Increasing your rejection potential

I am about to step out into a whole new area in my life. It is a area that I have shared with Shirley for years, but now that I am almost grow up we think I am able to move to a whole new level. So I am going to increase my rejection potential.

In a few years I need to talk to Reed about his love for baseball, pitching in particular. I want Reed to love the sport but I need him to know that only the fans of the teems he is on will cheer for him. All the other people are going to cheer against him. The farther he goes in baseball the more he will be increasing his rejection potential.

Now someone reading this article may think that I am negative, but that is not true. A negative person would tell you that people are going to reject you. I am only telling you that your potential for rejection is increasing. But it might be best to lie to people and tell them that everyone will love them and desire for them to win. Do you think people watch the last out in the world series and hope the pitcher throws his best pitches to strike out their teams batter? Or do you think they hope the pitcher blows it?

I think Jesus was a nice fellow. I have not meet him personally but everything I read about Him leads me to believe He should be liked. I mean he healed sick people, helper the poor, help the wise get wiser. Yet all along He increased His rejection potential. I bet people all around Jerusalem who heard that Jesus had rose from the dead and was now holding a little prayer gathering in the upper room were secretly locked in their homes by the Herod Home Security Force. Even after He defeated death Jesus was not excepted by others. He only had a 120 in the upper room. Shirley's family down home have more than that show up for a good fish fry.

So the next time to feel lead to step out and do something for God, family or job, just settle it that some will cheer for you and some against you. Once that is settled, go for it. If the Son of God wasn't slowed down by all the naysayers, neither should we be.

Get out there and get rejected!