What direction is God wanting to work in your rejection? Inviting you to draw closer to your spiritual family.

Mark 3:32-35; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13

When Jesus family came to take him home because they thought he was “out of his mind”, Jesus looked around at the crowd he was with and said that whoever does the will of God is his brother, sister, and mother. Sometimes when we experience rejection from others, God is leading us to closer relationships with our brothers and sisters in Christ. When Jesus was dying, he instructed John to look after his mother. Jesus was reaching outside of his “biological” family to his spiritual family. As Christians, we are adopted as sons and daughters of God. We become family with our fellow believers. Not only family but members of the same body! This is not just a pleasant sentiment. We are instructed to function as one body. When you experience rejection, maybe God is leading you into closer relationships within the body of Christ.

Questions for further thought:
1. In your times of rejection have you found fellow believers that helped to walk you through your difficulties?
2. How can you be there for someone else within the body of Christ that may be going through a time of rejection?  

​Challenge: If you are currently experiencing a time of rejection, seek out a fellow believer to help you walk through this time. If you are not experiencing rejection yourself, be aware of the Holy Spirit’s leading and watch for others you can help walk through times of rejection.