This powerful America’s Got Talent audition reminds us how a single opportunity can spark a new future. This audition and what happened immediately after it completely changed this young woman’s life. Watch the short but heartwarming clip to see how quickly someone’s life can change.

Life is a journey, with many twists, turns and detours along the way. Anyone who claims they have everything figured out is either delusional, a liar or insane, but more likely a combination of all three. Life rarely, if ever, takes the straight, most direct path from Point A to Point B, which is something most people know very well.

Sure, we may have plans or envision ourselves doing this or going there in the future. But, as the old saying goes, if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans, and that is very accurate. Things in life can change quickly, for good or bad. People who go on shows like The Voice, American Idol and America’s Got Talent are all hoping a two to three-minute audition will forever change their lives. A clip posted on YouTube shows this is precisely what happened to one woman and her pup.

In the video, Sara Carson and her pup, Hero, walked out onto the America’s Got Talent stage, and after a few moments of back and forth with the judges, got right into their act. Three of the four judges were not thoroughly impressed with what they witnessed. Simon Cowell, however, saw something in her and Hero and passionately pleaded with his fellow judges to put them through to the next round.

This turned out to be the spark that changed their lives forever. Up until that moment, Sara and Hero were homeless, living in her car. No one believed in her and what she was doing until her audition on America’s Got Talent, which changed everything. Sometimes, all it takes is one person to believe in you and give you a chance.

Romans 15:13 “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.”