Psalm 118:22-23 "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. 23 This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes."
KEY STATEMENT
In the process of advancing his people, God uses one pill people are not always ready to take. This pill is called rejection. Throughout Scriptures, it is clearly established that people who experienced advancement in life experienced also rejection. But one thing is to be rejected, another thing is to handle rejection.
Are you facing rejection ? Do you feel like your emotions are mixed up to the point you are stuck and don't know how to move on?
Here are 4 vital truths picked from the Word of God that will help you to know how to handle rejection and to turn it into a gateway to your promotion.
1st truth : You have been created by God to be a living and walking wonder. But not everybody will see and appreciate the wonder you are until you see it and appreciate it first.
Psalms 71:7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou [art] my strong refuge.
Psalms 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.
2nd truth : One thing always happens to everyone who is a wonder : rejection.
It means in other words that if you really are a wonder, don't expect everybody to accept and appreciate it. Like it or not, you will be rejected, not accepted and not appreciated by some. Does it mean that you are no longer a wonder? No. Why ? Because when God says that you are a wonder, people's opinion and definition become irrelevant.
In Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is called "Wonderful...". In John 1:11, the Wonderful is rejected as it is written, "He came unto his own, and his own received him not." But the Wonderful is still wonderful because in John 1:12, he gives to those who receive him power to become the sons of God.
3rd truth : Rejection happens for a purpose. In the plan of God, rejection is always the gateway to promotion.
In Psalm 118:22, the builders rejected the stone but God turned the rejected stone into the head stone of the corner.
The sons of Jacob rejected Joseph but God turned the rejected Joseph as the life preserver of those who rejected him.
The Israelites rejected Moses but God turned the rejected Moses as the chied deliverer of those who rejected him.
What does it mean? It means that life never stops when you are rejected. The same way you cannot reach the top of the mountain without passing through the valley, the same way rejection is the valley you will have to go through before you reach the top.
4th truth : Rejection can kill or fulfill your destiny, stagnates or advances your life depending on how you consider it.
If rejection is considered as a stumbling block, the devil will use it to hurt you, to keep you bitter and to kill your destiny. If it is considered as a stepping stone, God will use it to heal you, to make you better and to fulfil your destiny on the earth.
What does it mean? It means that if you feel bitter or angry against those who reject you, you are allowing the devil to use it to kill your destiny. But if you forgive, you let go and you love those who reject you, you are allowing God to cause you to become what his mouth has ordained you to become.
After being rejected and sold by his brothers, Joseph never allowed bitterness to kill his destiny. Rather, he was healed, he forgave them and did them good.
In Genesis 50:20, he tells them, "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; [but] God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to save much people alive."
PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS AND PRAYERS
I PRAY THE LORD GOD WHO TURNS REJECTION INTO PROMOTION TO OPEN YOUR EYES SO THAT YOU WILL SEE HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE IN CHRIST. IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. SO SHALL IT BE!
Declare and pray ___________Father, open my eyes to see that I am created to be a wonder and my heart to appreciate that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.____________
I PRAY MY FATHER WHO USES REJECTION AS THE GATEWAY TO PROMOTION TO HELP YOU TO FOCUS ON WHAT HIS MOUTH HAS ORDAINED FOR YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. SO SHALL IT BE!
Declare and pray __________Father, I am what your mouth has ordained that I am. People's opinion toward me is irrelevant and cannot change it._____________
I PRAY MY FATHER TO HELP YOU TO SEE BEHIND REJECTION THE OPENING OF A NEW CHAPTER IN YOUR LIFE.
Declare and pray ___________Father, help me to see rejection from your perspective not as the end my life but as the beginning of a new chapter toward my destiny_________________
I PRAY MY FATHER TO FILL YOUR SOUL WITH JOY, YOUR HEART WITH PRAISE AND YOUR MOUTH WITH THANKSGIVING. MAY MY FATHER HEAL YOU AND UPROOT BITTERNESS, RESSENTMENT AND ANGER FROM YOUR HEART IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. SO SHALL IT BE!
Father, I am thankful and grateful to you for allowing ------------ (mention his or her or their names) to reject me. I come before you and confess that I feel bitter and resentful toward ------------ (mention his or her or their names). But today, I pray that by the power of your Holy Spirit you heal me and help me to forgive them and to love them in the Name of Jesus Christ!
SO SHALL IT BE.
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JESUS IS LORD !
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Pastor T.D. KASUKU K.K.
The Word Of Life Church International
Nairobi/Kenya
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