( And yes, he just announced that he’s running for the US President position in 2016) But his rise to where he’s at today was not easy. If you haven’t read the book or know anything about Ben Carson, he was the first neurosurgeon to succesfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head.
We scrolled by Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story and my husband suggested we watch the same.ĭottie supported his decision as she had read the book last year. (If you don’t have Netflix, it’s also available on DVD) Watching quality, family entertainment minus advertisements is a win-win for any parent, any day!) I love being able to customize what my family can watch via our gifted subscription. (Being a Netflix Stream member has been such a blessing.
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This past weekend, I scrolled through our Netflix list to find a movie that our family could enjoy. Life lessons from Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story His life is such a great example not just for our children but for us too. Life, though, doesn’t always provide open doors and the red carpet to success and Ben Carson’s life story is the perfect testimony to that. The people who made this movie are to be commended for so clearly showing that God has the cure for both self-doubt and prejudice.As parents, we strive to do our best to help our children succeed in life. Rather than settling in to a life believing he was inferior, underprivileged and discriminated against, Ben looked to God for help and became an astounding example, not just for black children, but also for everyone.
The message of this movie is that by focusing on God’s will for your life you can become the very best you can be and will become God’s agent in ministering to others. Repeatedly, Ben has to overcome prejudice to be able to let the gifts God has given him blossom. Ben comes home and cries out to God for help in overcoming his temper.īen hears the story of a missionary doctor and decides to pursue a career in medicine. In a fit of anger, he tries to stab his best friend, but the blade to his knife breaks on the boy’s belt buckle. At an awards ceremony, his success is recognized, but a teacher berates his white classmates for letting a black child from a broken home do better than them.īen’s mother moves to a school district where Ben is among more black students. Ben’s grades gradually rise until he becomes the best student in his school. She also limits their television viewing and requires them to read. His mother (Kiberly Elise) is called to the principal’s office.īen’s mother responds by insisting to Ben and his brother that they are not stupid and that they have gifts given to them by God that they need to nurture. He is unmercifully ridiculed by his white classmates, one of whom he hits in the mouth. The movie then flashes back to show when Ben (as a child played by Jaishon Fisher) was such a poor student he failed to get a single answer right on a test. It would be hard not to be inspired by this movie.Īs the story begins, Ben (played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is asked to attempt a surgery to separate German twins conjoined at the head. He grows from being a poor student to the top of his class and then to become a world-famous neurosurgeon. It is the true story of a black child raised by a single mother who constantly encouraged him to use his God-given gifts.
GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY is one of the best made-for-television movies ever produced. GIFTED HANDS is a great, inspirational family movie. The people who made this movie are to be commended for so clearly showing that God has the cure for self-doubt, anger and prejudice. He becomes a world-renowned neurosurgeon. Upon hearing the story of a missionary doctor and decides to pursue a career in medicine. He rises from being a poor student, to the top of his class. It is the true story of a black child raised by a single mother who encouraged him to use his God-given gifts.