"We usually transition to another place in a couple of ways.
We can willingly move to a new place by our own choosing, or we can be forced out against our will by the decisions of others.
The first way is usually pleasant.
The second way is painful.
The sting of rejection hurts. It makes you feel unwanted, unloved and unappreciated. Often the snubbing is unfair and uncalled for.
But you need to add one more "un" to the equation.
You must understand that rejection is one of God's tools to maneuver people to a new place.
It is hard to comprehend how a good God can use evil people.
And it is even more difficult to see God's purpose when you are writhing in agony.
The sting of rejection is devastating and hurts deeply.
But God allows you to experience the pain so you will have no doubt that it is time to move on and not look back with regrets!!
Rejection can actually be God's protection when He stops a relationship to protect you from being hurt worse in the future.
Perhaps someone you deeply love turns their back and leaves you. Your fiancé broke off your engagement and the rejection is killing you.
Your whole world has come crashing down and you think you cannot go on.
But it may be that God has allowed your crisis because He has someone better reserved for you.
Whenever people are devastated from a broken engagement, I tell them, "Although you can't see it right now, this is a huge blessing in disguise. God has just spared you from a lifetime of grief through a short time of pain. He has something better planned for you although you cannot see it right now."
One of my friends told me that when his fiancée broke off their engagement, it was the most painful thing he had ever experienced.
He plunged into deep depression and thought he would never pull out of it.
But then something happened.
He said, "About three months later I saw the most beautiful woman I had ever laid my eyes on. When I saw her, I completely forgot about that other girl. I knew she was the one for me. We've now been happily married over thirty years. God knew that I had to completely let go of the wrong person so I could find the right one. Every time I think about it, I thank God that I didn't marry the other gal!"
We can willingly move to a new place by our own choosing, or we can be forced out against our will by the decisions of others.
The first way is usually pleasant.
The second way is painful.
The sting of rejection hurts. It makes you feel unwanted, unloved and unappreciated. Often the snubbing is unfair and uncalled for.
But you need to add one more "un" to the equation.
You must understand that rejection is one of God's tools to maneuver people to a new place.
It is hard to comprehend how a good God can use evil people.
And it is even more difficult to see God's purpose when you are writhing in agony.
The sting of rejection is devastating and hurts deeply.
But God allows you to experience the pain so you will have no doubt that it is time to move on and not look back with regrets!!
Rejection can actually be God's protection when He stops a relationship to protect you from being hurt worse in the future.
Perhaps someone you deeply love turns their back and leaves you. Your fiancé broke off your engagement and the rejection is killing you.
Your whole world has come crashing down and you think you cannot go on.
But it may be that God has allowed your crisis because He has someone better reserved for you.
Whenever people are devastated from a broken engagement, I tell them, "Although you can't see it right now, this is a huge blessing in disguise. God has just spared you from a lifetime of grief through a short time of pain. He has something better planned for you although you cannot see it right now."
One of my friends told me that when his fiancée broke off their engagement, it was the most painful thing he had ever experienced.
He plunged into deep depression and thought he would never pull out of it.
But then something happened.
He said, "About three months later I saw the most beautiful woman I had ever laid my eyes on. When I saw her, I completely forgot about that other girl. I knew she was the one for me. We've now been happily married over thirty years. God knew that I had to completely let go of the wrong person so I could find the right one. Every time I think about it, I thank God that I didn't marry the other gal!"
Trust...God's...Plan!!!!
Stay strong!!!
Doug
