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A Remarkable Story of God's Grace

It says in James 1:2, "Consider it pure joy, my Brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds."

 

It seemed like a tall order to “count” hurt, pain and struggle as nothing but “pure joy” when my birth date arrived. My parents were Christians; my Dad was even a Pastor of our church, so that verse was quite familiar to them. However, on the morning of December 4th , 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. Having no answers at all, the doctors were completely shocked and taken off guard! 

The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. "If God is a God of love, “ they questioned, “Then why would He let something like this happen, and especially to committed Christians?" My Dad did not think I would survive for very long. But, tests proved that I was a healthy baby boy with just one hitch, I’d been born without any limbs.

Understandably, my parents had strong concern and evident fears of what kind of life I would be able to lead. The first big hurdle was for my parents to be at peace, trusting that God was still fully in control. It took a number of months and a lot of tears, questions and grief before coming to terms within their own hearts. God provided them with the strength, wisdom and courage they would need through those early years. Soon after that, I was old enough to go to school.

School was really enjoyable for me and I really tried to live life like everyone else. But, it was 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. In spite of this, with the support of my parents, I started to develop attitudes and values which helped me overcome these challenging times. Though I knew I was different, on the inside, I was just like everyone else. There were many times when I felt so low that I wouldn't go to school in order to avoid all the negative attention. With encouragement from my parents, I began to ignore the bullies and tried to start making friends by just talking with some of the kids. Soon the students realized that I was just like them. Starting there, God began to bless me with new friends!

Many times I felt depressed and angry because I couldn't change the way I was, or blame anyone for that matter. In Sunday school, I learned that God loves us all and that He cares for us deeply. At that stage in my childhood, I could understand His love to a point. But, as you can imagine, I still got hung up on that fact that if he really loved me, why did He make me like this? I wondered if I’d done something wrong and began to feel certain that this must be true. Otherwise, I thought, God wouldn’t have made me the only weird one out of all the kids at school. Feeling I was a burden to those around me, I sensed the sooner I’d just go away altogether, the better it would be for everyone. So, at a young age, I wanted to end my pain and my life. But I am thankful, once again, for my parents and my family who were always there to comfort me and lend me their strength. Thankfully, a real turning point arrived!

Due to the emotional struggles I had experienced with bullying, self-esteem and loneliness, God began to instill a passion of sharing my story and experiences to help others cope with whatever challenge they might have in their lives. Turning my struggles into something that would glorify God and bless others, I realized my purpose! The Lord was going to use me 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.

As I grew older, God continued to prepare my heart and teach me to seek Him. One of the first lessons that I have learned was not to take things for granted. With a wake-up call around the age of twelve, I realized just how much God had blessed me. My foot, what I’ve termed “my little chicken bone” I had been taking for granted. But it serves me well. God had freely given to me and so much with my loving family, and so many other blessings, I realized “Why should I still complain?” God directed me to Romans 8:28 and there I found this, "And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him." Wow! That verse really spoke to my heart. It convicted me to the point where I’m confident that there’s no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence and that these "bad" things happen in our life to make us more like Christ.

In James 1:3 & 4, it reads, "...know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Enlightened through God’s Word, I felt complete peace rush in, knowing that God will not let anything happen to us unless He has a good purpose for it. At the age of 15, I completely gave my life to Christ after reading John 9. In this chapter, 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. As I grew in Christ and in spiritual maturity, the Lord gave me the wisdom to understand that if we pray for something within His will, it will happen, but in His timing…not ours. And likewise, if our prayers are not within God's will, then I know that He has something better. His purpose became clearer to me and now I’m fully convinced and understand that His glory is revealed as He uses me just the way I am. And even more wonderful, He can use me in ways others can't be used.

Now twenty-five years old, I’ve completed a Bachelor’s Degree in both Financial Planning and Accounting. Also, I’m active as a motivational speaker. Again, my number one passion is for souls. I just love to go out and share my story and testimony wherever opportunities become available. Over time, I’ve developed messages that relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. The Lord has used me to speak in the corporate sector as well. For more information on Nick's presentations, go to "Nick's Ministry".

In recent years, I’ve learned to become independent and can now take care of all my personal needs. I’m able to do everything from brushing my teeth and combing my hair to dressing up and taking care of my personal hygiene, including shaving. I get around the house by jumping around and, outside the house; an electric wheelchair assists me. For recreation, I enjoy swimming, fishing and playing soccer.

