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Rejection
D. Jason, Missionary, BYM
Rejection is one of the difficult experiences to
undergo. Lily Fairchilde, a Psychologist writes, “Deep
down, even the most hardened criminal is starving for the
same thing that motivates the innocent baby; love and
acceptance.” Being accepted is one of the basic components
of our human design. We all have a need to be accepted. This
need for acceptance is evident since birth. A newborn baby
stops crying once cuddled by its mother. We all love our
'home' because it is where we are accepted, no matter what
we do. In all other places like school, college or work place,
we fear 'rejection'. Most of our behavior can be traced back
to our deep seated need for acceptance. Since acceptance is
one of the very basic needs, handling 'rejection' becomes
very difficult. We all need relationships that accept us -
mother, father, brother, sister, friend, spouse and children.
These are the people who generally accept us. But there are
possibilities that even these people may reject us. When that
happens, life becomes more difficult to cope with.
In order to sail through life's rough seas, let us
not forget the following eternal truth:
Our relationship with God should define all
other relations on this earth. No relationship should come
between God and us. We are commanded to love our Lord
with all our heart, strength and mind.
Mat 10:37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me
is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me.”
It is this Divine relationship that will serve as
an anchor for our souls. God does not demand love. But He
knows that the more we love the people of this world, the
more it is going to bring discouragement, disappointment
and disillusionment. People change. People forget. People
hurt. People betray. But the good news is that God never
forgets, never changes and is ever faithful. What a blessed
life!
Let us turn to the Holy Scriptures to learn how
godly men faced rejection and overcame it.
1. Joseph Rejected By His Own Brothers
Gen 37:18,19,20 “They saw him from afar, and before he
came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.
They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. Come
now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then
we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we
will see what will become of his dreams.”
Joseph was a victim of his own brothers'
jealousy. His special relationship with his father and his
dreams were the reasons for his brothers to hate him. This
hatred, coupled with jealousy led to the conspiracy to kill.
He was alone and innocent. But his brothers came together
and schemed. What a dreadful day that might have been!
Joseph witnessed the fullest display of hatred and jealously
of his brothers. An ordinary errand by his father turned out to
be a nightmare for Joseph. How he would have begged!
How he would have cried! He would have called Reuben,
and then Simeon, and then Judah, and then Issachar, and
then Zebulun, and then Napthali, and then Dan, and then