I first heard of Nick Vujicic a few years ago, quite by accident, from a friend, and really liked his attitude and ability to encourage others overcome their disabilities and anger. He is an australian man, and the story of him growing up is very interesting. His despair of his limitations, and the prison of the body he found himself in, made him want to take his own life.
Once I got over crying when I first saw him, and feeling ashamed at my own petty grumblings, I realized he wasnt looking for sympathy, or comparison, or saying his problem is worse than yours. He was saying everyone has a purpose and can overcome anything. He is a great example of how the human spirit can triumph over things, if they let go of resentment, and can find peace. He promotes Thankfullness.
Born with no arms and legs, Nick now gets on with life, and travels the world, often putting himself in extremely vulnerable situations. He's an evangelist speaker, but not 'too' over the top. He has great conviction, believable because of his story. He tells the girls and boys on the video that God loves them as they are, which I think is wrong, but I do see what he means on a 'physical' level.
After a while, you dont see a person with no arms and legs, you see a man. He speaks heart to heart, and bypasses the limitations of human frailty, right to the point on what matters in life, in his own unique way. You become more interested in what he has to say rather than he has no arms or legs.
I believe God could give him arms and legs if he wanted to, but yet, he has maybe been 'healed' in another way.
He has no problem standing up.
You realize most able bodied people dont have as much life in them, and are not as 'free' as Nick Vujicic. This is maybe what some of our tears are about, and the shame we dont carry our own burdens with this much grace.!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1196755/The-astonishing-story-man-born-arms-legs--world-famous-swimmer-surfer-footballer.html
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