Passionate for reaching out to the youth, I’m constantly ministering in schools from elementary to high school. Ultimately, I make myself available for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow, for I’ve learned to trust Him fully.

Achieving goals and pursuing dreams is something I’m actively pursuing on a regular basis. Some of these include becoming the best witness I can be of God's love and hope, to become an international inspirational speaker and to be used as a vessel in both Christian and non-Christian venues. These goals are, even now, being realized. Other aspirations of mine yet to be realized is my desire to modify a car that I can drive, to be interviewed on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and share my story, and to write several books. With anticipation, I look forward to starting on the first of these this year. Not surprisingly, the title will be, "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!"

Many would think these goals were too far-fetched. However, I believe that if you have the desire and passion to do something, and it's within 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 is well able to 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, we must refocus. Instead of concentrating on our capability, our attention needs to shift to our availability. For, the Word of God is clear; it is God working through us. Without Him, we aren’t capable of doing anything on our own. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's! Philippians 4:13 highlights this point well, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." God has a truly great purpose for your life!

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.

Take courage my friend for the Battle is the Lord's. Let me urge you to keep striving for the truth. The truth, found in Jesus Christ, is what will set you free. It’s His peace, reigning in your heart, that will give you true freedom from the fear and doubt that has previously resided there. May the Lord bless you as you diligently seek Him and grant you Godly wisdom and strength through your journey.

Lastly, if you know of an audience which may benefit from hearing Nick's story, please contact us at support@lifewithoutlimbs.org. Also, watch the updates on our websites and see if I’ll be speaking your area!

 

In Christ’s Service,
Nick Vujicic
]]> <![CDATA[When Satan Hurts Christ's People ]]> http://xanaid.wordpress.com/?p=15 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:48:20 +0000 xanaid http://xanaid.wordpress.com/?p=15 Reflections on Why Christians Suffer Losses
by: John Piper

Revelation 2:10

When huge pain comes into your life-like divorce, or the loss of a precious family member, or the dream of wholeness shattered-it is good to have a few things settled with God ahead of time. The reason for this is not because it makes grieving easy, but because it gives focus and boundaries for the pain.

Being confident in God does not make the pain less deep, but less broad. If some things are settled with God, there are boundaries around the field of pain. In fact, by being focused and bounded, the pain of loss may go deeper-as a river with banks runs deeper than a flood plain. But with God in his firm and proper place, the pain need not spread out into the endless spaces of ultimate meaning. This is a great blessing, though at the time it may simply feel no more tender than a brick wall. But what a precious wall it is!

As a father, I want to help our twelve-year-old daughter Talitha settle some things with God now, so that when little or big losses come-and they will come-her pain will be bounded and will not carry her out, like a riptide, into the terrifying darkness of doubt about God. So as we read God's word together twice a day, I point out the mysterious ways of God.

Two days ago, we read this from the lips of Jesus to the church at Smyrna in Revelation 2:10:

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

I asked Talitha, "Is Jesus stronger than the devil?" "Yes," she said. Indeed, I added, ten million times stronger. It's not even close. In fact, as Mark 1:27 says, "He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him." So all Jesus has to do is say to the devil, "You shall not throw my loved ones into prison," and the devil will not be able to do it. Right, Talitha? Right.

So, Talitha, why does Jesus let the devil do this? Why does he let the devil throw his precious followers in jail and even kill some of them? She shook her head. I said, well, let's read it again slowly, and you tell me the reason that the Bible gives. Slowly, "Behold the devil is about to throw some of you into prison . . . that . . . you . . . may . . . be . . . tested." So why does Jesus let this happen, Talitha? "That they may be tested." That's right.

And what is being tested? The answer is given in the way Jesus describes what passing the test looks like. He says, "Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life." Faithfulness to Jesus is being tested. Will his loved ones keep trusting him? Will they keep believing that he has their best interest at heart? That he is wise? That he is good? That he is stronger than all?

So, Talitha, there are a thousand things that God is doing every time something painful happens to you. Most of these you do not know or understand. Job, Joseph, and Esther did not know what God was doing in their losses. But there is always one thing you can know God is doing when pain comes into your life. This is something you can settle with God ahead of time. He is always testing you.

