Hi P.I.M PALS,
Welcome to today’s blog post about feeling uncomfortable at the lunch table.
If you are a student, you know that lunchtime is a time for kids to be free to move around and sit with whoever they want at a table. Sometimes, it can get a little chaotic, especially if there are a lot of kids.
Throughout my school life, eating in the cafeteria was quite stressful for me. There were a lot of kids acting very wild and aggressive, while others were quieter and reserved. I was one of the reserved kids.
There were times when I often heard kids around me say bad words, and it shocked me that they would even know those words since they were so young like me. Furthermore, kids would always gossip or say inappropriate things at the table and thought it was funny.
Kids also made jokes that were very inappropriate and offensive, which came from the media that they were watching. They thought it was funny, while I didn’t always understand the jokes.
I started to wonder if kids acted this way for attention or to be considered cool. But personally, their behavior just made me feel uncomfortable while I was trying to eat and relax.
Luckily, I could find my “escape” from the cafeteria by eating in a teacher’s classroom, but that didn’t always last. I always found myself back in the lunchroom, where I had no choice but to face the craziness again.
Sometimes, I just felt so frustrated because I wanted to avoid hearing constant cursing and jokes with adult innuendos. I just wanted to keep things simple, pure, and light-hearted.
What helped me to manage getting through these times at school was finding a safe and comfortable place to sit, talking with my parents about my day, writing down my feelings in a journal, laughing with a few like-minded people at school, and praying to God day and night that He keeps my heart and mind pure.
Three scripture verses that I was introduced to helped me during those difficult times and still make me feel at peace today. I want to share them with you. ✨
The first one is Mark 7:15, which says, “Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
In other words, nothing outside of you, like your school with kids being inappropriate, should affect you unless you start acting like those kids.
The second verse is Matthew 15:11, which says, “What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
What I like about this scripture verse is that it is specific in focusing on the mouth. The mouth, the tongue, has the power to speak life or death. Therefore, when cursing is happening around you, it can enter your mind and play like a record player. However, this scripture verse lets me know that I may hear and absorb the curse words, but as long as I don’t say the curse words myself using my mouth, I haven’t been defiled, corrupted, or conformed to curse like those around me who are.
And lastly, the third verse is Philippians 4:8, which says, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.”
This scripture verse is pretty straightforward. It encourages you to think about things that keep you in the mindset of being pure in heart and mind, which is the will of God.
I hope these scripture verses bring some level of comfort to you, reader, and I encourage you to talk to your parents or another adult you can trust whenever you feel uncomfortable or disturbed about something happening at school or anywhere else. It is better to tell someone you trust about what is bothering you than to keep it inside.
But most importantly, pray to God about the situation that is making you feel uncomfortable. God knows you and your heart. He knows what is bothering you or making you feel uncomfortable, even if you stay quiet about it. So, don’t hold back from telling Him. God will give you peace if you come to Him. And He will help protect your heart and mind from anything that only serves to corrupt.
It does not have to be the lunchroom. You have to protect yourself wherever you go. You will always somehow see and hear inappropriate things, and the best thing for you to do in a situation like that is to speak up, pray, and remove yourself from those things.
Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” ❤️
So, do you have a similar story? Have you ever felt uncomfortable at the lunch table or anywhere else? If so, how did you deal with it?
Have you ever felt the need to step away?
Let me know in the comment section down below. I would love to hear from you! Also, make sure to like and subscribe to my blog so you can be notified of new blog posts and content! ✨
May God bless you and protect you always!
Your P.I.M PAL,
Selene
P.I.M & PINK 