#NINE
“I’m going to leave school and have lunch with my mom”, that’s what my boyfriend told me. As the day went on, I realized a lot of other students had left school too. I soon learned it was a senior skip day and all the seniors went over to someone’s house to celebrate and I wasn’t chosen to attend. There were a lot of things that happened that day, but at the heart of it all was the overwhelming sense of rejection I felt. Rejected by my boyfriend. Rejected by my friends. Feeling rejected was a common theme for me growing up and it started when I was very young. I was always searching for someone to validate me. To acknowledge my existence. To choose me. And I would go to great lengths to get that validation.
If I could go back and have a conversation with my 13-year-old self, I would tell her that she has already been chosen. I would tell her not to seek validation or acknowledgement from other people, but to focus on the ONE whose validation really matters – God. I would affirm her hurt and acknowledge the real pain that goes along with feeling rejected, but I would encourage her to read the Bible and pray. I would remind her that she’s been chosen by God and He has a plan for her life.
Truth #9
You are Chosen
“On that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, the son of Shealtiel, declares the Lord, and make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the Lord of hosts” (Haggai 2:23 ESV)
Karris
Karris