>> HOW DID I GET HERE?

THIS ISN'T WHAT I THOUGHT MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE.

HOW DID I GET TO THIS PLACE?

Announcer: NEXT, GIFTED BIBLE TEACHER

AND INSPIRING WOMEN OF FAITH SPEAKER,

SHEILA WALSH OPENS OUR EYES TO GOD'S UNCHANGING PROMISES.

>> "WHETHER THE STORM IS BLOWING OUTSIDE

OR WHETHER YOU WAKE UP AND THE SUN'S RAYS

ARE BRIGHT IN YOUR FACE,

I AM YOUR SHELTER."

Announcer: FINDING SHELTER IN GOD'S PROMISES --

NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!

§

Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY.

I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES.

James: AND I JUST LOVE

THIS TITLE OF A BOOK,

THE SHELTER OF GOD'S PROMISES.

THAT'S LIVING IN THE SHELTER

AND THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY.

THAT'S WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT

AND SHEILA WALSH WROTE IT.

I DON'T KNOW ANYONE --

AND SHE'LL TELL YOU THIS --

WHO WAS MORE DESPERATE

FOR A SHELTER,

WHO NEEDED IT ANY MORE

AND THIS IS A RELIGIOUS

LITTLE CHURCH GIRL,

LIKE A TELEVISION HOST

WHEN SHE --

A CHRISTIAN TELEVISION HOST

AND A GREAT SINGER

IN BILLY GRAHAM CRUSADES AND YET

SHE HAD TO FIND A SHELTER.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

SHE JUST KEEPS WALKING

IN THAT PRESENCE AND LEARNING.

SHE HASN'T ARRIVED.

AND ON HER JOURNEY,

IN HIS PRESENCE IN THE SHELTER,

SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS

THE VERY THINGS

THAT CHALLENGE SO MANY OF YOU.

WELCOME SHEILA WALSH

BACK TO LIFE TODAY.

SHE IS ONE OF OUR

MOST POPULAR GUESTS.

Sheila: THANKS!

James: SHEILA, GLAD TO SEE YOU!

[Applause]

WELL, I HAVE LITERALLY

BEEN CAUGHT UP IN MY PRAYER TIME

AND STUDY

INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD

WITH A GREATER UNDERSTANDING

OF HIS PRESENCE,

NOT LIKE GO TO HEAVEN,

BUT HEAVEN,

THE POWER OF HIS PRESENCE.

YOU KNOW, HE PRAYED,

"THY KINGDOM COME,

THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH

AS IT IS ON HEAVEN"?

KINGDOM COME --

THAT DIDN'T MEAN GET OUT OF HERE

AND GO TO HEAVEN

SO IT WILL BE LIKE IT IS

IN HEAVEN.

HE SAID "ON EARTH,"

IN THE HERE AND NOW.

WHEN I SAW THIS,

I THINK YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND

WHAT IT IS

THAT I'M COMING TO UNDERSTAND

AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF

WALKING IN THIS LIGHT

WITH A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.

Sheila: YEAH, I READ AN ARTICLE

THAT IS ON YOUR WEB SITE,

IS IT JAMESROBISON.NET?

James: YES, THAT'S IT.

Sheila: IT WAS FASCINATING.

THE MORE I READ IT,

THE MORE I CONNECTED WITH IT

BECAUSE I REMEMBER

THE ACTUAL TITLE --

James: IS THIS THE ONE

ABOUT THE BLIND DOG?

Sheila: IT IS THE ONE

ABOUT THE BLIND DOG.

SO THE DOG GOT ME INITIALLY

BUT THE FACT THAT YOU WOULD

GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES

BECAUSE A MAN RECOGNIZED YOU

AS THE MAN WHO PRAYS

AND ASKED YOU TO PRAY

FOR THIS LITTLE DOG

AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD SHOWED UP

IN THIS OFFICE DEPOT.

James: IT IS AMAZING.

HERE'S THE THING,

HE SAID TO HIS DOG,

WHEN HE JUST SAW ME.

I SAID, "WHAT A CUTE DOG!"

HE SAID TO THE DOG,

"THAT'S THE MAN

THAT NEEDS TO PRAY FOR YOU."

