Full of Faith or Just Plain Stupid

The title of this post says it all. We started a church in a city where we knew no one, three hours away from family, no jobs, and three small children. Were we full of faith or just plain stupid?! I'm going to say it was both. You need a little bit of both to follow where God leads you. Peter was full of faith when he stepped out of the boat and onto the water to meet Jesus. He had to be a little stupid because who in their right mind thinks they can walk on water?!
I wish I could tell you we had an army of people behind us, rooting for us. We didn't. It was more like a handful, and we couldn't have made it without them. There was little hype, no safety net, and to be honest, a lot of hurt in the process. Why'd we do it then? That's simple. We KNEW God was telling us to go. We knew if we didn't, we'd always regret it. So we stepped out of the boat... Burnt the ship with no plan B, and God has provided every step of the way! Just like Peter, we've sunk a few times. Questioned our own sanity, marveled at the miracles, and never regretted a minute of it.
All it takes is a little faith, a dash of stupid, and a whole lotta God to plant a church.