If the test leads to your death, as it did for some of the Christians in Smyrna, Jesus wants you to know something ahead of time. "You will receive the crown of life." That means he will raise you from the dead and will crown you with the kind of everlasting joy in his presence that will make up for your loses ten-thousand-fold. "Crown" signifies majestic, royal restoration and exaltation.

James says the same thing:

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Passing the test means loving God to the end.

So settle it, Talitha. Loss and pain are coming into your life, but Jesus is infinitely stronger than the devil. So even if the devil is causing it, as he did in Smyrna, Jesus is letting it happen. And he always has his reasons-more than we can know. One of those reasons is always testing, namely, the testing of our faith and our love for him.

We cannot answer every why question. But there is always this answer: My faith is being tested. And our Lord never wastes his tests. Whether we believe this truth is, in fact, part of the test. In the mind of Jesus, the promise that he would give them the crown of life was enough to sustain the Christians in Smyrna. I pray that it will be enough for Talitha-and for you.

Trusting the wisdom and goodness of Jesus in loss,

Pastor John

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]]> <![CDATA[Love ]]> http://johnsonfire.wordpress.com/?p=9 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:14:44 +0000 johnsonfire http://johnsonfire.wordpress.com/?p=9 Part I:

 

God is there with You every morning when You wake up, when Your brushing your teeth, squeezing your pimples, combing Your hair, HE is waiting to talk with You, to grow with You , to feed You more.. That is the daily journey with Christ.          –Nick Vujicic

 

What is the most important task or duty of a mother?

… It’s to ‘feed’ her baby.  To make sure that her baby has at least something in her tummy.

Every time her baby cries, the first thing on her mind is to provide food.

 

How much more, how much more the desire in our Heavenly father’s heart to feed us, to give us our daily nourishment when we are hungry for it…

 

Just stop for a moment, and think about it…

If you are hungry, will HE not feed you??

HOW can HE NOT feed us?? Will HE just wait and watch us, until our cry for GOD’s blessings, revelation or  a deeper relationship with HIM die out until our faith in HIM fades away??

And with good things, not dry morsels of stale food HE will feed us… He will fill us with RICH things, things the world can never give us… Heartfelt LOVE, true LOVE, LOVE that will not fade away with time, LOVE that will not say, “I’m bored of this relationship.”, RICH LOVE, real LOVE, that makes HIM give HIMSELF to you completely and not expect back, LOVE that sacrifices all that it has for your sake, LOVE that wants to take care of You like a little baby wrapped in clothing--”He surrounds us with HIS unfailing love. Ps 32:10”, LOVE that is unfailing, He will never ever ever let You go. Even if the world comes to an end, He WILL NOT LET YOU GO. That is not what HE made You for, to just leave you to mind about your own business in life, NO. --“He has plans for You. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.  Jer 29:11” Did you know that GOD has dreams for You, for you to be somebody GREAT in life; that one day you would be a mature, beautiful person, worthy of love and respect, touching HIS heart every time HE sees You, that GOD would feel in HIS Heart, “This is my child, my ‘precious’ creation, my little princess, my little prince… who has grown up to be a woman/man after my own Heart. He/She is MY Child.”

 

There is no one else like you, ever, that HE can be satisfied with anybody else.  For HIM you are HIS only child, his everything, if HE loses You even for a single day HE will cry. He will look out for you, because You are his precious child. He cannot exchange You for anything else in the whole world, because you are his precious.

 

]]> <![CDATA[Life Without Limbs]]> http://godseeker.wordpress.com/?p=239 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:28:06 +0000 brizzle http://godseeker.wordpress.com/?p=239 This guy is all over the internet, so you may have seen him before.  If not, it is well worth your 8 minutes to watch these two videos.  God indeed uses our weaknesses as His strengths.

Brian

]]> <![CDATA[Life is what you make it.]]> http://melodydejesus.wordpress.com/?p=4 Sun, 25 May 2008 21:20:39 +0000 mymelody01 http://melodydejesus.wordpress.com/?p=4 I attended the Sunday service yesterday. Coach Jane explained about the pains that we experience in life. She said that these miseries, these pains are necessary to make us stronger. She also showed us videos about Nick Vujicic , the man born without arms and legs but was able to live life to its fullest. I was all teary eyed when the video was finished. He is amazing!

]]> <![CDATA[Next time you think life is hard ... .think again!!! ]]> http://stanglibrary.wordpress.com/?p=250 Thu, 22 May 2008 01:47:30 +0000 ruchareka http://stanglibrary.wordpress.com/?p=250 ลองอ่านเรื่องนี้ดูซิ ..

