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2-2-12
A man came to chat with me and during the course of conversation seemingly out of the blue he said, “Larry, I am really getting tired of being taken.” He meant that people sought him out in order to take advantage. He couldn’t say no. I asked him, why do you think this weakness is so prominent in you? He really didn’t know.
It finally came down to he had an unusually intense need to be liked. This inner need is often stronger than hunger or even thirst. If we removed the sales in our society that are made due to a customer fearing rejection by the salesperson our economy would collapse. The same thing is true in many religious situations where the prospect fears rejection by the bully Jim Jones type force feeding them.
This human trait is not limited to people who are lower on the scale, but is taken advantage of by well-educated folks on other well-educated folk. Jim Camp is world renowned as a trainer of high level negotiators and trains people how to take advantage via skillful use of this fear. Notice his thumbnail of his business: "Fear of rejection is a sign of neediness - specifically, the need to be liked."
Christ asks us by faith to overcome this fear of human rejection and live a life that is pleasing to Him. He knows the searing pain of rejection but also the joy of continuing in the Father’s will. Prior to glory Jesus said in Luke 17:25 “But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.” A title for Christ could be The Magnificent Reject.
Larry Lilly Copyright © 2012 use with credit.
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