I THOUGHT --

HE SAID, "I KNOW YOU."

Sheila: DID HE KNOW YOU FROM TV?

James: HE UNDERSTOOD

SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTOOD KINGDOM

AND THIS MAN SAID,

"MY DOG IS BLIND."

WELL, WE GOT DOWN ON THE FLOOR

AND HAD US A PRAYER MEETING.

I'M TELLING YOU,

THE GLORY OF GOD SHOWED UP.

THIS IS THE WAY

EVERYBODY CAN LIVE.

THIS IS WHAT I SEE HERE.

I WANT YOU TO TELL US

ABOUT THE BOOK.

I WANT YOU TO KIND OF TELL US

ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY

IN KINGDOM PRESENCE AND REALITY.

Sheila: IF YOU WERE BORN

IN SCOTLAND AS I WAS, AND

A STUDENT IN SCOTLAND OR ENGLAND

BETWEEN 15-18 YEARS OF AGE,

YOU CAN DO THIS THING CALLED

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD,

SOMETHING THE QUEEN'S HUSBAND

GIVES OUT EVERY YEAR.

YOU DO THE BRONZE LEVEL

AND THE SILVER, AND IF YOU

COMPLETE THE GOLD LEVEL

YOU GO TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE

AND YOU'RE PRESENTED

THIS GOLD AWARD

BY THE QUEEN'S HUSBAND.

SO I WAS ALMOST FINISHED

WITH MY GOLD LEVEL.

ALL I HAD TO DO

WAS SPEND THREE NIGHTS

ON A SCOTTISH MOUNTAIN SIDE

IN A SINGLE TENT,

COOK MY OWN FOOD,

HEAT MY OWN WATER, NO MATCHES.

I DID WELL THE FIRST NIGHT.

THE SECOND NIGHT

A STORM WAS BLOWING SO WILDLY

I COULDN'T LIGHT IT.

SO I GOT INTO MY TENT

AND I WAS READING

THAT WONDERFUL PSALM OF ASSENT,

PSALM 121,

I LOOK TO THE HILLS,

WHERE DOES MY HELP COME FROM?

AND REMINDING THE LORD

HE HAD PROMISED NOT TO SLEEP

WHILE I WAS SLEEPING

IN THIS ROUGH MOUNTAIN.

BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

I WOKE UP AT TWO IN THE MORNING

AND SOMEBODY WAS LYING

ON MY TENT.

I'M IN A VERY SMALL TENT

SO I PUT THE FLASHLIGHT OUT

AND I THOUGHT

I DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS.

SO I PULL MYSELF OUT,

SHONE THE FLASHLIGHT IN

THEIR FACE AND SAW THAT IT WAS

A HUGE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND SHEEP

THAT DECIDED TO PARK THERE

FOR THE NIGHT.

I THOUGHT, WELL, I CAN'T

GET BACK IN WITH THE SHEEP

AND THE SHEEP

WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

SO I PULL MY SLEEPING BAG OUT

AND I REMEMBERED I'D SEEN

THIS LITTLE KIND OF CLEFT

IN THE ROCK EARLIER ON

WHEN I HAD BEEN LOOKING

FOR A PLACE TO PITCH MY TENT.

SO I GOT MY SLEEPING BAG

AND I GOT IN THERE

AND EVEN THOUGH

THE WIND WAS HOWLING

AND THE RAIN WAS WHIPPING,

JUST THE ANGLE OF THE SHELTER,

I WAS COMPLETELY SAFE

AND I FELL ASLEEP.

WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING

WITH THE SUN RISING

OVER THE CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS

AND I KIND OF CREPT TO THE EDGE

AND I FELT THE LORD SAY,

"SHEILA, FROM THIS MOMENT ON,

THIS IS HOW I WANT YOU TO LIVE.

WHETHER THE STORM

IS BLOWING OUTSIDE

OR WHETHER YOU WAKE UP

AND THE SUN'S RAYS

ARE BRIGHT IN YOUR FACE,

I AM YOUR SHELTER.

IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE,

WHETHER THE STORM'S OUTSIDE

OR THE STORM'S INSIDE

I AM YOUR SHELTER

AND I WANT YOU TO LIVE LIKE THIS

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE."