Next time you think life is hard ... .think again!!!

ชีวิตของชาวหนุ่มอายุ 20 กว่า ที่ชื่อ Nick Vujicic เกิดมาพิการไม่มีแขน-ขา แต่ไม่ยอมแพ้ต่อโชคชะตา  ต่อสู้ชีวิตได้อย่างน่าอัศจรรย์

ขอขอบคุณ รศ.ดร. สมัยศึก โสภาสรรค์ ที่กรุณาส่งเรื่องนี้มาให้อ่านค่ะ อดไม่ได้ที่จะนำไปเผยแพร่ต่อ เพราะอยากให้ทุกคนได้อ่าน จะได้มีกำลังใจ

]]> <![CDATA[Nick Vujicic]]> http://allsufficientgrace.wordpress.com/?p=270 Sun, 04 May 2008 00:05:25 +0000 allsufficientgrace http://allsufficientgrace.wordpress.com/?p=270 Visit Nick's website here.

]]> <![CDATA[¿Por qué estás triste? No. 2]]> http://coachenlinea.wordpress.com/?p=218 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:55:00 +0000 Ana http://coachenlinea.wordpress.com/?p=218 Para que podamos seguir concienciándonos de que nuestra vida es muy afortunada y logremos focalizarnos en lo bueno que nos rodea, hoy les tengo otro video inspirador. Se trata de Nick Vujicic, por quien mi admiración es inmensa. ¡Me encanta el brillo de sus ojos!

¡Qué disfruten el video!

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]]> <![CDATA[கை இல்லை! கால் இல்லை! கவலையும் இல்லை!]]> http://premananth.wordpress.com/?p=117 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:29:07 +0000 premtheva http://premananth.wordpress.com/?p=117 எல்லாம் இருந்தாலும் வாழ்க்கையைச் சலித்துக்கொள்ளும் மனிதர்களுக்கு நெத்தியடி இந்த 25 வயது இளைஞர். பிறக்கும் போதே கைகளும் இல்லை கால்களும் இல்லை இவருக்கு. அதனால் என்ன எனக்குக் கவலையும் இல்லை என்பதுதான் அவரது தாரக மந்திரம். ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் மெல்பேர்ன் நகரில் 1982 டிசெம்பர் மாதம் 4ஆம் திகதி பிறந்த இந்த இளைஞர் இன்று உலகம் முழுவதும் மனிதர்களை அவர்களது அவநம்பிக்கைகளில் இருந்து மீட்டெடுத்து வாழ ஊக்குவிக்கும் ஒரு அற்புதமான பேச்சாளர்.

 

அவர் பிறந்தபோது நீண்ட நாட்களுக்கு உயிரோடு இருப்பார் என்று அவரது பெற்றோரே நினைத்திருக்கவில்லை. ஆனால் எல்லோருடைய எதிர்பார்ப்புக்களையும் பொய்யாக்கிவிட்டு திடகாத்திரமான இளைஞராக வளர்ந்து விஸ்வரூபம் எடுத்து நிற்கிறார் இன்று. கைகளையும் கால்களையும் மற்றவர்களைப் போன்று தனக்குக் கடவுள் தரவில்லையே என்று புலம்பிக்கொண்டிராமல், தன்னைக் கடவுள் இப்படிப் படைத்ததே மற்றவர்களுக்கு நம்பிக்கை அளிப்பதற்காகத்தான் என்று நினைப்பதும் அதன்படி நடப்பதும்தான் அவரது பலம்.

 

சின்னச் சின்ன துயரங்களுக்கெல்லாம் கடவுள் மேல் பழிபோட்டு அவரைத் திட்டும் நம்மைப் போன்றவர்களுக்கு நிக் வியுசிக் (Nick Vujicic) ஒரு அற்புதமான எடுத்துக்காட்டு. தன் வாழ்க்கையை உதாரணமாகக் கொண்டு நம்பிக்கை வழிகாட்டுப் வழிகாட்டிப் புத்தகம் ஒன்றை எழுதிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார் இப்போது.

http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org என்ற இணையத் தளத்தில் அவர் பற்றிய முழு விவரங்களையும் பார்வையிடலாம்.

