📘 Chapter 5 Review – How to Apply the Remedy
After learning that Jesus is the remedy for rejection in Chapter 4, Derek Prince now invites us into participation—not just belief in theory, but belief in action. This chapter is deeply personal, and it was a major breakthrough point for me. It’s one thing to know God loves and accepts you—it’s another to live like it.
Prince begins by explaining that healing from rejection is a process that starts with a choice. That may sound simple, but it’s incredibly powerful: We must choose to let go of the rejection that has defined us and embrace the truth of who God says we are.
He outlines four practical steps to apply the remedy:
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Recognize and confess the problem
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Forgive those who have rejected you
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Lay down bitterness, anger, and resentment
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Accept the exchange: Jesus was rejected so you could be accepted
Each of these steps requires surrender—and honesty. I had to admit that I’d been holding on to some pain from childhood, marriage, and failed business dreams because it had become a part of my identity. It felt safer to cling to the wounds than to risk being vulnerable again. But as Prince reminds us, freedom begins when we bring those wounds to the cross.
One of the most powerful moments in this chapter is when Prince leads readers through a prayer of forgiveness and release. Saying it out loud brought up tears for me—but also a deep, unexplainable peace. The act of forgiving those who hurt me, even if they never apologized, felt like chains breaking off.
He also gives an example of making a bold, spoken confession like:
“God, I thank You that You love me and You have accepted me in Jesus Christ. I am Your child. You are my Father. I belong to You.”
That may seem simple, but saying it over your life—day after day—begins to replace the lies of rejection with the truth of God’s Word. It’s not magic. It’s the renewing of the mind.
🔖 Favorite Quote from Chapter 5:
“You cannot change your past. But you can be released from it.” — Derek Prince
This chapter is where your healing journey becomes your personal partnership with Jesus. It’s not passive—it’s intentional. For me, it was the moment I realized: I don’t have to carry the weight of rejection into another season. Jesus already carried it for me.
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