City of Light Church
Speaker: Joelynett Mckee
Rejection Shows Up In Our Life When…
How Rejection Can Make You Feel
Small acts of rejection, if not processed correctly, can have a compounding effect and lead to bigger issues later in your life.
Where Has Rejection Led You?
If You Don’t Know What Is Steering You, You Won’t Know Where You’re Headed.
The Story of Jacob & Esau
A birthright refers to the right of the firstborn son in a family to inherit his father's possessions and authority.
Who Are You Trying To Prove Your Worth To?
If You Believe You're Not Enough, You Will Always Try To Prove Your Worth.
The Faces and Environment Might Change But The Trial Is Still The Same
Genesis 29:14-18 NIV
Genesis 29:19-21 NIV
Genesis 29:22-25 NIV
It’s not where you fell but where you tripped.
Leah Was Exploited/Trafficked By Her Own Father In Exchange For Labor From Jacob
What Are You Giving Freely Without A Commitment?
Why Are You Laying There?
Stop Sacrificing Yourself Trying To Get The Attention Of People Who May Never Love You
2 Timothy 3:6 AMP
Your wounds can become the fragrance that can make you a target for hurt.
The spirit of rejection has a goal to cause us to compromise our character and self-sabotage our purpose.
Who Hurt You? Who Disappointed You?
We Attract What We Haven't Healed
Genesis 29:26-27 NIV
You Reap What You Sow
We Can’t Run From The Rejection Inside Of Us; We Have To Deal With It
Genesis 29:31-32 NIV
What you don’t heal from, you will continue to multiply in your lives
There are two things we as humans desire.
To be loved
To belong
If we are not careful, we can mistake what God gives us as a gift for someone else.
Psalms 127:3 NLT
Instead of seeing it as a gift from God, we can mistake it for a bargaining chip
Genesis 29:33 NIV
Genesis 29:34 NIV
Genesis 29:35 NIV
1. God Sees You.
Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
2. God Hears You.
Psalm 34:17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
3. God is Close To You.
Psalm 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
4. God Wants To Redirect The Rejection.
Psalm 9:1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds