Reasons to believe in the power of the Bible
Rhesymau i gredu ym mhŵer y Beibl
‘I became paralysed at the age of 26. Before that I had lived a typical life, gone to school, college then university. Everything was going well and my life was full of opportunity.
'Then I fell sick. I wasn’t eating too well. I was hospitalised with fatigue. I lost spinal function in 2018. I was in the process of completing my second degree when I fell sick.
‘With time I have managed to regain spinal function although the situation is still bleak and my ability to take on physical exercise is limited. I can dress myself, but I can’t carry a couple of bags from Sainsbury’s. I don’t have the full physicality of other people now.
'Disability is difficult. The weight gain is especially hard to take on board. I am trying to draw on the strength of the Lord but that too is difficult.
‘I came across these verses recently in the book of Judges 6, which helps me in my anxieties as I search for employment. In Judges 6.13–14, Gideon is questioning if God has abandoned them. In verse 14 it says, "Then the Lord turned to him and said, 'Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!’”
‘He said that he was with them even in a person’s weakness. That spoke to me. I need God’s strength and guidance in order to be able to take on battles. Finding employment is the biggest battle for me. When you are disabled, it’s so much more difficult.
‘These verses mean for me that God will keep his promises to me. I hope that God will be there for me. I hope that God equips me to be a priest. I don’t want not to work. I want to live my life.’
‘Cefais fy mharlysu yn 26 oed. Cyn hynny roeddwn wedi byw bywyd arferol, wedi mynd i’r ysgol, coleg ac yna’r brifysgol. Roedd popeth yn mynd yn dda ac roedd fy mywyd yn llawn cyfle.
‘Yna fe’m cymerwyd yn wael. Nid oeddwn yn bwyta'n rhy dda. Cefais fy anfon i’r ysbyty gyda blinder. Collais weithrediad yr asgwrn cefn yn 2018. Roeddwn yn y broses o gwblhau fy ail radd pan es yn sâl.
‘Gydag amser rwyf wedi llwyddo i adennill gweithrediad yr asgwrn cefn er bod y sefyllfa’n dal yn ddigalon ac mae fy ngallu i ymgymryd ag ymarfer corff yn gyfyngedig. Gallaf wisgo fy hun, ond ni allaf gario cwpl o fagiau o Sainsbury’s. Nid oes gennyf allu corfforol llawn pobl eraill bellach.
''Mae anabledd yn anodd. Mae'r cynnydd mewn pwysau yn arbennig o anodd ei gymryd. Rwy’n ceisio tynnu ar gryfder yr Arglwydd ond mae hynny hefyd yn anodd.
‘Deuthum ar draws yr adnodau hyn yn ddiweddar yn llyfr Barnwyr 6, sy’n fy helpu yn fy mhryderon wrth imi chwilio am waith. Yn Barnwyr 6.13–14, mae Gideon yn cwestiynu a yw Duw wedi cefnu arnyn nhw. Yn adnod 14 mae’n dweud, "Ond yna, dyma'r Arglwydd ei hun yn dweud wrth Gideon, “Rwyt ti'n gryf. Dos, i achub Israel o afael y Midianiaid. Fi sy'n dy anfon di.”
‘Dywedodd ei fod gyda nhw hyd yn oed yng ngwendid person. Siaradodd hynny â mi. Mae angen cryfder ac arweiniad Duw arnaf er mwyn gallu ymgymryd â brwydrau. Dod o hyd i waith yw'r frwydr fwyaf i mi. Pan rydych chi'n anabl, mae'n gymaint anoddach.
‘Mae’r adnodau hyn yn golygu i mi y bydd Duw yn cadw ei addewidion i mi. Gobeithio y bydd Duw yno i mi. Gobeithio bod Duw yn fy arfogi i fod yn offeiriad. Dydw i ddim eisiau peidio â gweithio. Rydw i eisiau byw fy mywyd.’
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Hoffech rannu sut mae’r Beibl wedi cael effaith ar eich bywyd? E-bostiwch mybible@biblesociety.org.uk