I read about this awesome guy today - His name is Nick Vujicic. If you ever get the time, you must look up his website: Life Without Limbs. His life and testimony reminded and encouraged me to hope in a power that transcends all comprehension. His life emulates and lives the kind of faith that our Bible talks about - a faith that can move mountains... A faith that is manifested only when you learn to trust like a child - For such is the Kingdom of Heaven!(Mark 10:14)
I always wondered why the Bible gave so much emphasis to a child... Did you realize that for everyone else in the Bible Jesus laid hands but children, He took in his "arms" (Mark 10:16). I now have learnt that the most remarkable thing about a child is in his unquestioning hope, trust and unfathomable joy in his father! The "father" figure means the WORLD to a child... My nephew Ankith, believes without doubt that his dad can do anything... believes that everything around him WILL submit to his father. That is what I suppose our 'Father' expects from us. It will not be a cake walk and He never said it would be - in fact, His Word declares that there will be a yoke but in Him, it will be easy - its our attitude toward our situation and our hope in our Lord for our circumstances that make our burdens light.
The life of Nick Vujicic helped me understand how being an adult, I can live the faith of a child. Here is a testimonial that I took from his website - this should say it all.
I Met a Man of God Today
I met a man of God today
born without hands or feet.
He stood on stubs and spoke of love,
“In Jesus, I’m complete.”
He said that it did not matter
what blemish we may bear,
that if our heart holds on to heaven
that Jesus we shall wear.
To show the world that there is hope
let’s shine the Light to all.
Regardless of our circumstance,
in Jesus, we’ll stand tall.
Without a hand he reached my heart,
encircling my soul;
without legs he walked toward me,
saying I can be made whole.
This man who lacks a full body
the Lord has given much,
for even in the darkest night
he knows the Father’s touch.
By: Nancy Hardy
My prayer this day is that each of us learns to handle our problems, our circumstances, our challenges and submit them to our Lord - for is anything too hard for the Lord? (Jeremiah 32: 27) If you and I find our life incomplete, I pray we are inspired from the fact that in Christ, we are made complete!
