Why the World Can’t Handle the Raw Truth

​There is a specific kind of loneliness that comes when you realize you simply don’t “fit” into the standard machinery of society. For me, that feeling wasn’t a choice; it was a reality I was born into. I have always been an outsider because of a gift I’ve carried since I was a child: Discernment.

​This isn’t a “gift” that always feels like a blessing. In fact, it takes a huge toll. It takes a toll on a child who sees things they shouldn’t have to see; it takes a toll on a teenager trying to find their way; and it takes a massive toll on a person’s life as an adult. When you have a natural-born compass for right and wrong, and you act on it instinctively, you spend your life feeling ostracized, chastised, and “outsided.”

​The Temptation of the Outsider

​When you live this way, you eventually start questioning your position. You look at everyone else playing the game and you wonder: Is it worth it? Should I continue in this raw truthfulness, or would it be easier to just go blind like the rest of them? But when you finally decide to rely on this discernment and lean into this lifestyle, you have to embrace a hard truth: we are called to live in sufferance. The world pushes back because it has to. We are told to navigate this not with bitterness, but with Grace.

​Grounded in the Word

​When I feel the weight of being an outsider, I return to the foundation found in: John 15:18-21:

​“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.”

​The Theological Principles of our Position

​To walk this path without breaking, we have to understand the spiritual laws at play:

1. ​The Principle of Sufferance: Living in the truth in a world that loves lies is a form of suffering. It is a weight we carry, but we carry it with the strength of Grace.
2. ​The Theology of Exposure: When you walk in discernment, you become a mirror. People don’t necessarily hate you; they hate the fact that your presence exposes their own lack of integrity.
3. ​The Law of Total Accountability: This is the hardest pill for people to swallow. In the eyes of the Truth, ignorance is not an alibi.

​Survival and the “Perplexed” Mask

​During the years I had to navigate life entirely on my own, this discernment was my protection. It literally saved my life by allowing me to see the “wrong” in a person before they could act on it. But calling it out almost cost me my life, too.

​Today, when I confront people and they try to gaslight me, I’m not scared. I’ve seen the worst the world has to throw. What hurts is the “Perplexed Mask”, the way people act like they “didn’t know” or “didn’t realize” they were doing wrong.

​Here is the Sip: Ignorance does not erase responsibility.

​Whether you act like you know or you really don’t know, you are still responsible. We are all responsible equally. You don’t get a discount on accountability just because you pretended not to notice the truth. Once the truth is spoken, as the scripture says, they have “no excuse for their sin.”

​Closing Thoughts

​If you are walking the path of the outsider, don’t let the world’s gaslighting make you doubt your sight. Your discernment was given to you to keep you standing when everything else falls. It is a heavy burden, but it is a holy one.

​Today’s Sip: Stop seeking a seat at a table where you have to lie to fit in. Lean into the Grace that sustains you through the sufferance. The world might hate the messenger, but the truth remains final. We are all accountable in the end.