Rejection

Rejection comes in many forms. People may reject you, your ideas, your personality, your money, your family, your joy and even your voice. Either form of rejection should not be taken personally. People who reject are more prone to have suffered rejection themselves. The objective response is to keep pressing despite the rejection.

Jesus does not reject us. In fact, He accepts us just the way we are and for who we are. Psalms 94:14 reassures us that, “For the Lord will not cast off His people, Nor, will He forsake His inheritance”. No matter how imperfect we are, God will not walk away from us. The world can be a cold place. Many people are out for themselves. They look out for their own well-being while overlooking the needs of others.

The best way to keep joy and peace is to rest in knowing that God will stay right there with us through it all. His strength is made perfect in our weaknesses. When we relinquish our will and accept that His will holds us up and that He watches over us when friends leave and others abandon us. Lord, we thank You for being there for us and we ask that You will continue to reveal to us that we are not alone and that you were there all along.

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