No matter what Never give up

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Recently, I attended a well run two day workshop at the Crown Plaza hotel in St. Paul on 'impairment without disability'. It was a well attended group of many people in the field of rehabilitation and  just about any one else who comes into contact with people with disabilities. The message I came away from this conference is that we must never stop believing  in people and we must never stop believing in the human spirit . 

This video is about a Gulf war paratrooper who became disabled when one too many jumps took it's toll on his body. He had been to many specialist's to get help for his condition. Essentially, no one could and one by one they  told him that he would never walk again without braces.  Feeling discouraged he went home believing what those doctors told him by overeating on junk food, packing on the pounds and further aggravating his health condition.  Then he asked " wouldn't you give up if you were in his shoes?"  Well, he gave up until one man believed in him. As he watched this man on television he realized that yoga was a form of exercise he could do with his condition that would increase his heart rate and help him regain his former strength. . Because of one man's belief in him Arthur began to believe in himself.

I was again reminded how the death and resurrection of another man became the inspiration of millions of people who believe in Him.   If one man who believe in this disabled veteran could have such a profound lasting impact on him, just think of the impact that Jesus Christ can have when you, your family and your friends turn to him when discouragement is about to take over? If you have yet asked Jesus Christ to come into your life won't you take a moment and do so today?  

I hope you find this video very inspiring and as you watch it remember to say a kind word to someone today.  You just never know the impact those words will have in their lives!