Lonely Leaders

Are you ever lonely in your work as a believer? Is what Jesus called you to so different from average that it is hard to find other travelers on the road? Jesus has great advice and comfort for that situation: die, and gain company –

“I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it dies, it produces a large crop. The one who loves his life will lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
“Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name!”
Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!”
(John 12:24-28 Holman Christian Standard Bible ®©)