How Rejection Makes You A Defender of the Weak
They circled me like a pack of wolves. I don’t know how I got into the situation. The bell would ring any minute to call us back to class and I wanted to make a dash for it, but my way was blocked. It’s possible that I opened my big mouth and said something I shouldn’t have. It’s possible that I overstepped a boundary in the conversation. I can’t recall what I did. What I remember was that I was in big trouble.
One by one each girl in the pack took a turn to lash out. One yanked my ponytail. Another shoved me. The shoving didn’t hurt. The words hurt. The alpha female stepped into my personal space. She gave me the “up and down” that only a girl can. The taunting continued.
The school bell rang out and in the rush, I escaped and ran for shelter into the girl's bathroom. I shut the door, curled up on the floor, and sobbed until I couldn’t anymore. I wasn’t hurt cause they pulled my hair. What hurt was that I was alone.
It wasn’t the first time I would find myself in an unwanted battle. In fact, it became a trend. Fortunately, I had an upper hand that many didn’t at that age. I had a face-to-face relationship with Jesus. No one defended me. My parents didn’t understand me. My teachers thought I was over-emotional. Only Jesus got it. And so I navigated life with the only true friend I had.
Jesus didn’t leave me on that bathroom floor. Once I was done crying, I stood up and straightened my skirt. I walked to the washbasin. I took a deep breath and stared myself down in the mirror. I was a mess. It was then that I felt it. I wasn’t alone. Jesus was there. I did not understand why He allowed me to face the rejection. I remember feeling frustrated and asking Him “why”.
The truth stood for itself. He was there when no one else was. I walked into the bathroom feeling alone. I left with Jesus.
The Prophetic Rejection Connection
This connection with Jesus runs deep in our prophetic hearts. We struggle to fit in. We grow up with eyes to see and so say things we shouldn’t. We invite rejection. If you’ve ever questioned God because of the rejection you faced, then you will get your answer today.
We can be so focused on our rejection that we fail to see the fruit it produces. Bring my story to your mind again and answer this question, “If you were with me in that bathroom, would you leave me alone to cry?”
If you are a prophet, there is no way you would walk away. You understand pain. It cuts so deep that you don’t want anyone to experience it. Because God gave you the heart of a warrior. You became a warrior through your rejection. You became a defender of the weak. You hate injustice.
Prophet, You Are A Defender of the Weak
“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;" - Luke 4:18
You have your Father’s spiritual DNA! Jesus came to defend the weak. To know Christ means to defend the weak. It is a function of the prophet.
A prophet is offended when God’s people are oppressed. No one knows it better than you because you have been cast down. You have been put down, but you didn’t stay there. Every rejection you faced imparted a mindset to defend the weak.
So let’s put this mindset to work. Many prophets don’t realize that their motivation to stop injustice is a call to the prophetic. Recognize that God has called you to war on behalf of His people! A surefire way to overcome the pain of rejection is to recognize its purpose. It did not crush you. You are stronger than you think.
Focus today on the warrior you became through your process. Who can you defend? Who can you help? Craig and I remain alongside to accelerate your process.
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