DIY Healing for Rejection – 1

How to Read this Post

Feel free to skip around and choose the areas that you feel are the most important. Skim through the bold text for highlights.

The icons to the right here will indicate when you’ll find a crafted prayer or when it’s a great time to listen and write down or journal about what you’re doing. Feel free to skip to these if you’re familiar with the topic and want to get right to the work.

Blue boxes have additional information in them that you might find interesting. These are great if you want a more in-depth look at something.

A blue box with white text like this indicates a deeper look for those who are interested.

Description

Rejection happens to all of us at some time or another, and can happen often throughout our lives. Especially when we have issues with rejection, we tend to find that others reject us more often. Our identity and well being can become set in that place of rejection and “rejected” can become our identity.

There’s some kind of signal that we put out when we’re operating from rejectedness that invites others to reject us, even if they wouldn’t have normally done so. It also can cause us to see rejection in places where it isn’t. For example, taking something personally that has nothing to do with us, but is just because someone is having a bad day or just heard some bad news or …

Rejection can color all of our interactions with others so that no matter what the reality is, we perceive their actions as rejection.

Possible Roots

Rejection can begin in a variety of large and small ways. Perhaps we were the result of an unwanted pregnancy, or one parent didn’t want us. Maybe there was something different about us that other children reacted negatively to. The boy or girl that we liked was interested in someone else, or our significant other left us for someone else.

Everyone experiences rejection as I said before. The big problem comes when we then allow that rejection to shape our beliefs about ourselves, others, and situations. When we anticipate being rejected because of past experiences, we are imprisoned in a false belief that can shape our reality.

Unusual Presentations

We don’t often recognize it, but many of those who are quick to reject others do so out of a fear of being rejected. Being the first to reject gives them a sense of security and power – but it steals their ability to form healthy and supportive relationships. They are their own worst enemy by doing the very thing that prevents them from receiving the love and acceptance that they desire.

Healing Prayers prayers that heal

Father, I come before You this day because I need your help to access the freedom Jesus purchased for me on the Cross from rejection. I take authority over myself, my space, and my will and I submit myself to You so I can agree with You completely where ever You lead me through this process. I remove all coverings over content and cut off all enemy access, placing everything into Jesus’ hands. I ask You, Lord Jesus, to gather up and bind all warfare that would seek to hinder me from getting free from rejection or any other issue. Please send the angelic support I need.

I repent of all enemy rights and agreements and suspend them and all areas of access he has to me. I place them into Jesus’ hands to keep during my work. Thank You, Father, for Your provision and protection. 

I ask You, Holy Spirit, for any blessings I need as I do this work. I ask for an anointing of power and authority as I address this issue. Please give me clarity of thought and intention and a breakthrough in healing. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Generational Issues

As you may be aware, the sins of our ancestors can have a very negative impact on our lives. First, their sin gives the enemy access to us, and second, it becomes the pattern of how life happens within our family so we may not know there is another option for behavior, or realize how unhealthy our family patterns are. We all have generational issues and generational patterns which are less than ideal, so it isn’t just you. 

Before I go any further, I want to emphasize that you are not responsible for your ancestor’s sin. You are only responsible for your own sins. What the generational piece does is to add a pressure or weight which increases the likelihood you may sin in a particular area. We have a choice wether or not we enter into the sin, but even if we don’t, the generational piece seems to make the fight against sin more difficult than it needs to be. 

I discuss generational work more completely here and here, so if this is all new to you, you might want to stop and review that post. I also have a class which goes into more depth about specific types of generational issues and how to break them. You can find it here.

To clear the enemy’s access to us because of generational issues, we do what we call identificational repentance. This is where you repent on behalf of a larger groupyou‘re part of, in this case your family. Again, you are not saying you are guilty of those sins, unless you are, but you are standing in the gap for your family to remove the access the enemy has on you and your bloodline.

