Uninvited: Healing from Rejection

So, as I type this blog post, I'm currently listening to one of my favorite worship songs by Kari Jobe x Sweep Me Away! I'm totally blown away how God is a healer and a redeemer of time. When God told me to write this post, I struggled with it a bit because I wondered would I get tested in this area again. The test to see if I'm healed and whole in the area when it comes to rejection. Just a recent incident showed me I had hidden wounds. That I knew were there but I didn't think was that bad...

Until, a friend that I was childhood friends with got married...

and I wasn't invited...

Matter of fact, I found out about them being in a relationship, engaged and married all through Facebook.

It open a can of worms for me because I felt, "oh no not another failed friendship, God". Because we haven't talked in a while even though I invited that person to my graduation dinner and ordination and received no reply texts. But I chalked it up to that person being super busy. However, this person ended our friendship without a reason or a goodbye. I couldn't fathom for a while how I had an unconditional love for this friend and yet another friendship goes down the drain. Experiencing the feeling all over again like I have in the past, like yet another friendship that I thought was for a lifetime was just seasonal...AGAIN.

It cut...

deeply.

But God reminded me how He offers that same friendship, unconditional love for us and yet people treat him seasonally and reject him for the world. God knows how it feels daily to be rejected. To be rejected by those who He loved so dearly and had a relationship with.

God knows what it feels like to feel "uninvited", lonely, and not wanted. For there are millions of Christians out there but yet there are only a handful that truly build a relationship with God and get to truly know Him and want God for God, alone. Whew.

To understand that, that made me want to go harder in my relationship with God and stop walking in the spirit of rejection. I am loved and accepted by God! He is an awesome father and an amazing best friend. I don't have to hide from building friendships/relationships with others because I am found in Christ, in the palm of His hands and in His heart.

So, to my reader who is reading this right now and maybe looking for the proper healing from the spirit of rejection and loneliness, is to let you know that you can be found in the arms of Christ. He loves you and He wants you! He will not ever quit on you! Don't turn your back on Him. He cares about you and every issue of the heart. Depend on Him, because your life depends on that relationship with Him. He's an awesome God!

Love,

Sheree B

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