I’m just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people.
BETHANY HAMILTONI’m just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people.
BETHANY HAMILTONIn the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
BETHANY HAMILTONCompassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
BETHANY HAMILTONI just love being on the ocean and being creative on the waves and the feeling you get when you’re surfing. All around it’s beautiful and fun.
BETHANY HAMILTONMy only real fear was that I would not be able to surf again because I was concerned that I would not physically be able to do it. I knew that if I wasn’t able to surf then my life would really change.
BETHANY HAMILTONI’m a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became Christians. Then they taught me and my two brothers how to love the Lord – and how to surf!
BETHANY HAMILTONThe paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
BETHANY HAMILTONThere’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
BETHANY HAMILTONLike, with one arm I know I can surf, but competitive surfing can be really frustrating, and sometimes you don’t do as well as you want to. It can be discouraging at times. But whenever I do get frustrated, I just focus on God.
BETHANY HAMILTONWe all go through rough times. We have those obstacles that seem too large to overcome or that current that you never seem to swim out of. We have to decide what matters most to us – our passions.
BETHANY HAMILTONLove is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
BETHANY HAMILTONBeing out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
BETHANY HAMILTONI think passion is something that’s more powerful than even love. It’s something that you’re not willing to let go of, and you’ll work really hard to make sure that stays a part of your life.
BETHANY HAMILTONI don’t need easy, I just need possible.
BETHANY HAMILTONI believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it.
BETHANY HAMILTONBoth of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.
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