Is your Lemon Disabled?

Some people are born with perfect healthy bodies and others are given flawed bodies that are limited in what they can do. I have watched some of these flawed bodies before with that look of sadness for them. Where is the fairness in some being hindered in their life experiences.

When someone in a wheelchair can not hike to Abrams Falls and see the wonder God created it can make you question the decision God made when He molded them.

I heard a story on the radio last week about a little man who was truly a little man. His "disability" was his size. In a world of big strong men this can definitely make things challenging. This man's name was Zacchaeus. Even though Zacchaeus was a wealthy man, money could not buy height nor size. 

Jesus was to be traveling through Jericho and Zacchaeus was just as excited as all the others to see him. As the crowds gathered Zacchaeus was far too short to see over them. So he made the decision to climb a Sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus. When Jesus saw the man hanging in the tree, He said “Zacchaeus, come down immediately.  I must stay at your house today.”  So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.  

Another man named Mordecai Brown did like most young men and helped to work the family farm in the late 1800's. Then one day a tragic accident left Mordecai with fingers missing from his right hand. For a boy who loved baseball this would be devastating. A later injury that broke fingers on the same hand would surely end any dreams of playing baseball. Jump ahead many years to Mordecai making it become an outfielder on a professional team. His coach noticed that due to his right hand, the balls he threw had a wild spin on them. 

When the pitcher did not show up for a game the coach moved Modecai to pitcher. The balls he threw were almost impossible to get a good solid hit on. He went on to be entered into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  You can read more about Mordecai here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordecai_Brown

In both instances, what appeared to others to be a flawed body and would hinder their quality of life actually facilitated some fantastic moments that most of us "healthy and unflawed" will never experience.

If you have a flaw that you think will keep you from enjoying life to its fullest, maybe you should check out a few more of the stories below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV4H04Rmkrw

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1743213-12-incredible-athletes-with-disabilities

We all carry around Lemons in life. Sometimes we have to choose a different path due to our lemons. But sometimes those paths lead us to places we never dreamed of!

Until next time-Safe Picking
Tammy