God said it wasn’t good for man to be alone. It hurts to be lonely, but it is even more traumatic when you feel abandoned. Feelings of rejection are the emotional result of abandonment. It is the belief that someone else was preferred over you. It is the birthplace for resentment and the breeding ground for bitterness. This will in turn result in feelings of low self-esteem. Ultimately, self-destructive predictions and behavior will follow. The danger occurs when you begin to project onto new relationships, the fear that history will repeat itself. Some fight with this internal demon for the rest of their lives. At one point, even the Apostle Paul talks about being forsaken. He wrote over one third of the New Testament about grace and even he was not immune. Perfectly healthy relationships will be sabotaged if you never understand your true value. You will subconsciously gravitate toward relationships that confirm your erroneous view of yourself. If you are not healed, feelings of worthlessness will cause you to seek out individuals who will treat you accordingly. The cycle confirms your predictions. You may unknowingly create scenarios of loneliness to reinforce your existing belief about yourself. Instead of being rejected by others, you inflict the pain upon yourself, thus becoming the master of your own pain. You need to understand the depth of God’s love for you. He will reach into your pit of despair and pursue you, heal you and protect you. He says He will never abandon you. He promised. He can’t lie. Let Him love you today!