A prayer for when you struggle to fit in by Mallory Redmond.

I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you, John 14-18.

Are you struggling to fit in or make friends in the place or season of life you find yourself?

Here are five simple things that have helped me through a similar season of life, along

with a prayer I regularly prayed for God's closeness.

One, know your identity.

When we know our identity is in Christ, we can experience freedom from trying to be the

person we think other people want us to be.

Trying so hard to fit in with a group is a way of bringing glory to ourself and the people

we're looking to for acceptance.

Knowing and embracing our identity in Christ brings God the glory.

Two, explore your interests.

Do you know the music writers, artists, and hobbies that you most enjoy?

Or like me in my adolescence, did your own interests get lost while trying to fit in with

others' interests?

Spend some time peeling back the layers of who you are and discovering your own passions.

Three, find a group or club found it on similar interests.

What passions have you discovered?

Now that you're embracing them, find others who will embrace them with you.

You'd be surprised how many groups or clubs exist in your area, though it shouldn't

come as a shock to us.

We're all looking for a place to belong.

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