Love through community
- Shonecia Griffin
- 23 hours ago
- 2 min read
Hi darling,
I hope you are doing well today—and if you’re not, I pray these words wrap around you like a hug.
This is for the ones who have experienced rejection. I have been in a community before where I was pushed away. It hurt deeply, and in that season, I could have walked away from Jesus… but instead, I walked away from that community.
And for a while, I wrestled with why.
Jesus, You led me there—why didn’t You warn me I would be rejected by people I loved?
But what would that have done? If I had been warned, I might never have grown. Growth requires discomfort. Even Jesus was rejected, and yet He never sinned against those who hurt Him—so why should we harden our hearts in response?
Here’s what I’ve come to understand:
Sometimes God places us in communities not because they already know how to love well—but because we do. He sends us to teach what is lacking. And sometimes, when the season is complete, He pulls us out.
I would have stayed if God told me to. But instead, I felt a strong, undeniable urging to leave. And in my obedience—saying, Yes, God. I trust You to take me further—He did exactly that.
Now I get to do this.
I get to use my voice.
I get to uplift you.
I get to speak to those who have never experienced true love… and remind them that they are seen, chosen, and deeply loved.
Without community, the enemy is more likely to attack and you aren’t able to be battle ready with no one standing behind you or worse spiritually dead standing with you. So use your discernment
(discernment is the God-given ability to see what is really going on beneath the surface) and don’t forget to love like Jesus even through rejection.
Jesus will never reject you!
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NLT
He will always be cheering you on like:
“Ayee!! That’s my child!”
“Keep going!”
“I’m proud of you and I love you!”
rejection is not just about being disliked or left out—it is about being misunderstood, opposed, or pushed away despite walking in obedience to God.
We are human so remember that people will hurt you and that’s okay. Because we also hurt others but as long as we can forgive and be forgiving. Then everything will be just okay. I love you and just know I hope you know the love of the Father will never reject you.
With Love,
Neci 🤍