Rejection happens to everybody at some point - some more than others. This is an adventure story that has the potential to heal your wounds of rejection. It will also help you go forward in unlimited potential. Vashti was a queen who was forever banished by her husband King Xerxes. The story is told in the Book of Esther. During a celebration and in a drunken state, the King orders his wife to come and parade her beauty in front of all his drunken buddies. She refuses which sets off a pride fueled panic amidst the Kings advisors. Eventually, they urge the King to sign a decree that will banish her from his presence forever. This will be a lesson to all women everywhere to do what their husbands order them to do. There is no record of what happened to Vashti after her banishment. This is a book of what might have happened to Vashti after her banishment. The book gives a glimpse into the possibilities of what her life may have been like. She was rejected and abandoned; they took her crown away. Was she bitter, angry, hurt, confused, vengeful, retaliatory, spiteful, forgiving, graceful, or courageous during the scorning process? How many people, both men and women have been rejected and abandoned today? What is the cause and effect of abandonment and rejection? Has it happened to you? What is your response? Vashti's Response is an examination of the cause and effect in the bitter roots of relationships. It's a journey of healing using the revelatory signposts of God's promises to guide us on the way. You were meant to live a life of growth and fruitfulness. You are like the seed rejected from the farmers hand into the brokenness of the ground. You are meant to survive and grow through seasons of storm and drought. You were perfectly created, given to an imperfect world by an all-loving God who receives you as you are. His grace and mercy are just a surrendered thought away. There is a plan and a purpose for your life that includes conflict and struggle. The butterfly struggles out of its cocoon before it flies in freedom. The struggle within the cocoon forces fluid into the butterfly's wings. With strengthened wings, the butterfly emerges from its confinement in spectacular fashion. You are meant to struggle and fly. Will you stay wrapped in your wounds of rejection? Life is not meant to be lived in a cocoon without the struggle. This is your time, this is your season; let go and embrace the struggle. It's your time to shine Say it out loud now : "IT'S MY TIME TO SHINE "