Meaning of rejection: The dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc.

We located 20 verses that deal with that ugly word rejection... 

Rejection is a heartbreaking action word... And difficult for me to understand.  Sometimes, it is blatant and in your face. Other times, it is as subtle as fumes from a smoldering fire.... Both leave reasons that will forever burn a scar in the fiber of who we become. The wound may fade over time, but the heart will carry the scar.   

Rejection stings; humans can be so cruel, cold-hearted, judgmental, and self-centered. I have witnessed rejection happen at any age, gender, or race... There is no respecter of person. 

When you feel you have connected with someone or yearn just to be a part of something more than yourself. 

You can become vulnerable as you open your heart to the risk of acceptance. You may even get close enough to share life and dreams and make precious memories. 

And then, without any provocation or signals, they sever all ties and shun your very existence.  

Or worse, sell you out for just a few pieces of silver! Your emotions become a roller coaster as you begin the rationalization process. You begin to question if it was something you did or if there was something you could have done differently. You question their heart and motives. 

Regardless of your thinking, rejection is difficult and hurtful. It cuts deep into your soul. 

How did Jesus deal with rejection? 

God knows firsthand the cruelty of rejection!! He has been rejected by some of the ones He has loved the most!! Sadly, He is still rejected by so many!!! If rejection hurts us so much, I can only imagine how great His pain must be!! 

Do we ever stop and think before we act? How are we so cold that we reject His love, or for that matter, love of any kind? 

How did we come to reject the one who gave us life? The creator of all things! The one who loves us more than life itself! He has proven His love in life and in death. 💔 How does He forgive us for the magnitude of rejection we bestowed on His beautiful heart? I can almost hear His voice say these words.

“Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing.”. (Luke 23:34)

I do believe most if not all, rejection stems from a deep-rooted fear, insecurity, hate, greed, and/or judgment. 

The most amazing thing I have discovered is that we can find that silver lining out of rejection. 

Healing happens when we realize that rejection is truly not about the one being rejected but about the person or group that has executed the rejection. It shows their short-sightedness, insecurities, and brokenness. 

I will admit that during my spiritual journey, I have also felt the pain of rejection. I am afraid many did not take the time to understand and rejected my vulnerable soul. It wounded me deeply. Many tears fell. 

I wrote this early in my Spiritual Journey. 

Heartfelt

You scarred my heart ...with no remorse. But I found the beauty in you making me bleed ... I found me. 

That is when I felt the most vulnerable and when rejection hit home. Some of the people I cared about stopped all communications and cut all ties. I believe my pain was magnified due to my newly circumcised heart.

However, I discovered that the pain of rejection can actually make us stronger. It can put us in the position of forgiveness ... It can make us dig deep. It can make us rise from the ashes of what once was... and what could have been, and give us newfound hope that lets us look towards what could be.

It's at that time we understand that with God, all things are possible. Especially when we open our grieving souls to His love, He teaches us many beautiful things... He taught me the art of forgiveness and how to love even in the face of rejection. ( I am a work in progress) 

There is truth in that old cliché. 

"Freedom from pain is letting go. 

" It’s not accomplished instantly! It takes work, love, prayer, understanding, time, and most of all, Jesus. 

It’s Him, it’s always Him... 

Give Him the chance to introduce you to the most beautiful person you may ever meet. You may be surprised that it’s you! 

 If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. John 15:18 NIV

Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close. Psalm 27:10 NLT

All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst. Psalm 41:7 (NLT)

Photography & Written by Lori Garner

Sinners Prayer

Bible collaboration - Joann Turnbull

Inspiring music by (YouTube)

Céline Dion - Ashes (DEADPOOL 2) cover by Kimberly Fransens

The word enthrall is an interesting word I truly am not sure why it appeared in the middle of my prayer time today.. But He laid it upon my heart and I definitely needed to explore this word further.. 

Are we enthralled by Him, are we fascinated by His heavenly presence in our lives, or are we too busy and dismiss His grace, His kindness, and His love??? 

When I began to peel back the true meaning of this word it made me have a Hmm moment.  

The root of this word is Thrall. 

