Small bunch of questions about the Bible and disability...

I was always taught that if you didn't follow God's word, you'd be cast down into the pits of Hell where you'd burn forever in Satan's fiery pits. ... So the preachers I'd listened to had that wrong.

In my original post I've put examples of other biblical quotes about God and disability but everyone seemed to ignore them which is fascinating. People seem to want to hold onto the 'Jesus loves everyone who loves Him' thing despite all the Bible says to the contrary.

But all I say about the Bible is FROM the Bible and I can always show chapter and verse, like in the original post, where it says it. I'm not REVERSING any message, I'm going strictly by what the Bible says. Leviticus IS the main book where God shows his hatred of disability, though. And as the Bible is God's Word, you can't just dismiss Leviticus as being 'about Jews'. Jesus was King of the Jews. The Bible says so.

I was always taught that if you didn't follow God's word, you'd be cast down into the pits of Hell where you'd burn forever in Satan's fiery pits. So I looked into that in the Bible and discovered Revelations actually says Jesus has the keys to Heaven and Hell, and the only 'fiery pit' is a part of Heaven that happened to be volcanic, which happened to be the area Azrael came from. So the preachers I'd listened to had that wrong.

As far as 'God's only begotten son' bit goes, you've got Genesis 6, 2 to think about - just looked it up, couldn't remember which verse it was - "


1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

You'll notice the word 'sons' of God is plural. So God had MORE than one son, the Bible says so. And the Bible puts illness and disability in the same bracket many times. Natural causes of disability are not mentioned in the Bible. Disability is attributed to God. The general view of the Old Testament writers is that God brings disability as punishment for transgressions for sin or as an expression of God's wrath for people's disobedience. It is seen as a curse and as a result of unbelief and ignorance. If we don't follow our Father's Word, we are punished by being made disabled. Which doesn't seem fair on those of us BORN with disabilities - what transgressions did we cause from the womb?

In my original post I've put examples of other biblical quotes about God and disability but everyone seemed to ignore them which is fascinating. People seem to want to hold onto the 'Jesus loves everyone who loves Him' thing despite all the Bible says to the contrary.

Now I've looked up WoF - which I'd never heard of before - and it just seems to be a twist on this 'The Universe Will Manifest if you Ask It' thing that's been doing the rounds for ages and nope, I don't believe that. Do I believe in God's Word? For sure I do - but as the BIBLE says it, not as preachers twist it. Do I believe we're here to look after other life on the planet? I feed seagulls on bacon every day (or salami if the bacon runs out!) I leave bags of bread open that mice may feed (3 mice can reduce a sliced loaf to a bag of crumbs in 2 days!!) I have spiders' eggs on my wall and I watch their children hatch and go out into the world on parachutes of silk. And there's a screech-owl across the road who's furious with me because I keep rescuing his supper! (4 times thus far.)

I believe when Jesus says 'All are equal in God's sight' he means all creatures created by God who are therefore, in some way, in God's image. Us disableds, as the Bible tells us, have had our disabilities visited on us BY God. I try to make up for my pre-birth transgressions, whatever they were, by showing kindness to all God's creatures.

It's just I can't get past all the parts of the Bible that tell us God visited disability on us as punishment. I was born with mine. I've been beaten up no end - literally - by able-bodied people, robbed and very much hated on, and I don't really know what I've done to deserve all of it.

But all I say about the Bible is FROM the Bible and I can always show chapter and verse, like in the original post, where it says it. I'm not REVERSING any message, I'm going strictly by what the Bible says. Leviticus IS the main book where God shows his hatred of disability, though. And as the Bible is God's Word, you can't just dismiss Leviticus as being 'about Jews'. Jesus was King of the Jews. The Bible says so.

Yours respectfully

Chris.

@Blain

The Bible is clear we need to study to show ourselves as God's workers. You need the Holy Spirit, of course, to understand. Before God saved me, I couldn't understand the Bible at all, although I was trying!

