Dealing with Rejection

“For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
wonderful are Your works,
and my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
when I was made in secret,
and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
and in Your book were all written
the days that were ordained for me,
when as yet there was not one of them.
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!” Psalm 139:13-17

The piercing arrow of rejection can be removed and the wounds healed as we understand our intrinsic worth is forever bound to God’s unchanging truth.

Joseph Aldrich, author, pastor, and Bible school president, in his booklet, Self-Worth, writes: “Here’s the point: If the whole world decided you were worthless, it would not change your essential value. Why? Because as a believer you share both the image and nature of the unchanging God Himself. Your value is tied to Him. He is the magnetic north pole of your essential worth. The Almighty Creator is the infinite reference point, the ultimate standard, the ‘cosmic blue book’ of your value....Your value was written in blood at the cross. And whatever He values is valuable.”

Jesus was rejected by those He came to save. He dealt with that trauma by knowing that the Father loved Him completely.

If rejection has put you into a slough of despond, affirm God’s love for you. Move forward by obediently seeking to know Him through every adversity. Rejection eventually can be put behind you as you place Christ in front of you.

“The ultimate good for you is to treat yourself according to your true value.” -Joseph Aldrich