[Music] [Champions for the Brokenhearted] Hello, and welcome to Champions for the
Brokenhearted where our goal is to provide hope, healing, and resources for those who are hurting.
I'm Nick Vujicic, and for the last two years, I've been interviewing experts within the
Champions initiatives. These interviews have provided insight into the core issues as well as
ways we can continue to be the light in these dark times. Many people, when they look at me without
limbs, they know that I've gone through pain. They know that I have gone through fear, anxiety, and could guess that I've gone through depressing times in my life. And if you know anything about my story, I attempted suicide. But as I've traveled over 80 countries and spoken 3,500 times, I've realized one thing about hope: Our brokenness in our hearts and minds-- I want you to know it's not because of the degree or category of a particular pain, wherein I have no limbs, so how could you possibly know how I feel? No,
I actually say actually the contrary wherein I tell all young people and people all around the
world, I don't know how it is to have no father, to ever have sexual abuse in my life, where
my mom and dad may be divorced. I don't know what that brokenness is, and I tell people
all the time that brokenness is brokenness, but hope found in Christ is incredibly matchless.
I want you to know that I'm not here to tell you that I understand anyone's pain, but if you
have been somehow affected in some manner that is categorized with our Champions for the
Brokenhearted series, I really urge you to visit our website NickVMinistries.org/Champions to learn
about the topics that we've chosen to highlight on a monthly basis in case that is exactly what you
need to hear--to know that there is hope for you. Today I am going to be speaking with you directly
about an initiative that is close to my heart, and I really believe, very close to God's heart: The
Unborn. Now, I want you to know that this ain't political and many people, when we talk about the
Unborn, the other word that we use is prolife, and then many people in the church don't even
understand that, "Oh, I could never tell anybody that I have had an abortion because that is something that has been with me and lingering and I have never told anybody about it," and "Can God really forgive
me of an abortion or sex before marriage or you being the man that influenced someone to actually
have an abortion?" You know, when we talk about unexpected pregnancies, we are talking about life,
and we know that God cares for the unborn child, the adult, and the elderly. God loves us all,
and there's not one sin greater than another, and God delights in his creation and in God's
eyes, the mother of the unexpected pregnancy, the father of the unexpected pregnancy, and the
pregnancy being a child from conception--all three-- God genuinely loves. If you don't believe
me, just read the Bible about how much he loves all of us. In Psalm 139, it says that God
can't stop thinking about you. In other words, here is the real scripture: "He has more precious
thoughts of you than all the grains of sand in the world." It's my version. He can't stop thinking
about you. I want you to know that from the moment of conception, God begins to create a unique and
special human being. It's how you and I were born, and there's so many people out there who get
distracted about the debate as far as life and when life begins, but can I just read to
you what Psalm 139:13 says: "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my
mother's womb." You know when I was born, it made no sense to my parents as to why God
would allow me to be born this way. We know that the Bible says that pain, sickness, disease,
disability, and death came after the Fall of Man. "The wages of sin is death," and when we are
born, we are born with the nature of sin. That's why we're also born with the sinful nature:
greed, pride, lust, jealousy--all these things we're born with the nature of sin in flesh. Why?
Because we were cursed. And I want you to know that I don't believe that God chose exactly, "Hey,
I want Nick to be born without limbs." No, in fact, it was the curse of sin that gave me this
disability. But the Bible says that, "What the enemy tried to use for bad, God can use for good." And we
know that God has a plan for everyone and whether it's being born in a broken home or being born in
poverty, or allowing pain to happen in our life in any way, shape, or form, if we give our pain
to God, "God can turn all things together for the good for those who love Him, who have been
called according to His purposes," and that is for everyone. God has a plan for everyone. The man
that was affiliated with the unexpected pregnancy, the woman with the unexpected pregnancy, and
the baby that was a result and the unexpected blessing! Unexpected to us! Unexpected to my
parents! It wasn't in the greatest situation that I was born. The doctor said I would never
have a quality of life. My parents feared, "Would I ever become independent?" But I love that God
has a plan for everyone beyond my comprehension, beyond my parents' comprehension, and beyond
the world's expectation. Who knew that my parents' perfectly imperfect child would be an
inspiration of resilience and overcoming the world and preaching the Gospel to the nations,
meeting Presidents, being His hands and feet, and a general in the army of God, standing in
front of the gates of hell to redirect traffic? No one could, but God. You know, I want you to
know that it is so important that there were a couple of times where pregnancies are mentioned
that are important in the Bible, and if you will, the big one is Elizabeth being pregnant in
her old age with John the Baptist, and 6 months later Mary becoming pregnant with Jesus. In Luke
1:41, it tells us that, "When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leapt in her womb and Elizabeth
was filled with the Holy Spirit." When Mary came into Elizabeth's house, John the Baptist in her
womb recognized the presence of Jesus in Mary's womb. Clearly, God shows us through this
story that babies in the womb are precious, unique, distinct, fully alive human
beings with personalities. And yes, we have many fears and anxieties of, "Well, how
is this going to happen?" and "How is this going to happen?" And unfortunately, America, throughout
the years of surveys done, many women who have had an abortion said that 85% of them said this, that
if their financial situation was different, they actually do not think they would have aborted
their child. Money is important, but we know that God is our God, and God will provide all of our
needs. And whatever the enemy tried to use for bad, God can turn into good. And sometimes we make
choices where we take matters into our own hands and make choices that we think the world would
agree with. Yet, once we talk about scriptural stance on life, we defend all life, no matter
how small, how difficult the disability may be, no matter what circumstances even the pregnancy
came from. I want you to know that as Christians, the Bible says that all life is precious. And I
want you to know that I love you no matter what, whether you have ever had an unexpected pregnancy or you know someone who has gone through different things or even a miscarriage, the whole issue of
life is one of the greatest topics and delights, I believe, that God absolutely adores. He created
us for his enjoyment, and no matter how much of a burden I may have seemed to my parents, my parents had faith to hold onto what they knew was true-- that God is God. They are not, and whatever they
have no strength for, God's going to provide for. And I just want you to know a mother
and father may not be able to see all the beautiful progresses in the womb, but I will tell
you that every day I am thankful that I have life, not just life to enjoy, but life more abundant,
knowing that God is love, that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and it is only by Jesus'
power will you be able to get through this. Maybe you have already had an abortion, and you know that
you cannot shake off whatever emotions you have or triggers that may come or thoughts, depression.
