Defeating rejection

"And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight." Joshua 10:25 

Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”  Nothing could be closer to the truth.  This is especially true as it relates to self-fulfilling prophecies.

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a belief in error about a situation that motivates that person with the belief to take actions that cause the belief to come true.  This kind of thinking often kills opportunities and tears lives apart.  For instance, you might wrongly believe that a group of people will reject you, so you become defensive, anxious, and perhaps even hostile toward them.  Eventually, your behavior brings about the feared rejection, which wasn’t there to begin with and then you feel that you were right from the very beginning.

That's why we should look carefully at our own tendencies.  How do our fears and beliefs about possible rejection influence your behavior toward others?  Take a stand.  Instead of letting fear show you what might be wrong in your situations, start looking for signs of what might be right.

As you look back on your life, you will often realize that many of the times you thought you were being rejected from something good, you were in fact being redirected to something better.  You can’t control everything especially the opinions of others.  Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that God will work things out for your good.  Let go of your fears and just let life happen the way it’s supposed to.  Because sometimes the outcomes you can’t change, end up changing you and helping you grow into your strongest, smartest self.

Don't be dismayed-God has a plan-Just let Him work it out.