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Fear of Rejection is Very Costly

6/11/2013

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  Fear of Rejection is Very Costly

I have noted a comment that gets a laugh, or at least a chuckle, is often from a near, or actually broken, heart. The notorious reject, Rodney Dangerfield said:

“My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.”

Today more than fifty percent of American families suffer from the pain implied in Rodney’s line. Many children, who are going through divorce, are in the bind of wondering, “Was it my fault? Did Dad/Mom leave because of me?” The process proceeds much longer. Equally troubling is the new blending family. I used blending because when blended happens it is unusual. Blending is going on for the duration, with a stated or unstated, but tormenting question, “Am I being accepted or rejected?” Even more painful, “Why did he/she/they reject me?”

Fear of rejection is why most people are not successful salesmen, writers, or fail at marrying a movie star! One preacher told me he never gives an invitation because he wouldn’t know what to do if no one responded.

Evangelical pastors know that many humans, being aware of their sinfulness and knowing little about the Bible are afraid to really trust Jesus because, “What will I do if He rejects me?” Being aware of this fear, Jesus stated in John 6:37, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”

Copyright © 2013 Larry Lilly


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David link
6/11/2013 02:16:57 pm

Thank you for today's article. I know all too well the fear of rejection. Thank God for the truth of John 6:37!

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Jack Atwell link
6/12/2013 03:42:20 am

The sister to your article today is the fear of failure. Before we started downsizing ten years ago I used to warn of this malady to our fifty representatives with this example:

If I placed a ten dollar bill on the end of a ten foot 2'X4", how many would walk across that 2'X4' to the other end and reach down and pick up the money? What if we raised the board by 6" and placed a $20 bill at the other end?

Now, suppose we placed a $100 bill at the other end of a 2"X6" ten foot board? How many would quickly give it a try? Oh wait. Did I tell you the board would be stretched between two ten story buildings?

No one was willing. Thus emerges the ugly head of FEAR OF FAILURE.

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