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You knew, you could see what should happen. You didn't know all the reasons, but you were sure it was the right idea, the right course of action, the right way to go. But because you couldn't give all the reasons, because it went against "the way we've always done things," no one would give your idea any traction.
Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian doctor who had the same problem. Dr. Semmelweis was concerned with the relatively high number of women who died during childbirth in his hospital. After some research, Semmelweis came up with a revolutionary concept in 1847: Doctors should wash their hands before assisting with a birth. Though the concept seems like common sense to us, it wasn't at the time. In fact, Semmelweis' theory was initially rejected by his peers. No one listened to him, and women kept on dying of complications during and after childbirth that could have been prevented by a simple washing of hands.
No really, really good idea is accepted by everyone at the beginning. In fact, many important and beneficial ideas are actually rejected by most people at first. So if you feel like you have an amazing idea, if you feel like God is calling you to something that most people just don't understand, don't give up. Of course, you can't assume that if people think you're nuts, it automatically means your a revolutionary genius. But if people have more questions than encouragement when you talk about starting a writing project, getting going on that initiative, or maybe even becoming a foster parent, take courage: the most educated physicians in the world once thought it a silly waste of time to wash their hands before assisting in a birth or performing surgery. Sometimes, we need to be willing to be brave enough to boldly do what we believe to be the right thing, even when there are very few people behind us cheering us on.
