Last week a couple ladies prayed for me about my fears. At some point during this time the lady that was praying asked that the Lord would show us the root to these fears. Immediately the word rejection came to my mind. I tried to get it off my mind because I thought no this can't be right I already covered rejection but I decided to tell the ladies anyway. As they were praying for me one of them tells me that she sees there's a line of rejection in my ancestors. (there is)
Then she tells me that she wants me to know that I am accepted here. Then the other one said she felt like God wanted me to know that He accepts me and that He died on the cross for me.
Later that night I prayed...God I already know you accept me I don't understand why you would tell the lady to tell me that. And He said because growing up no one ever accepted you. I was like What? Then all of a sudden my whole life flashed before me of all the times I was never accepted. I said that's impossible. How can a child receive so much rejection everywhere she went? He even showed me that I felt rejected by my mom for always putting me in daycare and with babysitters.
This has been hard for me to accept but God's timing is perfect. I finished reading the book Approval Addiction and after going through a weekend full of rejection I see that my eyes have been more open to it and I don't have to receive it anymore. This doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt. But that I can walk away knowing that Christ accepts me no matter what people say, do, or think about me.
Rejection - Could possibly be the number one killer the enemy uses to destroy people. I think of suicide, depression, anger, murder, divorce , self mutilation and the list could go on...
I pray that I would be more open to the needs around me. To what other people are really saying and feeling before it's to late....Let me not reject others especially my husband and children, but instead love others with your agape love.
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