rejection resolution

Ever felt like you just did not belong somewhere? This may seem like a redundant question because the reality is that everyone of us has felt that way at some time or another. You know that feeling like you are completely alone in a room full of people or even amongst people you know and who know you but who just don't "get" you. To feel like you just don't connect with a certain group of people is normal and even ok. Once you understand who you are and what God has in mind for you and your life you learn to deal with not pleasing everyone or even being understood by everyone or thinking you have to take on everyone else's cause as your own. Such is life and the mature ones learn to move on, but the feeling of rejection or exclusion takes it to another level and is one that no one is immune to. I felt that sting just the other day and it reminded me how much people need to feel like they belong somewhere and to somebody. I guess God puts pain drops into our lives so we can remember where most people live. The rejection I experienced was tough and it hurt me but I think I can see it's redemptive value. There are people all over who feel the sting of rejection, that emotional assault that says "you don't belong here" and not for anything you have done, just because of who you are. One of the most basic needs of every human heart is security. Therefore I resolve to live my life so that everyone who comes in contact with me feels safe. I want to leave a welcome mat out in front of my life that says what's mine is yours and "you belong here."