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HOW COME YOU SMILE SO MUCH?

People often ask me, “Nick, how come you smile so much?”

Well, it hasn’t always been this way. These days, I’ve got lots to smile about. In fact, my friends tell me I’m irrepressible. But when I was young, not so much. Most kids feel a little insecure, but I really struggled with my fears. Other kids kept telling me I wasn’t good enough, reinforcing my own doubts that I would never amount to anything. And I got down, man. 

Seriously depressed.

No one was more shocked than my parents when they gave birth to a little boy without arms and legs. No one saw it coming. Three ultrasounds and all the doctors missed it. Life without limbs is tough to deal with.

As a kid, I eventually learned to cope with the teasing. But there came a time in my own heart when I really wondered if I could go on. At my lowest moment, God taught me to smile. It was nothing I did for myself. It’s what Jesus did for me.

So now, when people ask, “Hey, Nick, how come you smile so much?” I’m ready with an answer. I smile because I’m loved. And second, I smile because everything’s going to be okay.

Hey, when the world says you’re not good enough, get a second opinion. Ask Jesus! He’ll give you EVERY reason in the world to smile.