Hey Gardners, and welcome to May! This month is going to be unique—I can feel it! Let’s talk about rejection and the blessings that can come from it. Don’t look at me like that, I’m going somewhere with this. 😂

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Oh, no, it happened again.

That’s the feeling when something we were banking on does not work out. It is hard to see how the rejection benefits us, especially when we feel like we have been waiting all our lives for “our moment.”

The rejection was for my protection.

Tell my heart that. I was ready! (At least, I thought I was.) I was prepared! (I had all my material things in a row, but spiritually and emotionally, I was a little weak.) I was going to be the best to do it! (Were you?)

These are just a few thoughts that tend to creep up after rejection, and depending on where you are with your inner self-talk—it could be worse. I want to challenge you to look at this another way. What if the rejection was for redirection?

The rejection was for my redirection.

Okay, I can see this. I thought I was ready to move, but I needed more time to learn about this. (I did not get it this time, but if it’s God’s will, something else more aligned to me and Him will come along.) I rushed through the planning phase, and I missed a few steps. ( Now that I have a couple of irons out of the fire, I can honestly talk to God and see what he wants me to do.)

There are so many different ways to analyze a missed goal. Our flesh wants to classify it as our fault or “karma,” but God wants us to view it as his plan. It is so heavy carrying the expectation that we have control over what comes to pass. The time we spend trying to make things work is the time God wants to work. He wants to take over and fix it all. So, the redirection is not a cancellation or a denial because you don’t deserve nice things; the redirection is God’s way of calibrating. His way of letting you know that He has something better, but before He can give it to you, there has to be pruning and polishing—a cleanup of your physical and spiritual identity. God wants to help you shed the lenses of trauma so that you won’t view your blessings through your wound. God wants us to have a clear path to not only Him, but the goodness of Him as well.

Remember:

The rejection is for my redirection. The redirection is for my protection. I accept it, and I am thankful for it. I will keep going.

Take care,

ToriB💕🌻