Become What You Want to Be

Become What You Want to Be

Let me tell you about a little girl who was born into a very poor family in a shack in the Backwoods of Tennessee. She was the 20th of 22 children, prematurely born and frail. Her survival was doubtful. When she was four years old she had double pneumonia and scarlet fever - a deadly combination that left her with a paralyzed and useless left leg. She had to wear an iron leg brace. Yet she was fortunate in having a mother who encouraged her.

Well, this mother told her little girl, who was very bright, that despite the brace and leg, she could do whatever she wanted to do with her life. She told her that all she needed to do was to have faith, persistence, courage and indomitable spirit.

So at nine years of age, the little girl removed the leg brace, and she took the step the doctors told her she would never take normally. In four years, she developed a rhythmic stride, which was a medical wonder. Then this girl got the notion, the incredible notion, that she would like to be the world's greatest woman runner. Now, what could she mean - be a runner with a leg like that?

At age 13, she entered a race. She came in last - way, way last. She entered every race in high school, and in every race she came in last. Everyone begged her quit! However, one day, she came in next to last. And then there came a day when she won a race. From then on, Wilma Rudolph won every race that she entered.

Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met a coach named Ed Temple. Coach Temple saw the indomitable spirit of the girl, that she was a believer and that she had great natural talent. He trained her so well that she went to the Olympic Games.

There she was pitted against the greatest woman runner of the day, a German girl named Jutta Heine. Nobody had ever beaten Jutta. But in the 100-meter dash, Wilma Rudolph won. She beat Jutta again in the 200-meters. Now Wilma had two Olympic gold medals.

Finally came the 400-meter relay. It would be Wilma against Jutta once again. The first two runners on Wilma's team made perfect hand-offs with the baton. But when the third runner handed the baton to Wilma, she was so excited she dropped it, and Wilma saw Jutta taking off down the track. It was impossible that anybody could catch this fleet and nimble girl. But Wilma did just that! Wilma Rudolph had earned three
Olympic gold medals.

Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R.
Sower's Seeds
Submitted by Richard

AmeriLovesJesus said:

What about if you don't have anyone who tells you those things?!? You are only left to believe for yourself what you want to be?!? Then when you feel like your ready to go after it everything & everyone comes against you... they say the total opposite of everything positive... & you believe them?!? But then you want to try again... but feel its too late..

What would you suggest in my situation?!? My dream after many tried of other things I finally feel closer to what I want to do but my mind is convincing me its too late... I allowed my family's words to bring me down... I ended several relationships through this period in my life feeling like I need to let go of the old.. but I feel like I wasted so much time being depressed that I might have missed my chance?!? I feel like I made way too much damage in the past year to deserve my dream... Im not sure what to do.

Will God work this out?!? Im losing my enthusiasm for life & thats not what I ever want to lose! I did lose hope but Im getting it back... I dont know how things are going to happen or what is going to happen I holding onto hope only right now.. just get me through the first step.. Make sense?!?

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Yes, you make perfect sense.

All through my years growing-up I was told NOT to touch anything or try to fix anything because I'd either break it or electrocute myself. I really thought I couldn’t do Anything.

Then along came Bobbie and we got married against my Mothers’ wishes. For the longest time when anything broke or needed fixing I’d tell Bobbie to cal someone. Then one day she asked why I never tried to fix anything. I just looked at her and said, “I don’t know.” We sat and talked and figured out that I’d be brain washed by my Mother.

Mind you I was in the repair field for computers before they became a house hold item. Not only that, I was very good and took pride in it. From that day on I would try anything before calling a repair person out. Many times the repair person would ask if anyone had worked on, whatever, before they came. They would usually say I was on the right track but I just didn’t have the right tool or a special tool was needed to complete the repair.

Did I give-up? I would say yes, but my wife turned all that negativity around into a more positive action. I no longer thought I couldn’t but why not try. The only outcome was one of two, I could either fix it or I couldn’t.

That positive action by my wife stayed with me even up to this day. Sometimes I don’t want to be bothered with repairing things but at least now I have the CHOICE.

I hope this makes sense to you and in some small way helps. The biggest thing is to pray about it. Then listen for that small voice to led you.

Quote: “It is better to have Loved and lost, then to have never tried.”