James: WOW! YOU KNOW WHAT I SAW

WHEN YOU SEE THAT --

I'M SEEING ALL THESE VISIONS

BECAUSE IT'S REALLY

ACTUALLY KIND OF FUN.

IT IS LIKE RUNNING CONVERSATION

WITH THE LORD.

I'M SEEING YOU FINDING THE CLEFT

OF THE ROCK BECAUSE THE SHEEP

ARE JUST LYING THERE BY YOU.

AND REALLY, THERE ARE

A LOT OF SHEEP LAYING AROUND,

INSTEAD OF STANDING UP

IN THE LIGHT OF THE SHEPHERD.

BUT YOU WERE DRIVEN

TO THE CLEFT OF THE ROCK.

YOU FOUND THAT SLEEPING SHEEP

WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY BEING

A COMFORT COULD DRIVE YOU

TO YOUR SOURCE OF COMFORT.

WHEN YOU CAME OUT YOU HEARD

FROM THE SOURCE OF COMFORT.

HERE'S THE POINT I GET.

WHEN I LISTEN TO HER STORY

I'M TRYING TO LISTEN

TO OTHER LESSONS I MIGHT GET

ALONG WITH WHAT SHE IS SAYING,

AND THAT IS DON'T LET

ANYONE ELSE DISTRACT YOU

FROM WHERE YOU NEED TO GO

TO GET YOUR SHELTER.

GO FIND IT!

IT MAY BE SOME BIG OLD SHEEP

IN YOUR WAY, LAYING ON YOU

AND BEING A NUISANCE

OR NOT BEING A HELP

BUT GO TO THE ROCK.

AND SHEILA, THIS WHOLE BOOK --

I'M GOING TO READ,

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I WANT TO READ

SOME OF THESE WORDS,

AND THEN THE SUBHEADING

AND THE CHAPTERS

BECAUSE THIS IS BASICALLY

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU TAKE THE WORD

"PROMISES, PROMISES,

I NEED SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO."

"PROVISION:

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH."

"PEACE: I'M AFRAID.

I FEEL ALONE."

"CONFIDENCE: I CAN'T SEE

GOD'S PLAN IN THIS PAIN."

THAT'S POWERFUL!

EVEN WHEN I READ THESE TITLES,

I FELT LIKE I WAS IDENTIFYING

WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE SAYING,

"I CAN'T SEE GOD

IN ALL THIS PAIN."

I CAN FEEL THAT

BECAUSE I'M ABLE TO IDENTIFY

WITH PEOPLE'S SUFFERING.

THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT, "LOVE:

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANYONE

COULD REALLY LOVE ME."

"GRACE: I HAVE FAILED."

HAVEN'T WE ALL?

DON'T GET STUCK THERE.

HIS GRACE WILL LIFT YOU BEYOND

ALL THE PITS THAT YOU'VE DUG

BY YOUR OWN MISTAKES.

"HOPE: I'M BROKEN."

"STRENGTH: I FEEL THINGS

ARE CRASHING AROUND ME."

"MORE: I KNOW

THERE IS SOMETHING BETTER."

"HOME: I HAVE A FUTURE."

HOW ABOUT TAKING OFF ON PEACE?

Sheila: THE THING I LOVE

ABOUT PEACE IS JESUS SAID,

"MY PEACE I GIVE YOU,

NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES."

WE HEAR A LOT OF TALK

ABOUT THAT, DON'T WE?

PEACE TALKS

AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND PEACE

BETWEEN THIS NATION

AND THAT NATION.

JESUS MADE IT VERY CLEAR...

BECAUSE THINK ABOUT

WHEN HE SAID THAT TO THEM.

THIS WAS THE LAST TIME

JESUS IS SITTING AROUND A TABLE

WITH HIS FRIENDS.

THEY'RE EXPECTING THE MESSIAH

IS GOING TO LOOK ONE WAY.

THEY THINK --

THEY'RE REMEMBERING BACK TO

"UNTO US A CHILD IS GIVEN...

UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN,

A SON IS GIVEN.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE

UPON HIS SHOULDERS."