Maybe you've never gone through counseling. I encourage you to talk to a Christian
counselor. Maybe reach out to us at one of our caregiver-trained counselors. We would
love to hear from you, or email us first at support@nickvministries.org. We want you to
know that you do not have to go through this alone. And no matter what your past has been, I want you
to know God can heal. And that is why I am talking to you. God does not condemn you. God is a God of
forgiveness and grace. And in 1 John 1:9-10, it says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Remember, if you
did give your life to Jesus, not only will you meet Him face to face. Maybe you did abort your
child here on Earth, are you going to see that child once again in heaven? I want you to know
that you maybe are going through this yourself, or you know someone that you love who is facing
something like this, maybe dealing with it, maybe a decision that they are making right
now. God may use you to save that baby's life, that baby's beautiful life ahead that God has in
mind for that person, would actually happen. I want you to know that no one knew that I would be an
evangelist potentially for the next generations as one of the key evangelists trying to let them know
that God loves them, too. We never know what God can do with anyone, and we never know what God can
do with you. I want you to know that He loves you, and He's with you, and He'll never leave
you, and He never forsakes you. And listen, I know that it seems impossible sometimes to ever
believe that you will ever come to the decision with this maybe potential unexpected pregnancy you are
right now in or were in. "Impossible! My situation is impossible! I cannot possibly choose life." And
maybe in our brain, we have convinced ourselves or are convincing ourselves it would be irresponsible
to bring this child into the world, based on what I can offer. It is not about what you can offer. It is
about you by faith saying, "Yes, God, this child is not just mine, but this child is yours." Maybe
God wants you to give that child up for adoption, and maybe your child is an answer to some other
couple's lifelong prayer, "God, we're ready to adopt one of your children." How cool would it be
to have that option of adoption and still choose life? Whatever it is that you are going through,
decisions, feelings, maybe you are just exhausted. Again, know that God loves you. He is with you.
He is going to pull you through, and you do not have to do this alone. He will give you the faith
and strength that you need to keep going. So, my friend, I want to pray for you right now. Close
your eyes. Dear God, I thank you for this friend who is praying with me, and You are with that
person right now, wherever they are watching. Thank you, God, that You are with them, and it was
no like chance or coincidence that they listened to this whole message. God, I pray right now that your Holy Spirit would breathe upon them, comfort them, strengthen them. Thank you, God, that You are our
refuge. We know we are not strong enough. We know our plan sometimes fail, and we know that You
never fail us. You have a plan, and even a plan that can even take out broken pieces and craft
something beautiful. Thank you, God, for your faithfulness and kindness, that you forgive us of
all of our sins. So when we have confessed You as our Lord and Savior and ask for forgiveness of
our sins and repent and turn away from our ways, if there is any feeling of guilt and condemnation
or little voices in our head that continue to bully us, we say in the name of Jesus, shut those
voices down now, for we are not condemned, but we are redeemed because Jesus loves us. He died for
us, and He rose again, and He is our Redeemer. Lord, we thank You that You would heal our hearts,
heal our minds, and if there is anyone who needs counseling, help us to get that right now. Father,
may you bless the church as well that we can adopt more children and foster more children and talk
about PTSD in abortions and have even small groups or counseling through the caregiver training
program to help more people in our communities. God, we thank You. We worship You, and I ask, God,
You would bless my friend right now. May You give them a hunger to start opening up the Bible more
and praying to You more and really pressing in to all that You have for them in healing their
broken heart. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. My friend, thank you so much for joining
me today. This is a very important topic, and if you know someone who is in need of any
resources, we have a lot of free resources at our "Champions for The Unborn" page. In the link
below. Right there, you will find alternatives to abortion as well as amazing interviews
with Lila Rose and Stephanie Grey Connors, two strong forces in the prolife movement,
to encourage you in your journey. Remember, Jesus cares for the Unborn, and He
cares for you, and I care for you. And I am right now speaking directly to those who
want to champion as well, alongside of us to help others that need their heart healed. What am I
talking about? Real quick, my friend, if you are watching this, and you want to see other broken
hearts healed as well, if you are passionate about serving the brokenhearted, would you prayerfully
consider joining our Circle of Champions and financially supporting us within our mission to
reach the world with the hope of Jesus Christ? Your monthly partnership helps us to translate and
distribute more of this content into the hands of the brokenhearted worldwide. And remember,
if you want to also help the brokenhearted, there is another way that you can reach them. It is
taking out caregiver training and being certified to do one-on-one counseling in your own church
community and city. Be trained by our team in how to counsel someone in what they are going through
one-on-one. Many churches do not provide good Christian counseling, and this, my friend, is an
incredible ministry where you can be a blessing to someone else and be a miracle to your community.
Check out the link below, championcaregiver.org, for more information. I love you. God
bless you, and we will see you next time.
