Not Fitting In?

How many times has it happened to you? You attend some function or a party because you were invited by someone you know, only to realise later that you don’t fit in with the crowd attending the same function or party. You are not feeling “at home” around the people there. You may stay for a while, smile and chat idly with folks you meet while there, but in your mind you want to leave. And you may leave much earlier than most because you have had enough of feeling awkward. On the other hand, being a Christian who lives by the faith you have followed and believed, being a Christ follower, you may have to do something different while attending that function or party.

You may have to stand out and look different. Folks there may be able to see that something is different about you, something makes you stand out. Maybe God wants you to be there to “promote” and glorify Him and speak about the Gospel of Jesus to those who are not believers. Sometimes just being you and being different may attract someone to start asking questions, seeing that you “stand out” above this crowd. Again, the opposite may be happening. Maybe you want to be “in” with this crowd of people, maybe more liked, more approved by them, more “popular”, etc. God doesn’t care about such things. Whether you have 3,000 Facebook followers, or Twitter followers and 10,000 Likes, this does not affect what God thinks of you. He wants you to be the person He has made you to be; His follower and a true believer. You must first please Him and not the world at large.

God has called us to be different, to “stand out” from the crowd, even if it means to be criticized or ridiculed at. We must be “that city on the hilltop” [Matthew 5:14] and shine His light through us over our world. We must stand tall and press on. He must be the One who stands out through us and the way we live and are; our characters being formed as Jesus’ characters, the way we live and act and speak. Romans 12: 2 says it very clearly how we should live. It says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” You must not feel like you don’t “fit in” in this world at all, you must live by being the true follower of Jesus Christ, standing out above the rest and showing your true colours so that God is glorified. Be blessed!