{"id":176,"date":"2008-11-10T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-10T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2008\/11\/law-of-attraction-in-action-miracles-part-2.html"},"modified":"2008-11-10T12:39:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-10T12:39:00","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-miracles-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2008\/11\/law-of-attraction-in-action-miracles-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Miracles Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is my thirteenth post in my Monday series on the Law of Attraction in Action<\/span>, inspired by watching Louise Hay\u2019<\/span>s You Can Heal Your Life<\/span><\/a>, the movie, expanded version. You can find the other posts at the end of this article.<\/p>\n

I want to talk more about using the Law of Attraction to attract miracles to you. Last week, my post, Law of Attraction in Action: Miracles Part 1<\/a>, discussed the first phrase in the Prayer of Jabez<\/span><\/a> by Bruce Wilkinson (Multnomah Publishers). The 4 part prayer says:<\/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.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

I explained how the interpretation of \u201cbless me indeed\u201d is to ask for lots. The more you put out, the more you get back. God wants you to have miracles but you must be clear about exactly what you want. And ask for it. And affirm that you have it. And truly expect it. The more miracles you get, the easier it becomes to expect more.<\/span> I know, because I\u2019ve had so many and keep having them.<\/p>\n

As you manifest miracles, also focus on doing what you can to help others as the second part of the prayer\u2014\u201cand enlarge my territory\u201d\u2014states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wilkinson explains that \u201cenlarge my territory\u201d means to find ways to do good things for other people. Using that part of the prayer is asking God how you can serve Him. How can you give back? How can you make someone\u2019s life better? Giving of yourself to help others attracts a lot more goodies to you.<\/span> I get so many blessings from people and try to help others whenever I can. Some of what comes back to me is truly miraculous!<\/p>\n

What I get may not be from the same people I helped. The Law of Attraction isn\u2019t an equal bartering system.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m kind to someone and someone else is kind to me. If someone I help then asks what they can do for me in return, I usually suggest passing on the kindness to someone in need. I\u2019ll get mine when I need it. Whenever I need help with something, someone is there. All my websites have been built by people I didn\u2019t know well yet who offered to do it for free! Kindness abounds in my world! People send me free products. I may never have to buy certain items I use regularly because I get so much free stuff. Just last weekend I went out for coffee and told the manager how much I love their hazelnut coffee. A few minutes later, he came back with 3 packages of it in a bag\u2014because I\u2019m a nice person he said!<\/p>\n

After living in my DoorMat world of users and takers, I now create a loving world of kindness, generosity, and miracles. YOU can create a lovely world amidst the chaos of the bigger picture of our world\u2014IF you CHOOSE to!<\/span><\/p>\n

Be vigilant about how you can help people. If you\u2019re concerned about offering to do something you may not be able to do, remember the third part of the prayer\u2014\u201cthat Your hand would be with me.\u201d You\u2019ve probably heard it before but may not have quite believed it. If God brings something that you want to do but have doubts about<\/span>\u2014whether it\u2019s volunteering to do a tough job, a big career opportunity, trying something you\u2019ve never done before, etc.\u2014He will be there for the outcome to support you.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key is clearly asking for and expecting the help. Then let Law of Attraction do its work!<\/span><\/p>\n

Fretting about what you need to do and expecting not to be able to do it sends a message of doubt. The Law of Attraction will support that doubt. Then you\u2019ll be even more sure in the future that you won\u2019t get support or can\u2019t accomplish things. Counterproductive Alert!<\/span> The Law of Attraction doesn\u2019t dig into your psyche to see what you really want. It brings you back what you expect.<\/p>\n

So EXPECT the support you need to get something done well when you take on something. God\u2019s hand will be there with you!<\/span><\/p>\n

When my book How to Please a Woman In & Out of Bed<\/span><\/a> came out, a friend said, \u201cYou have to get on Howard Stern\u2019s radio show.\u201d Yes, I decided I did have to. I put it out as a serious intention. Told people, even on a TV interview, that I\u2019d be on the show within 3 weeks. I was truly sure! When I told the publicist at my publisher my intention, she laughed, asked how I\u2019d do it and then warned me not to get my hopes up as she\u2019d never gotten one of her authors on. I laughed back and said I\u2019d be the first.<\/p>\n

