The Power of I Am: Two Words That Will Change Your Life Today (28 page)

It’s great to receive a miracle, but there’s no greater feeling than to become a miracle. Who are you carrying? Who are you lifting up? Who are you helping to cross that finish line? Your destiny is connected to helping others.

Isaiah put it this way: “When you feed the hungry, when you clothe the naked, when you help those in need, then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing will quickly come.” If you will make it your business to become a miracle, God will make it His business to give you miracles. You will never lack His blessings and favor.

Friend, you are the answer to somebody’s prayer. You can give a rescuing hug this week. You can help a friend cross the finish line. You are the miracle that they’re believing for. When you go out each day, have this attitude:
I am a miracle waiting to happen.
If you will live not thinking about how you can get a miracle, but how you can become a miracle, then just as God promised, your light is going to break forth like the dawn. Your healing, your promotion, and your vindication will quickly come.

E
ach week, I close our international television broadcast by giving the audience an opportunity to make Jesus the Lord of their lives. I’d like to extend that same opportunity to you.

Are you at peace with God? A void exists in every person’s heart that only God can fill. I’m not talking about joining a church or finding religion. I’m talking about finding life and peace and happiness. Would you pray with me today? Just say, “Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins. I ask You to come into my heart. I make You my Lord and Savior.”

Friend, if you prayed that simple prayer, I believe you have been “born again.” I encourage you to attend a good, Bible-based church and keep God in first place in your life. For free information on how you can grow stronger in your spiritual life, please feel free to contact us.

Victoria and I love you, and we’ll be praying for you. We’re believing for God’s best for you, that you will see your dreams come to pass. We’d love to hear from you!

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