Everyone experiences fears. Fears often hold us back from what we desire to achieve or the people we want to become. But what is behind our fears? Very often our fears are based on lies or half-truths we have come to believe. Overcoming fear requires getting to the root of those lies and finding out the truth about God and ourselves. In this series, we look at some common fears and how to overcome them.
This week, we introduce the topic of fear and then dive into the fear of abandonment and rejection. Today we want to look specifically at rejection. It’s a big fear that many of us have carried around for most all of our life. The fear of rejection tells me that I’m not good enough. This fear can manifest in three different ways, fear of rejection from others, fear of rejection from God and fear of rejection from ourselves. The good news is that there is a clear antidote to this fear found in the Gospel passage today.
