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Have you ever experienced rejection from a friend or family member? Maybe you have endured a breakup or felt the pain of wanting to have a relationship with someone who doesn’t have the same feelings for you. God understands how we feel. God loves the whole world, and yet so many people don’t love God back. 

The prophet Isaiah writes about Jesus, saying, “He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.” Jesus is sympathetic towards us and understands we may feel overwhelmed at times because of rejection or loss.

In our greatest heartbreak, our hearts can be comforted knowing that Jesus demonstrated His love for us by dying on the cross for our sins. Since God is loving, we can cast all our anxiety on God. 

As we do, God can give us the strength to show kindness even in the face of rejection.

Today, I urge you to bring all of your feelings before God in prayer and reflect on God’s love for you! Ask God to give you the power to demonstrate kindness to those whom you find it hardest to and to lead you into future relationships that are good for you.

Written by Daniel, age 20, From Hicksville, New York, USA