Whether rejected by someone not sitting
with you or maybe something such as being ignored, the pain of being
avoided hurts. We can either look at it as what it is, which could be
nothing of your own fault, or we can see it for what Satan wants us
to see it as...as to being an attack to us personally. How do you
handle it?
Me? I have a hard time with feeling inadequate. A simple
gesture of someone moving over to another table when there was plenty of
room at mine sent me quickly into a self centered low and a bit
depressed. I had to sit and quickly pray. I literally prayed that God would
set my mind back into focus and I had to remember that most people's
issues are not my own. I refused to permanently grab hold of the down feelings of
being rejected. And really, I wasn't rejected as I thought tonight. It just felt like that was
happening. Satan wanted me to feel bad about myself and build anger.
The Holy Spirit listened to my prayer and comforted the ache that kicked me in my heart. “Think with your head not with your heart. Trust me with this.” God placed a God sized bandage on the little boo boo of unnecessary pride.
How often this happens to people when
we put assumptions in front of fact and listen to Satan instead of
God. When your heart breaks in times as this, who has control over
fixing the cracks?
Heavenly Father, Thank you for showing
me that I am not always seeing the full picture. Lord, thank you for
showing me that what I see and what I feel isn't always what
is happening. Keep my eyes open and my pride shut down. Thank You
God for sending the Holy Spirit to ease the pains that every day life
can throw at me. Please help me when I trip over my bottom lip that
I only fall straight into Your compassionate care.
In Jesus Name,Amen
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
