Misunderstood

Ever feel like some people just don't get you? Maybe it's in a conversation that you have had or an action that was taken the wrong way. Or maybe there are some people that really don't understand you and never will. Because the angle that you're coming from is so far different from what they know, that they truly can't relate. 

I find this to be particularly true for those of us that aren't afraid to ask questions. Those of us that tend to challenge the said status quo. Those of us that take the opinions of others with a grain of salt and move on, preferring to here all sides before we even begin to form opinions of our own. 

I don't know a lot about politics. And most of that is by choice. I don't like to watch to news or read the paper very often. Most of what is in there is depressing. And so, for those reasons, you won't find me getting involved in political discussions. Because I don't know enough about the issues to even begin to speak with any sort of intelligence. And I'm not going to just share what I've heard other people say. 

I find it interesting to watch Christians who have God in a box freak out when He comes out of that box and their comfort zone is no longer comfortable. I'm a bit of a spiritual nomad. I love to ask questions. I'm not afraid to question God. I heard someone recently talk about how it is not our place to question what God does but we are to just accept what comes our way by faith and suffer through. WHAT?!?! That's not the God that I know. My God is bigger than that. He can handle my questions and uncertainties and even my anger. Life doesn't always make sense and I think God expects us to wonder why. We are, after all, human. 

I think we tend to be misunderstood most by those that think they know us, but really don't. Maybe someone has "known" you for a long time but never really gotten to know you as a person. I have several such people in my life right now. And it's frustrating. They're far too concerned with getting their point across in a conversation to ever really hear what you think or where you're coming from. They can't see your heart because their brain and their mouth are in the way. It's pointless, really, to try to talk to them about anything other than the weather. And you walk away feeling like what you said was taken completely out of context. But there is no point in trying to "help them see" your side. They probably never will. And so we remain, misunderstood.