My sister asked me recently, what advice would I give to a young person with A-T. I answered her with this story. I have a lot of advice to give one of my kind, if one of my kind cared to lend an ear. I would tell them to surrender to God and His purpose for their life so that no one could mess it up, not even A.T. can mess it up. Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose." I'd want to tell them that they are beautiful whoever they are despite what the world thinks or what you might think of yourself. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. God is the only beholder that really matters. And the Lord God sees you and loves you as you are. 1 Samuel 16:7 says, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature . . . For the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." If you truly choose to trust God with your life, the Lord will view you as a beloved precious child and a very unique and fabulous creation. Galatians 3:26 says, "For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus." 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." It takes guts to follow the Lord and forsake the world's opinion or even ignore your opinion, and submit to the will of God. As God's child, we will inherit a place to live eternally forever with our Lord and Father and we will be able to come before Him in a brand new body and show Him praise by kneeling down or dancing or singing with our perfect vocal cords and knees and perfect diaphragm in that case. Also, I would like to share that the Lord has conquered the world already. So that means in spite of the world's frustrating and maddening troubles coupled with A.T.'s troubles, they are not going to be with us forever if we know and serve the Lord. John 16:33 says, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." Aside from that, God has a perfect plan for your life. It might not be your plan but He is perfect so He has the perfect plan. Then finally, I would like to share that God did not create us to be cowards or scaredy cats to sit in the corner and spiral down in depression and accept the devil's lies. He made us with the intent of survival even to be sort of conquerors in the faith and everyday life.
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