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The following is an excerpt from our devotional series Finding Freedom from Rejection.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n The word accept means the opposite of reject. It means to be recognized,\u00a0validated, and believed.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\n<\/p>\n The Scripture below says we are accepted in the Beloved Jesus Christ.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n This means God recognizes you. He\u00a0validates\u00a0you. He believes in you. Even if you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0believe in yourself.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us\u00a0<\/span>accepted in the Beloved.\u00a0<\/span>(Eph 1:3-6)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n Let\u2019s\u00a0break down some\u00a0particularly important\u00a0words in\u00a0Ephesians 1.\u202f<\/span>\n<\/p>\n You are blessed with spiritual blessings, seated with Christ in heavenly places. This comes as we recognize our position. We are seated in heavenly places with Jesus because we are children of God. If you haven\u2019t done so, take your place.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n He (God) chose us before the foundation of the world. You were chosen. You were handpicked by God before you were in your mother\u2019s womb. You were created by God, for God, and with a purpose.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.<\/span> (Eph 1:5)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \u202fWe have been adopted into the family of God by Jesus himself. I just love that. I came from a very fractured home. When I realized I had been chosen by God, it changed my perspective. People may hurt me or reject me but that doesn\u2019t change that I am chosen and accepted. I don\u2019t need to strive to belong because I belong to God.\u202f<\/span> The same is true for you.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n According to the good pleasure (purpose) of His will.<\/span> (Eph 1:5b)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n If you are breathing, praise God. Your life is no accident or mistake. Despite whatever you have been through or been told, your life was chosen according to the good pleasure of His will. His thoughts and ways are higher than ours. This is the sovereignty of God. He offers all of humankind a chance at redemption. He offers them a chance to become a part of the family of God, just as he did with you and me. He redeems our lives and then gives us purpose.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n Only God can turn rejection into redemption, make orphans into sons and daughters, and make purpose from our greatest pain.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n If you are struggling with acceptance,\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0pray together.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n Father,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n Forgive me when I seek validation from man and not You. Remind me that I am accepted in the Beloved. Thank You for Your wonderful love. Thank You for choosing me and bringing me into the family of God. Thank You that my life has value and purpose. Thank You for accepting me in Christ, help me to love myself and others like You do. I take my place as a son\/daughter of God. I am seated in heavenly places with Christ; therefore, I am blessed with spiritual blessings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n I know that\u00a0You will never reject or abandon me.<\/span> In Jesus\u2019 name, amen.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n IFA contributing writer Gloria Robles is a passionate intercessor with a prophetic voice for today. For more from Gloria, go to\u00a0Spotify\u00a0or\u00a0Anchor\u00a0and listen to her podcast,\u00a0Something To Share.\u00a0Photo Credit: guvendemir\/Getty Images Signature via Canva Teams.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following is an excerpt from our devotional series Finding Freedom from Rejection. YOU ARE ACCEPTED The word accept means the opposite of reject. 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