rejection

what if i told you that i've already known for what seems to be the longest time that i didn't get into uci? what if i told you that the constant nonchalant attitude i have put up in regards to school has all been an attempt to keep you strong? what if i told you that when i cried this week it was not because i got into a fight, but instead because i finally had that feeling of failure? well, none of that has happened yet, but what if it did? would i be able to sympathize with you, tell you all the words you want to hear, or change what has already happened? the simple answer is no. i get it though- it's tough to think about the possibility of not going to that dream school you've always wanted to go to- we all face the thought of rejection at one point. but in the midst of all this resentment towards those that seem to say to us, "you're simply not good enough," we sometimes lower Christ. and in our emotional distress, we think it is alright to do that temporarily in spite of all He has done for us. just because of that feeling we get, in our sadness and anger, we may unintentionally forget that Christ has not rejected us. a word of man that can weigh a thousand tons on our hearts is really nothing and can do nothing to change the word of God. and the word says that if you believe in Jesus, then you are saved by grace, and if you are saved you will have joy. now joy is not only the believer's ability to completely praise God in times of success, but it is also the believer's capability to still be fully satisfied in Christ even in times of persecution and times when one is treated like the scum of the earth. and who knows? your current nightmare could be God's dream and purpose for you. trust in Him. He will give you new desires.