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Ann
spent six and a
half months living
in a basement with rats
and mice. Every
day she prayed
for a safe place to
sleep. Her prayers
were
finally answered.
A friend offered her the
living room sofa.
After two
weeks
of living out of
shopping bags, she
started praying
again.
"Please! All I
want is a room with a
bed." Three
months
later her daily prayer
was heard. She found
a
six-by-nine-foot
room with enough space
for her body, a bed,
and
four milk carts to hold
her clothes. Why
didn't Ann
ask
for
a three-bedroom house
with a basement,
backyard
and garage?
Because like most of us,
Ann's tendency was
to limit the forces of
Creation*.
For some reason we get
stuck
in our immediate need
and we think the forces
of
Creation*
are stuck there too.
We believe that the one
who
created
the earth, sun, stars,
mountains, rivers,
oceans and
trees
has nothing left to
give. How long
will it take
us
to realize
we have an unlimited
account with the universal
bank?
Our
prayers make the
withdrawals. Our
faith is the
deposit.
Iyanla Vanzant (*paraphrased) |
