Rejection sucks.

That's it: it just sucks. There is no way to make you feel better about rejection. Rejection is part of life, whether it's rejection from a new job, a part in a play or whatever it is it just sucks. It's hard for someone to sit there and tell you that you just weren't good enough. The fact that you put everything you had into it and your best just wasn't good enough.

No, it is good enough.

You see it's all about perspective. If you believe that the rejection is a direct indication of you not being good enough try looking at it another way. It's not that you weren't good enough, its just that there is something else in store for you. You may not know the plan but whatever plans you have for yourself may not be what God has planned for you.

It's not a "no," it's just a "not right now."

Although hearing "no" hurts and stings, we can still walk away with out heads held high knowing we did everything we could. We smiled, laughed, put everything we had on to the table and we were vulnerable. We should congratulate ourselves on being brave and putting ourselves in a situation where we could potentially get told "no". You will never get anywhere in life by playing it safe. You have to put yourself in situations where you are vulnerable in order to get to where you want to be in life. You truly won't get anywhere in life with out putting yourself out there.

A few months ago I auditioned for shows at my school and was not cast in either show and I was heart broken. I felt ashamed when people asked me about who I was in the play. However, I auditioned for another play outside of my school and was given the lead role. A lead role in my favorite show. A rejection that broke my heart wound up being exactlywhat I needed. I needed to be told no so that I could be in another show, but I also needed it to know how to respond with being told "yes". I needed to know to to humbly accept a position that so many wanted. There was one "yes", and it was me. There were so many "no's" but I was the "yes".

Without rejection I would not have been able to withstand the acceptances. Rejection sucks, but through it it has taught me to graciously and humbly accept the things I am given and to understand the things I am not.

Always remember, it's not a "no," it's just a "not right now."