There is true rejection, but there is also imagined rejection. Indeed, rejection often works through imaginations. The spirit of rejection can twist your perception of circumstances so it looks and feels like you are being rejected even when you aren’t. In the natural, it’s called a misunderstanding. But if you don’t cast down the imaginations that ride on the back of misunderstandings, the spirit of rejection will work to form a stronghold in your mind that controls your thought patterns and makes it easy for this demon to hold you in bondage.
Whether you are in full-blown bondage to rejection or just have an occasional battle with this spirit, the remedy is the same: Reject rejection and accept your God-given identity.
When rejection comes whispering to your soul, telling you that something is wrong with you—you aren’t “this” enough, “that” enough or “something else” enough—reject that thought in the name of Jesus. The truth is, you are fearfully and wonderfully made. You are complete in Him Who is the head of all principality and power (Colossians 2:10). You are God’s workmanship, created in Christ unto good works (Ephesians 2:10). So reject rejection and accept your God-given identity.
Be conscious of your thoughts. Any thought with even the slightest hint of rejection should be immediately cast down and replaced with the truth. The truth is God loves you (Romans 1:7). The truth is you were delivered from the power of darkness and translated into God’s kingdom (Colossians 1:13). The truth is you are forgiven of all your sins and washed in the blood (Ephesians 1:7). The truth is you are the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). The truth is you are submitted to God and rejection has to flee from you when you resist it (James 4:7).
Written by Evangelist Yohanna Hoehler