What would you do if:
Your life began with being put on steroids at the age of 2
You took a javelin in the spine at the age of 9
Those steroids caused you to lose 60% of your lung function by the age of 13
You should have died by the age of 16
Your parents insisted you were a worthless failure because of all of the above issues
They told you that you should pray to die, so that you did not bring shame on them
I don’t know what you would do if this is how your life began, but I met a young man from India last week who took all of these things, and moved forward to serve God with ever-increasing boldness.
Though he has terrible arthritis, he plays the guitar beautifully, and because of that has now ministered in over 51 countries (mostly muslim), and now on all 7 continents.
He is now a missionary for YWAM, and spends 300 days a year sharing the gospel all over the world…he found identity in Christ, and that is all he needed to have the opportunity to change the world.
We are very often moved to believe that because of the circumstances we are in, or have come from that we are of no use to God…or anyone. Benny Prasad begs to differ….
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