My blogging friend, Michelle, shared on her blog a very touching and encouraging video on a young man called Nick Vujicic. Nick was born with no arms or legs yet he is trusting in the Lord daily and living a life that is not only as normal as he can, but he is also doing many wonderful things too by the mercies and power of God.
It brought tears to my eyes when I saw Nick's condition and his faith in God. Praise God for sustaining him and enabling him to testify of His sufficient grace.
I found this video posted on YouTube. This video shows Nick in his daily life, overcoming difficulties and managing daily activities and it ends with a moving sharing from him on God's sufficient grace. It is such an encouragement to remember afresh that no matter what we have to go through in this life, God's grace is sufficient for us. Nothing happens in our life by accident or chance. God won't let anything happen to us in our life unless He has a good purpose for it all. And He is manifesting forth His glory and mercies in sustaining and strengthening us.
Do watch this encouraging video and then read comment below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0oRBKbRYnY
These are the comments from one viewer:
"Nick has no limbs and no arms. Yet he preaches the love of God every where. Why?"
I came to know Nick Vujicic from an email about a year ago. Recently I received another email about himself. I have never met him but we are one in the body of Christ. So I think it is good to share this blessing to the world through Youtube.
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Think this guy might have a message to give?
"My name is Nick Vujicic and I give God the Glory for how He has used my testimony to touch thousands of hearts around the world! I was born without limbs and doctors have no medical explanation for this birth 'defect'. As you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and obstacles.
'Consider it pure joy, my Brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds.'
.... To count our hurt, pain and struggle as nothing but pure joy? As my parents were Christians, and my Dad even a Pastor of our church, they knew that verse very well. However, on the morning of the 4th of December 1982 in Melbourne Australia, the last two words on the minds of my parents was 'Praise God!'. Their firstborn son had been born without limbs! There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it. The doctors were shocked and had no answers at all! There is still no medical reason why this had happened and Nick now has a Brother and Sister who were born just like any other baby.
The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. Everyone asked, 'if God is a God of Love, then why would God let something this bad happen to not just anyone, but dedicated Christians?' My Dad thought I wouldn't survive for very long, but tests proved that I was a healthy baby boy just with a few limbs missing.
'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. 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.
I am now twenty-three years old and have completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. I am also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share my story and testimony wherever opportunities become available. I have developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. I am also a speaker in the corporate sector.
I have a passion for reaching out to youth and keep myself available for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow.
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. I want to become financially independent by the age of 25, through real estate investments, to modify a car for me to drive and to be interviewed and share my story on the ' Oprah Winfrey Show '! Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year. It will be called 'No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!'?
I 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!
May the Lord Bless you
In Christ,
Nick Vujicic
'Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be UNDERSTOOD'
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John 9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind.
John 9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
This is a testimony of God's mercies and goodness to me in my endeavour to understand and manage bipolar disorder or manic-depressive illness (a medical condition that can be treated) and other challenges in my life, by God's grace. Thank God that we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us! (Romans 8:37)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Cross-stitch - Another of my Therapeutic Hobby
I am in the midst of doing a cross-stitch for a dear friend. This little bear with a heart cross-stitch is one of my favourite. It is very sweet and quite easy to do.
I will sew some Bible verses besides the bear and frame it up.
I have done this cross-stitch for several of my friends and they like it very much.
I find it therapeutic to do things for others. It makes me very happy to see others happy.
Having some form of hobbies can be very enjoyable and relaxing too. It helps to slow me down at times as my thoughts will be racing otherwise :-)
My dear friend, Michelle and her husband, also love to do cross-stitch. Their cross-stitch are very beautiful. Do visit Michelle's blog at Ozarks sew n' sews to see their lovely handiworks.
So far I have benefited from the following hobbies besides cross-stitch:
1) Photography. I enjoy photography very very much. I am thrilled to be able to capture some of the beauties in God's creations. It is helping me to enjoy God's creations in many wonderful ways. In the past, I have been too busy to enjoy walks, flowers, beach, etc etc. Now I am discovering these through the lenses of my camera :-)
2) Making Bookmarks. I enjoy making Bookmarks for my friends. I used my photos and photos taken by my brother and friends, to make these bookmarks. If you are interested in making bookmarks, you can check out my Homemade Bookmarks Blog to download Free Bookmarks Templates and instructions on how to make simple bookmarks.
3) Making Crafts and Gifts. Besides making bookmarks, I also enjoyed cross-stitch, making simple calendars and origami. Check out my Homemade Crafts and Gifts if you are also interested in making these crafts and gifts.
Making these crafts and gifts give me great joy and satisfaction. Thank God for the joy of sharing these gifts with my friends, and the joy of serving Him in this way.
What about you? Do you have any hobbies that you really enjoy?
Free Calendars 2010 and Free Planners 2010 Resources:
Free Bookmarks Resources:
Free Cards Resources:
Free Handicrafts Resources : Free Cross-stitch
Free Sewing Resources : Knitting
Free Origami Resources:
Free Arts and Crafts for Kids Resources:
Nice Piano Instrumental Music Resources:
I will sew some Bible verses besides the bear and frame it up.
I have done this cross-stitch for several of my friends and they like it very much.
I find it therapeutic to do things for others. It makes me very happy to see others happy.
