Rejection: From Family & Friends

His wife said to him, 'Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!'

Job 2:9 (NKJV)

Miserable comforters are you all!... My friends scorn me; My eyes pour out tears to God.

Job 16:2, 20 (NKJV)

For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Then I could bear it... But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in the throng.

Psalm 55:12-14 (NKJV)

And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom continually increased in number.

2 Samuel 15:12 (NKJV)

'Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?' So they were offended at Him.

Mark 6:3 (NKJV)

Even His brothers did not believe in Him.

John 7:5 (NKJV)

Whether from pride, envy, or ignorance, Christians WILL suffer betrayal… from friends- and even their own cherished families:

'Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. And you will be hated by all for My Name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved' (Matthew 10:21-22).

These Words from our Savior are hard to read. (Certainly, they are meant for others– not us.)

  • Go tell it to Job, Joseph, and David.

  • Tell it to Jesus. But then again, He told it to us first.

How can this happen?

  • When Adam and Eve bit into the fruit that divided them from their Creator, sin bit into them and did the same thing.

  • Only Christ, 'The Repairer of the Breach' (Isaiah 58:12), can reunite us. Only our total submission to HIm can heal our divided or broken hearts.

Note to remember:

The breaker isn’t loved ones, but Satan: 'The accuser of our brethren' (Revelation 12:10); 'The father of lies' (John 8:44).

As in…  'The deceiver of the whole world' (Revelation 12:9) WILL deceive kin– if they’re susceptible.

What to do?

  • Love and forgive them. Then move beyond them.

  • Pray for them. Trust in God’s transforming Hand.

  • Walk forward. Stay on the path He assigns.

  • If your scorners love you, they WILL repent.

The result?

The loved ones of Joseph, Job, and David… DID repent, and all were reunited. Christ’s doubting brothers became disciples.

Actors, models, and talent for Christ:

Never allow dream haters to stop you. Neither should you stop YOUR path to help them. Because God can and will help them Himself.

Eventually, the light of your way will become evident… with a wondrous reconciliation.

Rejection: From Family & Friends (Part 5)

NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If what I write is good, it’s not from me. It’s God. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players. Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings. This series is a rewrite of a prior 2014 series.

Carey Arban