Rejection

Recently, I've experience more rejection than any one person should have to face in such a short time. Being as how my biggest fear in life is REJECTION, it has been tough. I've dealt with the issue on a few different levels and it has been hard. It hurts. I've wrestled with God as to what His purpose in all of this is. I've questioned why He would allow certain events to take place and to end up in this place called "rejection city". Last night, I was talking with God and something came to mind. Granted, I'm not sure that this is the answer to those questions I posed to my Lord, but if it isn't, it is, at least, a reminder to me. Christ said that if I was to live in this world and live for Him, I would be hated... (translation: rejected). The world will throw things at me and Satan will use them to defeat me. Do I still feel defeated? Maybe. The pain of the rejection still stings, but I don't know if what I am feeling is really just defeat. Confused, hurt, rattled? Yes. Hopeful? Yes, too. I have a hope which is in Christ. If I choose to live in a world that hates the One I serve, I should expect to also be hated, rejected, discarded. As we talked in my Bible study class this past week, we may not always understand why God works the way He does. We may not understand why He acted the way He did in some biblical events. We may understand it someday, perhaps not until we get to heaven. Then again, as Julie said, we may be too busy praising and worshipping to even care to ask "why"? I hope that by the time I meet Jesus face to face, the pain and confusion will be so far removed that I'll have forgotten what I even wanted to ask "why?" about.