Dear Introvert

Dear Introvert,

You are beloved.

You are seen and known by a good God. The God who created the earth and the galaxies, the rainbow and the butterfly—this same God made you. You do not need to change who you are to be loved because you already are beloved. God’s son died so that you don’t have to—because of His great love for you.

No matter how alone or forgotten you feel, God is the one who never lets go.

You are seen.

Quiet gets overlooked and unnoticed, but God sees all, even the quiet moments that receive no applause. God made you to be a quiet reflection of His Spirit. Just as God made Himself known to Elijah as a soft whisper in the mountain—not a mighty wind, a rough earthquake, or a bold fire—you are the quiet calm that is needed right here and right now.

You feel out of place, like you don’t belong, but you have a place here, even when you feel overlooked and unnoticed. God sees.

You are heard.

When you feel like no one is listening, know that God hears your sorrows. Hearing the quiet and the loud equally, God hears even when you are not speaking with your lips—He knows the groanings of your heart. He is an attentive Father who turns His head toward you, and provides comfort when there is no earthly consolation.

You may not share it with anyone else, but He hears your quiet sorrow, your joy, and your gratitude.

You are known.

When you feel like you don’t belong, be encouraged because this isn’t your eternal home. This world isn’t supposed to be comfortable or accommodating. But God has a place waiting for you that will be more perfect than anything your human mind can imagine. God knows you more than you know yourself. God made you to be brave, even when your heart is pounding. God made your complex mind that gives you questions, but also answers. God made you to crave connection, but also solitude and rest.

Your relationship with God is quiet, possibly private, but also deep. You have the gift of being quick to listen, slow to speak, helping others feel seen and known, just as God sees and knows you.

You are more than quiet.

You are known, seen, and loved by a perfect Father who intentionally made you. He knows what you are capable of, with His help. His power is made perfect in your weakness, when you choose to rely on Him and draw strength and courage from Him. You weren’t made to be perfect, you were made to be you.

Therefore, be an imitator of God, because you are His dearly loved child. Walk in love and be loved.

From Your Fellow Introvert, Natalie

Verses that Inspired this Letter

I Kings 19:11-13
Then he said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the Lord’s presence.” At that moment, the Lord passed by. A great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains and was shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Suddenly, a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Joshua 1:9
Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.

James 1:19-20
My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

2 Corinthians 12:9-11
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Genesis 21:17
God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What’s wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy crying from the place where he is…”

Psalm 6:6-9
I am weary from my groaning;
with my tears I dampen my bed
and drench my couch every night.
My eyes are swollen from grief;
they grow old because of all my enemies.
Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
The Lord has heard my plea for help;
the Lord accepts my prayer.

Romans 8:26-27
In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Ephesians 5:1-2
Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

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