Courage to be someone

For about two months ago we had a motivational speaker come to our school. He talked about his life, about facing obstacles every day, about being at the bottom, about feeling as if you are not worthy, not good enough, not anything at all. He tried to end his life when he was eight years old, because he could not see himself graduating, completing a Bachelor's degree in both Financial Planning and Accounting, traveling all over the world, speaking to all kinds of people, making a difference and inspiring others to never giving up.

He told us about the voices. The voices shouting at him; You are NOT good enough. You suck! You are never going to be able to have a normal life. You are never going to get married, to have children of your own. He told us about how he learned to ignore the voices, prove them wrong. How he found comfort in God as so many others, in himself. He came to our school and spoke to not only the ones who don't know how to make it through the next day, or the ones trying to be someone they are nor, but also the ones who feel lost in their world, the ones who can barely stand up for themselves. And he made a difference. He inspired them to keep going. He encouraged them, us, to never let go, always get back up. Because if you fail at getting up a hundred times, you don't give up, you keep trying and trying and trying until you are standing again.

"As far as your unanswered prayers, remember that God is Faithful. What are we to do when we are seeking but not finding? Jeremiah 29:12 states, "Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord."

We all need something to believe in. If it is God, Jesus, a future, your own strength or maybe just that you are going to make it through the next day. We all want something, need something to trust upon, to stand on, to help us in our time of need.

Back to our guest at the Assembly two months ago, I believes that he saved lives that day, that the memory of him are still with all of us who saw and met him that day. I mean, how do you forget an Austrian guy called Nick Vujicic, borned without limbs. That's right. He didn't have any arms nor legs.

I'm posting a link to his webpage. Enjoy.

http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

Peace. Ida