Do you ever catch yourself getting into a funk because of the way someone looks at you or talks to you or maybe even the way they choose NOT to talk to you? We feel put off, and then we put on a ratty robe of rejection and wear it all day long.
But I don’t want to keep being a slave to my runaway emotions and assumptions. I don’t want my days to be dictated by the moods of other people. And I really don’t want the rejections of my past feeding my propensity to feel rejected today.
I want the kind of emotional stability I read about in the Bible:
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 ESV)
I love the thought that God is in our midst and that He will quiet me by His love.
Yes, please. I’ll take an extra-large order of that every morning. Today, instead of allowing off-kilter interactions with others to cause a downward spiral of wonky feelings, let’s ask God to quiet us with His love.
Lord, we are predetermining that no matter what happens today or how people react to us, we are going to stand on the truth that You love us. Your love is a fact that doesn’t change, not a feeling that sways with situations. May Your love settle us and bring out the best in us today. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Isn't it amazing how we can feel so rejected by people?? Help me Lord, to remember that you love me no matter what, and that is the most important love I can receive from anyone. I so needed to hear this today and maybe you do to. Blessings friends.
Love, Kristin
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