God knows His own! Thankful for your stories! You are an inspiration. Our long-time friend is Norwegian and we will soon be heading (for the first time ever!) to Bergen, Stavanger, and Naerbo to visit with him and many of his family members.
You will visit the beautiful west Norway. I have lived in Bergen which is very beautiful (if it is not raining,) and I also lived one year in a small town called Bryne which is not too far from Naerbo. Stavanger and especially Jæren as we call it, is the flattest part of Norway and quite windy.
Thank you for posting this -- I have shared it elsewhere; at first glance I knew it was a good post, but (honestly) discarded (merely from my inbox) because it didn't really apply to me -- my parents loved me and I knew they loved me. But then, as I took a moment to actually consider the WHOLE subject of Rejection, I fished it out of the Trash. (Sorry, don't be offended I just have too many things in my email). And, then I reread and I took longer to consider how it applied to my own life and the lives of SO many people I know!
Rejection is a common thread I think most people share -- even with loving parents who accepted us in our early years -- that Rejection can still have a stronghold or at least a tiny platform of attack in our lives. Rejection is surely TRAGIC for those who are actively rejected by parents who should love and accept them; I am not diminishing that AT ALL!!! HORRIFIC! -- It is, however, not isolated to only those who are marred by a parent's rejection. Rejection is a cornerstone of Satan's kingdom - his Mode of Operation -- and gets passed from generation to generation: Even when parents come to Christ and cut off those inheritances in their own lives (as mine did or tried to do), it can be passed down to our children. It is something I needed Deliverance for actually.
I think because we, as parents, mistakenly believe that because WE have dealt with it in our own lives and love our children that they are somehow immune from these types of attacks, BUT -- though Satan may not have a legal right to access our children in that way, he is a liar, deceiver and cheat! He will do whatever he can to deceive our kids into THINKING they are rejected when they are, in fact, NOT rejected by us, their parents. It is a war against humanity; we are created in the image and likeness of God and since Satan cannot touch God (again), he still attacks those whom Christ loves and died for. Satan was allowed to strike the Shepherd once and scattered the sheep; Christ has gathered us for Himself, but even so Satan still tries to hobble us as we Follow the shepherd. He tries to keep the Lost from finding their true acceptance in Christ, even if their parents LOVE them. We all need to have our Come to Jesus moments for ourselves. Our Adversary roams about like a roaring lion (lying if necessary) to make us feel unwanted, seeking whom he may devour.
As parents who have ousted Rejection from our own lives, we must continue to actively fulfill our responsibilities to our children, praying for their defense against Satan's deception that they are rejected in any way. This is where I publicly repent for my own complacency and humbly ask the Lord to intervene on behalf of my loved Prodigal, binding a Spirit of Alienation and Rejection.
Timely article! Thank you. Both my wife and I were rejected as well- my wife through constant verbal abuse -especially from her father-which continued on to high school and beyond until she married me in college. Mine due to neglect, so much so that I for some reason I learned to fear my mother so much that I never ever asked for seconds of a meal. Especially a cold leftover meal at the dinner table before the rest of the family gathered and ate dinner. She apologized when I was 16 or so but the relationship was so weak that it never recovered.
Thanks for caring Sarah. It was not good, but I am not bitter and neither do I hate her. She is the one who has lost out on a relationship, because she do not want to ask for forgivness.
God knows His own! Thankful for your stories! You are an inspiration. Our long-time friend is Norwegian and we will soon be heading (for the first time ever!) to Bergen, Stavanger, and Naerbo to visit with him and many of his family members.
Thank you Maren, glad you enjoy it.
You will visit the beautiful west Norway. I have lived in Bergen which is very beautiful (if it is not raining,) and I also lived one year in a small town called Bryne which is not too far from Naerbo. Stavanger and especially Jæren as we call it, is the flattest part of Norway and quite windy.
If anyone is interested in listening to the song from DeGarmo and Key, here is a link to I'm Accepted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkd8_Utzb3I
Thank you for posting this -- I have shared it elsewhere; at first glance I knew it was a good post, but (honestly) discarded (merely from my inbox) because it didn't really apply to me -- my parents loved me and I knew they loved me. But then, as I took a moment to actually consider the WHOLE subject of Rejection, I fished it out of the Trash. (Sorry, don't be offended I just have too many things in my email). And, then I reread and I took longer to consider how it applied to my own life and the lives of SO many people I know!
Rejection is a common thread I think most people share -- even with loving parents who accepted us in our early years -- that Rejection can still have a stronghold or at least a tiny platform of attack in our lives. Rejection is surely TRAGIC for those who are actively rejected by parents who should love and accept them; I am not diminishing that AT ALL!!! HORRIFIC! -- It is, however, not isolated to only those who are marred by a parent's rejection. Rejection is a cornerstone of Satan's kingdom - his Mode of Operation -- and gets passed from generation to generation: Even when parents come to Christ and cut off those inheritances in their own lives (as mine did or tried to do), it can be passed down to our children. It is something I needed Deliverance for actually.
I think because we, as parents, mistakenly believe that because WE have dealt with it in our own lives and love our children that they are somehow immune from these types of attacks, BUT -- though Satan may not have a legal right to access our children in that way, he is a liar, deceiver and cheat! He will do whatever he can to deceive our kids into THINKING they are rejected when they are, in fact, NOT rejected by us, their parents. It is a war against humanity; we are created in the image and likeness of God and since Satan cannot touch God (again), he still attacks those whom Christ loves and died for. Satan was allowed to strike the Shepherd once and scattered the sheep; Christ has gathered us for Himself, but even so Satan still tries to hobble us as we Follow the shepherd. He tries to keep the Lost from finding their true acceptance in Christ, even if their parents LOVE them. We all need to have our Come to Jesus moments for ourselves. Our Adversary roams about like a roaring lion (lying if necessary) to make us feel unwanted, seeking whom he may devour.
As parents who have ousted Rejection from our own lives, we must continue to actively fulfill our responsibilities to our children, praying for their defense against Satan's deception that they are rejected in any way. This is where I publicly repent for my own complacency and humbly ask the Lord to intervene on behalf of my loved Prodigal, binding a Spirit of Alienation and Rejection.
Again, thank you!
Timely article! Thank you. Both my wife and I were rejected as well- my wife through constant verbal abuse -especially from her father-which continued on to high school and beyond until she married me in college. Mine due to neglect, so much so that I for some reason I learned to fear my mother so much that I never ever asked for seconds of a meal. Especially a cold leftover meal at the dinner table before the rest of the family gathered and ate dinner. She apologized when I was 16 or so but the relationship was so weak that it never recovered.
im so sorry you were raised by a psychopath! 😳
Thanks for caring Sarah. It was not good, but I am not bitter and neither do I hate her. She is the one who has lost out on a relationship, because she do not want to ask for forgivness.