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My Portion
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My Portion

Have you ever felt like you were left with nothing? That everything you built, trusted, and relied on has crumbled beneath you? Today, I want to talk about something deeply personal—the reality of loss, the weight of rejection, and the unshakable truth that even when everything else is gone, God is still our portion.

Lamentations 3:24 says, “The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in Him.” For a long time, I let rejection define me. It didn’t happen all at once; it was slow, almost unnoticeable. Every letdown, every time I felt unseen or misunderstood, was another brick laid into a wall between me and the truth of who I was. Over time, that wall became so thick that I could no longer see myself the way God saw me. I started believing the whispers: You’re too much. You don’t belong. You’re unworthy. I let human failure become the measure of my worth. And when the people I trusted—people who should have known better—failed me, it felt like undeniable proof that I was unwanted.

Rejection has a way of making us forget who we are. It convinces us that our place in God’s family is fragile, that love is conditional, that belonging can be revoked. And when we are already carrying wounds, those moments of rejection don’t just sting—they confirm our worst fears. But here’s the truth: human failure, no matter how deep, can never erase God’s hand in our lives. It cannot unwrite His purpose. It cannot undo His promises. When people fail us, it does not mean God has failed us. When doors close, it does not mean He has forgotten us. When rejection shouts that we are unwanted, God still whispers, You are mine.

Romans 8:38-39 declares, “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

The problem with rejection is this: if you let it, it will consume you. And that’s exactly what happened to me. I didn’t just feel rejected—I became convinced that I had no place, no belonging, and no reason to hope. It all caught up with me in a moment. Not just one event, but the weight of years of fighting to belong, struggling to prove that I had a seat at the table. And when I finally ran out of fight, I shut down. I had just gone through a life-threatening illness, seven days in the hospital, and months of emotional exhaustion. I sat on my bed and asked, Lord, why don’t I feel anything? Why am I so empty? And then, the Holy Spirit washed over me. I began to experience that pain, that rejection, and that hurt—but not alone. God was there in the middle of it.

One of the most powerful moments was acknowledging those feelings for the first time. I had felt like an outcast. I had felt like I didn’t belong. I had felt like I was nothing. But in the midst of this, the Holy Spirit stretched His hand into my heart and asked me:

Who has left the 99 and come after you? Who has protected you in times of trouble? Who has never forsaken or harmed you?

And in that moment, I began to separate the works of man from the works of God. There were leaders who had built me up, and there were leaders who had decimated my identity. That was a hard realization. But I am changed. And I am changed in a way that the Lord is using, because when we allow Him into our lives—even when we are scared, even when we are terrified—He moves. It starts as a small glimmer of hope, a whisper of truth, an intimacy that is etched deep into the tapestry of our being. The Lord replaces pain with healing. He replaces sorrow with joy—not because all the problems are suddenly fixed, but because He places the right people around us at the right time.

I encourage you—if you are going through something, sit with the Lord. Sit with the Holy Spirit and allow Him to minister to you. Not in a way that dictates the outcome, not in a way that says, this is my theology and this is how it must be, but in simple surrender. Know that the Lord has a plan for you. A plan to prosper you, not forsake you. A plan to lift you up, not knock you down.

But here’s the part we don’t often talk about: If you feel like you’ve been knocked down, if you feel like you’ve been hurt and broken—it takes a choice to stand up and trust in His plan. Without trust, the Lord cannot give us the work He has prepared for us. So who are we to deny God that chance?

Rejection hurts. Losing relationships, losing places of belonging—it’s real. And God isn’t asking us to pretend it didn’t happen. But pain is not meant to be a prison. If we let rejection define us, we stay stuck in the past. But when we hand it to God, He begins to redefine us. God didn’t shout when I was at my lowest—He whispered. And sometimes, we miss Him because we expect a dramatic rescue when really, He is gently leading us back to the truth.

If you feel like God is silent, take a moment. Ask Him: What is my portion? What are You saying to me? And I promise you, He will answer. No person, no mistake, no rejection has the power to take what God has given you. Your portion is not in human hands—it is secure in Christ.

When you stop chasing validation from people and start resting in what God has already given you, healing begins.

Psalm 16:5 says, “Lord, You alone are my portion and my cup; You make my lot secure.”

I pray for every person listening today who has carried the weight of rejection. I pray for those who have been cast aside, overlooked, or wounded by people they trusted. Would You remind them, Lord, that their portion is secure in You? That no human rejection can undo the calling You have placed on their life? That they are seen, known, and deeply loved?

Give them the courage to stop defining themselves by rejection and start stepping into the portion You have given them.

Lord Jesus, let Your whisper be heard. Let Your healing flow. Let Your truth take root.

Amen.

If this message spoke to you today, I want to encourage you: Don’t let rejection write your story. Let God.

Your portion is not in people—it is in Him. And He is faithful.

If this has blessed you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. Let’s remind each other: we are not defined by rejection—we are defined by God’s love.