Greetings,
Matthew 6 tells us not to
worry (fear) three times (Matthew 6:34, 31, 34). Why do we continue to go
against what God says in His Word?
I have experienced fear in
almost every person I come across. Of course, it is at different levels
and the result in high level fear is a manifestation in the physical,
emotional, and the spirit. Fear left unchecked will dominate your life,
will compromise you immune system, and make you ill. The enemy seeks to destroy
you (John 10:10). Jesus came to give us abundant life (John 10:10 The thief
does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that
they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly).
Some of the issues as a
result of fear are, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, throat issues, high
blood pressure, heart issues, migraine headaches, back aches, stage fright,
skin issues, addictions (because of feeling unloved), and PTSD, to name a
few. I found that fear will cause muscles, tendons, and ligaments to
tighten up which can result in muscles pulls and tendon issues such as Plantar
Fasciitis. You see Plantar Fasciitis quite often in athletics (especially
specific to men). I have seen fear cause one leg to be shorter than the
other causing alignment issues and pain throughout their body. Fear will
cause the arteries to constrict (make narrow).
Unfortunately, we think of fear
(anxiety, stress, worry) as singular when actually there are 4,000 documented
fears in the world. One fear in itself cannot do much damage, but
multiple fears will work together to destroy your life. I heard a story
of a Viet Nam veteran that came back from the war shunned and scorned
(rejected) by his own country causing trauma (fear) in his life that he has to
deal with to this day. The primary physical manifestation in his case is
throat issues. Their soul has been damaged and the ministry solution to
this issue is to take the person back to the entry point and bind up and cast
out this specific fear. The same can be done for PTSD or any trauma in a
person’s life. God uses his disciples to heal, but faith is ever lacking
in the Body of Christ and it is frustrating to me because so few come to the
Healing Room that I am a part of. We are destroyed due to lack of
knowledge (Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because
you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your
children). We are destroyed because of pride and because we are a
stubborn generation.
The topic of this article is
rejection, which is a fear. I found that once rejection enters,
abandonment (fear of abandonment) and unloving (fear of not being loved)
follows. We feel abandoned because we are rejected. We feel unloved
because of the rejection and don’t feel worthy to be loved. There is one
other element that is a result of rejection, abandonment, unloving, and that is
anger. Anger because they were rejected, abandoned, and unloved. In
many cases, this anger can be high level rage. Babies rejected in the
womb (unwanted by the parents) are especially high risk.
Rejection (fear) causes
depression (despair/hopelessness/sadness/broken heart/gloom/unhappiness -
Thesaurus). How do I know this? The Bible tells me so. Anxiety (fear)
in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad Proverb
12:25. What does the medical field say causes depression? They
can’t really answer this question. Doctors say that mental illness can’t
be cured, but Jesus showed and instructed us that we, as disciples of Jesus
Christ, can bring healing in the name of Jesus as we pray to our Father in
Heaven.
One thing is common in all
the people that I have ministered to and that is: they just want and need to
hear the words “I love you.” These simple words will cast out all their
fears (1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out
fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect
in love). Why is it so hard for us to convey the love of God? Mainly,
because the earthly father did not learn how to convey the love of God to their
children, so we were not taught to do the same to our children. Secondly,
is un-forgiveness and bitterness holding us back? Is it time for us to be
the “Repairer of the Breach” (Isaiah 58:12)?
OK, let’s get to the
rejection tidbits from Be In Health with a little commentary and additional
Scripture added by me.
The most important things to
know about Rejection:
- The
first thing to know about Rejection is that it is not just "a
feeling." It is an evil spirit that works with other spirits to make
us feel and think that we're rejected.
- Rejection
can rule our lives. It does so by influencing our thoughts and decisions.
- It can
change our personality. We can be someone who believes we are always being
rejected by others and anticipate ongoing rejection into the future. It
may cause us to fall in a trap of self-pity resulting in a victim’s
mentality which is a whole other issue we need to be aware of.
- Rejection
leads us to value man's opinion or acceptance more than God's.
- It
establishes our value based on whether another human being accepts us or
not.
- If we
determine our value based upon the rejection of others our value is not
based upon God's acceptance of us according to the Word. This makes
God a liar because He has said that He already accepts us (Romans 8:31
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can
be against us?).
- Rejection
is also a form of Unbelief because it doesn't want us to believe that God
has already accepted us.
- It
leaves us feeling like we have to be accepted first by man before we can
be accepted by God. This keeps us from resting in God's acceptance (Hebrews
4:9-11 NLT So there is a special rest] still
waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered
into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after
creating the world. So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we
disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall).
- Rejection
is a form of idolatry because we allow other people's opinion or approval
to become more important than God's (Exodus 20:3 NLT “You
must not have any other god but me).
- Our
value and who we are do not depend on whether someone likes us or
not. Our value is evident in that God knew us and planned for us
since before we were born (Psalms 139:14-16 NLT Thank you for making me
so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed). - If God
knew us before we were formed, then we are no accident. We are known of
God. We are accepted by Him through Jesus Christ. We were desired by Him.
- Regardless
of the circumstances of our conception, we were desired and intended by
Him. We are extremely worthy in God’s eyes.
- Therefore,
no one is "an accident" and no one is "a mistake." He
used our earthly parents to bring us into this world but He is our Father.
This is the Truth according to His Word and we need to accept it as true.
It does not matter how much Rejection seeks to deceive us because God’s
perfect love is not a deception.
We must choose to believe
what the Word says rather than rejection. Instead of seeking acceptance from
others, we need to remember that God knew us and planned for us before we were
born and trust that He accepts us. Then, we may rest in His acceptance and
value as sons and daughters of God and not be tossed to and fro by Rejection
and the resulting fears.
That is how we overcome
Rejection in our lives.
Blessings to you all,
Tony Sanchez
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