Roaming through the night to find
My place in this world
As I made it back to my apartment tonight, around 11:00pm, I passed by the two most popular bars for SLU students. Being a beautiful night, the streets were packed with college students. While this is fun for a lot of people, it's not my cup of tea. Instead, I was heading back to my apartment to curl up with a movie, and my dog, and fall asleep early in the evening.
Although I was excited about how I planned to spend the end of my evening, I know plenty of people who would see it differently. Just this week a couple of girls in my classes couldn't understand why I didn't drink. One girl said it was silly to drive back to St. Charles 2-3 times a week to be part of my youth group. Even though all of these conversations happened during the middle of the day, I really felt like I was "roaming through the night".
I don't fit in at college. I'm not the typical student. Most of the time I'm okay with that, I'm sure of who I am and where my place is in the world. But sometimes, like this week, and tonight in particular, I start to question that. I start to wonder if maybe I have been missing out on something.
Where do I belong?
My prayer tonight is that God continues to show me where I belong. That I am able to feel a sense of belonging in the places where people love me the most.
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