All the kings on the west side of the Jordan heard about this, including those in the highlands, the lowlands, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea toward Lebanon. They were Hittites and Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. They formed an alliance to fight Joshua and Israel.
Joshua 9:1-2 (CEB)
Jebus means “trodden” or a “threshing place” and “bus” means “to trample, loath, tread down, tread under, thread under foot, be polluted”. From these two definitions we can infer that the Jebusite spirit is one that puts people down and makes them feel small and rejected.
In life many things may happen that could make us to feel small and rejected however rejection is not from God. Feelings of rejection can make you to isolate yourself from the very people that God wants to bless through you, therefore rejection is a killer of destiny and we must overcome it in order to achieve the purposes that God has for our lives.
How do you overcome rejection?
- Believe that God loves you
The Bible tells us that God so loves the world that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). Even if you feel that nobody loves you, remember that God loves you so much that He sacrificed His only Son for you, and that is what matters;
- Believe that God will never leave you or forsake you
Even when your father and mother forsake you, the Bible tells us that God will take care of you (Psalm 27:10). Therefore even if you were abandoned by your father or mother at birth and you grew up an orphan, remember The Lord said that He will be a Father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5). God is like the Father in the parable of the prodigal son, He is eagerly waiting and ready to embrace you in His arms if only you will come back to Him and ask Him to be your Father;
- Forgive those who have hurt you
People may do things or say things which hurt you that could eventually lead to feelings of rejection. However it is important to choose to forgive the people who have hurt you and release them from your heart and mind and ask the Lord to bless them (Luke 6:28). Though this is extremely hard to do, when you do it you will find that the feelings of rejection and hurt will lose their hold and you will finally have peace in your heart;
- Remember that nothing shall separate you from the love of Christ
Paul asks “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?” In fact, in everything we are more than conquerors through Christ who loved us. Paul says He is convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:35-39);
- Seek Deliverance
Feelings of rejection can become so entrenched in a person that it can become a stronghold which nothing can shift but the deliverance power of God. If you find that rejection has become a part of you and others reject you wherever you go, the Bible says that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered (Joel 2:32). Therefore call on Jesus and ask Him to remove the spirit of rejection from you. Even if it doesn’t go at first keep calling on the Lord and He will deliver you (Psalm 18:2). Once deliverance takes place you will find it much easier to love people and to be loved by others.
Prayer
Dear Lord, I believe that You will never leave me or forsake me therefore please help me to overcome every form of rejection in my life, in Jesus name.
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