Today we cover the final key in our series on how to conquer the fear of rejection. Over the past six weeks we have taken a look at the following six steps:

  1. Do Not Love the Praise of People
  2. Stop Comparing Yourself with Others
  3. Accept Your Unchangeables
  4. Greet Everyone Enthusiastically
  5. Give Valuable Things to Others
  6. Understand Your Worth to God

And now…

7. Rejoice Over Rejection for Christ.

A key to overcoming the fear of rejection is learning to rejoice over rejection for Christ's sakeThe more effective you are in benefiting the lives of others, the greater will be the brightness of your life, and the more Satan will revile you. However, this should cause you to rejoice because your life will receive great rewards in heaven:

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you” (Matthew 5:10-12).

The Greek word for “exceeding glad” doesn’t just mean to be happy. It means “to leap for joy, to show one’s joy by leaping and skipping, denoting excessive or ecstatic joy and delight.” It’s intense!

Joy comes even during times of rejection when we have our focus on the eternal instead of the temporalWe can have this degree of joy when we have our focus on the eternal benefits we will experience in eternity instead of the temporal rejection we are experiencing right now:

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy” (I Peter 4:12-13).

“Lord, I now ‘trade in’ my reputation for the name of the Lord Jesus. It is no longer important what people think of me. It is only important that they see Jesus in me.”

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