Internal rejection is basically emotional abuse in it's most simple form. It wounds your spirit, sometimes slightly, and at other times those wounds can be deep and very painful. Remember, those wounds must be healed.
The one thing that you absolutely cannot overlook is correcting your identity. You need to start seeing yourself for who you are in Christ, and the person that God has really formed within you. Your identity must come from Him and what His Word says about you. Printing out lists of Bible verses which speak of who you are in Christ are incredible tools to help renew your mind and tear down these strongholds. In the healing process of rejection, many times strongholds need to be torn down.
The Holy Spirit has shown us that whenever we feel the hurt and pain from rejection, it's because our identity depends upon what that person thinks of us. If our identity didn't depend on what others think of us, we would be virtually immune from the damage of rejection. That is why our identity must be based upon the Word of God, and what God has to say about us. That is the unshakable rock to which we need to build our house upon.
The wounds of rejection can open a person up to spirits such as abandonment, rejection, and worthlessness. Those who have ongoing struggles with rejection should seek the power of God to have those spirits removed. Rejection is an open door to a wide variety of bondages. Lack of love as a child, for example, can cause that child to turn to pornography and lust to fulfill their need to be loved, and now we have unloving spirits, lust, and pornography to deal with. As with abuse, it's not so much the rejection that opens us up to unclean spirits, but rather our reaction to the rejection. As I said, true rejection is just an emotional form of abuse.
How is your heart towards those who have rejected you? Do you love them as God has commanded you? Forgiving people who have rejected us is a vital step in the process of overcoming rejection. If we want God's help in this healing process, then forgiveness is not an option. Sometimes we even have to forgive God in cases of perceived rejection towards our lives. Many struggle with unforgiveness against God because they think He is just too hard to please, as a result of a religious bondage. Religion, as with so many other things, can also tie in with rejection bondages.
Church is wonderful and necessary for us as believers, but my identity is found in Christ and not my denomination. Don't get so caught up in a building, piece of property, or creed that you forget who healed and transformed you. Let your wounds heal through the power of the blood of Jesus. Know beyond a shadow of a doubt, He will never reject you!
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