Nick Vujicic Bully talk

8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

My wife, son and I watched a video about one of his bullying talks in our Home builder's Sunday school class. He is an awesome speaker who shares a powerful testimony that in one school he spoke at radically changed the school when all bullying stopped months after his talk. 

It seems that bullying has hit rampant proportions in our schools across the country.  Because of bullying hundred's of kids have taken their lives. When I was a kid bullying took the role of name calling and practical jokes, but in this day bullying has become much more insidious. I am referring to cyber bullying. Some kids who bully are so good at this that it is impossible for the victim to find out who is tormenting them.  Reputations are being ruined and kids are taking their lives because of their inability to handle the tormenting.

Nick Vujicic was a man born with no arms or legs, but he had two parents who told him that they loved him and reminded him that he could do anything if he set his mind on it. Nick grew up in a Christian home where he discovered that the bible was his favorite book of all time because it was this book that reminded him that Jesus Christ loved and would never forsake him, even if he had no arms or no legs.

My wife and I always had an open door policy with our children.  They could come to us anytime to talk to us about their problems and we would drop what we were doing at the moment and listen to them. When Maria died unexpectedly we kept the door open to our son and reminded him how much he was loved.  We reminded him that Jesus will never forsake him, no matter how he felt in the coming days, months and years of his grief.  We kept him in the same rituals he had before his loss and this gave him a sense of security.We hugged him often because we wanted him to know that we loved him. We were grateful to  have a son who was a communicator who loved sharing with us his struggles.

Surviving children need that assurance from mom and dad. You may not feel normal after a sudden loss, but simply reminding your surviving children how much you love them may be just what they need to get through the day. Your love for them and your willingness to spend time with them will counter any bullying they may have received during their school day. 

Every child becomes a victim of bullying at some point in their lives, but the best remedy is to love, love and love your children and remind them that you believe in them regardless of what others think of them.