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This probably should have been the first bog I ever posted.I was born with spina-bifida. I'm paralyzed from the knees down and have never had the ability to walk. If I had a dime for every time someone asked me whether I wish I could be healed, I'd be a millionaire. Or,the other question I'm always asked is- if I'm a Christian, why don't I pray to God and ask him to heal me?(which,to be honest,just really ticks me off because that question demeans my faith and mocks my God. But, of course, I don't say that lol) Don't get me wrong,I don't mind when people ask how I came to be in a wheelchair. That's different. That is a very legitimate question. And, honestly, I would rather someone just come out with their curiosity than just stare at me with that question in the back of their minds. I appreciate and respect a person who has the decency to be honest about their curiosity. I appreciate those who have the decency and courage to ask those kinds of questions. But, when someone questions my faith by saying that maybe it's because I just don't have enough faith to make it happen, it upsets me. And my response to that is always the same- "God doesn't make mistakes. When he creates something or someone in a certain way,it is always for a certain reason. It is up to us to figure out what that reason is and use what we've been given for a purpose. In my case,I would rather have been born with a handicapped body and a kind and generous heart rather than have a perfect body with a handicapped heart full of hate, bitterness,pride, arrogance and resentment." It's the way I was born that has made me the person I am today. I have seen many people who have it all--perfect health,perfect body,money,fame,lot's of friends. But,still, they are filled with bitterness, pride and arrogance.The only true handicap is in the heart and spirit. Or, as my personal quote says "The only true affliction is a heart without conviction". Since I was BORN this way, I have no clue what it is to be able to walk. So, I really don't know what I'm missing. How can I miss what I never had?(I consider being in a wheelchair a blessing in that way) That's why it, especially bothers me when people ask if I'm a Christian, why don't I just pray and ask God to heal me? and that maybe it's because I don't have enough faith or that God either doesn't exist or just doesn't have the power to do it. God's power is limitless. But, we have to want what He has the power to do. It's us who put limits on God by, eirther not believing He can do something or just not asking for it. So, next time you see someone who is handicapped, before you make any judgements or assumptions about what he or she wishes she had or could do, stop and think--maybe this person is content with who they are. It's alright to ask them about their condition. But, before you ask them whether they wish things were different, try to consider that they just might be happy as they are.
