No one is useless to God No one.

Their are times in our lives, when some if not most of us, may wonder what can God do with me? How can God use me? We may look in the mirror, and wonder are we too old, to be used by God. Moses probably wondered the same thing, God called Moses through a burning bush to lead the Children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. By the way Moses was called when he was 80, and didn't finish his task until he was 120, and died. Or do we look in the mirror, and wonder are we useless to be used by God because we are to young. Did Mary, wonder about that, she probably did because didn't she question the angel, when He came, and told mary that she was going to be bearing a son. Who in turn would come to be the savior of ALL Mankind. What about those who have some type of disability, regardless of whether it's something that God wants us to do, or what we want to do it on our own, We question it. We have the desire to do something in our lives, but yet we wonder, can we do it, do we have the knowledge, strength, determination to do it. Than we have those on the sidelines, telling us you won't make it, your nothing, your worthless, your hopeless. We may have those on the sidelines, but what about those who we are closer to, who are actually supporting us, who are actually telling us you can do it. You just have put your faith in God, and allow him to give you the strength, determination, and hope that you need, and not rely on our own abilities. Some of those on the sidelines, may be your family, who may not encourage you or ask you how it's going. But regardless of what others say listen to your heart, and listen to what God is telling you to do.
Ephesians 3 20 says 20 ​Now to Him who is ​b​able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, ​​according to the power that works within us. John 15:5, also says with out God we can do nothing. Without his strength, without his love, and power in our lives, we are incapable, or doing what it is that He has for us. Jeremiah 29:11 says for I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, Plans to Prosper you and not to Harm you to give you a hope and a future.
Regardless of what you are feeling or what you are thinking about when it comes to your future, you are not useless, and you are especially not useless to God, because He has a plan and purpose for your life.

My Life,

It wasn't like this Thirty Three years ago, I don't remember because I wasn't even a day old, 33 years ago. But from what my parent's told me, they had told me that it was a very cold, and snowy day in NYC. My dad had gone to drive the church van, my Mom decided to stay home, because I believe she was having labor pains at the moment. By the time, my dad got back from driving the church van, he had to take my Mom to the hospital. Several hours later the doctors had to rush me off to examine me, not knowing exactly what was wrong but knowing that something was. Doctors, came back, and tried the best they could to explain to my parent's what exactly was wrong with me. The doctors said because I had no soft spot, that I would eventually become, brain dead, and that the best option for my parent's would be to put me into a institution, and to let me be. Thankfully with my parent's faith and trust in God, they believed, maybe not necessarily knew what that plan or purpose was but they decided to take me home anyway. Not knowing what was going to happen, my parent's left from that hospital, and decided to take me home, and see what doctors at Columbia Presbyterian, where to say. The doctors their said that as long as I had the operation to open skull and allow my brain to grow and function, although, I would have to undergo alot of operations and difficulties in my life, that I would survive. Long story short, 68 operations, 9 years of College, doctors telling my parent's I wouldn't make it, people telling me I wouldn't make it in College, people telling me I wouldn't make it in the ministry. I am now an Ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, traveling around giving a message that with God all things are possible. My favorite life verse is Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, Plans to Prosper you and not to Harm you to give you a hope and a future.

What it means to Be loved by Mark Schultz with a little rearranging by Dorsey Ross

January 16th 1977, on a Cold Sunday Morning, my wife and I had waited
Gettin' ready for our baby Boy,
My wife, decided that she would have the labor pains, while I was driving the van,.
The doctors delivered the baby, but unlike, the other delivers they have done, and we have seen, they rushed the baby out of the room,
Not knowing what exactly what was going to happen, the doctors came back in, and said that your little boy, may not live, whata want to do,
Turning to each other we said we want to,

I wanna give him the world
I wanna hold his hand
I wanna be his mom for as long as I can
and I wanna live every moment until that day comes
I wanna show him what it means to be loved

so we spent each day, watchin' every minute
and prayin' for our baby boy
and I will not forget the way I felt that moment
when he came into this world
but they took him, from the room just as soon as he was born
and watchin' through a window I could see him holdin' on
when a voice inside me said...

I wanna give him the world
I wanna be his dad
I wanna hold him close for as long as I can
and I wanna live every moment until that day comes
I wanna show him what it means to be loved

I said everyday
he's been out to prove the doctors wrong
oh and you should see him now
he's as handsome as his dad, (probably when he was younger ;) )
He now has the wedding band, and now
theres a woman at the front door waiting just to walk down the church aisle,

and he wants to give her the world
wants to hold her hand

My parent's have shown me what it means to be loved