{"id":175,"date":"2008-11-04T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2008\/11\/law-of-attraction-in-action-miracles-part-1.html"},"modified":"2008-11-04T18:14:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-04T18:14:00","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-miracles-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2008\/11\/law-of-attraction-in-action-miracles-part-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Miracles Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is my twelfth post in my Monday series on the Law of Attraction<\/span>, inspired by watching Louise Hay<\/span>\u2019s You Can Heal Your Life<\/span><\/a>, the movie, expanded version.<\/p>\n

I want to talk about using the Law of Attraction<\/span> to attract miracles<\/span> to you. I first learned about the power we have to manifest miracles<\/span> when I read the Prayer of Jabez<\/span><\/a> by Bruce Wilkinson (Multnomah Publishers). It\u2019s a teeny book explaining the meaning of a 4 part prayer attributed to a little known man named Jabez. Yet his prayer is included in the bible. It\u2019s simple but profound:<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

When Jabez said that prayer, it was answered. I read the book\u2019s 93 pages in one sitting. I had the benefit of being in Vermont for the weekend to relax, so I sat down in a pretty place in a park and just read it. I didn\u2019t expect to finish it but there aren\u2019t that many words on a page so it went quickly. A quick explanation of the prayer that Wilkinson elaborates on so well in the book is:<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, that you would bless me indeed\u201d<\/span> This means God wants you to ask for miracles. Lot of them! He wants you to have them! This was emphasized in the book.<\/p>\n

\u201cand enlarge my territory\u201d<\/span> This means you should ask how can you serve God by helping others. I do love to help people so this felt good to read about!<\/p>\n

\u201cthat Your hand would be with me\u201d<\/span> This was a fantastic reminder that if God brings you something you must do, He\u2019ll be there with you to help you get through it.<\/p>\n

\u201cand that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.\u201d<\/span> This means protect me from being tempted to commit a sin.<\/p>\n

This prayer blew me away and got me thinking. When I read the second line, I wondered how I could help someone. There was a couple a few feet away taking pictures of each other against the scenery. So I asked if they\u2019d like me to take one of them together. They were thrilled and explained they\u2019d wanted to ask but didn\u2019t want to disturb me since I seemed so engrossed in my book. So I found a way to help right away!<\/p>\n

I was most intrigued by \u201cOh, that you would bless me indeed\u201d Indeed! Wilkinson explains that God wants us to ask for miracles. Lots of them! <\/span>After all, if you don\u2019t ask, how can God know what you want? I\u2019ve always expected good things but never thought about it in terms of miracles before. What a lovely thought, that God wants us to have miracles! Since then I realized it\u2019s true, because I\u2019ve had many! Since reading the book I\u2019ve been more focused on asking for and expecting miracles.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter how unlikely it seems. When you expect miracles, they happen!<\/span><\/p>\n

One incident continues to remind me that miracles come to those who expect them. I did a 3-month book tour for my last music business book and drove around the US, 10,500 miles, by myself. My New Orleans and Mississippi appearances were canceled due to Katrina, which meant I had a week free before my next events in Atlanta, so I booked a flight to NY to take a break. I had to drive from Mississippi to Atlanta for my 9:30 PM flight. I thought I had plenty of time as I had a late lunch in Mississippi until the waitress reminded me that I\u2019d lose an hour in Georgia, and I\u2019d go through Birmingham during rush hour.<\/p>\n

I looked at my AAA triptik and realized they\u2019d left out 2 pages. Birmingham and getting to it were missing so I\u2019d really misjudged the timing! The waitress was sure I wouldn\u2019t make my flight. I hurried back on the road. I did have bad traffic near Birmingham and also many pockets of construction. Driving, I began to panic. I knew I needed to get to the hotel I was staying in when I returned to Atlanta (they were letting me leave the car there) by 8, in order to pre-check in and then have time to wait for their bus to the airport. It was 6:30 and it looked like I had at least 2 more hours to drive. Then I saw more construction delays. I began to think that it would be impossible to make my flight.<\/p>\n

As the thought came to me, I shouted, \u201cNO! I HAVE TO make the flight!\u201d I asked God for a miracle, promising I wouldn\u2019t look at my watch until I get there, and put myself and my drive in His hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t check the time again as I drove and drove. I was curious to know how much time I had but kept my promise. I talked to God and explained that I knew if I didn\u2019t see the time, He could do the miracle work without my seeing how it happened. The rest of my trip, I continued affirming that I had to make my flight, and would. There was more construction. Most people would have accepted missing the flight. Not me! As I pulled into a spot at the hotel parking lot, I screamed to see it was 8:05.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how it happened. It really was impossible to go the distance I did, in the traffic I had, in an hour and a half. But there I was at the hotel on time.<\/span><\/p>\n

They checked me in fast. The airport bus was waiting for me. With a little rushing, I made my flight! I have no idea how I got there on a logical level. There hadn\u2019t been enough time. But miracles aren\u2019t logical. You have to ask for them in strong faith, like I did. I was excited as I expected my miracle. Others would have been skeptical. Skeptical attracts negative results. The Law of Attraction reads skeptical as not expecting the miracle. But when you open your heart to a miracle in good faith, it can happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Start asking for miracles. If you can\u2019t bring yourself to ask in total faith, ask for support in believing that it can happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s normal to have doubts. Instead of fighting them, acknowledge them and also acknowledge that you\u2019d like help with getting past them since you want miracles. Start with small ones. As miracles occur, your faith will grow. Life with miracles is lovelier than life without them! Ask and ye shall receive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next week I\u2019ll do another post about the Prayer of Jabez and miracles. Read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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