Dear Brent
Dear Brent, I would appreciate your thoughts on "Rejection". One of the young men in prison I visit has a hard time as his mother kicked him out at 12 and his step-father told him how stupid he is, etc. He asked me about it. He is a new believer. A Blog Reader I’m glad he’s a Believer because it makes this much easier. Not "easy" but "easier" than if he was a not saved. For the unsaved person, the answer is still the same, but it won’t make sense. Rejection is probably the toughest of all human experience. Here are some things I want our young Brother to know: His Savior was Rejected The Savior of mankind, the Creator of the Universe, the sinless perfect Lamb of God was not only rejected by the religious leaders, He was rejected by His home town, His closest friends and His entire family.
Our new Brother needs to understand that His Savior knows FULL WELL what rejection feels like and there has never been one moment that Jesus has ever quit caring about any rejection we have ever suffered.
As a Christian,
You’ll Be Rejected by the World
Christians will experience rejection because of their faith. Family, friends, employers and society will reject us DURING THIS LIFETIME but an entire
eternity of heavenly acceptance awaits us.
It is important to be honest about this. We will experience insult, taunting, persecution, rejection and even physical harm in this life. But God sees ALL, and our reward for suffering for our faith will be repaid a million times a million times a million in Heaven.
God Never Rejects
God will NEVER reject you. You are adopted into His family now and you are His child, and He is your Father. Rejection of His children is not in His vocabulary. You can rest, safe and secure, that rejection from your Father will never happen again.
We Don’t Reject You
Your new Christian family does not reject you. It does not matter what your
background is, it doesn’t matter what you’ve done or who you WERE. You are a Christian now, and we are your family.
Your Rejection Can
Now Be Used For Good
God wants you to take your understanding of REJECTION and use it to have sympathy and love for others who have been rejected. You can comfort, advise and be an example for others who have experienced painful rejection by family, parents and friends.
To close, I want to encourage those who have been rejected: MOVE ON. Don’t be a victim. Don’t live in the past. The Bible tells us to PRESS ON, FORGET THE PAST and LOOK TO CHRIST (Phil 3:13-14). ~
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By Brent Riggs
Brent Riggs is an author, mentor and Bible teacher. For Bible teaching and answers, visit his ministry website at www.seriousfaith.com
