As much as I'd like to lie and tell you that all of these years in ministry have been a walk in a rose garden, but that is simply untrue. I'm not sure what I expected when I got the call, but I had no idea what was on the other end of my "yes". What I can tell you, is that ministry will have you love the very people who will turn around and stab you in the back. Ministry will have you pray and pour out when you're empty. Ministry won't allow you to...