Born with no arms and no legs, Nick Vujicic is an evangelist who has inspired millions of people with his preaching. He recently opened up in an interview revealing the “deep dark valley” he once faced in his faith, which only the Word of God helped him overcome.

Nick made these revelations during an interview with Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, who he told about the “merciless bullying” and “deep depression” he faced as a child. He explained that he’s “definitely not the biggest victim of bullying in the world,” but still needs the “beautiful Christian home” that his parents in Australia gave him to act as a refuge from what he was experiencing at school.

Nick said that “the saddest moments of my life are seeing people who don’t see their value, who don’t see their potential, who believe the lies that they are ugly, or that they are a failure, or that they’ll never become someone that they are happy with.”

“As strong as I am in my faith and talking to presidents about God, there are times when Nick has his ups and downs,” the preacher said about himself.

“I think it was 2011 where I went through a very deep dark valley for about two to three months,” he continued, adding that what he had to do was quote Scripture every hour.

“My flesh didn’t feel like God was there,” Nick said, but he knew in his heart that God was there. “Faith comes by hearing of the Word. Keep going, one day at a time.”

Nick previously revealed that he nearly committed suicide when he was only 10 years-old because he did not see a future for himself. He went through another serious depression in 2010, but his faith was able to get him through it.

“To be able to see even one person feel that there is no hope, yet there is hope, is really, really, cool. It is touching, and it is honoring, and it is humbling,” he said.

Nick concluded his interview with Clinton by saying that even though there is depression in this country, “if God can use a man with no arms and no feet, then God can use any willing heart.”

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