Podcast listener Brian writes in to ask this, good day Pastor John, I've been searching

through the internet on how to handle relationship breakups or rejection in a biblical way.

I notice that no pastors or matured Christians seem to care about this topic.

I know we have all been through this, but do you have any suggestions or anything that

would enlighten us and help us through a painful breakup?

Let me clarify first what I'm not talking about because I think I get what Brian is asking,

and I want to make sure we don't think what he's not talking about.

I don't think he's talking about being persecuted for righteousness sake.

In other words, the kind of rejection you experience just because you're a Christian.

Although that could be part of why a girl or a guy might dump you,

that's different than what he's really getting at.

So the Bible has lots to say about blessed are you and when people revile you and

persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you.

Yes, we can talk about that another time, but here's what I think he's talking about,

and if I miss it, then he can right back.

I think he's talking about the kind of thing that ranges from the early teen years

all up into adulthood.

So here would be a few examples.

One, a 13 year old girl has a best friend at school, maybe her only friend, and she gets a note.

I don't want to be your friend anymore.

Number two, 220 somethings are dating.

And you, one of you, might be developing a sense that this could be going into something

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