Feeling left out and alone as a Christ follower takes wisdom and discernment. There have been times I’ve been with other professing Christians but felt like a fish out of water due to the topics of discussion. It takes a while to discern what was going but I internally reacted wrong. Perhaps the reasons for each episode was different, but related to differences of views on some topics or my desire for fellowship. The enemy uses doubt, disappointment, discouragement to make us feel left out but the key is being in fellowship with the Spirit, praying through the awkward, lonely, or darker times.
“God is with you in your moments of darkness because he will never leave you. But your darkness isn’t dark to him. Your mysteries aren’t mysterious to him. Your surprises don’t surprise him. He understands all the things that confuse you the most. Not only are your mysteries not mysterious to him, but he is in complete charge of all that is mysterious to you and me. Remember today that there is One who looks at what you see as dark and sees light. And as you remember that, remember, too, that he is the ultimate definition of everything that is wise, good, true, loving, and faithful. He holds both you and your mysteries in his gracious hands, and because he does, you can find rest even when the darkness of mystery has entered your door.” - Paul David Tripp, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional
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