BUT a good Biblical education from a recognized and accredited seminary won't lead you astray. When I first started a little Southern Baptist church, the pastor knew the bible so well, plus, everything he said confirmed what I was reading, and I cried out to God, I wanted to know, understand and how to interpret the Bible like that pastor did!

It only took a few months, for him to issue a call to the "young men" to attend our seminary. That call pierced my heart. It was mostly online, and it wasn't far enough away to be a problem for the campus intensive courses. ( None of they young men applied, and still haven't!)

It took me 7 years to get my MDiv,
But it was worth every moment and every penny. I thought I would just be studying the Bible, but I was given tools like the original languages, hermeneutics, (how to interpret the Bible) historical and geographical background, and tools for ministry, like biblical counselling teaching, preaching and administering a church, which my son who owns and runs an accounting business (with his Bachelor of Commerce) helped me do. But mostly, it brought me closer to God. I know some seminaries that happens, but not in my home seminary or 2 others I took transfer courses from! I met some of the most godly and intelligent people you could ever meet. They were a shining example of the path I needed to walk to help others. And my theological institute where I have been working on my PhD has been fabulous. They have put no pressure on me to return, but include me in everything. Our end of semester Colloquy was about discipleship and spiritual formation, and it inspired me not to get weary so close to the finish line.

So, Blain, be careful who you put down when you make such generic, sweeping attacks. I wish everyone could have the opportunity I have had to learn how to really study and learn the Bible. I know every time I see untrue or heretical statements, 95% if the time it is a lack of context that causes the problem. Not understanding context is a far bigger issue than being "over" educated.

When someone posts something absurd or stupid, I immediately go and read the passage, chapter or even the book. I see what they forgot to include that defines the verse. It's really very simple, and I do see lots of people with no Bible training do it well. So, being educated is not the goal. But for me, knowing how to study the Bible, and to help others was best learned in a seminary. For others, they have skills naturally that I had to learn. As for those who have neither skills nor aptitude, nor have studied, that is how you get people like this OP claiming the Levitical laws are what we must following, quoting verses out of context, and to what end? I certainly do hope he understands that he needs to follow Jesus, and forget about all this stuff he needs to unlearn, and focus on Jesus and the New Testament.

Dear Everyone.

OK. I've been to lots of churches. I've heard the Message many times that God loves everyone and gave his Son to prove it - BUT - the Bible says God doesn't go so much for disabled people, in fact he doesn't want them anywhere near him and I can prove that - I'm just wondering if anyone can help me understand WHY!


I'm disabled. All through my life I've been told God doesn't want disabled people in His church - it says that in Leviticus, how if you're disabled you're not allowed in His Church or to approach Him in any way. I've been told I am Nephilim, a product of one of God's SonS (note the plural - Genesis says God has more than one son, think it's Genesis 6.) and a human woman. So I'm not created in God's image - which is perfect and as I'm disabled I'm not! In Leviticus there's a whole long bit about how nobody with any imperfections may enter God's church or approach Him. And in the whole Bible disability's a taboo subject - you get Jesus curing SICK people but disability isn't necessarily a sickness. I've got Cerebral Palsy amongst others and that's not a disease, nobody can catch it from me (though I've had others tell me otherwise!)

In the Bible disability is viewed as a disease (The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible: 1962; Encyclopaedia Judaica: 1972). The most common diseases mentioned in the Bible are blindness, deafness, dumbness, leprosy, and paralysis. Visual impairment is the most common form of physical disability in antiquity. Aside from people like Isaac (Gen. 27:1), Jacob (Gen. 48:10), Eli (1 Sam 3:2 and 4:15), and Ahijah the Shilomite (1Kings 14:4), whose eyesight failed in old age, natural causes of disability are not mentioned in the Bible. Disability is attributed to God. The general view of the Old Testament writers is that God brings disability as punishment for transgressions for sin or as an expression of God's wrath for people's disobedience. It is seen as a curse and as a result of unbelief and ignorance (Jewish Encyclopaedia, 1920; The Talmud of Jerusalem, 1956; and Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1972).


