How do we overcome rejection? Is there a prescription we can take? Rejection is one of Satan's best laid plans against people, he uses rejection to hold us back from receiving from God. To keep us bound and not free. What he does not want us to realize is that our liberty in Christ has already set us free.
There are many causes of rejection :
Unwanted conception - when a child is not wanted, rejection in the womb may occur.
Adoption - when a child is given up - a child will feel unwanted which causes rejection.
Abuse of any kind - physical, verbal, neglect - causes a person to feel worthless - rejected
Abandonment - causes a person to feel alone - rejected
Death of a parent - causes someone to feel like they have been abandoned - rejected
Peer rejection - this is a big one, causes a person to feel worthless, lonely, unwanted, neglected and all these things cause rejection.
Marriage rejection - neglected, rejected by a partner, marital unfaithfulness, verbal abuse. Physical abuse - This is a big one too, many ways for Satan to cause feelings of rejection. By using the closest person to you, your backbone, and support.
Many causes for one big problem. If Satan can keep you feeling rejected, he can keep you distracted and drive a wedge between you and God. Now what should we do about that ?
Romans 8:35 & 37 says it all, (35) who (what) shall separate you from the LOVE of Christ? tribulations, distress, persecutions, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword. (37) In all these things, we are more than conquerors through him that LOVED us.
Our one weapon against rejection is to know that Christ loves us. Who is the only person who matters. When we realize this and someone demoralizes us, mistreats us, or rejects us in any way and we do not allow them to tear down our self esteem or self worth. That is when we are more than a conqueror. Rejection will not stop coming only the way we handle it should be changed. We must handle rejection by knowing that God loves us and only he truly counts in this world. If we do not have the love of God, then we no longer have life. As long as you are doing what God wants and are pleasing him, it does not matter about anyone else and what they think.
Rejection is hard to get past, but like you I feel God has the only way out!
ReplyDeleteIt is a difficult thing which is why Satan will use it to hold us back, and yes only through God our answer lies. God Bless you
ReplyDeleteI was googling "rejection" for a blog I was writing and stumbled upon yours! I liked it so much I linked it (and referenced it) in one of my blogs pertaining to rejection! Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom and I look forward to reading more. God bless!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kristen, and God bless you.
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