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Heart matters # dealing with rejection

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Dealing with rejection is something we've all had to face at some point or another.

It is not easy, missed opportunities, being denied, ignored or even seemingly neglected can easily be taken personally.

It is  easy to look at a circumstance and wrongly come to the conclusion that "You are deficient and leaders or others, don't want to have anything to do with you." Nothing could be further from the truth. Church is not a business, a competition but a family. It should and can be the most secure place in the world but sometimes it can feel like a lonely place.

Rejection is such a personal emotional thing and it is hard to see beyond your personal circumstance. Everyone who is good enough to get admission to University isn't always offered admission. Not getting in, doesn't mean you are not good enough. In Church life similar understanding is also relevant. Just because you have seemingly been passed over while another individual appears to be 'flavour of the month' does not mean you have been rejected. This is a problem with so called 'purpose driven' churches or 'driven' lifestyles of any kind.

The world and its marketing strategies and business
plans have saturated the church to an alarming level.

The wisdom of this age is not the wisdom of God who sees things differently, and whose plans always come to pass. Grace-led lives are lives that learn to cope with what appears as rejection knowing that they are fully accepted by God. No approval is necessary. They know they are full loved by God. And it is reflected in their relationships with one another.

Sometimes you do have to face real rejection. The problem with rejection is that it hurts and depending on the circumstances, it may take a while to get over. What you tell yourself is what you will believe, so tell yourself that no matter what, you are going to get through this and move on, loving God, loving His People, Loving His Word - nothing has changed!

There is some truth to the old adage of dusting yourself off and getting back on the horse that threw you. Focusing on the rejection and the hurt only strengthens the pain. That  is where forgiveness is so essential.

Learn and move on.

Rick Joyner said that when people come to him with problems of feeling rejection he reminds them of the Titanic, and says, "It sunk - Get over it!" That sounds a bit coarse (and it is)but it is part of a realisation that there are some things that we can learn from but we must move on, and sooner rather than later.

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