THEY THINK MESSIAH WILL COME

RIDING INTO JERUSALEM

AND DESTROY THE ROMANS.

BUT JESUS KNOWS

SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN

THAT WILL MAKE YOU THINK

IT'S ALL GONE WRONG BECAUSE

I'M ABOUT TO BE BETRAYED,

I'M ABOUT TO BE ARRESTED,

I'M ABOUT TO BE

BRUTALLY MURDERED

AND YOU'RE GOING TO THINK

IT'S ALL GONE WRONG.

HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU

TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT PEACE.

"IN THIS WORLD

YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE" AND

THE WORD HE USES FOR TROUBLE

IS A GREEK WORD, EKTARASSO,

AND IT MEANS

LIKE A PERFECT STORM.

IN THIS WORLD THERE IS GOING

TO BE SOME PERFECT STORMS

THAT YOU THINK,

I CANNOT MAKE IT

THROUGH THIS ONE.

BUT TAKE HEART --

WHICH IS AN INSTRUCTION --

COME ON, BETTY!

COME ON, JAMES!

TAKE HEART,

I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD."

WE THINK IF GOD SHOWS UP

AND LIFE GOES SMOOTHLY,

THEN GOD IS WITH US.

AND JESUS SAID,

"NO, MY KINGDOM

IS NOT OF THIS WORLD."

IT IS A DIFFERENT THING.

"WHEN MY KINGDOM INVADES

YOUR LIFE IT DOESN'T MATTER

IF YOU'RE IN THE STORM OR IN

THE CAVE OR THE SUNSHINE,

WHEN I SPEAK PEACE TO YOU,

YOU CAN KNOW PEACE NO MATTER

WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU."

James: WOW!

Sheila: THINK ABOUT

WHEN THEY WERE IN THE BOAT

GOING ACROSS GALILEE.

JESUS IS EXHAUSTED,

HE'S BEEN TEACHING ALL DAY.

HE FALLS ASLEEP

IN THE BOW OF THE BOAT.

A STORM GETS UP

AND THEY EVENTUALLY WAKE JESUS

AND SAY, "DON'T YOU CARE

WE'RE ABOUT TO DROWN?"

JESUS STANDS UP;

KIND OF SHAKES HIS HEAD.

SAYS, "PEACE BE STILL"

AND THEY SAID, "WHO IS THIS MAN?

EVEN THE SEAS OBEY HIM?"

SO WHEN JESUS SPEAKS TO STORMS

OUTSIDE YOUR LIFE

THEY HAVE TO OBEY.

BUT WHAT ABOUT

INSIDE YOUR HEART?

PEOPLE LISTENING IN RIGHT NOW,

THE MINUTE THAT BOAT

TOUCHES THE SHORE

THERE IS A MAN, WE CALL HIM

THE GADARENE DEMONIAC,

WHO IS ABSOLUTELY

OUT OF HIS MIND,

LIVES IN THE CAVES,

LIVES AMONG THE DEAD.

THAT'S A PART OF

THE SEA OF GALILEE

THAT NO JEW GOES TO,

PAGAN LAND.

THEY HAVE

ALL THIS ANIMAL WORSHIP;

THEY SLAUGHTER PIGS.

IT IS AN ABHORRENT PLACE

TO THE JEWS.

BUT THE MINUTE JESUS SETS FOOT

ON THE SHORE

THIS DEMON-POSSESSED MAN

RUNS TO JESUS.

HE'S NEVER HEARD OF JESUS.

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME

IN HIS LIFE

THE DEMONS STEP BACK

BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHO HE IS.

THIS MAN DOESN'T KNOW WHO HE IS

BUT THEY KNOW WHO HE IS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE

HE FEELS THE POSSIBILITY

OF PEACE.

IF YOU'VE BEEN TORMENTED

BY DEMONS AND IN A MOMENT,

BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE

OF A STRANGER ON THE SHORE,

THEY ALL GO "AH!" INSIDE YOU

AND RECOIL, AND SUDDENLY,

IT IS LIKE THERE IS

A GLIMMER OF LIGHT,

THIS MAN RUNS TO JESUS

AND FALLS AT HIS FEET.