Thrall" then, as now, meant "bondage" or "slavery"; it comes from an Old Norse word, "thraell," which is probably related to an Old High German word for servant.

I did find over 100 verses that point to the word servant. I do believe many see this word and our egos began to get in the way...  Servant ...!!! No, I am better than being a servant?  I have worked hard to be who I am... our egos do get in the way !! 

But then this word lead me here !! 

If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. John 12:26 

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15

I am not sure how or why but He gently leads me on the most amazing spiritual insights ... 

I am so enthralled by Him!!! How could I not be?? To serve Him opens such a world of love and wonder !!!

He fascinates me !!! His love has captured my heart... 

It’s Him. it’s always Him!!! 

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. Matthew 25:21 

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.  Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.  Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,[a] serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:9 -13

Photography & Written by Lori Garn Sinner's Prayer

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📖 Psalm 95:1
“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!”

📖 Psalm 100:1–2
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!”

📖 Psalm 150:4–6
“Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”

📖 Colossians 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”

📖 Ephesians 5:19

“Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.”

“If a song touches your heart, I’d love to hear from you in the comments or on social media. Let’s share His love together.

1. • “Until next time, may your heart overflow with His abundant LOVE and JOY!”

Art & Written by Lori Garner  

Bible Collaboration - Joann Turnbull

- Sinners Prayer

“Never judge a book by its cover. At first glance, even Jesus appeared unimpressive.” - Andrena Sawyer….

Meaning of superficial existing or occurring at or on the surface.  

The word superficial is only in the Bible approximately six times. 

Hi, how are you?  We all have answered fine thank you. Even before giving it any thought. 

I do believe we all are guilty to some degree of superficially skimming across life like a rock, jumping and skipping across the surface just before it sinks into the deep abyss.  

How many of us just go through the motions? It's easy to fall into the “grownup trap” of doing life.. work, family, and friends in such a superficial fashion. 

How can we dig a little deeper? How can we truly say, stop the world I want to get off... 

How do we go to church every week ... greet everyone.. saying our good mornings, how are you, and give our hugs, handshakes, and smiles.  And as our time together ends we say God Bless you and depart... But what happens in between? I believe many can say nothing.. nothing, happens in between. 

It makes us question how deep is caring? How deep is the love? During this troubling time how many of us cared enough to call and check in with just one person? Just one person per day? Or even a quick text or email? 

Are we a superficial society? Are we that distracted? Are we that self-absorbed? 

But then I will ask, how deep can we go before we get hit in the face with the word boundaries. There is a delicate dance that we must maintain. 

I do believe life is chalked up with risk? Are you a risk-taker? Do you care deeply or are you that rock skimming through life on the surface? Maybe you have commitment issues.. Or perhaps you are distracted by life? Or maybe you just forgot the beautiful art of loving. Possibly due to what others may say or think? 

Then this word superficial hit a cord deep within my soul. What would we do if Jesus was a superficial soul? His life actually points us to a risk-taker. He went far beyond any man to show love to anyone that thirsted. He had no boundaries. He went as deep as our Heavenly Father allowed. He risked everything for all of mankind. Do you think He was a superficial soul or is He a deeply caring soul? Is He a risk taker? 

Does He love you so deeply, you yourself do not understand it? Do you think He sees the optical illusion of a boundary? Or does He risk loving our troubled souls? From my experience, I believe He never gives up!! 

Armed with, His gentleness, and His Love. He has the ability to go deep within our hearts, our mind, and souls. He is a wondrous phenomenon. He invades our soul, to reveal our 

deepest thoughts, and to deposit a love that will change the very essence of who we are. 

I ask you are you a risk-taker? Or are you that superficial soul? Do you want to experience the true gift of life and love?  Ask Him to cross the boundary to your heart and invade your soul... The changes you will feel will take your breath away. Some may be painful. But as you travel through life with Him you will fall in love. And you will experience the greatest human achievement you could ever encounter. 

It’s Him, It’s always Him... 

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:” Psalms 139:23 KJV

And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you]. Romans 12:2

I choose Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. To these, I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then when this day is done I will place my head on my pillow and rest.”― Max Lucado -

Meaning of choice an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. 

There are approximately 41 verses that speak about the word choice. 