Nick Vujicic இன் வாழக்கை வரலாறு படங்களில் காண இங்கே சொடுக்குங்கள்

]]> <![CDATA[Nick Vujicic ]]> http://jonathanignacio.wordpress.com/?p=221 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:43:36 +0000 jbignacio http://jonathanignacio.wordpress.com/?p=221 My friend, Josh Brown, sent me a link to one of Nick Vujicic's videos.  I've posted a couple below.  Take some time to check out these inspiring videos.

]]> <![CDATA["No arms, no legs, no worries!"- Nick Vujicic]]> http://kevinporter.wordpress.com/?p=93 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:45:42 +0000 Kevin Porter http://kevinporter.wordpress.com/?p=93 This is an absolutely amazing video, you must watch it.

]]> <![CDATA[Grace of God]]> http://lighttheworld.wordpress.com/?p=18 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:30:11 +0000 lumierre9 http://lighttheworld.wordpress.com/?p=18 When I was seeking my vision, God gave me a heart for the disabled. Currently I'm still looking for scholarship to continue my study in Japan. One of the requirements for the scholarship application is research proposal, what you want to study or research in Japan. Somehow I'm getting interested in Human-Computer Interaction, especially in Natural Language and Speech Processing, creating a system to aid the disabled operating the computer. Last week, I shared about it with a cell group brother and he told me about a blind-man who composes online game musics appeared in a TV program. Wow, sounds great! But I've never heard about it before and I don't really bother it.

Two days ago, I was looking for more reference about the disabled for my research proposal, and I found
that blind-man! His name is Eko Ramaditya. Surprisingly, he has a blog! He uses a screen reader software to use the computer. I read about his life and his works. I'm really impressed. A blind-man like him could compose such great musics. Even he is recruited by Nintendo (yes, that famous game company!) to compose for their games in Nintendo Wii. WOW!!

Nick Vujicic

Then I remember about a man named Nick Vujicic. He was born without arms and legs. But he didn't give up. He has a strong will to live. Maybe you think such a person won't be able to do anything. You're wrong. He can brush his hair, brush his teeth, and he can also swim! I see a video of his sermon, he said that although he has no arms or legs, but God's grace is enough for him. He knows that whatever happened to him, God knows what He is doing, there will be glory in the end. WOW!!!
You can see his video here.

Many times in people's life, including us maybe, can't see the God's grace working through things happened. We often blame God for bad things happened in our life. How bad is it?? Is it worse than Rama or Nick?? We still have eyes to see, arms and legs to do many things perfectly, but many times we can't appreciate it! We have to see God's grace in our life. He knows what He is doing. No matter how bad things happen in your life, God has a purpose in it, it will be for good. The key is by loving your God!

Romans 8:28 - "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

]]> <![CDATA[God's Kind of Guy: Nick Vujicic]]> http://becomingjoana.wordpress.com/?p=76 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:54:28 +0000 joanabb http://becomingjoana.wordpress.com/?p=76 Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

 

My sister-in-law forwarded me a video about Nick Vujicic's testimony. Listening to him filled my heart with pure joy.  I praise The Lord who makes us the men and women we were meant to be ... whose plan is to prosper us, give us hope and a future. I praise the Lord for the amazing man Nick is.

Meet Nick

Listen to his testimony

For more on Nick and his work please visit LifeWithoutLimbs.ORG

]]> <![CDATA[Life Without Limbs]]> http://recklesseyes.wordpress.com/?p=285 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:51:43 +0000 shannonyarbrough http://recklesseyes.wordpress.com/?p=285 Because he has no hands to shake, he asks you to hug him.

Just because he has no legs, it hasn't kept him from traveling the globe and spreading a very important message.

Think your life is hard?  What if you were born with no arms or legs?  Check out this story...

Life Without Limbs 

]]> <![CDATA[Friday night TV just got even MORE interesting!]]> http://sweetsoup.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/234/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:48:01 +0000 sweetsoup http://sweetsoup.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/234/ Sandra Rice (who helps us all be more aware of how we might minister to people with disabilities!!) sent me a great clip of what looks like ANOTHER powerful Christian witness on network TV tomorrow night--on "20/20". Check it out, here:

Life Without limbs -Nick Vujicic

]]> <![CDATA[Life Without Limbs or Limits - Nick Vujicic]]> http://brodiehackney.wordpress.com/?p=133 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:00:57 +0000 brodiehackney http://brodiehackney.wordpress.com/?p=133 I just saw this week's TV show for the Joni and Friends ministry and the feature this week was Nick Vujicic. Nick was born without limbs and has become a living testimony to the power of hope in the midst of a difficult life.

