This Devotional Is Part Of A Continuing Series Related To Dependency And Co-dependency Issues. Rules Of Godly Common Sense Apply.

About times when your help is rejected or not effective…

Mark 6:3 Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. (NIV)

Some people feel angry or emotionally hurt when their help is rejected or not effective. Feeling angry or emotionally hurt when others reject our help is caused by our weakness and selfishness. When we walk in the strength of Christ's love and others reject us, we move on and do not let the rejection bother us. We must all understand we cannot truly make someone accept our help any more than we cannot force someone truly accept Christ. We can make an offer of help to others. However, if we are making our offer in strength, Christ's strength will act as a shield for us and we will not be offended when we suffer rejection. Christ offers all of us His help because He is strong. Christ does not offer us His help because He is weak. A life in shambles because a person rejects help is a life in shambles because the person rejecting is not being responsible in dealing with the darkness all of us must face. When we offer help in strength and we are rejected, the best we can do is to let the other person know we love them, we are there for them if they need us, and pray for the other person.