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How to Overcome Rejection Aug 28 2011
"As for me, I said in my alarm, 'I am cut off from before Your eyes.' Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to You." - Psalm 31:22
Rejection is a part of life. We all face it, whether trying out for a team and being cut, being fired, or laid off. Toughest of all may be rejection in the family through a divorce, a child feeling rejected by a parent, or one sibling rejecting another.
Remember, God's power is sufficient for you to overcome rejection. How?
1. You have to trust Him completely to bring good out of the worst rejection.
2. You have to confess to God any feelings of resentment, bitterness, or anger and ask God to forgive you. Remember, "Bitterness is the poison we swallow while hoping the other person dies."
3. You have to ask God to give you the power to forgive the person who rejected you, and for the strength to move on.
Jesus is our ultimate example for dealing with rejection. He chose to forgive on the cross, and He gives us the power to do the same when others reject us.
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Yes, report it NevermindThis is all good advice, but it seems to me that we are skipping a step. The first thing I want to do is to reflect on whether I have done something to cause the rejection. I want to pray and ask God to help me examine my role in the situation. I often find that I am at least partly to blame. That will lead to a whole different set of actions on my part.
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Yes, report it NevermindYou are Darned Right it Will:
My Daughter and I had an Extended Date on Friday Night--She wanted to know "Dad? What really Happened?"
I gave her Photos of her and her Mother Together when they were Both Young and said "Look Sissy...Things Change. Realise This: You will change many many Times before you get to My Place in Life..."
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First Ex came over today with Littleman and I had them both Laughing to Tears(Mom could not stand for me to see her Laugh but she couldn't Resist).
I grabbed Him in the Ribs and right across the Top of the Knees--They both Laughed so Hard it was Good Medicine for me.
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Second Ex calls today and we both had a Silent Laugh over the Real Reason her Parents were out of Town...
Was not a Mission Ttip by any Stretch--I could hear her Voice Smiling in the Background.
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Now: Are any of these People going to do anything Good for Old Sorry Gunk tomorrow?
Heck No...
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But am I going to Sleep tonight without that Poison Pill of "Death to Others" while I get some kind or Little See-Say over their God-Beloved Souls.
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I do not want to be Separated from the Love of God through Jesus Christ the Righteous...
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I would not Wish That on Satan Himself...But it Happens the Same of Way:
By our Rejection of Christ the King/G