How to Deal With Rejection
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35-39
Have you ever experienced rejection in your life?
Be it as a young boy who wasn’t picked for the basketball team , a young girl bullied in school, to the job hunter being interviewed, or a suitor turned down; we all have experienced in minor or major form, the pain of rejection.
The Bible mentions several people who were rejected: - Moses’ wife was rejected (different color); - The lepers (skin disease) - Zaccheus (tax collector/ unpopular work) - The “other “woman (ostracized because of her adultery) - Joseph (victim of his brothers’ jealousy/was imprisoned)
Even Jesus himself was so unpopular and so publicly rejected, it led to His crucifixion.
How then can we help ourselves and our children, overcome the pain of rejection?
1. Realize your Value doesn’t come from people’s opinion of you, but from God’s unconditional love for you.
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. Isaiah 49:15-16 ESV
2. Immerse your thoughts on God’s promises not on your feelings of rejection.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. Psalm 34:17-20 ESV
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14
Q. How do those verses speak to you?
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3. Make it your life’s goal to please the Lord.
Do not live for the applause of the fickle crowd. Live for the joy of putting a smile on the face of your Creator and Savior who loves you unconditionally.
Rejection is temporary. God’s sovereignty is forever. We may not understand now what we’re going through, but we can trust that God knows all things.
The Bible talks of a young man named Joseph, who couldn’t fathom why life was so hard and people so cruel to him. Yet the story continues “The Lord was with Joseph.” Just like Joseph, God is with you in your journey. He has not rejected or abandoned you.
PRAYER:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you that you have not forsaken me. Thank you that I am a person of great value to You. Thank you that I can come to you freely and pour out my heart to you.
Help me to focus on your promises in your Word and not on my own understanding.
Give me a supernatural breakthrough in my situation. But even as I wait, give me the power of your Holy Spirit. Let me be found obedient and faithful to my God, who loves me unconditionally and has good things in store for me. In Jesus name. Amen.
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