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2 CORINTHIANS 12:9-10
BUT HE SAID TO ME, “MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU, FOR MY POWER IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS.” THEREFORE I WILL BOAST ALL THE MORE GLADLY ABOUT MY WEAKNESSES, SO THAT CHRIST’S POWER MAY REST ON ME. THAT IS WHY, FOR CHRIST’S SAKE, I DELIGHT IN WEAKNESSES, IN INSULTS, IN HARDSHIPS, IN PERSECUTIONS, IN DIFFICULTIES. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG.
HI ALL. MY COLD IS FINALLY PRETTY MUCH GONE, SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? THAT MEANS, I’M BACK BABY!!!!!! LOL. OK LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS, TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, WHAT THE WORD DISABILITY MEANS, DOES ANYONE KNOW? DOES ANYONE REALLY AND TRULY KNOW WHAT THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD DISABILITY IS? WHAT DOES HAVING A DISABILITY REALLY MEAN? AFTER READING, WHAT THE DEFINITION OF DISABILITY IS, I NO LONGER CONSIDER MYSELF AS BEING DISABLED!!! I KNOW I MAY GET ALLOT OF FLACK FOR SAYING THAT, FROM OTHER DISABLED PEOPLE LOL, PLEASE DON’T BE MAD ALL MY OSTEOGENISIS IMPERFECTA FRIENDS LOL, FINISH READING THIS BLOG TO SEE WHY I DO NOT CONSIDER MYSELF AS DISABLED BEFORE YOU ALL START TO JUDGE LOL. HERE IS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD DISABILITY, ITS A LACK OF ANY GIVEN ABILITY!!!!!! DO YOU ALL GET WHAT THAT MEANS? THAT MEANS, ANYTHING THAT WE LACK DOING, TECHNICALLY THAT IS DISABLING US, MY DISABILITY IS MORE OBVIOUS, AND PHYSICAL AND APPEARANCE WISE YES, I’M DISABLED, BUT I WILL NOT CONSIDER MYSELF AS “DISABLED” ANYMORE, BECAUSE, SAYING THAT, MEANS I’M SAYING, I LACK SOMETHING, OR WORSE, THAT I CANT DO SOMETHING AT ALL!!! AND YES LIKE I SAID BEFORE, APPEARANCE WISE, I’M “DISABLED”, BUT I HAVE NEVER LACKED AT ANYTHING, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING, THAT I HAVE LACKED DOING! I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND WAYS TO GET THROUGH LIFE, YES I CANT WALK, BUT ITS NEVER STOPPED ME FROM GETTING WHERE I NEED TO GO, ITS NEVER STOPPED ME FROM DOING WHAT I WANT, OR NEED TO DO. TECHNICALLY, WE ALL ARE “DISABLED” IN SOME WAY, WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING WE ALL ARE LACKING, WE ALL HAVE SOME TYPE OF FEAR, WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING IN OUR LIVES, THAT ARE STOPPING US OR ARE MAKING US IMPAIRED. THAT IS KIND OF SAD, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, ISN’T IT?? TO THINK THAT EVERY ONE OF US HAVE SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY!! HOW MANY OF US, HAVE SOME TYPE OF ADDICTION, HOW MANY OF US ARE TO SCARED TO WALK OUT OF OUR HOUSE, HOW MANY OF US HAVE FEAR, HOW MANY OF US LIMIT OUR SELVES FROM DOING THINGS THAT WE ENJOY DOING, OR WORSE, HOW MANY OF US LIMIT, OR STOP OUR SELVES FROM DOING, WHAT WE KNOW THE LORDS TELLING US TO DO? I KNOW FOR MYSELF, I HAVE HAD HUNDREDS, THOUSANDS EVEN, OF TIMES, WHEN I KNOW THE LORDS SPEAKING TO ME, BUT I IGNORE IT, BECAUSE I JUST DON’T FEEL LIKE DEALING WITH IT, OR WORSE, BECAUSE I’M AROUND OTHER PEOPLE AND AM SCARED OF WHAT THEY MAY THINK, DON’T BE LIKE ME, DON’T FALL FOR THAT TRAP, WE NEED TO START TRUSTING THE LORD MORE, HE KNOWS WHY HE HAS US DO STUFF, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, STOP NEEDING TO KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS IN LIFE!!!! JUST TRUST THE LORD!!!!! THE LORD HAS ALL THE ANSWERS YOU WILL EVER NEED. LETS STOP LIVING OUR LIVES AS “DISABLED” AND BE FREE!!!!!!!! I MAY BE “DISABLED” PHYSICALLY, BUT THAT’S ALL, I WILL NOT ALLOW OSTEOGENISIS IMPERFECTA, WHICH IS THE DISEASE, I WAS BORN WITH, I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS DISEASE TO TAKE OVER AND DISABLE ME. