re⋅jec⋅tion [ri-jek-shuhn]

–noun
1. the act or process of rejecting.
2. the state of being rejected.
3. something that is rejected.

Rejection is something we all deal with. From our first boyfriend/girlfriend, to the dog growling at us and not our sister/brother. For me, rejection runs deep. I grew up in a broken home, full of depression. My father left me when I was one year old (because I was a 'mistake' and he wanted nothing to do with me), and my mother had to raise my sister and I alone. I don't want to spend this blog talking about my life story, but I do want people to understand that I have lived rejection. I was rejected first by my father, and then my mother rejected me by giving me up to the Foster Care system when I was 12 years of age.

I forgave my mother (we have an amazing relationship now) fully about four years ago, but the emotion of ejection still runs in the back of my mind. It took me a long time to realize that God is not about rejection. A question I always wondered about is, 'If God is neither male nor female, why does He portray Himself as a father, or a groom?'.

You see, like myself, many people have felt rejection from their father. God portrays Himself as Father because He wants the world to trust Him. He's not like my father, or yours perhaps. Scriptural speaking, God has shown Himself true. Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 31:6, 8, and Joshua 1:5 are all amazing examples of the infamous "I will never leave you not forsake you.".

In the end, rejection is a tough cat to part ways with. It's a cancer lurking deep within, but God is greater than that. He will never reject you.