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I am so thankful for the learning experiences that God gives us for certain phases of our lives. I truly\u00a0believe with all my heart that it is out of what we learn when we do not possess answer upfront that\u00a0causes us to have true growth as Christians. One of the more recent learning experiences I have had has\u00a0been the concept of \u201cchurch cliques\u201d and the harm that it brings into the body of Christ.<\/p>\n
First off, let us define it. A clique<\/strong>\u00a0(pronounced like click) is considered a small group of people with shared interests or other\u00a0features in common who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them<\/em>. You may\u00a0have heard this term also be used as the inner circle, the in-crowd, the cool kids, the popular table, etc.\u00a0I grew up all through elementary and middle school being considered \u201cdifferent\u201d and was not leading to\u00a0the conducive outcome of me fitting in. I\u2019m not exactly sure what made me be so different from\u00a0others\u2026was it how I looked? Was it how I talked? Was it because of my name or my family? Was I too\u00a0studious? Did I live on the wrong side of town? I now realize looking back that being different was far\u00a0better than being another one of the in-crowd because at least I was defined for who I was (instead of\u00a0what people stereotyped me to be based on the group). However, when I dealt with it as a young man it\u00a0felt like the worst feeling in the world. This feeling was like a hovering cloud over my head that\u00a0seemingly never left for what seemed like forever.<\/p>\n