Recently I've been trying to work out where my fit is, be it at work, church or just with friends it's something that has been in the back of my mind. I was feeling like the things I had been doing might not have been the right fit for me.
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It got to the point where I was debating leaving a particular group I was involved in because I just felt like I didn't belong. At this point I spoke to a great friend of mine and she raised the question: "do we find our fit or does our fit find us?". This really got me thinking and asking God had I spent too much time worrying about whether what I was doing was right or whether I fitted in with a group of people. Had I missed any opportunities because I didn't think they were my right fit?
I then got thinking about when you start at a new school and you don't know that many people. It's a pretty scary place to be. But I always used to think that I picked the people I was friends with, but the more I have thought about it recently it occurred to me that I probably hadn't picked them as such, but it was more the fact that we could all see that we would get on and our group naturally formed! The right fit found each of us!
This realisation and the question asked by that friend have helped me to stop worrying about whether everything I do is right or do I fit in with these people, and put my focus back on God and just trust him that He has the right fit for me!
The verse below was a central point within our recent prayer and fasting time, and I have found it has really helped to get my focus back to where it should be!
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the Lord, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile." (Jeremiah 29:11-14 NIV)
Can I please encourage you, that if you are worried about possibly not having found your right fit, God has each of our plans marked out for us and as long as you focus on him your fit will find you.
