Hoping for Love, but I'm Afraid of Rejection

Part 3 of our series, "Hopes and Fears of All the Years".  Longing and hoping for love, or at least to be noticed, is one of the deepest driving forces in our world. Do I risk one of my greatest fears, rejection, for something I want more than anything else? What about when we found love and acceptance, and then experience rejection? The intense loneliness and pain that leaves behind. On that Christmas night, God Himself risked rejection so He who could love us! Let’s see what the Bible has to say about how we should handle this.