The Bible portrays disability as a curse and as a result of disobedience, unbelief, and ignorance. In Leviticus 26:14-16, as one of the punishments for Israel's disobedience is expressed in the following way: "I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life." Samson also sinned against the Lord through his eyes; as it is written: "I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife" (Judges 14:2). He was therefore punished through his eyes: "Then the Philistines seized him, gorged out his eyes" (Judges 16:21). Prov. 30:17 warns that the eyes, which are disrespectful to parents, will be plucked out by birds of prey.


The blindness of the wicked men of Sodom (Wisdom 2:21) and of Elymas, the magician who obstructed the work of Paul in Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12), are specifically attributed to divine punishment. The ancient nations regarded visual impairment as the lowest degradation that could be inflicted upon humans and, by extension, to a nation. The Deuteronomist suggests that visual impairment is a curse for disobeying the commandment of God. Israel was threatened for breaking the covenant.


The Lord will inflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of the mind. At midday, you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything that you do, day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you (Deut. 28:28-29).

Further examples that portray disability as a curse can be found in Zephaniah 1:17 and Zechariah 11:17. In Zephaniah, God promises to bring distress on the people because they have sinned against Him: "They will walk like blind men." God strikes his servant's assailants with blinding flashes (Gen. 19:11; 2 Kings 6:18-20 Acts 13:10-12) or with permanent blindness (Zech. 12:4; Ps 69:23) in order to protect his servants (see also Psalms 6:7 and 69:3).

When Jesus healed the physically impaired man who lay by the pool of Bethesda, He said to him: "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse will happen to you" (Jn. 5:14). This clearly indicates that Jesus thought there was a connection between the man's disability and some sin. In the portico lay a multitude of PWD and this comment applied to them as well (Jn. 5:3).

Is there any way I may approach God despite my disabilities?

Also, I know the message we're given is Jesus loves us - but then why does he chuck the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at us (Revelations)? And why are we taught the Devil rules in a flaming Hell somewhere below the earth when he doesn't? The Bible says Azrael fell to Earth and rules here. Which means Earth Itself is Hell. Jesus is the path FROM Hell - Earth - to Heaven. BUT - only for those created in His Father's Likeness.

Which once more comes back to me being disabled. I'm not in God's Likeness because of that, so I've no right to expect a chance to be pardoned or go to Heaven, my disabilities automatically preclude me (Leviticus).

So what's the point of me being here at all?

Yours sadly

Chris.

Dear Everyone.

OK. I've been to lots of churches. I've heard the Message many times that God loves everyone and gave his Son to prove it - BUT - the Bible says God doesn't go so much for disabled people, in fact he doesn't want them anywhere near him and I can prove that - I'm just wondering if anyone can help me understand WHY!


I'm disabled. All through my life I've been told God doesn't want disabled people in His church - it says that in Leviticus, how if you're disabled you're not allowed in His Church or to approach Him in any way. I've been told I am Nephilim, a product of one of God's SonS (note the plural - Genesis says God has more than one son, think it's Genesis 6.) and a human woman. So I'm not created in God's image - which is perfect and as I'm disabled I'm not! In Leviticus there's a whole long bit about how nobody with any imperfections may enter God's church or approach Him. And in the whole Bible disability's a taboo subject - you get Jesus curing SICK people but disability isn't necessarily a sickness. I've got Cerebral Palsy amongst others and that's not a disease, nobody can catch it from me (though I've had others tell me otherwise!)

In the Bible disability is viewed as a disease (The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible: 1962; Encyclopaedia Judaica: 1972). The most common diseases mentioned in the Bible are blindness, deafness, dumbness, leprosy, and paralysis. Visual impairment is the most common form of physical disability in antiquity. Aside from people like Isaac (Gen. 27:1), Jacob (Gen. 48:10), Eli (1 Sam 3:2 and 4:15), and Ahijah the Shilomite (1Kings 14:4), whose eyesight failed in old age, natural causes of disability are not mentioned in the Bible. Disability is attributed to God. The general view of the Old Testament writers is that God brings disability as punishment for transgressions for sin or as an expression of God's wrath for people's disobedience. It is seen as a curse and as a result of unbelief and ignorance (Jewish Encyclopaedia, 1920; The Talmud of Jerusalem, 1956; and Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1972).


