I believe even after all my millions of setbacks, I CAN DO THIS AND I WILL!!! I believe in us all and refuse to let anyone give up. I will do whatever it takes for people to see their worth so they can start believing in themselves and live the life God created them for.
So many people are lonely, hurting, been rejected, bullied, physically and mentally abused. Unfortunately, what has happened to them, all of this has determined their worth by others. Once they see their value, they can begin to live their God purpose.
Faith Heart Magazine: Talk to FHM readers about your hit reality show that changed your life and the lives of so many people globally. How did you land such an opportunity? How did you use your destiny platform to inspire others to live, transform, and find hope?
Ruby Gettinger: I feel like God totally orchestrated this whole thing to happen. He triggered something in me that made me want to put myself out there and tell everyone who would listen to the truth. I knew the truth would set us free. People always ask me,“ How did you come to do this?” The truth is, I not only owe a big thank-you to God, but I owe one to Helen Keller and Oprah Winfrey, too. One day, I was flipping through the channels and I saw that the movie The Miracle Worker was on. As I watched it for the first time, it took my breath away! Here was a woman, Helen Keller, who could not see, hear, or speak. People had written her off; they called her dumb and treated her as if she was worthless. Then along came one person, a teacher named Annie Sullivan, who saw something more in Helen. She saw a person inside that shell, and she had faith in that person.
I cried as I watched that movie. And then this unbelievable faith just came over me. This movie made me realize that the impossible really is possible. It made me see that the only limits we have in this life are the ones we set upon ourselves, and that one person’ s faith is enough to change the whole world. I thought, if someone with all of Helen Keller’ s problems, with all those things holding her back, could overcome her obstacles, then why can’ t I? I don’ t know why I happened upon this movie when I did, but it lit a fire in me. Not more than two days later, I was sitting at home, and the Oprah show came on about several severely obese women and their struggles. They were afraid to leave their homes because of the way society judged them. I watched in complete pain. That show really broke my heart, because no matter what size I am now or ever was, I could never allow people to stop me from living my life. I knew I had to do something. So I called up my friends I said,“ I need to get me a video camera. We need to document all of what I’ m going through.” Right then and there I had decided that I was gonna let people follow me around, step-bystep, so I can see the truth behind my addiction to help me and others. Sometimes it just takes people seeing something with their own eyes to believe it.
Faith Heart Magazine: Your story has inspired women and men around the world as they’ ve watched you on such shows as Oprah, 20 / 20, Wendy Williams, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and so many other syndicated platforms. But, I want to know, how your story can inspire the lives of kids who are suffering with weight issues? What advice would you give to kids who are facing bullying because of their weight?
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