God's Perfect Plan

I really enjoy reading blogs, especially those about children with special needs. A few weeks ago I read a blog that was titled: Bible Verses for Special Needs Moms. I could really relate to what was being said and one of the verses even hangs on Emmett's bedroom wall. 

One verse that the blogger mentioned was one that I had read before, but had never really thought much about. The Bible is cool that way, you never know what verse will stand out on any given day.

This is the verse:

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

“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

Although we are all sinners, Emmett's syndrome is not a punishment for something we did, as his parents. He was created that way by God and I see the glory of God's creation in Emmett everyday. In the chapter mentioned above, Jesus went on to heal the blind man to display the works of God, but not every person that is sick or impaired will be healed.

Even if Emmett is never "healed", there are many other ways that the works of God can be displayed in him or through him. When I read John 9:1-3, it made me think of all the ways that Emmett has already blessed so many people, just by being himself. It also made me think of how having Emmett has given us the opportunity to help other people. Whether it be by giving advice to other parents in a similar situation or by helping other children when I start my new career, many good things can happen as a result of God's perfect plan.

Even though we are only three and a half years into this journey, I am beginning to understand why God gave us this amazing boy and I am so thankful He did.