Rejection changes how you see yourself (1)

Rejection, if not dealt with affectively, can negatively shape your life and alter the way you see yourself. It can also make a confident leader very unsure of their abilities.

Moses is a great example of this. He dramatically changed the way he saw himself after being rejected by his own people and then spending 40 years as a shepherd thinking about this event.

In the account Stephen gives for his defense to the High priest he mentions Moses. Saying “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

This was the product of being raised and educated as a member of the royal palace. This provided an amazing education and gave Moses access to all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He grew up to be a very confident leader as well as a powerful orator. Then at 40 years old he acted very impulsively out of concern for one of his fellow countryman and killed an Egyptian.

Moses had a sense of call and destiny. So his impulsive action was the result of a bigger conviction. Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them. But unfortunately for Moses they saw this turn of events differently and rejected him.

To be continued…

Rejection changes how you see yourself (1)

Rejection, if not dealt with affectively, can negatively shape your life and alter the way you see yourself. It can also make a confident leader very unsure of their abilities.