Rejection

Have you ever been rejected? I have…I have felt the sting of rejection…it feels like an arrow piercing the heart…I can remember the first time I felt it… tears began to fill my eyes and a lump formed in my throat…I thought…”Why wasn’t I chosen?”…I began listing all of the things about me that I consider “wonderful”…As I thought of those things the pain became more intense…I could feel my heart rate increase…my breathing was more rapid..and I knew the tears would soon spill down my face…my emotions were everywhere…sadness…and anger…bitterness and longing…I have been rejected more than once…and I’m sure you have too…being rejected…begs the question…”what’s wrong with me?”…”why wasn’t I good enough?” It begins in the schoolyard when you are not chosen for the team…and then it appears in high school when the guy that you thought was really cute…didn’t even notice you…and then as we reach adulthood…it is present in employment and relationships…rejection is a beast…but I found the prescription for this insidious disease…the acceptance of a loving God…who constantly whispers…”You are always on my team…I always see you…I have great purpose for your life…and our relationship will always remain pure“…so the sting of rejection subsides…and the love of God soothes…and then I remember…I am never rejected by the One who matters most…and then…peace returns and joy is restored as I whisper…”I am enough”…