We all know how much we embrace and love rejection, right? Normally, rejection hurts and we avoid it at all cost. But sometimes rejection is actually God’s protection. How so?

Think about the time you were rejected for a promotion only to be offered a better job a few months later. Think about the rejection from your girlfriend only to later discover the person you would actually marry. Think about a word of rejection from a close friend, once again to discover it was true and prompted personal change.

There are rejections in this life that somehow, by the hand of God, turn into a blessing of protection for His child. He is ultimately concerned for your greatest good, certainly not your hurt. 

I can recall being rejected while in a serious relationship only to have my eyes opened to eventually discover the one I would marry six months later. At the time, I could see no redemptive purpose in that letter of rejection, but given over to God, He would use it to bring someone else into my world. That was 52 years ago!

I have experienced many rejections since then, only to discover God’s hand was in it because, “…we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

If Jesus is the Lord of your life, you have an unfair advantage even when it comes to rejection. Nothing gets by God…nothing. He loves you and has your best interest in mind! He can turn rejection into protection and with it provide you with new direction.