Living life is chock-full of choices. As I thought about the word choices I did what most of us do. I Googled it ... And I found an article that  stated, “per many internet sources it’s estimated that an adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day [in contrast a child makes about 3,000] (Sahakian & Labuzetta, 2013.” 

No wonder many of us seem so disconnected, so tired, so lost... 

All through history many humans have made choices that have affected our world.. Our cities, our homes...and our personal lives... 

How do we know when the choices we make are the right ones??  That is that million-dollar question? How do we know??? We all know life is such a mosaic of highs and lows and these are a direct result of the choices we make... Some bring us joy and some bring us heartfelt pain. 

So I made the choice to peel back the pages of a book that many hold as a beautiful life manual.  Just how does the choice of reading the Bible stack up? It’s such a confusing book? Do we understand the language of long ago? I must admit  I thought the same thing !!! But my choice to discover more about a love that defines imagination found me making choices that changed many things in my life... Most by choice and I  have shared most of them openly. 

The biggest choice that had the most amazing spiritual impact on my life was to love My heavenly Father with all my heart all my soul and all of my might. It’s a choice that many run too, many run away from.. and some dance in the shadows hoping that the minimum is enough. 

I have not been asked to judge. I have not been asked to criticize... I have been asked to share a love that brings hope.. that brings us peace and the promise of a brighter tomorrow. 

It is a gift of love for every man, woman, and child.

It clearly is a choice... 

I choose Him! And I will always choose Him. 

It’s Him, It's always him.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. John 15:16

Photography & Written by Lori Garner  

Bible Verses From KJV  / Sinner's Prayer

Music from Youtube  

Moriah Peters - I Choose Jesus (Official Lyric Video)

'It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.' - J.K. Rowling...

The means of stand… "stand" is translated from the Greek histemi; in this context, it means "to continue, endure, or persist."

Do we have the strength to withstand our corrupted culture? Has our world become so twisted that we have forgotten our morals, beliefs, and beauty of life??

Why have we removed our Creator’s name from His Creations?  

This is plagiarism on steroids!!!  

Are our churches buying into the rhetoric of counting the heads in each pew? Are we measuring success by the size of the building… Has our worship become so structured that they have squelched the free movement of the Holy Spirit?  

How can we shake off the chains and free ourselves to take His clean air into our lungs?? 

Can we stand up and be counted as a lover of Christ? Can we boldly raise our hands and say, Lord, I am here! Count me in!!! 

I will admit it takes courage to set ourselves apart. It takes His gift of love to teach us how to live and save ourselves from the darkness that is just waiting to consume our world…

It takes the Holy Spirit to gift us the boldness to step out and share our Savior with the world!

SOS.…… Please save our souls. 

We ALL need Him! Why can't the masses see Him? Why can't they love Him? He is our only saving grace! 

I say wake up, people!!! We must stand Shoulder to Shoulder, Brother to Brother, Sister to Sister, and Share Him with the masses! Share His love with anyone who will listen… 

It's Him!! It is always Him!!  

Stand with me, raise your hand, and boldly say, “Elohim.” Count me in!!! 

Father, I love you. I am your child today, tomorrow, and until the end of time!! 

*Elohim is plural…. The Father, His beautiful Son, and His wonderous Holy Spirit… my 3N1 

“Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”

Ephesians 6:11 NIV

Photography & Written by Lori Garner

Sinners Prayer 

Bible collaboration - Joann Turnbull 

Inspiring Music: YouTube Video 

Jimmy Levy - Take The Lead (Official Lyric Video)

 *"Pour Your Love, Sweet Jesus" is a heartfelt worship ballad written during a time of global division and unrest. The lyrics are a personal prayer, asking Jesus to pour His love into a broken world and heal the bitterness that surrounds us. Musically, it blends Christian/Gospel roots with a gentle pop sensibility—intimate vocals layered over acoustic and piano textures. This song is both personal and universal: a cry for mercy, peace, and revival. Its timing is intentional.

I thank you for being a special part of my journey! You have blessed my soul!! I pray you have been touched by Jesus in some way.... 

Let’s Start a LOVE Revolution!!!

Lori