EITHER ONE
Brian Sternberg could have been an Olympic hero. He set a new world record for the pole vault, but, within a month after that success, he had an accident and was paralyzed from the neck down. While Brian was in the hospital, his uncle came to him and said, “Oh, I wish I could take your place for a week and give you some rest.” Brian replied, “You couldn’t do it. I know because I couldn’t either, if I didn’t have to.” In an interview for a nationwide magazine, Brian was asked about his faith. What did his faith in God mean to him at this time in his life? He said, “I want to know that my life is being used fully for the glory of God . . . I do not want my faith in God to be just a result of my desire to get well . . . Having faith is a necessary step toward one of…
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