Rejection hurts.
I hate it.
It’s painful.
I don’t like experiencing rejection.
But I have gone through seasons of being rejected.
At work, I’ve experienced rejection from patients who don’t want to see me. They’d rather see another doctor at the practice.
That stung…I hated it.
Many times, being rejected led me to question my worth as a person and my ability as a doctor.
It would make me feel less than.
It would cause me to pull back and not want to go forward.
But I couldn’t stop. I had to keep going.
I talked to my family about it.
I loved what my parents said to encourage me:
Don’t see it as them rejecting you; see it as God protecting you. He will have you see who he wants you to see.
Don’t focus on those who don’t want to see you; instead, focus on the people who love to see you.
Don’t take it personally. Those people don’t know you. If they did, they probably wouldn’t reject you. They are just based on what they have heard about the other doctor.
I appreciated their kind words. But even with that, in the back of my mind, I didn’t feel good about the rejection.
I questioned my worth and value.
I would go into this dark place I didn’t like in my mind.
So, I took my feelings of rejection to God in prayer.
I asked God to heal me from my rejection wounds and to help me not to be bothered by rejection. I asked him to show me why I was so triggered by this rejection.
And God revealed areas in my heart that needed to be healed.
He even showed me ways that His own people, the Israelites, rejected him, and that changed my perspective as well:
And the Lord told him: “Listen to all the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. - 1 Samuel 8:7
But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then, the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites. The Lord asked Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me despite all the signs I have performed among them? -Numbers 14:10-11
Unfortunately, rejection is a part of life.
But don’t let it destroy you or be detrimental to your life or perspective of yourself.
Ask God to show you your identity in Him. Ask Him to show you your worth and value in Him. Ask him not to let you be concerned with others rejecting you. Ask him to strengthen you and make you whole so that the opinions and actions of others don’t bother you.
Also, I’m still a work in progress. I haven’t made it there yet. But I strive forward every day.
When I experience rejection, I ask God to help me through it and not to take it personally. I ask God to heal my rejection wounds and my brokenness.
I ask God to strengthen me and help me see the situation and people from His perspective and not my own.
I ask God and pray to Him to give me what I need to let go of it, learn from it, and move forward.
I hope this helps you!
That’s all I have for now, friends!
Enjoy your day!
XO,
Dr. Rich 💋
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