FROM WHERE DOES YOUR ACCEPTANCE COME?

"Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection." - John Powell

It seems that almost everybody is affected by rejection to some degree. It's vital to understand how it works, and how to apply the cure. Rejection wounds us so deeply because it attacks our very person. It destroys our self-esteem, and attacks who we are and our purpose in life. This is why it is one of the most common tools that can destroy a person's life. Rejection has a way of destroying a person's life in a way that few other things can. The sad fact is that the number of people who are affected by rejection is staggering. Therefore overcoming rejection and it's effect is vital and absolutely essential.

Jason Stevens is a star of Australian Rugby League, a giant front row forward. He has represented his State and country on many occasions. But Stevens journey to the top of his sport was not easy. His mother migrated to Australia from Egypt when she was 17 years old. She married and had her four children, but then followed a horrific car accident that left Jason’s sister Vanessa seriously incapacitated, and a marriage break-up that left the family struggling financially and emotionally. When Jason was in primary school his mum bought him an Australian Rugby jersey. This was the first new item of clothing Stevens can ever remember owning. All his other clothes came from op-shops. Reflecting back on his upbringing Stevens said he was struck by two things. First he learned that love involved sacrifice. He discovered this watching his mother work two jobs to make ends meet, yet still find the time to transport her children to and from