Therefore, those also who suffer according
to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing
what is right.
—I Peter 4:19
Never will I [God] leave you or forsake you.
—Hebrews 13:5
Can you talk to your
parents about your feelings—your desires, your hurts, your aspirations, and
your fears? Perhaps you’re afraid they won’t understand you. I never felt
understood and easily got my feelings hurt. I later learned that sensitivity
helped me to be a caring person.
*~*~*~*~*~*
From Seventh Dimension – The Door, a Young
Adult Christian Fantasy:
“I
couldn’t even tell my mother. My father—he left me long ago.”
—Shale
Snyder, chapter two
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Fear of rejection runs deep. We’ve all felt the
sting. I married when I was young and put my husband through medical school.
Seven years into our marriage, he had an affair. He divorced me to marry his
pregnant girlfriend, much like my father’s desertion of me when I was a young
girl. Rejection’s twin brothers are worthlessness and hopelessness.
Rejection
is so familiar to me that I go to great lengths to avoid it. “Am I okay?” I
often asked a counselor. I believed if people knew the real me, they would
reject me.
I
have probably robbed myself of opportunities to further my career or be
encouraged in my faith. I still struggle in this area. I am a work in progress.
Rejection
comes in many forms. Perhaps you fear you will say the wrong thing at a party.
Rejection
may go deeper—a boyfriend drops you, you
receive a pink slip at work, or a school you wanted to attend turns down your
application.
Ask
God to help you sort through your rejected feelings. Read the Bible. Seek out a
teacher, a counselor, a coworker, or a fellow student in whom you can confide. If
you need help, do not feel ashamed or embarrassed to ask for it.
If
you have made poor choices in friends, it’s not too late to cut off those
relationships. If someone is abusing you physically or emotionally, seek
guidance. Don’t be afraid, even if someone has threatened you.
If
you’re pregnant and unmarried, don’t abort. Help is available. You will live
with that decision for the rest of your life. Don’t believe what the world tells
you. Abortion kills a beating heart. Call: 1-800-366-7773
or go to http://prolifeacrossamerica.org/need-help/.
If
you’re suffering from the effects of an abortion, don’t suffer in silence. There’s
nothing so awful that God can’t handle it. Take that first step—seek help. God
will not abandon you. You’re not alone.
Not
everyone will disappoint you. Not every person is a bully, although it may seem
like it at times. People who care about you will help you. Whatever is keeping
you awake at night or making you overeat is important. God never meant for his
followers to live alone or feel isolated from others.
God
never gives up on you, but you must get to the point of recognizing your need
and asking for God’s help. He can fill in the holes left by those who let you
down.
Whenever
I feel rejected, I remember how much I am loved by my heavenly father. I will
lie on my bed and read the Psalms, remembering God’s care is greater than all
the wrongs others have done. We have an awesome God who someday will make
everything right—all the bad things done to us will no longer be remembered.
God
understands how you feel. Jesus was rejected by his own people. The Jewish
leaders mocked him and turned him over to the Roman authorities to be
crucified. Jesus died willingly for you and for me.
Thank you, Jesus, for never leaving me. I
know you will walk with me, even carry me, through the lowest moments in my
life.
Help me to make good choices.
Help me to be wise and remember I am not
alone. Please bring positive people into my life. The Bible says if I ask, you
will answer me. Please help me, Lord, to trust in you.
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