Having some form of hobbies can be very enjoyable and relaxing too. It helps to slow me down at times as my thoughts will be racing otherwise :-)
My dear friend, Michelle and her husband, also love to do cross-stitch. Their cross-stitch are very beautiful. Do visit Michelle's blog at Ozarks sew n' sews to see their lovely handiworks.
So far I have benefited from the following hobbies besides cross-stitch:
1) Photography. I enjoy photography very very much. I am thrilled to be able to capture some of the beauties in God's creations. It is helping me to enjoy God's creations in many wonderful ways. In the past, I have been too busy to enjoy walks, flowers, beach, etc etc. Now I am discovering these through the lenses of my camera :-)
2) Making Bookmarks. I enjoy making Bookmarks for my friends. I used my photos and photos taken by my brother and friends, to make these bookmarks. If you are interested in making bookmarks, you can check out my Homemade Bookmarks Blog to download Free Bookmarks Templates and instructions on how to make simple bookmarks.
3) Making Crafts and Gifts. Besides making bookmarks, I also enjoyed cross-stitch, making simple calendars and origami. Check out my Homemade Crafts and Gifts if you are also interested in making these crafts and gifts.
Making these crafts and gifts give me great joy and satisfaction. Thank God for the joy of sharing these gifts with my friends, and the joy of serving Him in this way.
What about you? Do you have any hobbies that you really enjoy?
Free Calendars 2010 and Free Planners 2010 Resources:
- Calendar 2010 Design1
- Calendar 2010 Design2
- Calendar 2010 Design3
- Calendar 2010 with Singapore Public Holidays 1
- Calendar 2010 with Singapore Public Holidays 2
- Planner 2010 Design B
- Christian Calendar 2010 with Bible verses 1
- Christian Calendar 2010 with Singapore Public Holidays 1
- Christian Planner 2010
Free Bookmarks Resources:
- A Special Birthday Prayer for You
- All the best to you
- Animals
- Children - This book belongs to
- Chinese Bible verses
- Christian bookmarks with Bible verses
- Flowers
- Friendship
- Happy Birthday
- Happy Children's Day
- Happy Mother's Day
- Inspirational or encouraging quotes
- Prayer of St. Francis
- Sceneries
- Swan
- The Cross in My Pocket
- When there seems no way out, let God in
- With God all things are possible
- You are never alone
- Your Friendship is a blessing
Free Cards Resources:
- A Special Birthday Prayer for You
- Animals
- Birthday Card pop up
- Christian cards with Bible verses
- Don't Quit
- Encouraging Friendship Quotes1
- Encouraging quote on Love
- Encouraging Quotes1
- Flowers
- Get Well Soon!
- God holds my tomorrow
- Happy Birthday
- How to Make a Kirigami Dancing Crane Pop-up Card
- How to Make a Pop-Up Heart Card
- Prayer of St. Francis
- With God all things are possible
- Your Friendship is a Blessing
Free Handicrafts Resources : Free Cross-stitch
- How to sew a pink heart cross stitch
- About cross stitch and cross stitching
- Creative Needlecraft Cross Stitching
- Cross stitch of Yarn Tree
- Different ways of doing cross stitch
- Free cross stitch pattern : Pink Heart
- French Knot
- How to Choose a Cross Stitch Pattern
- How to Design a Cross Stitch Pattern
- How to Do Back Stitches in Cross Stitching
- How to Do Basic Cross Stitches
- How to Do French Knots in Cross Stitching
- How to Frame a Cross Stitch Pattern
- How to Personalize Your Cross Stitching Pattern
- How to Prepare Cloth for Cross Stitching
- Learn simple Cross Stitch In 5 Minutes
- Little Bear cross-stitch
- Supplies for Cross Stitching
- Types of Cross Stitch Patterns
Free Sewing Resources : Knitting
- Basics on how to knit
- How to Knit a Scarf : How to Add Fringe to a Scarf
- How to Knit a Scarf : How to Cast Off
- How to knit a scarf : How to Change to a Different Color when Knitting
- How to Knit a Scarf : How to Do the Basket Weave
- How to Knit a Scarf : How to Do the Knit Stitch
- How to Knit a Scarf : How to Do the Purl Stitch
- How to Knit a Scarf : How to Do the Rib Stitch
- How to Knit a Scarf : How to Pick Up Dropped Stitches
- Variations in Stitches
Free Origami Resources:
- Airplane
- Boat
- Box
- Bunny
- Camel
- Cup
- Dragonfly
- Fish
- Flowers Daffodil
- Flowers Pink
- Hummingbird
- Jumping Frog
- Parrot
- Penguin
- Pigeon
- Roadrunner
- Rose
- Shark
- Squirrel
- Sungflower
- Swan
- Zebra
Free Arts and Crafts for Kids Resources:
- How to make a Catepillar
- How to make a clock
- How to make a duck
- How to make a Kirigami Hummingbird
- How to make a Peacock
- How to make an Octopus
- How to make turtle
Nice Piano Instrumental Music Resources:
- Relaxing music
- A como amor
- Aline
- Ballade Pour Adeline
- Chinese Garden
- Concerto pour un jeune fille nommee
- Couleur Tendresse
- Dolannes Melody
- Dream Wedding
- Fur Elise
- Give a little to your love
- La Tendresse
- lara's theme
- Les derniers jours d´Anastacia kemsky
- Lettre à ma mère
- Love song in winter
- Mariage D'amour
- Piano Concerto No. 1
- Romeo and Juliet
- Tema de Amor
- Triste Coeur
- Unchained melody
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