The Bible portrays disability as a curse and as a result of disobedience, unbelief, and ignorance. In Leviticus 26:14-16, as one of the punishments for Israel's disobedience is expressed in the following way: "I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life." Samson also sinned against the Lord through his eyes; as it is written: "I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife" (Judges 14:2). He was therefore punished through his eyes: "Then the Philistines seized him, gorged out his eyes" (Judges 16:21). Prov. 30:17 warns that the eyes, which are disrespectful to parents, will be plucked out by birds of prey.


The blindness of the wicked men of Sodom (Wisdom 2:21) and of Elymas, the magician who obstructed the work of Paul in Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12), are specifically attributed to divine punishment. The ancient nations regarded visual impairment as the lowest degradation that could be inflicted upon humans and, by extension, to a nation. The Deuteronomist suggests that visual impairment is a curse for disobeying the commandment of God. Israel was threatened for breaking the covenant.


The Lord will inflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of the mind. At midday, you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything that you do, day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you (Deut. 28:28-29).

Further examples that portray disability as a curse can be found in Zephaniah 1:17 and Zechariah 11:17. In Zephaniah, God promises to bring distress on the people because they have sinned against Him: "They will walk like blind men." God strikes his servant's assailants with blinding flashes (Gen. 19:11; 2 Kings 6:18-20 Acts 13:10-12) or with permanent blindness (Zech. 12:4; Ps 69:23) in order to protect his servants (see also Psalms 6:7 and 69:3).

When Jesus healed the physically impaired man who lay by the pool of Bethesda, He said to him: "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse will happen to you" (Jn. 5:14). This clearly indicates that Jesus thought there was a connection between the man's disability and some sin. In the portico lay a multitude of PWD and this comment applied to them as well (Jn. 5:3).

Is there any way I may approach God despite my disabilities?

Also, I know the message we're given is Jesus loves us - but then why does he chuck the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at us (Revelations)? And why are we taught the Devil rules in a flaming Hell somewhere below the earth when he doesn't? The Bible says Azrael fell to Earth and rules here. Which means Earth Itself is Hell. Jesus is the path FROM Hell - Earth - to Heaven. BUT - only for those created in His Father's Likeness.

Which once more comes back to me being disabled. I'm not in God's Likeness because of that, so I've no right to expect a chance to be pardoned or go to Heaven, my disabilities automatically preclude me (Leviticus).

So what's the point of me being here at all?

Yours sadly

Chris.

OK. I've been to lots of churches. I've heard the Message many times that God loves everyone and gave his Son to prove it - BUT - the Bible says God doesn't go so much for disabled people, in fact he doesn't want them anywhere near him and I can prove that - I'm just wondering if anyone can help me understand WHY!

Dear Everyone.

OK. I've been to lots of churches. I've heard the Message many times that God loves everyone and gave his Son to prove it - BUT - the Bible says God doesn't go so much for disabled people, in fact he doesn't want them anywhere near him and I can prove that - I'm just wondering if anyone can help me understand WHY!


I'm disabled. All through my life I've been told God doesn't want disabled people in His church - it says that in Leviticus, how if you're disabled you're not allowed in His Church or to approach Him in any way. I've been told I am Nephilim, a product of one of God's SonS (note the plural - Genesis says God has more than one son, think it's Genesis 6.) and a human woman. So I'm not created in God's image - which is perfect and as I'm disabled I'm not! In Leviticus there's a whole long bit about how nobody with any imperfections may enter God's church or approach Him. And in the whole Bible disability's a taboo subject - you get Jesus curing SICK people but disability isn't necessarily a sickness. I've got Cerebral Palsy amongst others and that's not a disease, nobody can catch it from me (though I've had others tell me otherwise!)

