Dealing With Azazel: Spirit of Rejection (#07 in Strategies For The Threshold Series)

One of the main insights in this books is that when people reject us, we often choose a strategy such as fighting, freezing, fleeing, flattering, forestalling or forgetting. However, none of those actually deal with the issue. Saying 'I'm not going to let it get to me' is not dealing with it. They're just false refuges. The author explains how the enemy uses rejection and its allies to stop us from entering our calling, and I can certainly relate to that. The only way to deal with rejection, is to bring it to Jesus and sit with Him in the rejection, letting Him heal you. The author explains how to go about that, including some suggested reflections in the Appendix. One aspect I wasn't so sure about is that she bases a couple of points on material contained in the Book of Enoch. Although she clearly states that it is not part of scripture, she notes that it is quoted in scripture (e. g. , Jude 14-15), and that it was valued by the early followers of Jesus. The book contains information about some of the fallen angels, such as Azazel, though the whole argument doesn't rest on that point. There are a couple of points I need to mull over more. But on the whole, it was a very thought-provoking and helpful book.