I have two friends and for a long time they have suffered from severe mental illness,but they are both very spiritual men. We must be careful when we think that because a person has a disability that they are not spiritual.The word of God says that God chooses the poor of this world, James 2 v 5,the foolish, weak and lowly 1Corinthians 1 v27 - 28. It is Paul who tells us that the Jews demand signs ,it is interesting that many Christians appear to demand signs. He goes on to to say that the Greeks looked for wisdom,they were noted for their great philosophers. In reply to these two groups Paul declares ,'but we preach Christ crucified',which to them was foolishness,that Christ in fact was the power and wisdom of God. 1 Cor 1v 22-25. When it came to choosing a new King, Samuel was told not to look at the outward appearance,for God looks beyond that,He looked on the heart,and that man would be a young man, who had a heart for God, his name was David. 1 Samuel 13 v 14/ 16 v7/ . As we read the Bible it is surprising whom God chooses,As I write, my mind turns to a person called Gladys May Aylward, born of poor Christian parents. She had a burden for China,so she applied to a mission to go there and was turned down,because they said she was two old, and they felt she would not be able to learn the language,how wrong they were.Gladys did go to China she became known as the 'small women' she was only 4foot 10 inches,yes she was small, but she accomplished great things for God.
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