SO WHETHER JESUS SPEAKS

TO THE STORM OUTSIDE YOUR LIFE

OR THE STORM INSIDE YOUR HEART,

WHEN HE SPEAKS,

THEY HAVE TO OBEY.

James: WOW! AND I'M TELLING YOU,

I KNOW THAT THAT PEACE

IS HERE IN ME.

SHEILA, I HAVE A LONGING FOR IT

FOR THEM.

SO IF I HAVE THAT LONGING,

IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE SO GOD,

WHICH IS THE REASON YOU WOULD

WRITE ABOUT THE SHELTER,

AND IT IS THE REASON THIS LOVE

AND LIFE FLOW OUT OF YOU

BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD THE NEED

JUST LIKE I HAVE,

FOR THAT PEACE

THAT THE WORLD CAN'T GIVE

AND YOU FOUND IT

AND YOU WANT IT FOR OTHERS.

Sheila: AND WHAT I LOVE

IS THAT IT IS NOT DEPENDENT

ON OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO OFTEN WE THINK,

IF I COULD JUST GET OUT OF THIS

OR IF I COULD GET OUT

OF THIS PLACE

OR OUT OF THIS MARRIAGE

OR OUT OF THIS JOB

THEN I WOULD BE AT PEACE.

NO, BECAUSE YOU TAKE YOU

WITH YOU.

AND IF THE TROUBLE IS INSIDE YOU

THEN YOU'VE TAKEN IT WITH YOU.

JESUS SAID,

"WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW..."

BECAUSE THINK BACK TO THE SCENE.

THE DEMONS KNOW THAT JESUS

WILL NOT LET THEM GO

INTO ANOTHER PERSON

SO THEY SAY,

"HOW ABOUT THE PIGS?

COULD WE GO INTO THE PIGS?"

SO THE PIGS GO SQUEALING

UP THE TOP OF THE CLIFF

AND DIVE INTO THE OCEAN.

SO THERE IS CHAOS THERE.

THERE IS CHAOS

WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE

BEEN WORKING WITH THE PIGS.

THEY RUN BACK INTO TOWN AND

LIKE WE JUST LOST OUR DAY JOB.

THE ONLY PLACE THERE IS PEACE

IS AT THE FEET OF JESUS.

EVERYWHERE ELSE IS CHAOS.

BUT AT THE FEET OF JESUS

WE'RE TOLD

THE MAN IS FOUND CLOTHED

AND IN HIS RIGHT MIND.

SOMETIMES I THINK WE LOOK

AT OUR LIVES AND WE THINK,

HOW DID I GET HERE?

WHEN I WAS A STUDENT IN LONDON

I TOOK A DAY OFF

AND WENT TO ONE OF THE PARKS

AND I HAD A SANDWICH

AND I WAS JUST PEOPLE WATCHING.

AND I NOTICED THIS MAN

SITTING ACROSS FROM ME

AND I COULD TELL

HE WAS PROBABLY HOMELESS.

HE HAD TWO

OR THREE PLASTIC SACKS

AND HE HAD A COAT TIED TOGETHER

WITH A PIECE OF ROPE

AND HE WOULDN'T MAKE

EYE CONTACT WITH ME.

I STARTED PRAYING FOR HIM

BECAUSE I THOUGHT,

I DON'T KNOW HIS STORY, FATHER,

BUT YOU KNOW EVERY LINE.

THEN HE SUDDENLY LOOKED UP

AND HE SMILED.

SO I WENT OVER TO HIM AND SAID,

"DO YOU MIND IF I JOIN YOU?"

HE SAID, "NO, SURE."

I SAID, "HAVE YOU EATEN?"

HE SAID, "NO."

I SAID, "WELL,

YOU CAN HAVE HALF MY SANDWICH."

SO WE SAT IN PLEASANT SILENCE

FOR A FEW MINUTES.

HE SAID, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

I SAID, "I'M A STUDENT

AT SEMINARY.

I WANT TO BE A MISSIONARY."

HE SAID, "THAT'S A NOBLE QUEST."

I SAID, "DO YOU MIND

IF I ASK ABOUT YOUR LIFE?"