Nick is now 25 and is traveling the world to tell others about Christ. He says "Traveling extensively to over 19 nations, I've been extremely humbled by the continuous opportunities that the Lord has given me to share my testimony along with the hope that I have in Jesus with people in so many nations and situations. My greatest joy in this life is to introduce Jesus to those I meet and tell them of His great desire to get to know them personally by allowing Him to become their Lord and Savior. One of my favorite scriptures from the Bible is Psalm 139:17-18 that says, "How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.”

Be sure an watch the video below and visit his website www.lifewithoutlimbs.org. Nick is also going to be featured on ABC's 20/20 this coming Friday, March 28th at 10pm ET, be sure to tune in and tell others that need to hear of the power of Christ. Pray that his message would reach to the heart of those that are considering aborting a baby diagnosed with a disability, those that are struggling with disabilities of all kinds, and those that don't value the precious disabled people in this world. They are truly God's gift to us to inspire us and encourage us by their faith and strength in Christ alone.

You can see more of Nick's daily life through the lens of a home video camera....

]]> <![CDATA[This Man Is A Giant In The Kingdom]]> http://soulpants.wordpress.com/?p=875 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:33:25 +0000 soulpants http://soulpants.wordpress.com/?p=875

About Nick Vujicic

A Remarkable Story of God's GraceIt says in James 1:2 - "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!

The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. "If God is a God of Love, then why would He let something this happen? especially to 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.

Understandably, my parents had strong concern and evident fears of what kind of life I'd be able to lead. The first big hurdle was for my parents to be at peace and trusting that God was in control. It took a number of months of tears, questions and grief before coming to term within their own hearts. God provided them strength, wisdom and courage through those early years and soon after that I was old enough to go to school.

I liked going to school, and try to live life like everyone else, but it was 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. I knew that I was different but on the inside I was just like everyone else. 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.

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 learned that God loves us all and that He cares for you. I understood that love to a point as a child, but I didn't understand that if God loved me why did He make me like this? Is it because I did something wrong? I thought I must have because out of all the kids at school, I'm the only weird one. 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.

As I grew older God continued to prepare my heart and teach me to seek Him. One of the first lessons that I have learned was not to take things for granted. I had that wake up call around the age of twelve and realized just how much I was blessed with. I take my foot for granted, my family and all blessings that God had freely given and I still complain? I came across;

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. In;

James 1:3&4 - "...know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

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-four 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. For more information on Nick's presentations go to "Nick's Ministry".

In recent years, I have learned to become independent and can now take care of all my personal needs. I can do everything from brushing my teeth, combing my hair, dressing up, taking care of my personal hygiene and even shaving. I get around the house by jumpin' around and, outside the house, I get around in an electric wheelchair. I love to swim, fish and play soccer. 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!"

You might think these goals are too far-fetched. However, 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!

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

God has a Great Purpose for your life! 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 - "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...

Take courage my friend for the Battle is the Lord's and I urge you to keep striving for the truth. For it is the truth that will set you free and the Peace of God that surpasses all understanding will reign in your heart. May the Lord Bless you as you diligently seek Him and grant you Godly Wisdom and Strength through your journey.

If you know of an audience which may benefit from hearing Nick's story please contact us at http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/ - Have a look and see if Nick is speaking in your local area!

In Christ,
]]> <![CDATA[No more excuses]]> http://alabaxterblog.wordpress.com/?p=154 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:33:59 +0000 alabaxterblog http://alabaxterblog.wordpress.com/?p=154 Two things happened to me in the last 24 hours.

I read Sunday Adelaja's book, "Church Shift".  Get it.  Read it.

I watched this video on Godtube:
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9bc6025b51155e26f6ce 
It's about a young man, Nick Vujicic, who gets along without arms or legs.

All my excuses for not being who God has made me are gone.
I am empowered, fired up, and challenging everyone I know to come up higher.
We must.

If God is hindered in our lives it is because we have not obeyed His command to "Go ..into highways and byways, compel them to come in" and "Go...disciple nations".  We've been pretty good sitting in our pretty boxes and secret gardens, stuffing ourselves on worship and messages.  But can we say we have taken the challenge of the Spirit and taken back what the enemy has stolen from us?

