Any Past Rejection in Life?
“And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19
How do I deal with memories of childhood rejection?
Here is God’s view of failure: He expects it, He forgives it, and then He uses it to conform us to the image of Christ.
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”Luke 19:10
*God accepted Christ’s sacrifice, he now sees only one corporate man: Christ, and those who are bound to him by Faith.
John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
How the Truth is revealed to us:
*Creation
*Jesus
*God’s Word
What is this “Truth”?
1.) God is the Creator
2.) God is Holy, Holy, Holy
3.) Man is a sinner and fallen
4.) Judgment is coming
5.) Jesus paid it all, He is our savior
6.) Jesus is our only hope
7.) Follow hard after God
8.) God has revealed Himself
That’s great and let’s not forget John 8:31 which is the condition- ” abide in my word”.
We can only KNOW the TRUTH that brings FREEDOM if WE ABIDE IN HIS WORD!!!
Some people reach a point where they falsely believed the only escape from their hopelessness is suicide.
THIS IS never an option from God’s perspective.
No matter what we face, He is a God of Hope and Restoration—not death or condemnation.
*How can we lay down our lives for God if we’re not really sure He loves us?
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loves us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ…”Ephesians 2:4-5
While growing up, some young people have been repeatedly told that their life would never amount to anything.
The ugly remarks they heard as a child had made a lasting impact on their lives.
Mentally, people then tell them self that they were a failure.
They believed they would never have the opportunity to experience happiness.
They had fought to keep a job and even fight to hold on to relationships.
Even though they witnessed people around them succeeding in many areas, they assumed the opposite for themselves—that is, until they meet the Savior.
They need to hear the truth:
God loves US unconditionally.
Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
At first, most find this impossible to believe.
After years of verbal abuse, they could not understand how anyone would like them, let alone love them. BUT God does love Them so Much(John 3:16-17).
What About You?
Maybe you find yourself in a similar situation. You may struggle with some memory that has shattered your sense of self-esteem. You wonder if you can ever truly be free of the negative harassment that follows you every where you go.
The answer is a BIG YES!
You may also wonder how God could care for you. I want to assure you that He does.
The fact is, He loves without hesitation—and with no regard to what you have or have not done in response to the brokenness in your life.
God’s love is NOT based on performance; it is based on the fact that Jesus Christ DIED for YOUR sins.
Because of this, you can live each day free from doubt and worry about your past.
However, unless you have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, you are not experiencing this liberty. Even believers can still be tethered to old defeating thoughts and habits if they have never come to grips with the sorrow of their past. Yet, Jesus came to set us free (John 8:32).
God wants you to know that you do not have to live imprisoned by thoughts of low self-esteem.
God will liberate you from this bondage when you ask Him to open your heart to the truth of His love and acceptance.
The Pathway to Freedom
When you accept Christ as your Savior and confess your need of Him, He will fill your heart with much more than you could ever imagine.
First, you gain an eternal hope. You gain the assurance that will live forever with the God of this universe, who created you, knows all about you, and loves you completely.
Second, when ask Him to cleanse you of your sins, He will do exactly that. He will also give you a newness that this world cannot comprehend.
*Sin may have robbed you of many joys, but it cannot steal the eternal joy Christ places within your heart when you receive His love.
In Luke 4:18, Jesus read from the book of Isaiah, telling those who had gathered in the synagogue, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He anointed me to preach the gospel [or good news] to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed.”
It was the Savior’s word of hope to those who were struggling with fears, doubts, sorrows, and deep emotional scars.
God was saying, “There is a victory in the battle, and the way to experience it is through Me.”
*Jesus came to earth for a specific reason. Many people—especially the Jewish rulers—believed the Messiah’s mission was to free Israel from Roman rule and bondage.
* However, Jesus made it clear that His calling was to “proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed” (Luke 4:18).
* Jesus also said He did not come to condemn but to save those who longed for a Savior. “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him” (John 3:17).
***Jesus came to set men and women FREE from the Power of sin.
*Countless people are living in bondage but do not even know it. They are bound by something they cannot identify.
Many sit in church week after week, listening to sermons, singing songs, giving their time and money, reading their Bibles, and praying.
* But deep inside they wonder, is this all there is to life? (This was me years ago)
They cannot shed the guilty feelings of the PAST, so they want to give up the fight.
* Their hearts are chained!!!
Hope for the Hurting
An example from scripture demonstrates the way to freedom. Bartimaeus, a destitute blind man, called out to Jesus. After Christ asked what he desired, the beggar asked for sight.
Instantly, the Savior healed him.
*OUR’S IS the same cry: “Lord Jesus, have mercy on me!” God answered by giving us the ability to learn a new way to approach life. Instead of recalling old memories and replaying thoughtless comments, we began to study Scripture and let the Holy Spirit speak.
We have discovered that God has loved us our entire life. He was there 100 percent of our life and knows everything. (Read psalms 139).
What a transformation: we went from deep bondage to extreme liberty!
The same can be true for you. There has never been a moment when you have been outside of God’s eternal care.
While you may have faced dark valleys, God promises to use each one to draw you closer to Him.
God wants you to experience supreme joy and peace.
The Lord told His disciples, “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me” (John 14:1).
God wants to remind you that FAITH in Jesus Christ is the only solution for the troubled heart.
Everything we need is in Jesus and He is the only way. Only He holds the keys to our success in life. When we realize that everything we need is in Jesus, then that’s when we learn to lean and depend on him .
John 14: 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
*This verse is simple and straight to the point. It leaves no room for misinterpretation or debate. Jesus is the only way to receive deliverance.
*Jesus doesn’t just want to be first in our life He wants to BE OUR life- so let’s cry out to Him and make Him First!
Our mind is the devil’s playground at times, but it is your battleground. In order for you to stay FREE from the enemy’s oppression, you must wage war on the attacks that come against your thoughts. You do this by using TRUTH to combat the lies and fighting fear with FAITH. You have been given the weapons of war that are effective in gaining victory, but YOU must do the work.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
*Come Lord and take over All of my life including my past memories!
In Jesus Name. Amen