AND THIS MAN TOLD ME THAT --

HARLEY STREET IN LONDON IS THE

STREET FOR OUR PRIVATE DOCTORS.

IT IS THE MOST HIGHLY PAID

PHYSICIANS IN ENGLAND.

THEY'RE THE BEST OF THE BEST

OF THE BEST.

HE USED TO BE

A HARLEY STREET PHYSICIAN

BUT THROUGH ALCOHOL

AND PRESCRIPTION ABUSE

HE HAD LOST HIS JOB,

HE HAD LOST HIS FAMILY,

HE HAD LOST HIS HOME.

HE WAS NOW LIVING ON STREETS

THAT USED TO BE PAVED WITH GOLD

FOR HIM.

THE LINE THAT REALLY ARRESTED ME

WAS HE SAID THAT ONE DAY

HE WAS WALKING

DOWN OXFORD STREET

AND HE SAW IN A MIRROR

A REFLECTION

OF THIS FILTHY, UNKEMPT MAN.

AND HE SAID,

"I SUDDENLY REALIZED,

AS MY DISGUST ROSE, IT WAS ME."

I THOUGHT

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BECOME.

I THINK OF THAT WITH THE MAN

THAT JESUS DELIVERED

BUT I ALSO THINK

OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW

WHO THINK HOW DID I GET HERE?

THIS ISN'T WHAT I THOUGHT

MY LIFE WOULD BE LIKE.

HOW DID I GET TO THIS PLACE?

SOME PEOPLE THINK,

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'VE JUST GOT TO HOLD ON

UNTIL I GET TO HEAVEN.

JESUS SAID, "NO,

I'VE COME TO GIVE YOU LIFE NOW."

YOU CAN KNOW IT NOW

IN THE MIDST OF THE BEST DAYS

AND THE WORST DAYS.

YOU CAN KNOW

THE PEACE OF CHRIST,

THE RISEN CHRIST NOW.

James: YOU KNOW

WHEN I LISTEN TO SHEILA

AND SHE IS TALKING

IN THE BEAUTIFUL ACCENT

THAT WE ALL IN TEXAS

DESPERATELY NEED,

JUST ANY NEARLY

APPROPRIATE ENGLISH

WOULD BE NICE.

BUT WE LISTEN TO HER TALKING

ABOUT HER HOMELAND

AND I THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE

WHO ARE WATCHING

IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

AND HOW BLESSED I WAS RECENTLY

TO SEE "THE KING'S SPEECH."

FOR MANY REASONS, BETTY,

"THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT,"

THAT WE TOLD PEOPLE

HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE,

THE SPEECH THERAPIST

FOR THE KING WAS THE BUTTERFLY,

HE WAS THE UNSEEN,

PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT

AS YOU ARE.

BUT ALSO I SAW SOMETHING ELSE

IN WATCHING THE PEOPLE

IN GREAT BRITAIN,

I SAW A SINCERE DESIRE

TO HONOR ROYALTY,

EVEN THOUGH THEY REALIZE

THEY REORGANIZED

THE POWER STRUCTURE

AND THEY WOULD AGREE,

I'M SURE MORE APPROPRIATELY

THAN IT HAD EVER BEEN

WITH THE MONARCHY

BUT YET THEY WANTED TO KEEP

THAT HONOR OF ROYALTY.

AND THEIR DESIRE TO HONOR IT,

IT SAID SOMETHING TO ME

THAT WE'RE REALLY LACKING,

A LOT OF TIMES,

IS A DESIRE TO HONOR OTHERS.

WELL, LET ME JUST SAY TO YOU

IN THE U.K.

AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES

AND IN CANADA AND AUSTRALIA

AND ALL OVER THE WORLD,

IT'S HONORING ROYALTY

THAT IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED

BECAUSE THE KING

ESTABLISHING HIS KINGDOM RULE

IN YOUR HEART WHEREVER YOU ARE,

HE WANTS TO BRING

THE KING'S PRESENCE

INTO THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE

WITH ALL OF ITS PEACE,

WITH THE LOVE AND THE GRACE

THAT YOUR HEART LONGS FOR.

