Today, you may be disappointed with great needs but find a way to fix your eyes on the needs of others.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and last month I met a man who had just become paralyzed from a motorcycle accident. Even though Calvin had lost the use of his legs, he looked so content, so at peace in his wheelchair. Calvin said, “Joni, right from the beginning, it was clear God wanted me to testify about him. Like, I remember my surgeon telling me, right before they wheeled me into OR, that he felt badly that he would not be able to give me back use of my legs. I just smiled at him, and I told him it was okay. And then I gave him one of my favorite verses. Psalm 147:10 says, “[God’s] pleasure is not in the legs of a man.” Wow! Bless Calvin’s heart. At his own point of disappointment and need, he thought first about comforting his surgeon. What a great example. Today, you may be disappointed with great needs but find a way to fix your eyes always on the needs of others.
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