Healing Emotional Wounds

Day 1
Rejection and Strongholds

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of rejection is to feel refused, not accepted, or dismissed. This wound can make us feel unwanted and can cause feelings of being unloved or not good enough. When a person feels rejected and subsequently unwanted it can also cause he or she to lash out in many unhealthy ways.
Healing
When my father and mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
Psalm 27:10 (KJV)

The word tells us even if our parents reject us the Lord will pick us up and hold us close. It almost seems as if the more we are abandoned, the closer God draws us to Him. He will be our parent, spouse, and friend. “The Lord has appeared to me of old, saying, ‘Yea I have loved you with an everlasting love therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn thee.” Jeremiah 31:3 (KJV) Remember, He loves us with an everlasting love that doesn’t end. He accepts us and draws us near with love and kindness. He isn’t a big, mean angry God.

Reflection Journal
What are some things that have caused you to feel rejected and unwanted in your life?
Examples: As a child, in a divorce, work hurt, bad relationship, friendships, church hurt, or family hurt?
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How did you lash out or act in that season of your life?
Examples: In anger, depression, rage, outburst, building walls, shutting down, or people pleasing.
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Now that you know feeling rejected can cause these negative feelings and reactions remind yourself often with songs and scripture that you are loved and wanted. No human, substance, or possession is big enough to fill and heal us. The only things that can heal the wounds of rejection are God's never-ending love and His Word.

Suggested Songs to listen to today or when you are dealing with rejection:
Dara Maclean’s “You Are Wanted “
Olivia Lane’s “Woman at the Well “
Lauren Daigle’s “You Say”

Day 2
Loneliness

This wound often starts as a child and follows us into adulthood. Absence of parents or people being absent when you needed them the most. Even as adults our needs and desires are often overlooked and neglected. After a person has suffered from loneliness, it can cause a dark cloud to appear even in times when we shouldn’t feel lonely anymore. We must learn to speak to the sad dark cloud that tries to creep back in and tell it that it has no place in our life anymore. We are not that child or person anymore and it must leave. Also, we must remember loneliness isn’t just the absence of people, it's the absence of purpose and when we feel lonely, we can use our time to search God for our purpose in this world because He never leaves us. We are not alone, and we never will be. We may not have known to talk to Him and seek Him but now we do.


Healing
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.” Psalms 139:7-10 (NKJV)

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NKJV)

Reflection Journal
At what times in your life do you remember that you felt the loneliest?
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Now that you know God is always with you to talk to and to seek His purpose will you seek Him? If so, what are a few things you have thought God may want to use you to do? Write them down.
Example: Sing, pray for people, teach, preach, work with the broken-hearted, help young or old people, or write a book.
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Remember, that you can speak to that sad dark cloud to leave and remind it, you are not that old person anymore. I’m not that little girl! “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark 11:23-24 (NKJV)