The following is a sample prayer to walk through step by step, but this is also the perfect time to practice listening prayer. Only the Holy Spirit knows the full effects of this generational piece on your life, so listen carefully to His voice as you walk through this process and pray additional items as He leads you. You might want to read through the prayer first and then make a note of anything the Holy Spirit wants you to add before you begin, or stop and pray each as you go.

Identificational repentance can be done on behalf of any group that you are a part of or identify with. It’s not only your family. In all cases, it’s not that you’re saying you personally have participated in whatever it is you’re repenting on behalf of, but because you are a part of the larger group, you can stand in the gap for the group at large. You can think in terms of culture, race, denomination, role in society, gender, position, occupation, etc. For example, I’ve done identificational repentance for clients on behalf of church leadership even though I wasn’t a part of the church the client was hurt by, but because I have held positions of leadership within the church. It’s a powerful tool that you can use to set others free as well as yourself.

Healing Prayers prayers that heal
  1. I confess that my ancestors committed the sin of rejection, rejecting others in various ways. Through this, we allowed the enemy access to my bloodline. I repent on each person’s behalf for committing this sin and allowing the enemy access to us. And I forgive them. I also confess and repent on behalf of myself and every other member of my bloodline who has entered into the sin of rejection including associated sins of fear, unworthiness, shame, rejecting others before we could be rejected, or any others.
  2. I choose to forgive myself and all of those in my bloodline who have committed the sin of rejection or who have influenced me to participate in this sin, and for the consequences of that sin in my life. (Specifically name anyone the Holy Spirit brings to your mind.)
  3. I ask You to forgive me, Jesus, for coming into agreement with this issue and for committing any and all of these sins. I receive Your forgiveness and I choose to forgive myself for entering into this issue and for all the effects it has had on my life.
  4. I revoke any and all agreements with rejection on my behalf, and as far as I’m able on behalf of all of those in my bloodline. I revoke any agreements made by myself or my family with the entities of rejection or any others affiliated with this in any way or under their authority. I revoke all of their rights to me and my entire bloodline past, present, and future from this time forward. 
  5. I gather up all of these entities and agreements and I cast them to the cross of Jesus. I place the blood of Jesus between all of that and myself and my entire bloodline. I reverse and correct all the effects of perfectionism in my life and in the lives of my family.
  6. On behalf of my family, I receive the freedom Jesus Christ bought for me when He died on the cross and rose again defeating all the works of the enemy. I receive His courage and identity and choose to listen to what He says about who I am. (This is an excellent time to pause and listen to what else God wants to give you. Write them down to meditate on later.)

Generational Blessings

One of the things generational issues does, is not only pressure you to sin, but it also blocks the rightful inheritance the Lord has for your bloodline. Not only do I want you to be free from the enemy’s torment, but I also want it to release you into ALL the Lord has for you.

You may have an idea of what your inheritance should have been, or you may not. Either way, you can ask the Lord to reveal to you what the inheritance is, and how you can access it. The book Accessing Your Spiritual Inheritance goes into this in much more depth than I can here. In short, ask God for dreams and visions, and then ask Him to go with you into those areas and follow His lead on what to do. This may be easier to do after you’ve completed all the steps in this set of blog posts. So if you’re not making progress here, then make a note to come back and return to this after we’ve finished this series.

Healing Prayers prayers that heal

Father, I ask You to set Your seal upon the work I have and will be doing regarding generational issues of rejection. I believe that You are faithful to continue this work and bring me to greater and greater realms of healing and wholeness. I cancel any and all curses, devices, or assignments of the enemy and break off any retaliation in the Name of Jesus. I seal all doors and windows in the spirit with Jesus’ blood and thank You and praise You for Your protection. Please minister to me as my system adjusts to this new level of healing and wholeness and comes into alignment with Your design.

Next post, I’ll go over some next steps for freedom from rejection by dealing with forgiveness, ungodly beliefs, and soul ties.

Tagged