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ALL THAT, IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE, THAT IS DISABLING YOU, FROM DOING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, OR DOING WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO, OR WORSE, DOING WHAT THE LORDS TELLING YOU TO DO, MAKE A PROMISE TO YOUR SELF, RIGHT HERE AND NOW AND SAY THAT NO LONGER, WILL YOU LET ANYTHING IN LIFE STOP, OR “DISABLE” YOU FROM DOING, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN LIFE, LETS LIVE OUT THE LIFE, WE KNOW WE ARE MEANT TO LIVE, PSALM 103:1-4 SAYS PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL; ALL MY INMOST BEING, PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME. PRAISE THE LORD, O MY SOUL, AND FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS-WHO FORGIVES ALL YOUR SINS AND HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES, WHO REDEEMS YOUR LIFE FROM THE PIT AND CROWNS YOU WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION. WOW SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, PSALM 103:1-4 PRETTY MUCH SUMS EVERYTHING UP FOR US. LETS PRAISE HIM IN ALL THINGS, LETS NOT WORRY ABOUT OUR FUTURE, LETS NOT “DISABLE OUR SELVES IN TO THINKING WE CANT DO SOMETHING, LETS REMEMBER MY FAVORITE VERSE, PHILIPPIANS 4:13 I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME. ANY TIME YOU FEEL IMPAIRED, OR LIKE YOUR LACKING AT SOMETHING IN LIFE, JUST SAY THAT SCRIPTURE VERSE, I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME. THAT’S MY PRAYER FOR TODAY, THAT YOU ALL TRULY GET WHAT THAT MEANS, AND THAT YOU TRULY START TO BELIEVE IN IT, YOU CAN SPEAK THOSE WORDS AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, I’M NOT ASKING YOU TO SPEAK IT, I’M ASKING YOU TO BELIEVE IN IT, BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE, BIBLE IN JESUS!!! BECAUSE WE REALLY CAN DO ALL THINGS WITH HIM, AND HE REALLY DOES GIVE US THE DESIRES OF OUR HEARTS, SO LETS NOT LIVE AS “DISABLED” LETS JUST LIVE. I KNOW I HAVEN’T WROTE MUCH TODAY, BUT ITS ALL I FELT TO SHARE. I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY MY BLOGS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I HOPE YOU LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM, AND FEEL THE LOVE OF JESUS, WHEN YOU READ THEM. GOD BLESS YOU ALL, SEE YOU IN A FEW DAYS, I GOT A GOOD CHRISTMAS BLOG ILL BE WRITING UP, SO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS BLOG, AND WATCH FOR IT, HEHEHEHE, OH ALSO DON’T FORGET TO JOIN MY FACEBOOK PAGE. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE BOOK OF ROO FACEBOOK PAGE, IF ANY OF YOU READERS HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE, ADD THIS TO IT PLEASE
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GOD BLESS YOU ALL, AND REMEMBER JESUS LOVES YOU 🙂
December 20, 2010 at 1:01 PM
Jackie,
That was great and so true. Thank you for this inspiration, praise be Jesus now and forever 🙂
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December 20, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Jackie, This is the most profound blog yet I am in tears thinking of the things we make a disability in our lives of our own making. These are struggles only we create and for what??? You are God’s messenger and I am learning everytime I read your message. Thank You for being so faithful to our Lord. I Love You
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May 10, 2012 at 12:12 AM
You have to remember Betty that we are all human. We are not perfect. Nobody is. And thank you Jackie, I really needed that little reminder not to let so-called “disabilities” ruin my life. That was very amazing!!! ❤
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