Another baptism gift. This man's faith and perseverance are just astounding. Most people would just wallow in self-pity when things go awry and that's just because we are often too wound up with the "me" and can't see beyond our short-sightedness.
It does take extremely strong faith to believe that every trial and tribulation that we face now are for the betterment of us. That we should give up control/ our desires and surrender our will to God. Surrender, a word we often associate with failure and weakness but vujicic believes the contrary, and so does many other believers. Not easy especially in this era when people just wanna feel "in control" of their lives.
I wanna do that. But is it just a passing thought or a true conviction? I don't know yet. But i am very curious about his visions and plans for me. Often times I am filled with self-doubt- I am not good enough to serve, not knowledgeable enough to share the gospel, not good enough this and that. Just like Moses was. When god asked him to speak to the Pharoah, he said he did not have the gift of tongue. But god asked him to go forth and said he would help him. I guess when we know our calling/ direction, there is no "not good enough". And even if that has a little truth in it, go forth anyway and hone the "not good enough" into something great.
There were several anecdotes I liked. Will update a bit more next time.
Inspiring read!
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