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Happy Wednesday my wonderful friends. As always I hope this message finds you well. I want to issue a small warning to my readers I’m going to talk about my spiritual growth as a disability advocate in this post, If it is not the content you are interested in please come back next week. saying that, I might lose some followers but I’m confident whoever this message is meant to reach the Holy Spirit will lead them to it.
Everyone has a little voice inside their head that tells them what to do, I believe that voice for me was the Holy Spirit. “It said three things, “advocate, encourage, and read. “ It’s no secret that I do not like to read. I have not read a full book since high school and I’m not ashamed to admit that. I kept on ignoring the voice but it wouldn’t shut up! So, on a Saturday night, I downloaded a few Bible apps not expecting anything of it.
For me, no burning bush or demons was making my head spin. just a few words when I was alone in quiet time. little by little I found myself spending more time with the Holy Father God taking baby steps into a much larger world. This past week I took a giant step! For those of you who don’t know I was appointed to the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities (NJCDD) in September of 2016. I thought this would be the greatest achievement of my life, a chance to finally be recognized. People could finally acknowledge me as a person and not another “Boy in a wheelchair” Equal to every major organization for the last two years we’ve done all of our work virtually. We were finally able to hold our first public meeting In a hybrid format. That’s when everything changed for me.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV
Over the last 2 years, I have been on countless Zoom calls being the voice for people who don’t have access to technology. The truth is in a zoom box meetings become less formal. It’s easy to be more confident in your socks while sitting in a big comfortable chair next to your bed. I believe this shutdown happened for a reason it made us all sit back and reflect. The work I do does not benefit others, It is for others. I did not earn a spot at the table with my colleagues I don’t deserve to be at the table with them. I was chosen to be there with them. I may never have a big fancy house. Girls may never let me out of the friend zone. Thanks Some days, but I know it’s for a greater purpose. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for making me the way I am. Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this I will see you next week.
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