After reading Downside Up by Tracey Mitchell, I will never be able to think of rejection in the same way again. Prior to reading this book, I did not consider that there could be a positive aspect to rejection. Typically when people try to figure out how to handle rejection they focus on how to prevent it. Tracey Mitchell provides a much healthier and dare I say Biblical view of rejection. Just as fear can be a productive warning, rejection can have the same benefit. If we begin to view it as a warning signal instead of a judgment, it will divert an attack on our self-esteem. Simply put, rejection is a matter of perception. It is yet another tool that Satan uses to keep us from experiencing God’s best for our lives. Another lie he sells us to prevent us from following God’s purpose. The Bible does not tell us that if we follow Him, we will not face opposition. In fact, it tells us the very opposite. If we view rejection through the lens of scriptural context, it lessens rejection’s power and frees us to pursue our God given dreams. It is not rejection that causes our insecurities, rather our fear of rejection that does. The question is will you face your fear? I recommend Downside Up, by Tracey Mitchell if you dare face your fear of rejection.