Have we exercised our dominion and set captives free?  Have we changed our cities, our states, our nations? 

I fell short.

How about you?

]]> <![CDATA[Life without limbs]]> http://ngbc.wordpress.com/?p=122 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:59:29 +0000 ngbc http://ngbc.wordpress.com/?p=122

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Check out Nick's amazing testimony http://www.hourofpower.org/video/nick.php

]]> <![CDATA[Nick Vujicic, viviendo una vida sin límites!]]> http://blogscar12.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/nick-vujicic-viviendo-una-vida-sin-limites/ Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:02:49 +0000 Blogscar http://blogscar12.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/nick-vujicic-viviendo-una-vida-sin-limites/

"Cuando el mundo dice que eres un fracaso, busca una segunda opinión! DIOS tiene un plan para ti!"

Nick Vujicic.

Pocas personas logran captar mi atención como lo ha hecho este muchacho australiano, su nombre: Nick Vujicic.

Nick nació el 4 de diciembre de 1982 en Melbourne - Australia, en el seno de una familia cristiana. Pero lo que los doctores ni sus padres podían imaginar es que nick vendría al mundo sin brazos ni piernas! Nadie tuvo una respuesta satisfactoria, y sus otros hermanos sí nacieron como cualquier otro bebé.

Sus padres se entristecieron en gran manera, y llegaron a cuestionar a Dios preguntando cosas como: "Si Dios es un Dios de Amor, ¿entonces por qué Dios permitiría que algo malo nos pase a cualquiera de sus hijos?". Después de muchos estudios los doctores determinaron que el niño era enteramente normal, excepto porque no tenía extremidades.

A la edad de ya poder estudiar en la escuela no se le era permitido entrar a la misma por su incapacidad, sus padres lucharon hasta poder obtener un cambio en las leyes que permitieran que Nick estudiara como un niño normal. Sin embargo, el estudiar en la escuela le hizo vivir muchas situaciones desagradables en las que se sintió rechazado, raro y diferente a los demás, pero gracias a la ayuda de sus padres pudo mantenerse firme. A pesar de ello habían veces en las que él se deprimía mucho y perdía los ánimos de ir a la escuela sencillamente para evitar enfrentar situaciones desagradables, y sus padres le animaron a superar todas estas situaciones y a aprender a distinguir a los verdaderos amigos... todo esto le enseñó poco a poco a tener una vida normal, ya que los demás también al fin lograron aceptarlo y verlo como un chico más.

Un domingo en la iglesia aprendió que Dios nos ama tal y como somos, pero al mismo tiempo se preguntaba: "¿por qué Dios me hizo así si Él me ama? ¿era porque yo había hecho algo malo?" y llegó a sentirse tan confundido que pensó en terminar con su dolor terminando con su vida, pero el amor de sus padres y verdaderos amigos le dieron fuerzas para continuar.

Un día leyó en la biblia Romanos 8:28 - "Y sabemos que para los que aman a Dios, todas las cosas cooperan para bien, esto es, para los que son llamados conforme a su propósito." (LBLA). Esta palabra le convenció de que cosas como la suerte, el azar o las coincidencias no existen ni influyen para que sucedan estas cosas aparentemente malas, y se sintió en paz al concluir que Dios no permitiría que sucediera algo así en su vida si no fuera porque hay un gran propósito detrás de ello.

Nick se entregó totalmente al propósito de Dios a la edad de 15 años, cuando leyó en Juan 9 la curación a un ciego hecha por Jesucristo. En esa oportunidad Jesús dijo que este hombre no había nacido ciego por sus pecados o los de sus padres, sino que nació ciego "para que las obras de Dios se manifiesten en él." Y así creyó en su corazón que Dios le creó para que él pudiese dar testimonio de Su Inmenso Poder.

Y así fue... Nick afirmó que Dios le usaría de una manera en la que ningún otro hombre podría hacerlo.

Con 25 años recién cumplidos, Nick terminó sus estudios de Comercio, Planeación Financiera y Contabilidad. Además es conferencista motivacional y viaja por todo el mundo compartiendo su historia y testimonio a fin de animar y fortalecer a muchas personas que se sienten derrotadas por las diferentes circunstancias que pueden atravesar en sus vidas.

