And sometimes living the 'Christian” life becomes more focused on the doing rather than on the relationship with Christ and in being in community with others. But then we get “better” and learn how to “do” church, “do” scripture reading, “do” prayer, “do' good things for others, and “do' anything that is considered a good thing for a Christ-follower to do. When we come to know Christ, we arrive acutely aware of our brokenness and praying for personal transformation. People wonder how this can happen to someone in ministry, but this situation is all too common for church leaders and believers in general. I got so busy and focused on doing the work, that my personal connection with God suffered. I was new to both leading and pastoring, and although I had a lot of confidence musically, I felt pretty green in worship leading and totally overwhelmed with the people leadership aspect. During this time I had put myself under a lot of pressure. I had been leading worship and pastoring the worship ministry at our church for about two years. “Draw Me Close” was written by Kelly Carpenter, a Vineyard worship pastor, in January 1994.
