Hey guys! So eight days ago I got to see Bethany Hamilton and her husband speak! I know I'm late blogging about it, but better late than never. Anyways last Sunday my youth group and I went down to Cocoa Beach to see Bethany speak at a church youth group service. It all started about four weeks ago when me and my mom were on our way to my brothers football game. As she was driving we passed a church and my mom said "Sofia, that church sign just said something about Britney Hamilton, Soul Surfer." I then corrected her saying it's "Bethany mom." and then slowly started to freak out. Bethany Hamilton! What? I made her turn the car around so I could make sure she wasn't just seeing things, and it turns out she wasn't. I couldn't believe it. Just a few days ago I had been on Bethany's website looking at a poster to buy and I just casually said " God it would be so awesome if I could meet her or see her speak somewhere." Now the opportunity was lying right before me! For those of you who don't know I'm a huge fan of Bethany. So this was a gift straight from God. I was in such awe at that moment. I never really actually thought that I was going to meet Bethany when I said those words to God but look what happened? Through this God has taught me a huge lesson, nothing at all is to big of a request or dream for Him to make happen or come true. Can I just first say it was one of the top coolest experiences of my life. She of course shared her famous story of loosing her arm, she talked about surfing and her love for God and the amazing things He has done for her life. She then went into other awesome things like saving yourself for marriage, true beauty, and finding hope in God even when life isn't so great. It was amazing, and then to top it all off, her husband Adam came up and spoke. That was awesome. He talked about his past and the struggles he went through. He also talked about how he met Bethany and the importance of having Jesus in the center of a relationship. It was such a nurturing message and so inspiring to see two young people who are so in love with each other but also so in love with Jesus. They break the worlds view of relationship and live out God's view of relationships. I was so extremely blessed to have experienced this. I give God all of the glory for blessing my life with such an incredible gift. My encouragement to you is never doubt! Know that God is listening even when you might not think so and that He is ready to make your wildest dreams come true! Nothing is impossible for Him.
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| Bethany and her husband! (They were so cute) |
Jesus said, “If? There are no ‘ifs’ among believers. Anything can happen.” Mark 9:23(MSG)
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