AND WITH THE DIVINE DIRECTION

THAT IN PRESENTING

YOUR BODY TO HIM,

THAT YOU COULD BE NOT CONFORMED

ANYMORE TO THE WORLD

BUT TRANSFORMED

BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND

BY THE TRUTH AND THE WORD OF GOD

THAT YOU MAY KNOW --

YOU MAY KNOW THE GOOD ACCEPTABLE

AND PERFECT WILL OF GOD.

I FOUND THAT AS A TEENAGER,

AND NOW I'M 67,

AND IT IS STILL SO TRUE.

AS I'VE LOOKED BACK

OVER MY JOURNEY AND

ALL THE TIMES THAT I'VE STUMBLED

AND THE KING WAS THERE

AND THE SHEPHERD WAS THERE

TO LIFT ME UP.

LISTEN, SHEILA,

IT'S SO WONDERFUL THAT

WHEN JESUS THE SHEPHERD HAD 99

THAT WAS SAFE IN THE FOLD

HE WAS OUT LOOKING FOR YOU.

HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE ONE

THAT WASN'T SECURE AND SAFE.

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HE DOES

WHEN HE REALLY GETS TO YOU,

HE'LL SHOW YOU HOW YOU TOO

CAN JOIN HIM TO GO OUT

WHERE EVERYONE

THAT'S NOT SECURE,

THAT'S NOT IN HIS ARMS.

FATHER, I PRAY

FOR EVERYONE LISTENING TODAY

THAT THEY'LL FIND THE SHELTER

IN THE STORM,

THAT THEY'LL FIND THE PEACE

THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING,

THAT EVEN TODAY THEY WOULD SAY,

"LORD, I GIVE YOU MY LIFE,

BE MY KING, BE MY LORD.

I WANT TO EXPERIENCE YOUR PEACE

AND YOUR PRESENCE."

IN JESUS' NAME.

I PRAY THAT FOR YOU

RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU,

THIS WONDERFUL BOOK

AND INCREDIBLE STUDY GUIDE.

THIS IS JUST AWESOME!

IT'S IN THE BOOKSTORES.

YOU CAN GO ONLINE.

I'LL JUST SIMPLY TELL YOU,

WE WOULD BE GLAD --

WE'RE TRYING TO FEED

ANOTHER HALF MILLION CHILDREN

THAT ARE HUNGRY

AND THEY MAY NOT EVEN LIVE.

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY'RE

GOING TO BE AROUND NEXT WEEK

BUT WE CAN GIVE THEM A TOMORROW.

WE CAN GIVE THEM A FUTURE.

IF YOU'LL HELP US DO THAT,

I'LL BE GLAD TO SEND YOU

SHEILA'S BOOK.

BETTY AND I WANT TO DO THAT

ALONG WITH GOD'S KINGDOM IN YOU,

A TEACHING SERIES

THAT WE DID WITH BETH MOORE.

WE WOULD JUST LOVE

TO BE A BLESSING TO YOU.

SHEILA, I JUST APPRECIATE YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A BLESSING.

AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN

REALLY A PARTNER WITH US

IN ALL GOD'S CALLED US TO DO,

AND LIKE SO MANY OF THE VIEWERS

THAT ARE WATCHING US RIGHT NOW.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU --

AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLESSED

BY THIS, SHEILA --

I WANT TO SHOW YOU RIGHT NOW

SOME IMAGES OF NEED,

SOME PLACE WHERE

THE SHEPHERD NEEDS TO GO

AND PUT HIS ARMS

AROUND SOMEONE WHO HURTS.

YOU CAN BE THOSE HANDS

AND THOSE ARMS --

YOU REALLY CAN BE!

I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THERE NOT

BE A SINGLE ONE OF YOU THAT

WOULD NOT SAY, "WHAT CAN I DO

TO SHOW SOMEBODY GOD'S LOVE

AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE?"

I WANT YOU TO WATCH.

>> AFRICA, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PLACE!

WHAT BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE! THEIR FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL --

OH, HOW THEY FIGHT FOR LIFE.

BUT EVERY SIX SECONDS

A CHILD HERE IS LOSING THAT FIGHT.

IT IS NOT RIGHT.

