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Outcast is My Name

God's Kindness Quest Series

Outcast is my name

Every day the branding is the same

 

Unsure when the name got started

Perhaps in the womb, before I departed

 

Repeatedly labeled with the name

They’re always convinced I’m to blame

 

I’m unacceptable is the message they send

Hopelessly a loner, without a friend

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Heard the name Outcast so often I believe it’s true

Living in isolation, I’ve learned to do

 

They assigned me additional names, idiot and loser

Trying to escape the shame, I became a boozer

 

You'll never change, disparagingly I'm told

Nor do I fit the family mold

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Occasionally, I am tolerated

Never remember being celebrated

 

Shunned by family and friends, the wounds cut deep

Relentless rejection torments, while awake or asleep

 

Everyone banished me long ago

Frigid out here amidst this snow

 

Sat on church steps to rest a while

God manifested with a glowing smile

 

God, why do you grin while I’m suffering in pain

Because, My Precious Child is your name

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Let me cleanse you of rejection on earth

Do you know I loved you even before birth

 

Time to learn who you truly are

I created you, surpassing the most magnificent star

 

Let’s walk together daily so you can be free

You are my child; stay close to me

 

Accepted his offer and the old labels faded away

My Precious Child is the name which will stay

Interactive Questions

Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV), "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

  • What emotions, memories, thoughts, convictions, or inspirations bubbled up while reading the poem?

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  • Father God, what do you want me to know about my answers to the previous question? 

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  • When have you felt tolerated or shunned, rather than included?

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  • Lord, what to you want me to know about that situation? 

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  • When have you not felt celebrated, even though you thought it was going to be a celebratory moment?

 

  • Lord, what do you want me to know about that uncelebrated time? 

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  • What negative names and labels have people spoken over you? ​​​​

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  • On a scale from one to ten, with ten being the highest impact, how deeply have those labels and names taken root in your heart? ​

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1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10

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  • What negative names and labels have you believed or spoken about yourself? 

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  • On a scale from one to ten, with ten being the highest impact, how deeply have those labels and names taken root in your heart? 

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1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10

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  • How have negative names and labels, from others or yourself, affected the way you deal with life and interact with others? 

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  • Father God, how do those names and labels drive the decisions I make daily?

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  • Father God, what do you want me to know about the names and labels assigned by others or self-imposed?

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  • Father God, what name do you give me? ​

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  • Father God, why did you choose that name for me? ​

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  • Father God, is there anything else you want to share with me at this moment?

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Prayer

James 5:16 (NLT),  "... The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.​"

Lord, I give you every ungodly branding and labeling given me by this world, forgiving them. Forgive me for allowing those things to take root in my heart, which caused pain, rejection, low self-esteem, loneliness, and unrest.

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Lord, forgive me for times I have labeled or spoken derogatorily toward others. Wash them off from that defilement and emotional pain. Help me honor and lift others up to their full potential, not tear them down.   

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Unbind me from all connections related to ungodly branding and labeling. Cancel all negative sowing and reaping. 

 

I receive your name for me and accept your truth. Teach me how to live as a child in your Kingdom. Help me understand my true identity and teach me to walk in the fullness of it. Amen. 

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  • Lord, what did this prayer activate in accordance with James 5:16?​

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  • ​Tweak the existing prayer as desired or craft a new personalized one.

Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT), "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true ..."

Proverbs 3:3-4 (NIV)

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man."

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Isaiah 61:10 (NLT)

“I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.”

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  • List meaningful Bible verses which come to mind regarding this poem, the interactive questions, and prayer.

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