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Why did God make me with special needs? When an 8-year-old boy asked his parents this question, they sought the advice of Mark Arnold, today’s guest blogger. He turned his thoughts into this post and hopes you find it helpful.<\/em><\/p>\n

Made in God\u2019s image?<\/h5>\n

Starting at the very beginning we see that God created people to be like him, in his image; \u201cThen God said, \u201cLet us make human beings so that they are like us\u2026\u201d So God created human beings in his own likeness. He created them to be like himself\u2026\u201d Genesis 1:26-27a (NIrV)<\/i><\/p>\n

Later in the Psalms, we see that God creates each of us individually.\u00a0You created the deepest parts of my being. You put me together inside my mother\u2019s body. Psalm 139:13<\/i>\u00a0(NIrV)<\/em> The passage also tell us that it is good.\u00a0How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that. What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well. Psalm 139:14 (NIrV)<\/i><\/p>\n

So, we are all made in God\u2019s image, individually, perfectly, amazingly, and wonderfully.<\/p>\n

Does that include children with special needs?<\/h5>\n

Yes. God doesn\u2019t make mistakes. He doesn\u2019t screw up and make second-rate people. Psalm 139: 13\u201314 applies to everyone. B<\/em>ecause<\/i> God makes each of us individually, there is wonderful diversity in the world. Even identical twins are ever so subtly different.<\/p>\n

So why can life be hard for children with special needs?<\/h5>\n

Perhaps this is the \u2018question beneath “Why did God make me with special needs?” Maybe what he wanted to ask was this:\u00a0If God made me this way, why is life sometimes hard for children like me? Is God cruel to have made me this way?<\/i><\/p>\n

My answer is that God isn\u2019t cruel, but he doesn\u2019t promise us an easy life. He recognizes, as we should, that we live in a fallen, broken world. Bad stuff happens. Special needs children can find it hard to be understood and to understand themselves. They may be bullied, abused, locked away. None of this is from God. None of this is his will.\u00a0But he doesn\u2019t stop these things either. To do so would make us puppets with no free will to choose to do good or to do evil.<\/p>\n

However, God does promise that we will never struggle alone. He will always be with us.\u00a0Be strong and brave. Don\u2019t be afraid… Don\u2019t be terrified… The\u00a0Lord\u00a0your God will go with you. He will never leave you. He\u2019ll never desert you. Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIrV)<\/i><\/p>\n

God \u00a0also the best life for us that we can live on this earth, a life following him and making the right choices In John 10:10, Jesus says,\u00a0\u201cI have come so they may have life. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way.\u201d (NIrV)<\/i><\/p>\n

What does “the fullest possible way” look like for a child with special needs?<\/h5>\n

Perhaps what brings together the experience of every child, whether they have special needs or not, is the love of God being lived out in their lives and the lives of those surrounding them. If children are loved and celebrated for who they are instead of them being forced to change into someone they are not. If they are included, welcomed, helped to belong. If every child is given the tools and encouragement needed to engage with and explore the world in their own way, then they can live life in “the fullest possible way.”<\/p>\n

Maybe the question to ask is not, “Why did God make me with special needs?” \u00a0but “What can we do to create an environment where everyone has life in all its fullness? What can we do to enable each unique individual, each hand-crafted, wonderfully made child of God to thrive, to enjoy life, and be all they can be?”<\/p>\n

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When an 8-year-old boy asked, “Why did God make me with special needs?” Mark Arnold pondered the question and came up with this answer. What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\"When\n\nWhy did God make me with special needs? When an 8-year-old boy asked his parents this question, they sought the advice of Mark Arnold, today's guest blogger. He turned his thoughts into this post and hopes you find it helpful.<\/em>\n

Made in God\u2019s image?<\/h5>\nStarting at the very beginning we see that God created people to be like him, in his image; \u201cThen God said, \u201cLet us make human beings so that they are like us\u2026\u201d So God created human beings in his own likeness. He created them to be like himself\u2026\u201d Genesis 1:26-27a (NIrV)<\/i>\n\nLater in the Psalms, we see that God creates each of us individually.\u00a0You created the deepest parts of my being. You put me together inside my mother\u2019s body. Psalm 139:13<\/i>\u00a0(NIrV)<\/em> The passage also tell us that it is good.\u00a0How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that. What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well. Psalm 139:14 (NIrV)<\/i>\n\nSo, we are all made in God\u2019s image, individually, perfectly, amazingly, and wonderfully.\n
Does that include children with special needs?<\/h5>\nYes. God doesn\u2019t make mistakes. He doesn\u2019t screw up and make second-rate people. Psalm 139: 13\u201314 applies to everyone. B<\/em>ecause<\/i> God makes each of us individually, there is wonderful diversity in the world. Even identical twins are ever so subtly different.\n
So why can life be hard for children with special needs?<\/h5>\nPerhaps this is the \u2018question beneath \"Why did God make me with special needs?\" Maybe what he wanted to ask was this:\u00a0If God made me this way, why is life sometimes hard for children like me? Is God cruel to have made me this way?<\/i>\n\nMy answer is that God isn\u2019t cruel, but he doesn\u2019t promise us an easy life. He recognizes, as we should, that we live in a fallen, broken world. Bad stuff happens. Special needs children can find it hard to be understood and to understand themselves. They may be bullied, abused, locked away. None of this is from God. None of this is his will.\u00a0But he doesn\u2019t stop these things either. To do so would make us puppets with no free will to choose to do good or to do evil.\n\nHowever, God does promise that we will never struggle alone. He will always be with us.\u00a0Be strong and brave. Don\u2019t be afraid... Don\u2019t be terrified... The\u00a0Lord\u00a0your God will go with you. He will never leave you. He\u2019ll never desert you. Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIrV)<\/i>\n\nGod \u00a0also the best life for us that we can live on this earth, a life following him and making the right choices In John 10:10, Jesus says,\u00a0\u201cI have come so they may have life. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way.\u201d (NIrV)<\/i>\n
What does \"the fullest possible way\" look like for a child with special needs?<\/h5>\nPerhaps what brings together the experience of every child, whether they have special needs or not, is the love of God being lived out in their lives and the lives of those surrounding them. If children are loved and celebrated for who they are instead of them being forced to change into someone they are not. If they are included, welcomed, helped to belong. If every child is given the tools and encouragement needed to engage with and explore the world in their own way, then they can live life in \"the fullest possible way.\"\n\nMaybe the question to ask is not, \"Why did God make me with special needs?\" \u00a0but \"What can we do to create an environment where everyone has life in all its fullness? 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