Where do I fit in?

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a crowd of people or hanging out somewhere, and thought "I do not fit in here!" A few years ago, all I needed was a drink in my hand and I was an instant party machine. Now I find myself steering away from the places I used to go, the people I used to hang around with, and the conversations I used to participate in. It's not that I don't still love those people or places, but the environment doesn't encourage me and it definitely doesn't point me to Jesus. But I still wonder, "Where do I fit in?"

As if struck by lightning, it occurred to me: You were never meant to fit into this world! Jesus said in John 15:18-19 [ The World Hates the Disciples ] “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you."

Would you look at that! I'm not supposed to feel comfortable or blend in, I'm supposed to stand out! When I look back at my life and the years I wasted belonging to the world, I cringe! So many years that I allowed sin to whisper in it's raspy sultry voice "Come join the fun! You are too far gone for God to love you anyways!" What an idiot I was. I believed the lies for so long, for too long, and why? Because I wasn't ready to give up my sin and allow God to love me out of it. I am chosen, I am redeemed, and I am set apart from this world that desires all things fleshly. I want my testimony to be strong, sturdy, reliable, genuine, and without a doubt acceptable to Jesus, not to the people of this world. This life is fleeting and all things in this world have no eternal value. I want to count for God so I'm choosing not to fit in!

If you haven't read your Bible in a while, get it out and read it today. Start with the book of Matthew and read through John. Experience what it was like being a true disciple and what real persecution of faith means, then choose to be a disciple for Jesus today.

Think about it!
What sin are you choosing to participate in today? Are you struggling with a sin that the world condones even though the Bible doesn't condone it? Maybe you need to turn your back on the creator of lies and lay those sins down at the feet of the one who created the Truth.