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b'\\u201cWhat\\u2019s up with me?\\u201d The nagging thought attacks you at your most vulnerable. You\\u2019re in a room full of people, but you\\u2019re estranged. A part of you longs to join in, but you watch on, displaced and wondering, \\u201cWhat\\u2019s wrong with me?\\u201d\\nHave you experienced this kind of situation before? If so, you\\u2019re not alone.\\nWhere does this discomfort come from? All of us experience insecurity on some level, but the roots of it come from much earlier in our human history\\u2026in fact, from the fall of Adam and Eve. As soon as the first humans disobeyed God and ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:8-17; 3:1-11), they both experienced discomfort and wanted to hide from the Creator. Our sin leaves us with a brokenness, a chasm between heaven and earth.\\nForgiveness and salvation. After Adam and Eve first sinned, all humans were sinful from the first moment of their lives. All of us disobey God, and sin separates us from Him. But there\\u2019s good news\\u2026if we\\u2019ve put our trust in Jesus, He heals the rift between us and God. Because Jesus, God\\u2019s Son, paid the price for our sins with His life and then raised triumphant from the dead, He can restore our relationship with our Creator and save us from death.\\nLoved beyond measure. The next time you\\u2019re wondering, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153What\\u2019s wrong with me?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d remember you are loved and cherished by God more than you can imagine. We are each precious to God. And as followers of Jesus, we\\u2019re not meant to conform to the ways of the world anyway (Romans 12:2) but instead to follow Jesus and be guided by His Holy Spirit.\\nRemember that being different is a blessing. The truth is, we\\u2019re all different. God didn\\u2019t want us all to be the same, but original and unique. He gave us different qualities so we can build one another up in love. Embrace your differences. \\u2022 Cindy Lee\\n\\u2022 Do you sometimes feel like you don\\u2019t belong? \\n\\u2022 What if moments of loneliness can be opportunities for us to draw closer to God? \\u2022 Romans 12 has a lot to say about living as individuals in community. Read the whole chapter. What sticks out to you? What questions do you have? Ask God to show you more about this.\\nDon\\u2019t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God\\u2019s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nIsaiah 26:19; John 8:12; 2 Timothy 1:9-10'