by Jeanne Sones

Created on: July 07, 2008   Last Updated: July 25, 2009

I had to write today regarding "living in the now" after seeing a man on TV this past week. The young man is paralyzed, can't hear, has vision of only two inches in front of his face, can't talk, mute and communicates by sign language and through the computer somehow.

I've heard heroic stories before of people who have accomplished unbelievable feats in their lives after having huge losses of limb, speech, hearing, or sight, but I've never experienced the story I am about to tell you now before.

The young man has been able to write three children's books and is currently getting funding for a screenplay depicting his life using a young female child to play his part. What is entirely unusual and demonstrative to me regarding this man's story over others is that he has such unbelievable odds against him but such an unbelievable amount of faith and courage. One wonders how you could muster up such courage with even one of his ailments, such as no sight, or no functioning part of his body.

I watched in total awe and listened to what was being interpreted from what he was saying. He said, "We all wonder why we are here on earth and what is our purpose anyways. I asked God that question, I wondered why I was here, what can I do I said to God, I have nothing I can use." God told him he could do whatever God wanted him to do and God wanted him to write so he does.

How often we make excuses as to why we can't do what we want to do. How many times we have said things like "I don't have the education, or money, or talent or physical ability to do that" and how many times have we given up because of our supposed limitation. Can you imagine if each of us had just one-fourth of this young man's faith to believe that the God that create him could make it possible for him to do whatever he wanted him to do and then to actually set out and do it?

How many scientists have we lost? How many would be doctors, entertainers, Nobel peace prize winners, how many people might of changed this world if they only believed they could and had the faith to pursue it? You say well he is an extraordinary individual and I'd say yes he is, but are we not all made in our Father's image to be extraordinary and go the extra mile? Are we not all told in the Bible that we can "do all things through Christ" if we but just believe, I'm of course paraphrasing the scripture.

Its totally a matter of what we choose to believe, and if anyone had the right or the legitimate excuse to give up I'd say

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