Showing posts with label identity in Christ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label identity in Christ. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

🌿 Epilogue – From Wounded to Whole: A Journey Through God’s Remedy for Rejection



 

🌿 Epilogue – From Wounded to Whole: A Journey Through God’s Remedy for Rejection

Reading God’s Remedy for Rejection by Derek Prince was more than reading a book—it was like walking with a trusted guide through the deepest, most hidden parts of my soul. Each chapter peeled back a layer of pain, confusion, and disappointment I had carried for years—some of it tucked away so deeply I didn’t even know it was still there.

This book met me in the middle of my story—frustrated by family secrets, burdened by the sting of three failed marriages, and discouraged by business rejections after moving back to Mississippi. I thought I was alone in those feelings. I wasn’t. And neither are you.

Derek Prince's wisdom is both gentle and piercing. He names the thing we often feel but don’t know how to say: that rejection is a wound—a spiritual and emotional injury that distorts the way we see ourselves, others, and even God. But the good news is, it doesn’t have to be the final word over our lives.

Through the chapters, I discovered:

  • That rejection is not who I am, it’s something I’ve experienced.

  • That Jesus took every form of rejection so I could be fully accepted.

  • That healing isn’t just possible—it’s promised through the cross.

  • That staying free means renewing my mind and choosing truth daily.

  • And finally, that this healing isn’t just for me—it’s for those I’m called to reach.

What makes this book truly transformational is how it shifts you from why did this happen to me? to how can God use this to help others?

I now see that my story—every heartache, every unanswered question, every “no” that felt like a closed door—was leading me to this place of healing, clarity, and purpose. And through the words of this book, I’ve been equipped to be a healing presence in the lives of others.


🕊 Final Reflection:

If you’ve ever felt unwanted, misunderstood, or pushed aside, this book is for you. If you’ve carried wounds from childhood, betrayal, divorce, or silence—this book is for you. And if you’ve found healing and want to walk in freedom and purpose, this book is especially for you.

You are not what was done to you. You are who God says you are: chosen, loved, accepted, and called.

🙏 A Prayer of Healing and Commissioning

Heavenly Father,


Thank You for being a God who sees, who knows, and who heals. You have walked closely through every unspoken pain, every silent tear, and every heavy moment of rejection Your child has faced. Today, we celebrate the healing You have begun and the freedom You are restoring.

Lord, for every hidden wound from childhood, for every unanswered question, for every broken relationship, and for every door that was slammed shut—thank You that You are the Redeemer of all things. You waste nothing. You use every scar as a testimony of Your grace.

We praise You, Jesus, for taking the full weight of rejection upon Yourself so we would never have to carry it alone. You have called us accepted, chosen, and beloved. Let that truth be rooted deep into the heart of Your child.

Now, Holy Spirit, I ask that You would fill this beloved one with a fresh fire, a divine confidence, and a soft compassion to minister to others. May they speak words of life into broken hearts. May they carry Your peace into every room. May they know that they are no longer defined by the past, but commissioned for the future.

Give them eyes to see people the way You do—and boldness to love like You love.

Bless them, Lord.
Bless their coming in and going out.
Bless the work of their hands, the words of their mouth, and the walk of their journey.
Surround them with favor, cover them with protection, and let Your joy overflow like a river that never runs dry.

In the mighty and healing name of Jesus,
Amen.


📘 Chapter 10 Review – Staying Free from Rejection

 



📘 Chapter 10 Review – Staying Free from Rejection

After such deep healing and restoration, Chapter 10 focuses on a powerful truth: freedom must be maintained. Derek Prince reminds us that rejection can try to creep back into our lives—even after we've experienced deliverance. The key is to recognize it early, resist it immediately, and replace it with truth.

Prince warns that the enemy loves to use familiar tactics—those subtle feelings of being unwanted, misunderstood, or not good enough. And if we’re not alert, we may fall back into those patterns without even realizing it. But now, we’re equipped. We’ve learned to identify the voice of rejection—and even more importantly, we’ve learned to trust the voice of the Father.

This chapter felt like a gentle but firm wake-up call. For me, I’ve seen how quickly a small incident—someone ignoring my text, or a missed opportunity—can try to trigger old lies: “You’re not important.” “See, they don’t want you.” But now, I can choose a different response. I can speak the truth out loud:
“I am accepted in the Beloved. I am chosen by God. His love defines me, not their silence.”

Prince also provides practical tools for walking in lasting freedom:

  • Renewing your mind daily with Scripture

  • Replacing lies with God’s truth

  • Staying connected in Christian community

  • Choosing forgiveness proactively

This chapter is all about building spiritual muscle. Healing is the first miracle. Staying healed is the ongoing, daily choice.


🔖 Favorite Quote from Chapter 10:

“You don’t have to go back to rejection—not now, not ever.” — Derek Prince


This chapter is a battle plan. It teaches us to live as victors, not victims, fully grounded in our identity in Christ. Rejection may knock, but we no longer have to open the door.

📘 Chapter 6 Review – God’s Acceptance

 


📘 Chapter 6 Review – God’s Acceptance

This chapter is like a warm embrace after a long, cold journey through the wilderness of rejection. Derek Prince reminds us that God’s acceptance is not something we earn—it’s something we receive. And this acceptance is not temporary or conditional. It is eternal, unshakable, and based entirely on Jesus, not our performance.

Prince returns to one of the most powerful truths in the New Testament:

“To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.” — Ephesians 1:6 (NKJV)

That phrase—"accepted in the Beloved"—landed deep in my spirit. It means that we are not barely tolerated by God. We are cherished. Welcomed. Wanted. Just as Jesus is the Father’s beloved Son, so are we in Him. That changes everything.

What hit me especially hard in this chapter was when Prince explained that God doesn’t merely overlook our past—He replaces it with something better. Our history of rejection is swallowed up in His eternal embrace. We are no longer orphans trying to prove ourselves. We are sons and daughters with a permanent place at His table.

This chapter also teaches us how to abide in God’s acceptance. It’s not just about a one-time emotional experience or a single prayer of deliverance. It’s about walking daily in the truth of who we are in Christ. That’s where real transformation begins—not by trying harder, but by resting deeper in the Father's love.


🔖 Favorite Quote from Chapter 6:

“Once you are accepted in the Beloved, no one—not even you—can change that.” — Derek Prince


This chapter left me in tears—but in the best way. For the first time in a long time, I felt secure. Not because people had changed, or my circumstances had improved, but because God’s love doesn’t change. His acceptance is the safe place my soul had been searching for all along.

📘 Chapter 3 Review – The Root of Rejection

 



📘 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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