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Rejection or Redirction?

 Good morning all! Hope you are having a good weekend. I am looking forward to this one, it is going to be busy, but should be good. Our local high school musical is on our schedule for tonight, but lots of things in between. Work has been hard this week but I believe I got many things accomplished. This has been one of those weeks though where I have spent time feeling like I don't fit in. I know that sounds funny when someone has been someplace for almost 26 years, but it happens and I have had some mind battles with it. So, I turned to God and asked what am I doing wrong? There were a couple things that He pointed out that I really was having a bad attitude about, so He redirected me. And there were a couple things that He truly told me, to just keep going. I want to share a few verses He led me to.

Let's start out with 1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession.

Highlight= God's special possession. Explain= Not fitting in isn't rejection, it is redirection. This verse was written to believers who literally didn't fit in with the culture around them. They were misunderstood, and different. and instead of saying "fix that", God says, "that's the point". You are not meant to blend in, you are meant to reflect Him. Sometimes I feel like there is a mini Job moment going on with God and Satan. I will be sailing along getting things done, watching changes being made that I truly believe I had a part in and Satan says, "just let me have someone tell her that it didn't really have anything to do with her and that what she thinks she is accomplishing is really because of someone else", let's see how she reacts. Well, I didn't bite back, I did get hurt and I did cry, but at least I didn't bite back. I should have just realized that person's opinion is that person's opinion and moved on. I have had some areas of my life at work this week where I have been told I was too much. Do you know what "too much" does to a person who has struggled with weight their whole life? "Too much" anything takes me immediately to too much me, too much me is a big fat slob. I have fought those demons all week and of course, it makes trying not to stress eat horrible. But, I was hurt for a couple of days and then adjusted. There are things you do have to fix in order to get along with those around you, but there are things you do just have to live with the fact that you don't fit in everywhere. Romans 12:2 tells us Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed.... There are days you just have to remember, you aren't going to fit in, because you are working for the Lord. Apply= When you are feeling like you don't belong in the room, you think differently than others or your not "like everyone else", reframe it. Remember, you not missing something, you are set apart for something. You don't need to fit in where you weren't called to belong. Not being seen or recognized doesn't change your value, and other people's behavior doesn't redefine your identity. I have had that Francesca Battistelli song, He Knows My Name running through my head all week. "I'm not living for applause, I'm already so adored. It's all His stage, He knows my name." There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING more important in this entire world than that. Respond= Lord, When I feel like I don't fit in, remind me that I was never meant to blend in. Help me see myself the way You see me; chosen, set apart, and valuable. Give me confidence to walk in who You created me to be, even when it feels lonely. Amen.

I am going to leave you with the Poem by Kent Keith ( people credit it to Mother Teresa, but that is not correct). It has become known as the paradoxical Commandments. And when you are truly living your life for Christ and not the world, it describes a lot of things you face just trying to live your life. I want to share:



Hope you all have an amazing week, remember, I love you, but more importantly, God loves you!


~M










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