In the Bible disability is viewed as a disease (The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible: 1962; Encyclopaedia Judaica: 1972). The most common diseases mentioned in the Bible are blindness, deafness, dumbness, leprosy, and paralysis. Visual impairment is the most common form of physical disability in antiquity. Aside from people like Isaac (Gen. 27:1), Jacob (Gen. 48:10), Eli (1 Sam 3:2 and 4:15), and Ahijah the Shilomite (1Kings 14:4), whose eyesight failed in old age, natural causes of disability are not mentioned in the Bible. Disability is attributed to God. The general view of the Old Testament writers is that God brings disability as punishment for transgressions for sin or as an expression of God's wrath for people's disobedience. It is seen as a curse and as a result of unbelief and ignorance (Jewish Encyclopaedia, 1920; The Talmud of Jerusalem, 1956; and Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1972).


The Bible portrays disability as a curse and as a result of disobedience, unbelief, and ignorance. In Leviticus 26:14-16, as one of the punishments for Israel's disobedience is expressed in the following way: "I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life." Samson also sinned against the Lord through his eyes; as it is written: "I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife" (Judges 14:2). He was therefore punished through his eyes: "Then the Philistines seized him, gorged out his eyes" (Judges 16:21). Prov. 30:17 warns that the eyes, which are disrespectful to parents, will be plucked out by birds of prey.


The blindness of the wicked men of Sodom (Wisdom 2:21) and of Elymas, the magician who obstructed the work of Paul in Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12), are specifically attributed to divine punishment. The ancient nations regarded visual impairment as the lowest degradation that could be inflicted upon humans and, by extension, to a nation. The Deuteronomist suggests that visual impairment is a curse for disobeying the commandment of God. Israel was threatened for breaking the covenant.


The Lord will inflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of the mind. At midday, you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything that you do, day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you (Deut. 28:28-29).

Further examples that portray disability as a curse can be found in Zephaniah 1:17 and Zechariah 11:17. In Zephaniah, God promises to bring distress on the people because they have sinned against Him: "They will walk like blind men." God strikes his servant's assailants with blinding flashes (Gen. 19:11; 2 Kings 6:18-20 Acts 13:10-12) or with permanent blindness (Zech. 12:4; Ps 69:23) in order to protect his servants (see also Psalms 6:7 and 69:3).

When Jesus healed the physically impaired man who lay by the pool of Bethesda, He said to him: "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse will happen to you" (Jn. 5:14). This clearly indicates that Jesus thought there was a connection between the man's disability and some sin. In the portico lay a multitude of PWD and this comment applied to them as well (Jn. 5:3).

Is there any way I may approach God despite my disabilities?

Also, I know the message we're given is Jesus loves us - but then why does he chuck the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at us (Revelations)? And why are we taught the Devil rules in a flaming Hell somewhere below the earth when he doesn't? The Bible says Azrael fell to Earth and rules here. Which means Earth Itself is Hell. Jesus is the path FROM Hell - Earth - to Heaven. BUT - only for those created in His Father's Likeness.

Which once more comes back to me being disabled. I'm not in God's Likeness because of that, so I've no right to expect a chance to be pardoned or go to Heaven, my disabilities automatically preclude me (Leviticus).

So what's the point of me being here at all?

Yours sadly

Chris.

Dear Everyone.

OK. I've been to lots of churches. I've heard the Message many times that God loves everyone and gave his Son to prove it - BUT - the Bible says God doesn't go so much for disabled people, in fact he doesn't want them anywhere near him and I can prove that - I'm just wondering if anyone can help me understand WHY!


I'm disabled. All through my life I've been told God doesn't want disabled people in His church - it says that in Leviticus, how if you're disabled you're not allowed in His Church or to approach Him in any way. I've been told I am Nephilim, a product of one of God's SonS (note the plural - Genesis says God has more than one son, think it's Genesis 6.) and a human woman. So I'm not created in God's image - which is perfect and as I'm disabled I'm not! In Leviticus there's a whole long bit about how nobody with any imperfections may enter God's church or approach Him. And in the whole Bible disability's a taboo subject - you get Jesus curing SICK people but disability isn't necessarily a sickness. I've got Cerebral Palsy amongst others and that's not a disease, nobody can catch it from me (though I've had others tell me otherwise!)

