Glory in Him: Nick's Testimony

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Nick's Testimony

A friend e-mailed me this video (below). O my goodness, what a challenge! Lately, my heart has been aching for my daughter. I've wondered what God has in store for her future. She gets down, discouraged and frustrated because she doesn't function the way "normal people" do. Things don't come easy for her. Her brain doesn't "flow" in a manner that "we" think it should. Then there is my chronic pain, etc. And all the muck that comes from this beast. And then there is...I could go on. Anyhow, when I saw this video it left me with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. One of the things that Nick says is, "circumstances do not have to change in order for us to be victorious". So whatever you are going through, I know that you will be challenged and totally excited of what God is going to do through your circumstances. Praise be to God that truly ALL things work together for the good of those who love God and who are the called according to His purpose. We have no excuse!

2 comments:

Laura said...: What an encouragement. Thank you!; January 23, 2008 at 1:29 PM
linda said...: Sabes Lety; yo tambien mire ese video antes de ir a la iglesia y me remordio mucho la conciencia, porque hay veces cuando me siento igual o peor que este muchacho (en limitaciones corporales) pero el Señor me tiene que recordar que yo soy hecha a su imagen y que el enemigo me hace sentir impotente para no glorificar a mi señor por eso ayer me puse a pensar en lo bendecida que estoy, fisicamente tengo salud y dios me ha dado habilidades para muchas cosas, pero si me tengo que recordar que Dios me las dio para usarlas para su gloria. Gracias Letty. I LOVE YOU.; January 24, 2008 at 4:27 PM

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From http://www.devotions.com/ (author unknown)
It’s sometimes very difficult for us to understand the wisdom and the love behind the things that God has planned.

But we wouldn’t have the rainbow if we didn’t have the rain; We wouldn’t know the pleasure if we never tasted pain.

We wouldn’t love the sunrise if we hadn’t felt the night; And we wouldn’t know our weakness if we hadn’t sensed God’s might.

We couldn’t have the springtime or the yellow daffodil if we hadn’t experienced the winter’s frosty chill.

And though the brilliant sunshine is something God has made. He knew too much could parch our souls so He created shade.

So God’s given us a balance: enough joys to keep us glad, enough tears to keep us humble, enough good to balance bad.

And if you’ll trust in Him you’ll see though yesterday brought sorrow, the clouds will part and dawn will bring a happier tomorrow.

E-mailed by a Friend (author unknown)
"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW"
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.