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How do we Address it

Mental Pressures, Broken By The Power of God.

Generational Curses Sustained though Generations of Family and Families.

Trauma travels though Marriage, Family, Relationships, And

individual People .The Solution, The Word of God.

How Did Jesus Respond to Rejection … and How Are You to Respond?

Some people present a wrong picture of what it means to become a Christian—“Come to Christ and all your problems are solved.”

Jesus never suggested such!

In fact, the Bible makes it crystal clear that we are called to suffer.

Clearly, Jesus suffered very real rejection by the religious leaders of His day.

But He was also rejected by dear friends and family … yet He was not emotionally devastated, neither was he derailed from His mission.

Why?

He knew the secret of being an overcomer: He “entrusted himself to him who judges justly.”

Jesus entrusted His very being into the hands of His heavenly Father, whom He knew would judge justly.

When you experience rejection, you too will be an overcomer by following in the footsteps of Jesus.

“If you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.…

When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.

Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.”

(1 Peter 2:20–21, 23)

One Facet of Trauma is:

Rejection:

Genesis 37:4–36 (KJV 1900)

4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?

And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed?

Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

12 And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem?

come, and I will send thee unto them.

And he said to him, Here am I. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again.

So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan.

And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh.

And his brethren were content.

28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? 31 And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.

33 And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning.

Thus his father wept for him.

36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

Nothing can ravage your heart like rejection.

The most penetrating wound is the painful rejection of a loved one.

Even death itself does not pierce your heart as deeply as when you know you have been abandoned.

You feel devastated when someone dear to your heart deserts you.

Rejection chips away at your self-image … chisels down your confidence … and challenges your hope.

Meanwhile, the memory of your loved one lingers on and on in the recesses of your mind, repeating—through whispers and shouts—those haunting messages: “You are unwelcome.…

You are unworthy.”

Is your heart broken?

Is your spirit crushed?

Nothing is more healing than to know that the Lord loves you unconditionally.…

He accepts you eternally.

When your pain seems endless and your heart is tender to the touch, continue to put yourself into His compassionate hands.

He will hold you with His heart of love until there is true healing … for,

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

(Psalm 34:18)

Favoritism can be extremely painful.

Children catch on quickly when there is a “favorite” in the family.

The favored child often comes late in life—late like young Joseph in the Bible, the beloved son of Jacob.

In his heart, the father not only favors Joseph over his ten brothers, but also flaunts his favoritism by giving Joseph the infamous “coat of many colors”—a coat Jacob himself has made!

Meanwhile, the older brothers seethe with anger at the sight of this richly ornamented robe, which has now become a symbol of their father’s painful rejection.

Little did Jacob know that his own favoritism would be the breeding ground for jealousy—the spark that would create a climate of hurt, hostility, and lasting hatred.

“Now Israel [Jacob] loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made a richly ornamented robe for him.

When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.”

(Genesis 37:3–4)

• Jesus knew to expect unjust hatred.

… And He tells you to expect unjust hatred.

“They hated me without reason.”

(John 15:25)

“I have chosen you out of the world.

That is why the world hates you.”

(John 15:19)

• Jesus knew to expect persecution.

… And He tells you to expect persecution.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

(Matthew 5:10)

“If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.” (John 15:20)

• Jesus had enemies, yet He loved them.

… And He tells you to love your enemies and do good to them.

“Love your enemies.”

(Matthew 5:44)

“Love your enemies, do good to them.”

(Luke 6:35)