No arms, no legs, no worries

2006年6月6日

就在最痛苦的時間，我讀到了這個故事。我更加明白D小姐對我說要enjoy被考驗的時間，以及R小姐勸我要學習愛上我的工作的意思。

這是一個有關年青人Nick Vujicic的故事，他生下來便沒有手沒有腳，是「五體不滿足」的澳洲版。

可以想像他由降生開始便需要不斷掙扎。到了入學年齡時，他道出他對神的感謝﹕
"There were some people who assumed that because of my physical disability that it meant that I'd also be mentally disabled. The law in Australia didn't allow me to be integrated into a main-stream school because of my physical disability. God did miracles and gave my Mom the strength to fight for the law to be changed. I was one of the first disabled students to be integrated into a mainstream school. "

小孩如他比常人更需要朋友，殘酷的現實沒有叫他放棄；相反，他培養出積極正面的態度﹕
"...in my early years of school where I encountered uncomfortable times of feeling rejected, weird and bullied because of my physical difference. It was very hard for me to get used to, but with the support of my parents, I started to develop attitudes and values which helped me overcome these challenging times. ...... There were many times when I felt so low that I wouldn't go to school just so I didn't have to face all the negative attention. I was encouraged by my parents to ignore them and to try start making friends by just talking with some kids. Soon the students realized that I was just like them, and starting there God kept on blessing me with new friends. "

他真正有資格去告訴大家「苦難」= 「祝福」
"There were times when I felt depressed and angry because I couldn't change the way I was, or blame anyone for that matter. I went to Sunday School and learnt that God loves us all and that He cares for you. ......... I didn't understand that if God loved me why did He make me like this? ......... I felt like I was a burden to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it'd be for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age, but I am thankful once again, for my parents and family who were always there to comfort me and give me strength.

"Due to my emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying, self esteem and loneliness, God has implanted a passion of sharing my story and experiences to help others cope with whatever challenge they have in their life and let God turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to their fullest potential and not let anything get in the way of accomplishing their hopes and dreams."

神永遠將「最好」的預留給我們，什麼是對我們「最好」，未必就等如我們渴望擁有的。只有神知道什麼對我們「最好」。
"Romans 8:28 - "And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him." That verse spoke to my heart and convicted me to the point where that I know that there is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these "bad" things happen in our life.

"I had complete peace knowing that God won't let anything happen to us in our life unless He has a good purpose for it all. I completely gave my life to Christ at the age of fifteen after reading John 9. Jesus said that the reason the man was born blind was "so that the works of God may be revealed through Him." I truly believed that God would heal me so I could be a great testimony of His Awesome Power."

重要的不是夾硬追求我們想要的，而是知道什麼才是天父的旨意，因為只有祂知道什麼對我們「最好」。
"Later on I was given the wisdom to understand that if we pray for something, if it's God's will, it'll happen in His time. If it's not God's will for it to happen, then I know that He has something better. I now see that Glory revealed as He is using me just the way I am and in ways others can't be used. "

他願作為神手中一個工具
"I have many dreams and goals that I have set to achieve in my life. I want to become the best witness I can be of God's Love and Hope, to become an international inspirational speaker and be used as a vessel in both Christian and non-Christian venues. "

我最喜歡的部分，God is not in a box!!! 問題不在「能不能」，而是「願意不願意」。

" believe that if you have the desire and passion to do something, and if it's God's will, you will achieve it in good time. As humans, we continually put limits on ourselves for no reason at all! What's worse is putting limits on God who can do all things. We put God in a "box". The awesome thing about the Power of God, is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability, concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can't do anything without Him. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's! "