Hamilton is blessed with many things in her life such as her family and friends that like her for who she is. She is most grateful for the relationship she has in christ that shows keeps her strong and shows her the good that comes out of a bad situation. She believes that this was Gods plan all along. This is the reason she has not let the attack get to her and why she can tell her story in interviews. Even though we all get angry at God and wonder why this is happening. Hamilton's family put their trust in God and knew he would make a good come out of a bad situation.
"For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD,'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future," Hamilton's friend, Sarah, said this not only for her family but for everyone feeling defeated in life. Sarah also believed that God had picked Hamilton to be the voice for him. He has chosen her to tell people; that he is real, he loves them, and they can trust and know him. Hamilton believes that it was worth losing an arm if she can help people find their hope and faith in God. She believes she was picked because she says what she feels and speaks from her heart. She could have died or been hurt a lot worse by the shark and for that she is truly thankful.
Since Hamilton has wrote the book, Soul Surfer, a lot has happened. She has gone skydiving, her brother got married, and her family started the Friends of Bethany Foundation to help shark attack survivors and amputees. She has traveled around the world for book signings, Mission trips, and surf competitions. Overall she just wants to inspire others to live their life to the fullest. Hamilton has also been surfing, traveling from one part of the globe to another. She is very competitive, but she thinks knowing what you want and going for it is something everyone should strive for. She believes she has grown so much from everything thats happening. Part of that growing up is finding your faith in God, faith in yourself, faith that everyone has a gift, and a purpose. When the idea of a big motion picture of her life, with big stars playing the roles of her friends and family she was shell shocked. If this is what God had planned to send his message around the world then she was all for it. This is how she feels when any new opportunity comes along, it scares her if its something she has never done, and she is not sure she will be a success. She believes its like surfing the more you try, the more you refuse to give up, the better you get at riding the waves or anything in life that comes your way.
These chapters really inspired me. Reading this book Hamilton's story has become an inspiration to me, and she has become a true role model to me. The way she looks at life is incredible. She is the type of Christian that many others and myself strive to be. She took a horrible situation and made it into something good. She barley ever looked at it in a negative way, but positive that she can show people her faith in God and send messages through him. I can relate to this story through the way my family deals with negative situations. The situation was nothing like Hamilton's but it was one that hurt my brother and his dreams. My brother has a love for wrestling that she has for surfing. He works so hard to strive towards his goals.He was predicted to be in the finals for the state tournament which was his goal. When he made it there it did not go as planned and ended up not placing. This was hard on him as well as my family as we saw his dream was ruined. We all soon realized that this was Gods plan for him. We also came to realize that everything happens for a reason and God had a reason for this to happen.
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