 When your emotions say God's rejected me, the Holy Spirit firmly disagrees and says, You belong to me. When the shame of your past says, You don't belong to God, the Holy Spirit takes issue with them and firmly insists you belong to me. When others reject you, God says, I accept. When your circumstances make it seem as though you've been abandoned, the Holy Spirit whispers, I'm still there. He affirms that you are a child of God.