Strange Land

I was talking to a friend of mine, who happens to be Mexican-American, the other day and she shared with me some of the struggles she had growing up. She was raised in the U.S. but never totally felt American. She was always reminded that she didnt totally fit in no matter how much she tried. She did all she knew to do to look American, talk American, act American, be American. But she couldnt shake the Mexican in her and never quite felt 'American' enough. She just couldnt fit in.

Originating from a foreign culture myself, I definitely can relate. I went through my years of identity crisis. Every now and then I'm reminded I'm still a foreigner; I dont quite fit in. I feel the same with music. It's like the music i'm totally feeling is despised by the majority. The songs I feel should be hits are slept on while the radio plays tunes that hurt my ears. It's like nobody hears what I hear. I just can't fit in.

My beliefs in Jesus Christ make me even more foreign. I don't have to say or do much different to be treated differently or rejected because of my beliefs. Sometimes its the stereotypes and generalizations about us Believers that leave us left out. Rejected. It's like nobody sees what I see. I just can't fit in. Don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of my past (my heritage) and defintely not ashamed of my future (my Faith) but my present sure does feel strange

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