"The LORD will not reject His people; He will not abandon His special possession."
Psalm 94:14 NLT
Today we look at our third area which contains a burden and a yoke, one in which many people suffer from throughout this world - REJECTION
The yoke of rejection is a very heavy burden to carry around. It may have been formulated while very young. Favouritism from one parent to a sibling is a common cause. We only have to look at the account of Jacob in Genesis, where he favoured Joseph over his brothers and the problems that it caused.
Rejection may happen when someone refuses to accept a person or listen to them or even casts them aside without another thought. Others may be the centre of attention while the other one has the feeling that they're sitting on the subs bench waiting for a call that never comes.
Someone once said that, 'Rejection occurs when a person or group excludes an individual and refuses to acknowledge or accept them' There is a great deal of truth in this statement. Many people in the world today have suffered rejection in their life and it has led to many emotional problems within them. A spirit of rejection brings fear, phobias, anxiety and self pity to someone, along with a need to blame or become angry with someone because they are easily offended.
A person who suffers from rejection has a strong need for love and acceptance, in fact a strong desire to be noticed. They may go much further in helping another person than another person would. There is a need to please another person, not so much for the thanks but for the attention they will receive.
They have also been unwanted for so long that they find it difficult to receive any deep love that someone may show them. This is because they have a fear that this person may reject them too. In the past they may have bought presents for someone only to have it rejected or they have later found that it had been unopened.
If this is you, please understand and accept that, people, even parents, may have hurt you but Jesus never will. As today's text reads, "The LORD will not reject His people; He will not abandon His special possession." And it is true. However, you have to accept that what has happened to you is in the past. That can't be changed, it has happened. However, the future can be different. But you have to work at this too. You can ask God to heal the rejection, and He will, but it is up to you to forgive and forget it. Otherwise it will bury you.
Are you ready to give this to Jesus? Are you willing to forgive what has happened and learn to forget it all and look to the future? If you are, say this:
'Lord Jesus, I have suffered rejection for the biggest part of my life. It's a deep-rooted thing that keeps cropping up when I don't want it to. I find it hard to trust anyone because I believe that they will hurt me too. Please help me.
I give all the pain of this rejection - this yoke and burden - to You Lord and ask that You will take it off my shoulders. I agree to do my part and forgive and forget the past. I know it will need some working at, but I know that You will help me with that.
Thank you for being My friend Jesus. Amen'
Now go and begin a new life of freedom in Jesus.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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