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I wonder whatthose uniqueopportunities

will be! Ya. Haventbeen to the

States since Iwas a kid.

I amexpecting

somethingspooky cool

to happen.

Isnt itneat what the

Lord told us aboutthis visit to mygrandparents?

Something that is guaranteedis that the Lord will bring opportunities

some big and some smallyour way, when youpray proactively asking Him to work in situations

on your behalf. God is faithful!


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Your mindset should be one of faith, expectancy, and readinessfor the Lord to give you theopportunities youve been praying for. And when He does, which He will, be ready to seize theday, to take action!

Hey, Raisa,why dont you andKyle stay here and

take some time offtogether?

Here, havea birthday meal

out. We can BabysitEmmanuel.

thanks somuch, Mr. andMrs. Buvitt.

Later That week...

Oh, and whatwas that you saidabout sensing

something spookycool happening onthis trip?

Oh ya...

They are lookingforward to seeing

Emmanuel...

And theywant to take us

to coney island,

right?


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KrystalBall,

theteenagewonder.

Psychicreading.$40.

Doing what the Lord has told you to do.

Doing the new. The Lord is going to be taking action,and you should be ready and willing to do the same.

Your

grandparentsare cool,

Raya.

Hmmm. fORty

bucks ... Thatsa lot of

money.

Oh, hi.You want areading?

Its been a bitslow today, so I

was closing up.But Im

afraid wecant aff

Well,Come on

in.

UH...

My wifedoes.

Oh ya.Theyre very

kind.

Hey, looksinteresting. ...

I have afeeling you

should.

And hey,its your

birthday.

A key word isdo.


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I dothis on the

weekends andits fun.

So yourname is reallyKrystal Ball?

Yep. My familysname is Ball, and my dadsaid God told him to

name me Krystal.

Okay LETS SEE...

Wow!So youreRussian?

Ya.

You area Libra itsyour birthday.

Right.

Andyoure namedafter Gorbachevs

deceased wife.

Ill do it forfree. You guysseem cool!

Mama namedme after a

saint.

Well, notexactly

A key to doing and to making the most of the

opportunities the Lord will set up for you is being flexible.


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I see snow,Raisa, lots of it.

The Steppes? A cottage

that wouldbe my great-grandmother.

Had

What?

You mean

this is thevery onethat?

Later, he felt hehad to bring it home,even though He Knewit wasnt allowed.

About fiveyears ago my dad

had to confiscate itfrom you when he was a

customs official.

Right.

an old lady

And yourgrandmother

gave you Hey, thisis awesome and

you had it for sevenyears!

This this

crystalball!

Lots ofold books and

photographalbums...

You need to be willing to change if needed.


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Some opportunities may not seem to be worth much, but the Lord will be waiting to seewhether or not youre going to seize the moment, so that you can gain the blessings andpositive results that He has waiting for you.

You might find that some opportunities will be the dropped-in-your-lap type of setupsinother words, unexpected, unplanned for, and perhaps even miraculous!

He feltso bad about

it. said the littleRussian girl was

in tears.

I was, and Iprayed that Godwould return it

to me.

It seemsHe has.

Yeah. I seegypsies.

Ever sinceI got the

crystal ball.

did you seethings?

You see,Krystal, it had

apparently beenin my family for

centuries.

How longhave you hadthis gift?


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Oh ya, Iwould get thingsfor people when Isaw the scenes.

Goodscenes?

Mostly. I thinkGod kept me from

seeing anything thatwas too bad.

Well, what Isee scares me

sometimes.

I seecatastrophes,

and awful thingshappening to our

country.

well, mycountry.

Thanksfor telling me,

sweetheart. Illpass it on.

I tellmy dad, and hetakes it very

seriously.


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When youpetition theLord to opendoors foryou, to workin advance insituations,you shouldexpect thatHe is going tostart movingand working,

so be ready!

Itd beawesome for

him to meetyou.

Be excited,and actively

pursue!

So yourdad isnt a

customs officialanymore?

No, heworks for theadministration.

Actually,hes picking

me up in fifteenminutes. ...

Many of themconsult seers

and whatnot, youknow.

Do you TWOhave any dinner

plans?

This isabsolutely

amazing,Raisa.

Youmust tell usmore aboutyourself. ...

Authored by Peter Amsterdam; updated. Originally published September 2008.

Layout and illustrations by Jeremy.

Copyright 2011 by The Family International

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