Nothing ravages a heart like rejection. Has someone dear to you walked out of your life, leaving you in the ditch of despair, feeling devalued? Were you told, “You should never have been born. You were never wanted. You will never amount to anything”? When you feel painfully rejected by a special person, take comfort in these tender words:

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (PSALM 34:18).

At times you will be rejected, but that doesn’t make you a reject. You have a God-given purpose.