Durante los últimos años a aprendido a independizarse y a encargarse de todas sus necesidades personales (cepillarse los dientes, peinarse, cambiarse de ropa, la higiene personal, etc.), le gusta nadar y jugar fútbol, y se traslada fácilmente en su silla de ruedas eléctrica. Ha decidido independizarse también financieramente y está interesado en escribir buenos libros para así ayudar a muchas más personas alrededor del mundo entero.

A veces encerramos a Dios en una caja y la abrimos sólo cuando estamos pasando por gran necesidad, a veces limitamos el Poder de Dios a nuestras condiciones físicas, emocionales y psicológicas... sin recordar que Él es Todopoderoso y que es Él a través de nosotros quien hace grandes cosas con su infinito poder.

Ahora que comienza este nuevo año 2008, es un buen momento para que comprendas que puedes vivir una vida sin límites cuando te pones en las manos de Dios.

"Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece" Filipenses 4:13.

http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org

]]> <![CDATA[Nick Vujicic. Hugging Machine!]]> http://citywestchurch.com/2007/12/20/nick-vujicic-hugging-machine/ Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:36:52 +0000 Simon Tomek http://citywestchurch.com/2007/12/20/nick-vujicic-hugging-machine/ On Saturday 8 December, an estimated 300 people attended the Nick Vujicic event our Church held at Hannah Watts Park. We were blessed with an awesome day in regards to the weather and many families took part in the Family Fun Day at 3.00pm. We gave out hundreds of sausages and kids had their faces painted and participated in all kinds of games.

At 7.15pm, Nick Vujicic took to the stage and shared about his life and his faith in Jesus. To have Nick in Melton is truly a blessing as this guy has traveled the world and spoken to over 2 million people! He gets 1,400 invites to speak a year! If he said yes to all of them, he would be doing almost 4 presentations, 7 days a week for a whole year!

And yet Nick felt called to visit Melton and spend some time with friends and the people of Melton. And the people of Melton, and beyond, responded to him in an awesome way. One of Nick's most likable attributes is the fact that he LOVES hugs! I know it might seem a little ironic that a guy with no limbs loves to give and receive hugs, but if you have the pleasure of giving Nick a hug, you know that it's not taken for granted.

After Nick's presentation, the hugs flowed for almost 2 hours and went into the night. Most of this was captured on film and I have put together the following clip for you to enjoy. Nick says he is a "self confessed hugging machine". The following video proves it!

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]]> <![CDATA[Fara maini, fara picioare, against all odds]]> http://mollahudigital.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/fara-maini-fara-picioare-against-all-odds/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:51:30 +0000 mollahudigital http://mollahudigital.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/fara-maini-fara-picioare-against-all-odds/ Pentru toti cei care au nevoie de putina inspiratie zilele astea si nu numai.

Si pentru emokids care vor sa se sinucida 'cuz life sux' .... 

 

Il cheama Nick Vujicic, s-a nascut fara maini si fara picioare... m-a lasat fara cuvinte.

]]> <![CDATA[Nick Vujicic]]> http://vocenaoviu.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/nick-vujicic/ Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:30:04 +0000 Pin http://vocenaoviu.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/nick-vujicic/  

Seu nome é Nick Vujicic e ele agradece a Deus por ser usado como testemunho para tocar milhares de corações ao redor do mundo. Nick é um australiano que nasceu sem os membros e os doutores não tem qualquer explicação médica para isso. Como você deve imaginar, ele enfrentou muitos desafios e obstáculos.

Seus pais são Cristãos. Seu pai é pastor. Eles não tiveram tempo para se preparar para o nascimento de Nick, em 4 de Dezembro de 1982. Todos choraram quando ele nasceu, e se perguntaram o porquê de Deus ter permitido que aquilo tivesse acontecido com sua família, sendo que sua mãe lhe deu uma irmã e um irmão normais.

Todos achavam que ele não sobreviveria.

Quando fez 15 passou a dedicar sua vida a Deus. Hoje Nick tem 25 anos e terminou o curso universitário de comércio, formado em planejamento financeiro e contabilidade.

Nick também dá palestras de motivação. Escreveu o livro "Life Without Limbs" ('A Vida sem Membros').

Hoje, Nick é verbete da Wikipédia, tem mais de 20 mil links na internet e ocupa seu tempo com conferências motivacionais, para crianças, adolescentes e adultos, e corporativas, para empresários e trabalhadores.

Fonte: O Verbo

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Ou seja: ENCONTRARAM O VERDADEIRO JOSEPH CLIMBER!!!

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