So, every morning I wake up before my children and usually before my husband. I sit down, enjoy a cup of coffee and read a chapter or so out of my Bible app on my phone. It's been awhile before I shared my Spiritual thoughts derived from these moments in the morning. So, I thought I'd share this one.
From John 15:18-19:
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.
As an introvert who struggles to understand people's actions in general, this scripture is encouraging to me. Just one glance at comments on Facebook or Twitter, and I feel like everything I believe in, everything that makes up the core of who I am is hated. Knowing that I have been chosen to be taken out of the world (In other words, I am not of this world), makes me feel loved. It makes me realize that perhaps my thoughts and beliefs only appear to be odd or hated because they are not popular with those who live for worldly ways.
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