CPS: That’s right, I’ve heard him say that, expecting a miracle is just like expecting a baby. You are expecting, the whole time you know that you’re going to have a baby. And the day will come, you’ll have a baby. A lot of people, they just don’t get expectant about it. They’re not looking for it. They’re not expecting–
LR: You’re in an attitude of miracles.
CPS: And their vision isn’t always there. When I was pregnant and when you were pregnant, I knew, I could picture that little boy or that little girl–in my case it was a little boy–I knew, I kept picturing, what’s he going to look like? How is he going to feel? How is he going to act? And we need to expect and picture and envision our miracles.
LR: And you had the concept of that baby before he was born. (Right) You had in your mind you were going to have a baby before you physically had him. I believe that’s a part of our faith. If we have it in our hands, why do we need faith? (That’s right.) Faith is for what we don’t have. Faith is the believing that we have in our heart for the things that we need when we can’t always see them.
CPS: Before we have it.
LR: That’s right.
CPS: But it also is what brings it into being to put it in the hands.
LR: That’s exactly right, our expectancy. We mothers can understand that and praise God for it, because, you know, you’re in an atmosphere of expectancy. You don’t have any choice, when you’re pregnant, you’re pregnant. You are expecting that baby. We need to be pregnant with expectancy of miracles. (That’s right.) I believe believe that. (Applause) Cheryl, you’ve got a song about miracles, called, “I’m a Miracle.” If you’ll go ahead and sing it, if you’ll get ready. You know, Cheryl, this song is you because you are a miracle. And we’ll talk about your testimony, becoming Miss America, in just a few minutes. Because when God works miracles, He does it right. He does it right. He does it completely. And if you’ll get ready, we’ll have you sing, “I’m a Miracle.” You know, we have another testimony that really is a miracle. This is from a woman that called from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and she said, “I was asthmatic and I was having an asthmatic attack for two straight days. While Richard was praying on the program all of a sudden I realized my breathing was better.” And she said, “I accept my healing.” Part of our expecting is accepting the fact that Jesus can do it. She said, “My lungs are clear. All the burning is gone.” She said, “I am breathing all the way down and I am totally healed and free from pain in my lungs and I’m rejoicing and praising God.” (Applause) I agree with you. Praise God for a miracle. I want you to get your expecters ready. We’re going to have a miracle program for you today. Whatever you’re going through, whether you’ve had shortcomings and problems and faults, we want to talk about how God can take those shortcomings and turn them into miracles. And He can take our failures and turn them into miracles. Right now would you welcome Cheryl Prewitt Salem as she sings, “I’m a Miracle, Lord.” (Applause)