. You’ve realized that to cut a new path means other “priorities” have to be cut. And that hasn’t been easy, but I promise it’s worth it. I commend you for your bravery and courage. It may seem like you have less going on, but the disciplined pursuit of less leads to immense progress in few areas instead of minimal progress in many. The work you do is highly valuable. There may be days you feel it’s not worth it, like you don’t have enough strength, but you must not forget why you said yes in the first place. When you forget your why it will ultimately be immobilizing to your mission.
Most of all, I want to encourage you that you’re not alone. There’s a small but mighty army of pioneers who are just like you fighting alongside you. Yes, life may look vacant of relationships right now, but more than ever it’s full of deliberate and deep mission. You need to allow yourself to grieve the loss of your life before, just don’t get lost there. I promise that friendships will be formed in this mission. You’re not the first to commit to this life and I promise you won’t be the last. The strides you make today will help lead the way for every person coming behind you.
Your commitment is seen and highly honored. I can’t wait to hear of your progress and all of the miraculous events you'll witness. You may be grieving in the trenches, but your enemies have had no option but to bless you from the hills. The army I've called you to lead is waking up to fight with you.
Keep going. You're almost there. The things ahead are greater than what’s behind.
May you be filled with peace and strength to keep going!
I love you and I’m always with you,