In the Bible disability is viewed as a disease (The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible: 1962; Encyclopaedia Judaica: 1972). The most common diseases mentioned in the Bible are blindness, deafness, dumbness, leprosy, and paralysis. Visual impairment is the most common form of physical disability in antiquity. Aside from people like Isaac (Gen. 27:1), Jacob (Gen. 48:10), Eli (1 Sam 3:2 and 4:15), and Ahijah the Shilomite (1Kings 14:4), whose eyesight failed in old age, natural causes of disability are not mentioned in the Bible. Disability is attributed to God. The general view of the Old Testament writers is that God brings disability as punishment for transgressions for sin or as an expression of God's wrath for people's disobedience. It is seen as a curse and as a result of unbelief and ignorance (Jewish Encyclopaedia, 1920; The Talmud of Jerusalem, 1956; and Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1972).


The Bible portrays disability as a curse and as a result of disobedience, unbelief, and ignorance. In Leviticus 26:14-16, as one of the punishments for Israel's disobedience is expressed in the following way: "I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and drain away your life." Samson also sinned against the Lord through his eyes; as it is written: "I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife" (Judges 14:2). He was therefore punished through his eyes: "Then the Philistines seized him, gorged out his eyes" (Judges 16:21). Prov. 30:17 warns that the eyes, which are disrespectful to parents, will be plucked out by birds of prey.


The blindness of the wicked men of Sodom (Wisdom 2:21) and of Elymas, the magician who obstructed the work of Paul in Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12), are specifically attributed to divine punishment. The ancient nations regarded visual impairment as the lowest degradation that could be inflicted upon humans and, by extension, to a nation. The Deuteronomist suggests that visual impairment is a curse for disobeying the commandment of God. Israel was threatened for breaking the covenant.


The Lord will inflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of the mind. At midday, you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything that you do, day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you (Deut. 28:28-29).

Further examples that portray disability as a curse can be found in Zephaniah 1:17 and Zechariah 11:17. In Zephaniah, God promises to bring distress on the people because they have sinned against Him: "They will walk like blind men." God strikes his servant's assailants with blinding flashes (Gen. 19:11; 2 Kings 6:18-20 Acts 13:10-12) or with permanent blindness (Zech. 12:4; Ps 69:23) in order to protect his servants (see also Psalms 6:7 and 69:3).

When Jesus healed the physically impaired man who lay by the pool of Bethesda, He said to him: "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse will happen to you" (Jn. 5:14). This clearly indicates that Jesus thought there was a connection between the man's disability and some sin. In the portico lay a multitude of PWD and this comment applied to them as well (Jn. 5:3).

Is there any way I may approach God despite my disabilities?

Also, I know the message we're given is Jesus loves us - but then why does he chuck the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at us (Revelations)? And why are we taught the Devil rules in a flaming Hell somewhere below the earth when he doesn't? The Bible says Azrael fell to Earth and rules here. Which means Earth Itself is Hell. Jesus is the path FROM Hell - Earth - to Heaven. BUT - only for those created in His Father's Likeness.

Which once more comes back to me being disabled. I'm not in God's Likeness because of that, so I've no right to expect a chance to be pardoned or go to Heaven, my disabilities automatically preclude me (Leviticus).

So what's the point of me being here at all?

Yours sadly

Chris.

If by sin, you mean Adam and Eve sinning and the whole world falling, I agree.

If you mean by sin, that person who has been disabled since they were a year old, caused their own disability, I would loudly say no! I have a cousin who got JRA at 1 1/2. Obviously she did not sin. Neither did her parents, as Jesus told the disciples about the man born blind.

"As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him." John 9:1-3

I have been disabled for 21 years, sick longer than that. I know how much God loves me, and he uses everything for good!

"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." Romans 5:3-5