Understanding Rejection and Its Impact on Our Lives
Rejection is the root of offense and can have profound effects on our mental health and well-being. It stems from disregarding, invalidating, or disrespecting someone or something, leading to limiting beliefs and triggers that impact our behavior and emotional state. Exploring rejection can help uncover deep-seated issues and promote healing and self-awareness.
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Offense vs. Rejection Bible Study Series What is Rejection? Where does it derive from? How does it effect us?
Homework Review: Last week s homework had you complete the following task: 1) In descending order (1 being the closest and 5 being the most distant), write down five (5) names of people who have offended you 2) Why were YOU offended? This question is not about retelling the story or the situation, but to explore the reasons behind your feelings of offense. 3) Be honest! You ll only get out of this what you put into this Let s Explore!!
The root of Offense IS REJECTION!!! Mic drop
What is Rejection 114 athet (literally, a-thetos, "un- place") properly, do away with; reject what is already laid down; to set aside (disregard as spurious); nullify, make void; to break faith (Abbott-Smith); remove out of an appointed (proper) place, i.e. reject as invalid; refuse to respect (even "despise"); to cancel, disannul, abrogate (passive, "be set aside" because perceived to lack value); to disregard, pass over (refuse to acknowledge). athete : to do away with what has been laid down, set aside Original Word: Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: athete Phonetic Spelling: (ath-et-eh'-o) Definition: to do away with what has been laid down, set aside Usage: I annul, make of no effect, set aside, ignore, slight; I break faith with.
Limiting Beliefs: a thought that a person holds about themselves or about the world that restricts their range of behavior; thoughts translated into language that limits our behavior and limits our behavior (i.e. I can t do that ) Dr. R. Druvasula, Phd The top areas of limiting beliefs derive from a) Lack of self-love b)Lack of self-worth, and c) Lack of self-confidence. Many of these limiting beliefs are subconsciously acted upon in our everyday life an have their origin in traumas experienced at an early stage in our lives. They can be used as coping mechanisms to counteract the traumas or involuntary subconscious responses to triggering Where does it derive from?
Triggering (Triggers): In mental health terms, a trigger refers to something that affects your emotional state, often significantly, by causing extreme overwhelm or distress. A trigger affects your ability to remain present in the moment. (i.e. I just blacked out. , I flashed on them. , I just went off. ) - Healthline Where does it derive from?
How does it effect us? What s the solution? The root of Offense As we learned last week we can choose the fruit we want to produce when we choose the root from which we attach ourselves (John 15:5-8) Offense is Rejection: Rejection:
Change your ROOT to produce a different FRUIT Fruit of Offense rooted in the spirit of rejection Fruit of the Spirit rooted in the Spirit of God (Galatians 5:22) Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Temperance Hurt Anger Outrage Jealousy Envy Resentment Strife Bitterness Hatred Isaiah 61:1-3 (the exchange)
Radical Acceptance: Jeremiah 1:5 The Voice 5Eternal One: Before I even formed you in your mother s womb, I knew all about you. Before you drew your first breath, I had already chosen you to be My prophet to speak My word to the nations. Jeremiah 29:11 New King James Version (NKJV) 11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (https://youtu.be/qf144Qs74ig) Homework: Watch the video and write a brief review of the video: 1) what did you learn? 2) what was an ah ha moment for you? 3) what areas of rejection(s) have you identified that you struggle with still? 4) how will you implement/apply what you ve learned in your life?
