Comments on Grace Roots: You are who you are, not who you're not

Anonymous... Thank you for stopping by. Indeed, e...

2009-07-09T21:50:15.274-05:00

Anonymous... Thank you for stopping by. Indeed, each of us is a part of the body of Christ, and God is at work in each and every part of His body!

Amen brother, I am an introvert too. Realizing th...

2009-07-09T20:53:15.833-05:00

Amen brother, I am an introvert too. Realizing that Jesus uses us quiet people too, we are all part of the body of Christ. Thank you for the encouragement.

Berni, Thanks so much for sharing! I can fully r...

2009-07-06T23:04:31.259-05:00

Berni,

Thanks so much for sharing! I can fully relate to what you're saying. A square peg in a round hole... wow... that's a very good description of what I and so many others have felt! Thank God that He has helped us to see that He's thrilled with us just the way we are!

Adam, sounds interesting. I'll try to check out y...

2009-07-06T18:37:50.979-05:00

Adam, sounds interesting. I'll try to check out your website when I get a chance.

Here's the link to the discussion on Darin's forum in case anyone's interested in checking it out.

Excellent post. I have spent my whole Christian li...

2009-07-06T18:10:37.090-05:00

Excellent post. I have spent my whole Christian life (34 years) feeling like a square peg in a round hole. Often made to feel guilty by well meaning Christians for not being out there do the stuff. I am finally coming to the realization that God made me this way and he doesn't make mistakes. Thanks for this post.

Adam, Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the ...

2009-07-06T14:52:56.366-05:00

Adam,

Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the links - I'm going to pass them along to others, as this same post has turned into a good conversation on my Facebook page. It's quite amazing that this stuff isn't talked about more in the church! I think it's because it's the extroverts who do all the talking. ;)

Hey Joel and others - Just a quick note to let yo...

2009-07-06T12:57:49.418-05:00

Hey Joel and others - Just a quick note to let you know that I have written a book about this topic, that will be released by InterVarsity Press in October. It's called Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture. It's not on Amazon yet, but you can find its IVP page here: http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3702

I also have a website devoted to the topic: www.introvertedchurch.com

Thanks for advocating for the introverted cause!

Adam McHugh

Aida... as I said on Facebook, I think this type o...

2009-07-06T12:15:20.251-05:00

Aida... as I said on Facebook, I think this type of thing really resonates with so many people and it's probably a lot more common than we'd like to think. I'm personally learning - and it's a long process - to love the way God has wired me, and to know that I simply am who I am and it's ALL good! Instead of trying to be something else, and instead of trying to plug myself in to what others are doing that don't fit me, I'm being more and more of who I already truly am, and it's very freeing.

Sometimes I can be extroverted, but it's no longer an attempt to try and get attention or to fit in with other extroverts (or other people faking extroversion)! It's simply my heart expressing itself much more naturally.

Joel, this is absolutely marvelous and I can total...

2009-07-06T09:02:02.695-05:00

Joel, this is absolutely marvelous and I can totally relate. On Darin's forum, a number of us are reading and discussing a book called Introvert Power.

As an introvert, I'm finding out how to live freely in an extrovert world. This is how I'm wired and I'm learning that it's okay to be me.

Thanks for sharing this.

(I posted this response on your Facebook but I wanted to also add it here for your readers who aren't on Facebook.)