One of the most difficult things in life to deal
with is rejection. It is a feeling that
you go through when you are told that you are not good enough; don’t have the
skills necessary for the position; lack the talent to get it done; lack the
experience or education; you don’t fit in; you can’t make the cut; it’s not
your time or intended for you.
It’s the feeling that you feel when you are being
denied the opportunity to demonstrate that you can do the job, you have the
right skills, abilities to get things done, that you matter or that you are
equally prepared to handle the task at hand.
It is amazing that no matter what you do or say and
how you present yourself, you still may be rejected by others. People reject other people all the time, it
could because of looks, experience, lack of interest, race, age, culture, because
they are so mean or have another person in mind all the time. And many times the opinions of others are all
wrong.
Sometimes God has to allow us to go through things and
experience rejection first hand in order for us to have a better sense of what
others are going through. The emotions
at times are very “raw” and “surreal” as we attempt to come to terms with what
it all means. In so many ways as we
journey through dealing with rejection on so many levels, it becomes a part of
who we are and what we understand about the world in which we live in.
Rejection is nothing new; it is as old as history
and will stretch way into eternity.
Jesus suffered rejection during His earthly life, on the cross and even
today. Men and women turn their backs, faith and
trust in the Lord. Sometimes when I
think about what my parents and fore parents when through in this American
experience to make things work out towards a brighter future, then I am enough,
for I know that God is always with me and He makes me good enough. 