📘 Chapter 3 Review – The Root of Rejection
If the first two chapters helped us identify and understand rejection, Chapter 3 takes us to the spiritual root. Derek Prince doesn’t just offer surface-level encouragement—he guides us to the very core of the issue. The Root of Rejection reveals that what we often treat as emotional or relational pain is actually a spiritual identity crisis. And until we address it at that level, we can’t truly be free.
Prince draws a powerful contrast between two sources of identity: the world and the Word. The world teaches us that our worth is based on how others see us—our performance, appearance, popularity, or success. But the Word of God tells a completely different story: that our value is rooted in being created and loved by God.
Reading this made me realize that for most of my life, I had unknowingly tied my self-worth to things that were constantly shifting—relationships, approval, even ministry. And every time those things let me down, the rejection cut deeper. Prince explains that this happens because we were never meant to draw our identity from people—we were meant to draw it from our relationship with God the Father.
He also addresses how a broken or absent relationship with our earthly father can distort our view of God as Father. That section was incredibly moving. It helped me trace some of my pain back to those hidden family secrets and unspoken wounds from childhood. When those we trust most with our hearts reject or betray us, it can create a subconscious belief that God will do the same. But He won’t.
One of the most freeing truths in this chapter is that healing begins not with self-effort, but with revelation—when we truly know and believe that we are God’s beloved children. Not based on performance. Not based on perfection. But purely because of His love.
🔖 Favorite Quote from Chapter 3:
“Rejection strikes at the very root of our self-worth. But the remedy is not in trying harder—it is in discovering who we truly are in the Father’s love.” — Derek Prince
This chapter challenged me, but it also lifted a weight I didn’t realize I was carrying. It helped me understand why so many of my struggles felt cyclical—because I was treating the symptoms, not the source. But when we go to the root, God begins the deep work of healing and restoring our true identity.
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