It's Time to Divorce Rejection!ናሙና

BULLIED AS A KID

As a child, I was a shadow of my parents; both parents were old enough to be my grandparents, as my daddy was 63 when I was born.

When kindergarten came around, I experienced separation anxiety. For the first few weeks of school, my mother sat in the back of the classroom. I imagine that is what started all the teasing and threatening.

By the 1st and 2nd grades, I feared going to school because two girls daily told me they would beat me up after school.

In my preschool years of life, I had two playmates: both neighbors. If there were just the two of us, I always had to follow their rules. If there were the three of us, I felt inferior to both.

How children are treated, can set the stage for how we see ourselves in adulthood.

Bullies taunt their victims to feel superior, to show power over others, or they lack confidence. As a result, I was an easy target to show others that I was less and that they were more.

Have you ever thought about Jesus being bullied?

“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me before it hated you.”John 15:18

The Scriptures do not reveal much about His childhood because the Bible only speaks of His birth and then goes to age 12 when He taught in the temple.

In His 30’s, He certainly was bullied, and to this day, He is rejected by countless people.

In today’s scripture reading, it gives us a recipe on how to survive being bullied, as we learn that God gave each of us a spirit to make us bold, giving us courage, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7

We are reminded in John 15:18 that if we are hated or disliked, we should remember that those in the world hated Jesus first.

CAN YOU RELATE?

A certain amount of rejection is a part of life. However, if it crosses a line, we must know how to handle rejection. As we continue this devotional, we will learn important truths to help us cope with the ‘feeling’ of being rejected. We will also learn that there are many forms of rejection, all of which we need to divorce from life.