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Silent Killers Pt.2 Overcoming Rejection

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Silent Killers pt.2 Overcoming Rejection

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Hebrews 4:12-16 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

A couple of weeks ago we started a series called Silent Killers. A simple explanation of an infection is when something from the outside gets on the inside and begins to slowly kill you from the inside out. 

Long before symptoms manifest outwardly, the damage is being done internally. Much like a natural infection, there are things that can get down in your soul and infect every area of your life. Things that happen to you externally can affect you internally long before the symptoms ever manifest. There are many things that can destroy your life from the inside, but we started with Rejection. 

This morning I want to continue to deal with this subject because I believe there are a large number of people in the body of Christ who have been so wounded by rejection that they can not move forward with their life.

Review

  • The word rejection comes from the Latin and means to throw backwards. The enemy wants to use rejection to take you backward and keep you from moving forward in what God has for you. 
    • Rejection can cause a soul wounds. Your soul is your mind, will and emotions. “As a man thinks, so is he..”. Prov 23:7 “For as he thinks within himself, so is he…”
    • How you see yourself will determine who you become. 
    • If we are not careful we will dismiss symptoms of a soul wound as personality traits. “That’s just who I am”, when the truth is, that may be who you are BEING, but It isn’t who you were created to BE! A rejection wound will keep you focused on your condition rather than you position! 
    • The enemy wants to use rejection to take you backward and stop you from fulfilling the divine destiny God has for your life, But God wants to heal you and transform you from the inside out so that you can move forward in what He has for you!
    • Rejection will affect movement. 
      • Rejection will keep you stuck in the past when God is trying to move you into your future! 
      • Rejection affect your vision! When you not seeing clearly you revert back to the last thing God did and how He did it. (Throw backward). You go back to “how it used to be” or “who I used to be”. 
        • Not seeing clearly affects our decision making. 
        • Rejection will cause you to Reject others. project your pain on to others! 
          • Rejected people will often reject others to make themselves feel better about the perception they have of themselves. 
          • Many times when we have rejection issues we protect ourselves by rejecting others before they can reject us. 
          • Rejection will cause you to project your pain on to others! 
            • Jonny didn’t cheat on you, James did…

              • The progression of rejection left unattended with.

              • Rejection
                • People will reject you for who you are or who you are not. 
                • Fear of Rejection.
                  • Being afraid of being rejected turns into approval addiction. Approval addiction locks us in a performance mentality. This leads to a cycle of pain! 
                  • If you live by of people's approval, you will die by their rejection!
                  • Rejection of self. 
                    • You start hating yourself because you seem to always be failing to meet the standards. 
                    • Rejection of God. 
                      • Eventually you start blaming God for all the pain and rejection. 
                      • You can not hold God accountable for mans actions. He didn’t reject you!

                        • The target of rejection?  

                          • The target of rejection is IDENTITY!
                          • When we experience rejection we come face to with the reality of where we find our identity. 
                          • Rejection is where revelation and knowledge separate. It’s where emotion and faith are distinguished.
                          • Rejection is not a reflection of WHO YOU ARE. Rejection does not define who you are, but if you allow it to, it will shape who you become. 

                            • How do we respond correctly to rejection? 

                              • Jesus was the most rejected person in the history of the world. From birth to death He was rejected. 
                              • Although He was constantly rejected, it never affected His decision making, His attitude toward others, or stop Him form fulfilling His Destiney. The key to responding correctly to rejection is Perspective. How you see yourself and how you see rejection.
                              • How you see yourself will determine how you see rejection. 
                                • Jesus knew who He was and what He was called to do. 
                                • When you know who your are, you focus on your PURPOSE instead of peoples PERCEPTION. They reject you because of how they perceive you, but their perception can not stop you from fulfilling your purpose! 
                                • How you see rejection will determine how you respond to rejection. 
                                  • If you see it as God’s protection, rejection can be a catalyst to propel you forward. 
                                  • If you see it as an inditement on who you are, it will be a catalyst to throw you backward! 

                                    • How do we heal from the wounds caused by rejection?

                                     Jesus was despised and rejected so you could be loved and accepted!

                                    • It is God’s will that you are healed Spirit, soul and body! 
                                    • The story of redemption is that Jesus got what he didn’t deserve so that you wouldn’t get what you deserved. 
                                      1. Acknowledge the wound! 
                                        • God can’t heal what you ignore!
                                        • Jesus has experienced it all! 
                                          • Hebrews 4:4 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
                                              1. Acknowledge The Word.
                                                    • Hebrews 4:12 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
                                                    • The Word has to become the true foundation of your belief system! 
                                                        1. Solidify who your Identity!
                                                              • You are a son, not a servant! Serving is what I DO, but son is who I AM!
                                                              • We have not just know we are born again, but who we truly are IN HIM and how we became who we are in HIM. 
                                                              • You have to see yourself as The Father sees you. The Father sees you as blessed, chosen, accepted, redeemed! Eph 1.
                                                                • V3 He calls you Blessed!
                                                                • V4 He calls you chosen. He calls you blameless!
                                                                • V6 He calls you ACCEPTED!
                                                                • V7 He calls you redeemed, forgiven, and rich in grace!
                                                                • 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
                                                                    1. Forgive those who have rejected you. 
                                                                          • Notice I left forgiveness until the end. Why? Because you can’t truly forgive those who have hurt you until you allow God to heal you. 
                                                                          • Forgiveness is only possible through Him. 
                                                                          • When you perspective of You changes, your perspective of them will change. When you begin to see them as He sees them, then you can truly forgive. 

                                                                            • Jesus was despised and rejected so you could be loved and accepted!


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