Where Do I Fit In?

Hey, Gabriel Girls,

Have you ever felt left out? Not a good feeling, is it?

All of us have felt left out at one time or another. But if you feel left out most of the time, there is something you can do about it. Here are a few tips:

1) Ask yourself why you feel left out.  Are you shy? Afraid? Or just plain unfriendly?

If you're shy or afraid to talk to people, take baby steps. Find someone you'd like to get to know and ask him a few questions about himself.  People love to talk about themselves. Shyness and fear happen when we focus on ourselves. If you start to focus on someone else, your shyness and fear will diminish.

A friend of mine likes to say that half the world is waiting for the other half to say hello. In other words, most people are afraid to talk to other people, so you are not alone.

2) Look for others who are interested in what you are interested in. Do you like basketball? Then try out for your school's basketball team. Do you like to play an instrument? Then join a local orchestra. Do you like to work with children? Then volunteer for the children's ministry in your church. Finding others of common interest will help you to contribute your gifts and talents to them.

3) Take an interest in other people. The key to avoid feeling left out is to put other people before yourself.  As you give of your talents and gifts to others, you will find that others will want to be around you because the love of Christ shines from you.

Finally, there will be times when we should not fit in. For example, when our peers try to entice us to sin, we must flee in the other direction.  

Fitting in is not always a good thing.  There is a right time to fit in and a wrong time to fit in. As you grow closer to Jesus, you will be increasingly able to tell the difference.   

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Copyright 2016 by Dr. MaryAnn Diorio. All Rights Reserved.

To Become a Gabriel Girl, you need to qualify as follows:

• You need to be born again. This means that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and the Lord of your life.If you don't know how to do this, click here.
• You need to have a desire to tell others about Jesus wherever you go and whenever you can.
• You need to commit to following Jesus by reading the Bible and praying every day and by obeying Jesus' command to love Him and to love your neighbor.
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