Still, she was stunned to call me 3 weeks later to say the show had called to book me. I\u2019d done nothing other than put out my intentions, and make sure the publicist sent a book to the producer.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was fine until the night before the show. Friends advised me to listen to it beforehand to prepare myself for Howard\u2019s nastiness and jabs. I replied that I didn\u2019t need to, since I expected to be treated well! \u201cOh yeah, right. Howard Stern will be nice to you. Dream on!\u201d The night before, as I went to sleep, I got nervous. It hit me that I\u2019d be on Howard Stern! What if he was mean to me or tried to embarrass me? I picked up a spiritual book I read from often and opened to a random page. I know that it was no accident. I was meant to open to that spot.<\/p>\n

It said that if God causes something to happen, He will be there for the effect too.<\/span><\/p>\n

I knew where the message came from and fell asleep quickly and calmly. The show didn\u2019t just go well. People asked if I\u2019d hypnotized Howard since they\u2019d never heard him be so nice to any other guest. He did get sleazy. After all, he\u2019s Howard Stern. I rolled with his jokes. But he kept me on for 35 commercial-free minutes, gave my website several times, and kept saying that I made a lot of sense and people should buy my book. I knew all of this happened from EXPECTING to have a satisfying experience and The Law of Attraction fulfilled my expectation.<\/p>\n

When you KNOW that you have God\u2019s support, God KNOWS what you need and provides. My appearance on Howard Stern\u2019s show was truly a miracle!<\/span><\/p>\n

I read Prayer of Jabez<\/span><\/a> just before 9\/11. Right after my city was attacked, I knew I had to do something to help. I discovered that they needed many laptops to input the names of the missing people and try to track them. I sent out an email to everyone I knew asking for donated laptops. People forwarded it to others and I began hearing from heads of major corporations—IBM, Time Warner, Intel, and more—all wanting to help and not knowing how. I compiled a list of all the people and notified the 9\/11 Fund about it. They asked me to keep it for when they needed it. Soon I became the go-to person for Ground Zero IT needs.<\/p>\n

That Saturday, I heard from a VP at Time Warner. She\u2019d been given my name as that go-to person and explained the National Guard needed walkie-talkies at Ground Zero. I explained I\u2019m a writer and had limited contacts. She was Time Warner! But she insisted they needed me to get them. Okay I said. Since it was Saturday, none of the people on the list I\u2019d compiled were available. I didn\u2019t know what to do but kept trying. Then I heard from a head honcho at HBO who was volunteering with the National Guard. They desperately needed the walkie-talkies. What could I do?<\/p>\n

I talked to God, saying the prayer and reminding Him that He\u2019d gotten me into this and I now needed His hand in finding the walkie-talkies.<\/p>\n

It was after 6PM on a Saturday. I had no one left to call. But all of a sudden I got out the Yellow Pages without thinking about it. I found stores that had walkie-talkies. The first one I called was closed. So I said the Prayer of Jabez, told God I was counting on Him and \u201crandomly\u201d called a second. They too were closed, BUT, there was a message and a phone number to call if this was related to 9\/11. I called and the guy provided the walkie-talkies. Incidents like this happened more times as I continued to be asked for stuff to help at Ground Zero. They were nothing short of miracles!<\/p>\n

Ask how you can serve and keep your eyes open for where you\u2019re needed. You\u2019ll get the help you need to get through, and helping others\u2014when you can, not by sacrificing your own needs\u2014will come back to you with miracles.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Law of Attraction in Action: Concrete Use of This Power <\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Service People<\/a>
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Law of Attraction in Action: Easing Your Way to Joy<\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Smiling in Your Mirror of Other People<\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Age<\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Who Are You?<\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Revenge<\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Too Blessed to Be Stressed
Law of Attraction in Action: Recovering Your Health<\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Respect<\/a>
Law of Attraction in Action: Miracles Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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