who strenghten me
Philippians 4:13
You can do anything. That's what Kent Culler's parents told him as he was growing up. That's what many parents tell their children. But Cullers was born blind. Even so, if a child hears the phrase, You can do anything, often enough, it sinks in. It bear fruit. And itcertainly did in Culler's case.
As a young boy he insisted on climbing trees and riding a bicycle. His father arranged a job transfer to California so he bou could attent a regular school, and Cullers became a straight-A student. He was valedictorian of his high-school class and a national Merit Scholar. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in physics.
Culler's first love has always been space, so it seems fitting that he found himself employed at NASA.
As a researcher, one of his jobs to design equipment to help scientist search for sign of intelligent communication in outer space."
How does a blind man see what others can't? He uses his mind's eye." He also uses his other sense-- perhaps
a little better than most people. Abovr all, he continues to tell homself what his parents taught him early in life: You can do anything.
The apostle Paul would have added a key phrase to Culler's parental advice. through christ who gives m strenght. The source of all our ability, energy, and creativity is the Lord Himself. It is He who challenges us to go forward and equips us yo get the task done. It is the Lord working in us to enable us, working through us to empower us, and working on our behalf to enrich us.
At the same time, the Lord expects us to do two things first, to open ourselves to His presence and power, and second, to get in gear. He calls to believe and do.
What are you believing today? What are you doing? Activate both your believing and doing, synchronize both with the will of God, and you can't help but be launched to a higher and better position.
Yes you can!
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