strongman of rejection
People who deal with rejection internalize their emotions, which eventually leads to the creation of a world of fantasy or the development of a false personality. This causes them to live in unreality.
The root cause of a rejection personality malfunction is emotional pain. This person has spent years building a house (life) made of construction materials that are not from God. --How to Remove the Strongman of Rejection From Your Life
The root cause of a rejection personality malfunction is emotional pain. This person has spent years building a house (life) made of construction materials that are not from God. --How to Remove the Strongman of Rejection From Your Life
Behind rejection is a lying spirit, a lie we are believing. Rejection can be rooted out by discovering the lie and dismissing the thoughts we are entertaining in our minds. Rejected people are often people pleasers and even though they want to be accepted, they believe if they compromise their thoughts and feelings and do things for people that they will be accepted and not rejected.
At the foundation of every problem, whether spiritual, emotional, or physical, there is an evil spirit called a strongman, who rules over a particular area of our lives. The Lord said in Matthew 12:29 that the strongman must be bound in order to plunder the house. (This strongman establishes a beachhead within a person and begins a covert campaign seeking to control as much of a person’s life as possible.) Sometimes through genetics, this strongman assumes his assault at conception. Exodus 20:5 states that the sins of the fathers are passed down to the third and fourth generation. Medical science agrees that both emotional and physical disorders can be passed from one generation to the next. Satan is ever eager to oppress anyone; he does not discriminate in his oppression. He can even “possess” an unbeliever. The strongman always uses subordinate demons that can control a person and cause confusion, frustration, division and other destruction. John 10:10 states that Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy; but Jesus comes to give life more abundantly.
Pride was the first sin committed by Satan when he began to exalt himself above God; this sin is the foundation of every sin man can commit. God hates pride (Proverbs 8:13; 6:16-17). It is the door to all contention. It is based on selfishness – me, my and I. It was the sin in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:5). Pride exalts “self” and works the same way in mankind as it did in Satan. If it goes unchecked, pride will usurp God’s position and place self in control of our lives. Tempting people with pride is one of the highest forms of demonic activity. Yielding to it can lead to a liberal mindset contrary to Godly principles. For Proverbs 3:5-6 states that we are to trust in the Lord completely and not depend on our own understanding, but in all our ways we should acknowledge God and then He will direct our paths. Pride works to satisfy selfish motivations that always direct a person away from God. The opposite of pride is humility. To overcome pride, first, we must recognize (1 John 1:9) that pride exists in us, then repent of it, and finally, by faith receive humility in its place