The Heidi St. John Podcast

"In our highly filtered, unrealistically edited, perfection projecting social-media-driven world, women are feeling the pains of rejection more than ever before." That rejection can define us or spur us on to allow the Lord to fill our empty places. Join me in this 2 part series with guest Lysa Terkeurst as we talk about rejection and how we can let it define us if we're not careful. (Part 1)

Lysa TerKeurst is the New York Times bestselling author of The Best Yes. She is president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and writes from her sticky farm table in North Carolina. She still has a crush on her husband, Art, who she’s been married to for twenty-four years. They deeply treasure every minute they can get with their four married kids and one teenager who still keeps them very young. Connect with her at www.LysaTerKeurst.com.

 

Rejection steals the best of who I am by reinforcing the worst of what’s been said to me.

Uninvited helps us realize the more fully we invite God in, the less we will feel uninvited by others.

In our highly filtered, unrealistically edited, perfection projecting social-media-driven world, women are feeling the pains of rejection more than ever before.

The truth is, rejection affects us all way more than we’d like to admit. And too often, the hurts of our past are affecting our present more than we realize. According to TerKeurst, “We are all either trying to get healing from past rejection, dealing with a present rejection, or fearing that an unexpected rejection is just around the corner.”

Rejection isn’t just an emotion we feel, it’s a message that’s sent to the core of who we are, causing us to believe lies about ourselves, others, and God.

Uninvited tells the story of the enemy’s schemes to make us feel less than, left out, and lonely. His lies can cripple our courage, dismantle our dreams, and blind us to the beauty of God’s love; but TerKeurst reminds us that the fullness of God can be found in the radical act of “living loved”—in finally seeing ourselves the way God does, as children who were made to take hold of the love He freely gives.

Uninvited invites us to a place of abundance, grace, and hope—where God knows every part of us, and loves us just the same. With a mix of biblical depth, gut-honest vulnerability, refreshing wit, and chapters like “There’s a Lady at the Gym Who Hates Me,” “Hello, My Name Is Trust Issues,” and “Ten Things You Must Remember When Rejected,” TerKeurst empowers readers with practical strategies for embracing rejection in a whole new way.

In Uninvited, readers will learn how to:

Stop feeling left out by believing that even when you are overlooked by others you are handpicked by God.

Change your tendency to either fall apart or control the actions of others by embracing God-honoring ways to process your hurt.

Know exactly what to pray for the next ten days to steady your soul and restore your confidence in the midst of rejection.

Overcome the two core fears that feed your insecurities by understanding the secret of belonging.

Uninvited is a practical guidebook for:

Most of us who have no idea how much past rejections are harming present relationships.

Women who constantly battle feeling left out and less than caused by filter-filled social media.

Singles hurting from failed romantic relationships.

Anyone tending to the scars left by a broken family or an unhealthy friendship or relationship.

College students looking for ways to arm themselves against rejection in a new environment.

Teenagers facing bullies, peer pressure, and self-doubt.

Parents needing to heal from their own rejections before they can help children who are hurting.

Anyone who has dealt with or is currently dealing with a deep hurt.

Through the pages of Uninvited,

The election, child-rearing, others’ expectations, our own expectations and personal worries of these days are all enough to cause us to feel overwhelmed on a daily basis, but that’s not at all what The Lord would have for us if He had His way! He has written notes in His word right to our overwhelmed hearts, and we’re going through some specific scriptures about this today in part 1 of this series.

The election, child-rearing, others’ expectations, our own expectations and personal worries of these days are all enough to cause us to feel overwhelmed on a daily basis, but that’s not at all what The Lord would have for us if He had His way! He has written notes in His word right to our overwhelmed hearts, and we’re going through some specific scriptures about this today in part 1 of this series.

Bible Study Guide Week 1

1 King 3:9-11

Ephesians 6:12

Psalm 46:10

Psalm119:160

Psalm 25:5

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Our society has sanitized abortion and minimizes it to just a procedure, never considering the heartbreak that follows for the woman who makes this choice - heartache that lasts a lifetime. But there can be healing, and my friend Pam has been brave enough to come share her story with us in this three part series. It's a hard road, but one we need to be talking about. Please join me.

We hear the word “abortion” in this world all the time. Sadly, the culture has sanitized it—tried to make it more palatable by calling it a “procedure” and a simple “choice.” We don’t like to talk about we’re actually doing. That would be too hard.

But the real life consequences of abortion are devastating: deadly for the baby, and more often than we like to admit, a lifetime of regret and pain for the mother. When did it become okay for mothers to choose to end the lives of their babies?

Almost a year ago, I was approached by a wonderful woman (a friend of mine) who felt moved to share what abortion is really like—because just one year after Roe v. Wade, she made the decision to have a second trimester abortion. You’ll hear the whole story this week on the podcast.

I will caution you—this series is difficult to listen to—but we must listen. I’m so proud of my friend Pam for speaking out about the very real cost of abortion and the pain it inflicts on the women who chose to do it. She is the real deal.

