Fitting in to this world. Isn’t that crazy?

I’ve been thinking about the fact that I’m 35, single and never even really been on a date before or dated before.  I don’t really fit in with anybody.  Everybody my age is usually married and has a family or they have their own friends.  Everybody is younger is I don't know...younger.  I also have very strong beliefs and express those beliefs, maybe not in the best way always.  I’m working on that and trying to do it better.  I know I’ve probably lost friends because of that.  Plus I just feel like I’m weird and crazy sometimes.  But despite all this me, self-centeredness thing maybe we are not supposed to fit in.  The world will never understand us because they can never understand Christ.  We need to show them that true hope can only come from Christ.  They need to know until they come to know Christ they will always be empty chasing after the next thing to make them feel complete and full.

There’s a song called Crazy by Mercy Me.  I love the lyrics
“I have not been called to the wisdom of this world but to a God who’s calling out to me. And even though this world may think I’m losing touch with reality it would be crazy to choose this world over eternity.”  I feel like we do that by compromising our standards and beliefs so the world will like us and accept us.  We do it to fit in and to be popular but if we choose this world over eternity that would indeed be crazy.


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