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Attack Your Lack - Oral Roberts

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You Can <strong>Attack</strong> <strong>Your</strong> <strong>Lack</strong> With <strong>Your</strong> Giving<br />

a judge in Indian Territory in Oklahoma where I<br />

was born and raised...and who was my<br />

grandfather and my hero.<br />

That dream was so big in me I couldn't care<br />

less about getting saved. In fact, I falsely believed<br />

if I got saved that would mean I would never get<br />

to go to law school and become a lawyer—and<br />

later fulfill my highest dream of someday<br />

becoming governor of Oklahoma.<br />

Three events changed my mind.<br />

First, I was struck down at 17 with<br />

tuberculosis. I had no hope of a cure in that day<br />

when there were no medicines to cure TB as<br />

there are now.<br />

Second, after people of the church—who<br />

didn't believe it was God's will to heal—came to<br />

me and nearly turned me off from God forever,<br />

my sister Jewel came to my bedside and said<br />

seven words that changed my life: "<strong>Oral</strong>, God is<br />

going to heal you."<br />

Third, Papa believed I was going to die and,<br />

wanting me to get saved so I would go to heaven<br />

when that happened, said, "<strong>Oral</strong>, I'm going to<br />

kneel here and pray for you to be saved tonight. I<br />

will not get off my knees unless you give your<br />

heart to God." I lay listening to my father's<br />

prayers for me to get saved. I felt nothing, no<br />

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