Hello friends, a word that has been on my mind this week is rejection. Rejection comes in so many forms, it stings no matter the form it presents itself, nonetheless. None of us are immune to rejection either. Rejection as a child whether it was on the playground or at home. Rejection from a loved one in later years. Rejection in our relationships. Rejection in our careers. Friendship rejection. See it’s truly everywhere. Its definition uses words such as refusing and dismissing. Those words feel scorning and abrasive. Rejection can leave deep scars on us if we don’t heal those wounds.
I was recently out with a wonderful friend of mine and as we were talking and catching up, we were talking about our past rejections and how they had led us to cross paths. I’m very grateful for all the friends I’ve met on this healing journey and some I would have never met if I had not been rejected and hurt much less decided to heal in the manner I have. The next word I thought of as we were talking was gratitude. Gosh, sometimes it’s really hard to feel gratitude for the rejection and hurts. But when we have a God that is bigger than all of our problems and rejections, we can then say that those rejections were His redirections.
See our Father in Heaven sees the bigger pieces of the life puzzles we are and wants the absolute very best for us. These divine interventions that we call rejections are His loving hand redirecting our path for our GOOD. The sting of rejection of a loved one, a job interview, or friends falling aside this happened because this wasn’t your path any longer. He saw something that wasn’t right for you and because He loves us so much, He only wants the very best for His children.
So today I challenge my readers to be grateful for the rejection. Just know that rejection is a God redirection, and He knows best. We may never know why, but that’s ok, feel secure in His redirection.
Thank you for being with me on this healing journey. Blessings until the next time.