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Prophets And
Rejection
Are You a Prophet? You CAN Overcome
Rejection!
Author : Jennifer Eivaz
During an overseas trip I noticed a common theme of
deliverance in both countries that I ministered in.
It was deliverance from a “spirit of rejection.”
Strangely, I wasn’t teaching on the subject of
rejection nor did I call it out during the prayer and altar times.
Still, many who came forward for ministry would
manifest much in the same way. They would begin to choke, cough, and then vomit
out a spirit of rejection.
The Holy Spirit was swift to give my team and I
discernment as we encountered the same manifestation again and again.
When we encountered it, we would say something like, “In
the name of Jesus, I command the spirit of rejection to leave you! Come out
now!”
And sure enough, the person would typically choke,
cough, and then vomit.
Usually we had to lead such persons in a prayer of
repentance to forgive those who’ve rejected them in the past or for rejecting
themselves.
One person kept shaking their head “no” when I
commanded that spirit to leave, but I just kept after it until the person
finally coughed the spirit out.
To be very real and honest, I HATE it when people
vomit during deliverance. I wish there was another way. It seems that this
spirit can hide deep, deep down on the inside.
I also realized that some people will choose to hold
on to rejection because they would rather hold on to their dignity and just not
“go there” when it’s time to get delivered.
Why am I bringing this up in connection with
prophets? It’s because prophets seem to have an acute struggle with rejection.
Rejection is always speaking to them, bullying them,
intimidating them, and basically trying to shut them down so they
won’t speak what God says to speak.
I believe that most prophets need deliverance from
rejection at certain points in their lives. It’s more than just an attitude.
It’s a spirit that has to go if your prophetic word
is going to go forth from a pure place, if at all.
We also need to come out of agreement with rejection
so this spirit no longer has access to us in the first place.
Things to watch out for:
1.
Don’t take
things personal
We often measure our worth through our unrealistic
perceptions of being accepted or not accepted by others. In so doing, we take
things personal that were never meant to be personal. Our identity is in
Christ. And remember, nobody owes you anything.
2. Stop comparing yourself to others
There is no comparison because you are uniquely you.
Let people inspire you by what they do, but you don’t need to do what they do.
You have your own assignment.
3. Avoid rejection rhetoric
I’ve been guilty of this in the past and I’m still
working on it. It’s when you feel all alone and you begin to make prophetic
sounding statements that are actually statements birthed from your own
woundedness.
Things like, “Get ready for people to leave you
when God promotes you!” Or, “In order to go up, you have to leave some
people behind.”
Although there is an element of truth to this, do you
really need to make an official, prophetic-like statement about it? No.
What is happening is you are slipping into rejection
rhetoric and possibly coming into agreement with the spirit of rejection
itself.
4. Get this down: MISTAKES ARE OPPORTUNITIES
Because prophets seem to be more serious in their
demeanor, when they make mistakes it’s almost like the end of the world has
happened.
They slip into self-condemnation, self-loathing, and
practically hang up their calling when they miss a word, make a blunder, or
have a personal failure.
If there is one thing I’ve learned more than anything
else is that your mistake is your opportunity.
God can and will turn everything around for good (Romans 8:28).
Yes, you might need to work on your character or your
reaction to your errors and missteps, but at the end of the day God can make it
work for you instead of against you.
Don’t self-reject over mistakes. Grow from them.
A prophet intimately knows the power of the word of
God, and it’s the word of God that will deliver you from rejection!
A prophet, then, is to receive their identity from
God’s word and not from the acceptance or rejection of men.
How you walk in Christ’s identity is by holding firm
to His truths and promises for your life.
The more attentive you are to studying and meditating
on the Word, the better equipped you are to be able to steward your God-given
identity, as well as teach others how to do the same.
When you know His Word then you know His will and
heart.
Here are some Scriptures that will help you to walk
out your true identity of Christ:
1. Lean not on
your own understanding – Proverbs 3:5
2. You have the
mind of Christ – 1
Corinthians 2:16
3. Greater is He
that is in you than he that is in the world – 1 John 4:4
4. If God is for
you, who can be against you – Romans 8:31
5.
God loves you
– Zephaniah 3:17
6. You are
accepted in the Beloved – Psalm 27:10,
Romans 15:7
Bill Hamon said in his book Prophets and
Personal Prophecy, “God is very sensitive about His prophets. To touch
one of His prophets is to touch the apple of His eye. To reject God’s prophets
is to reject God. To fail to recognize the prophets, or to keep them from
speaking, is to refuse God permission to speak.”
Even God knows you will face a unique struggle with
rejection because of what you carry. Let it draw you in to the heart of the
Father.
It’s your vertical relationship with God that is to
overshadow every other relationship you have in life, and not the other way
around.
If the spirit of rejection has taken over your life,
my prayer and decree for you is this:
“In the name of Jesus, I command the spirit of
rejection to leave you. Be free!”
You are an amazing gift to the Body of Christ. God
loves you and I do too!
The Praying Prophet
Jennifer Eivaz
Jennifer Eivaz is a minister and international conference
speaker with a heart for raising up passionate and effective prayer. She is a
regular contributor to Charisma Online and The Elijah List, has taught at
Bethel School of the Prophets, and oversees the Seers & Prophets Institute.
Jennifer lives with her husband, Ron, and their two children in Turlock,
California, where she serves as executive pastor at Harvest Church.
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