There were some tears shed this week on the podcast. And I will never be the same. Listen in and pray. Listen and share. If this podcast keeps even one woman from choosing abortion, it will have been worth it.

Part 1  |  Part 2

Romans 8:1 “Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus…”

Article Quoted by Keith and Melody Green, “Children: Things We Throw Away”

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Are you or do you know someone who is considering an abortion and needs help?

Save the Storks – Another way you can make a difference is by supporting Save the Storks.  Save the Storks partners with pregnancy resource centers all over the nation to provide them with powerful tools and training so they can more effectively reach and serve abortion-minded expectant mothers.

Together we empower these mothers to choose life for their unborn babies.

We accomplish our mission by making the highest-quality and most beautiful mobile medical vehicles available. These Stork Buses allow our affiliates to go where abortion-vulnerable women are likely to be, such as in front of abortion clinics and on university campuses.

Stork Buses allow our affiliates to go to women who need their services, rather than expecting those women to come to them.

Our society has sanitized abortion and minimizes it to just a procedure, never considering the heartbreak that follows for the woman who makes this choice - heartache that lasts a lifetime. But there can be healing, and my friend Pam has been brave enough to come share her story with us in this three part series. It's a hard road, but one we need to be talking about. Please join me.

We hear the word “abortion” in this world all the time. Sadly, the culture has sanitized it—tried to make it more palatable by calling it a “procedure” and a simple “choice.” We don’t like to talk about we’re actually doing. That would be too hard.

But the real life consequences of abortion are devastating: deadly for the baby, and more often than we like to admit, a lifetime of regret and pain for the mother. When did it become okay for mothers to choose to end the lives of their babies?

Almost a year ago, I was approached by a wonderful woman (a friend of mine) who felt moved to share what abortion is really like—because just one year after Roe v. Wade, she made the decision to have a second trimester abortion. You’ll hear the whole story this week on the podcast.

I will caution you—this series is difficult to listen to—but we must listen. I’m so proud of my friend Pam for speaking out about the very real cost of abortion and the pain it inflicts on the women who chose to do it. She is the real deal.

There were some tears shed this week on the podcast. And I will never be the same. Listen in and pray. Listen and share. If this podcast keeps even one woman from choosing abortion, it will have been worth it.

Part 1

Romans 8:1 “Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus…”

Psalm 56:8 “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle.  You have recorded each one in your book.”

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Are you or do you know someone who is considering an abortion and needs help?

Save the Storks – Another way you can make a difference is by supporting Save the Storks.  Save the Storks partners with pregnancy resource centers all over the nation to provide them with powerful tools and training so they can more effectively reach and serve abortion-minded expectant mothers.

Together we empower these mothers to choose life for their unborn babies.

We accomplish our mission by making the highest-quality and most beautiful mobile medical vehicles available. These Stork Buses allow our affiliates to go where abortion-vulnerable women are likely to be, such as in front of abortion clinics and on university campuses.

Stork Buses allow our affiliates to go to women who need their services, rather than expecting those women to come to them.

Our society has sanitized abortion and minimizes it to just a procedure, never considering the heartbreak that follows for the woman who makes this choice - heartache that lasts a lifetime. But there can be healing, and my friend Pam has been brave enough to come share her story with us in this three part series. It's a hard road, but one we need to be talking about. Please join me.

We hear the word “abortion” in this world all the time. Sadly, the culture has sanitized it—tried to make it more palatable by calling it a “procedure” and a simple “choice.” We don’t like to talk about we’re actually doing. That would be too hard.

But the real life consequences of abortion are devastating: deadly for the baby, and more often than we like to admit, a lifetime of regret and pain for the mother. When did it become okay for mothers to choose to end the lives of their babies?

Almost a year ago, I was approached by a wonderful woman (a friend of mine) who felt moved to share what abortion is really like—because just one year after Roe v. Wade, she made the decision to have a second trimester abortion. You’ll hear the whole story this week on the podcast.

I will caution you—this series is difficult to listen to—but we must listen. I’m so proud of my friend Pam for speaking out about the very real cost of abortion and the pain it inflicts on the women who chose to do it. She is the real deal.

There were some tears shed this week on the podcast. And I will never be the same. Listen in and pray. Listen and share. If this podcast keeps even one woman from choosing abortion, it will have been worth it.

Romans 8:1 “Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus…”

{this blog uses affiliate links}

Are you or do you know someone who is considering an abortion and needs help?

Save the Storks – Another way you can make a difference is by supporting Save the Storks.  Save the Storks partners with pregnancy resource centers all over the nation to provide them with powerful tools and training so they can more effectively reach and serve abortion-minded expectant mothers.

Together we empower these mothers to choose life for their unborn babies.

We accomplish our mission by making the highest-quality and most beautiful mobile medical vehicles available. These Stork Buses allow our affiliates to go where abortion-vulnerable women are likely to be, such as in front of abortion clinics and on university campuses.

Stork Buses allow our affiliates to go to women who need their services, rather than expecting those women to come to them.