All of us from time to time experience things that can be very painful. We can use these times to either get bitter or better.
As a child of God we are equipped with everything to make us an overcomer, God told Paul in 2 Corinthians 12.” My grace is sufficient for you, My strength is made perfect in weakness”. When we are at our weakest, God’s power is at the greatest.
I’d like to share with you in this article how to overcome rejection, because rejection hurts.
Have you ever wanted to be a part of somethng or have a part in someones life, only to be overlooked or totally be ignored. Could be that you have been rejected because of what you believe.
Rejection can wound the soul of man. The soul being the mind, will and emotions. Left unattended it can destroy you. Rejection can literally consume your thinking, if you allow it to.
Life can be stressful. We can say we understand someone’s hurt, but there is no way to understand unless you have walked in those shoes.
One of the rudest awakenings one can have is, ” not everyone loves you”
Imagine that.
Rejection stems from jealousy, envy, selfishness,pride and a lack of self confidence.
These areas in a persons life keeps them from accepting who they are and so they find it difficult to accept others for who they are. So the way to deal with these issues is to simply pull away.
You know the old saying, “Out of sight, out of mind”
So what do you do if this happens to you? The decision you make will cause you to either be a victor or a victim.
Our example is the Lord Jesus. Isaiah 53: 3 He was despised and rejected and forsaken of man.
Some of the very people who walked with the Lord, turned their backs and forsook HIM. Yet He still went to the cross, suffering the pain of being rejected. But because of His love He looked beyond the cross and saw our need.
This happens in life all the time. People who once played an important role in your life will walk away and out of your life, not caring how they are hurting you.
So do you sit down and give up? By no means. You can’t lose unless you quit. Be determined to be an overcomer. When all is said and done we will each stand before God and give an answer to what we did with Jesus. There will be no excuses and no winners in the blame game.
When you have a revelation of “Christ in you.”strength will come to face each day. Get an understanding that God loves you just as much as he love anyone else and what He does for one He will do for you. Remember who your enemy is. Satan wants to steal your joy. The joy of the Lord is your strength. Neh. 8:10
God made all of us unique and we should learn to adapt to one another.
If you want to win over the spirit of rejection you must first ask God to show you if you are doing something that could cause others to reject you.
1. If so, ask for forgiveness from God and then from others if necessary. (Do your part, so you can be free inside)
2. Know that you have been accepted in the Beloved. He accepted us long before we accepted HIM. He accepts us just as we are. Ephesians 1:6
3. Don’t let anyone stop you from fulfilling the plan of God for your life. Jerm 29:11
3. Comfort someone in their pain. We have been given that ministry. II Corinthians 1:4.
You will either deal with rejection or you will become a carrier of it. Its a spirit that will dog your trail. Hurting people hurt people.
Jesus bore the hurts of all mankind on the cross and what He bore we don’t have to bear. Its by faith that we release those that have rejected us and make the choice to walk free in Jesus’ Name.