SUCH INJUSTICE...

EVERY SIX SECONDS

MALNUTRITION TAKES ANOTHER CHILD HERE.

IT SEEMS HOPELESS.

IS IT HOPELESS?

EVERY SIX SECONDS.

GOD, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING HERE?

WHAT IS YOUR HEART FOR THIS SITUATION?

EVERY SIX SECONDS -- YOU'RE BIGGER THAN THIS.

I KNOW YOUR ARMS ARE LONG ENOUGH.

EVERY SIX SECONDS, RESCUE THEM.

WE HAVE TO RESCUE THEM.

WHAT IS MY PART?

ANOTHER CHILD.

WE HAVE TO STOP IT. IT IS NOT HOPELESS.

IT CAN'T BE HOPELESS!

BUT ANOTHER ONE.

THIS ISN'T AN INCURABLE DISEASE, IT IS FOOD!

IT IS SO SIMPLE. IT IS FOOD!

GOD, IF THERE IS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

THAT YOUR HEART RUNS TO, I KNOW THIS IS IT.

THESE INNOCENT CHILDREN.

OH, HOW YOU LOVE THEM!

WE CAN DO THIS.

I KNOW IT IS YOUR WILL.

WE CAN DO THIS.

PLEASE HELP US TURN BACK THE CLOCK.

James: OOH! TAMMY!

THIS TAMMY

WHO LOST HER HUSBAND YEARS AGO,

JUST DROWNED --

A YOUNG COUPLE.

TAMMY, I SEE JESUS IN YOU

ALL THE TIME.

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING GOD'S ARMS

AROUND THOSE CHILDREN.

I'D HOLD EVERY KID I COULD

IN THE WORLD.

GOD, I'M SUCH A MERE PERSON AND

IMAGINE HOW GOD WANTS TO DO THAT

AND HE CAN!

BUT HE DOES IT THROUGH US,

BETTY.

I LOOKED AT THOSE

LITTLE GROUPINGS OF CHILDREN

AND SHE FINALLY WENT TO ONE BUT

I THINK THERE WERE MAYBE TEN --

WE CAN FEED TEN KIDS WITH $100.

WE CAN FEED FIVE FOR $50

AND THREE FOR $30.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT SOMEBODY CAN DO

BUT IT IS LIKE

TAMMY WAS TALKING

ABOUT THE NEED,

SHE SAID YOU GO GET THEM

AND WE CAN DO SOMETHING.

SHE LOOKED STRAIGHT AT US.

AND BETTY, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD

AS MANY OF THEM AS WE CAN

AND WHAT GOD'S PUT

ON OUR HEART TO DO.

THAT'S WHY

WE'VE GONE ALL OVER THE WORLD

TO SEE A NEED

THAT LOVE CAN MEET.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING

YOU TO DO IS JUST DIAL

THE PHONE NUMBER AND MAKE

THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN

TO GIVE THEM

THE GREATEST GIFT THERE IS

AND THAT IS A CHANCE AT LIFE.

WE'RE GOING TO TELL THEM ABOUT

THE LOVE OF GOD BUT WE'RE GOING

TO SHOW THEM BEFORE WE TALK IT.

WE'RE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE IT.

THE MISSIONARIES ARE HELPLESS

WITHOUT US ENABLING THEM.

I'M PRAYING THERE WOULDN'T BE

A VIEWER ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

THAT WOULDN'T HELP US.

Betty: ME TOO, JAMES!

TAMMY SAID IT SO WELL,

GOD IS BIG ENOUGH.

HIS ARMS ARE LONG ENOUGH

AND HE WANTS US TO BE

AN EXTENSION OF HIS LOVE

AND HIS HEART AND HIS ARMS

TO REACH AROUND THESE CHILDREN

AND SAY, "HERE'S HELP.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED."

WOULD YOU JOIN WITH US

AND LET'S BE A PART

OF THAT TOGETHER

SO THAT WE CAN MAKE

THE DIFFERENCE IN LIFE AND DEATH

TO THESE CHILDREN.

James: BETTY, WE'VE JUST STARTED

OUR MISSION FEEDING EMPHASIS

AND WE'LL GO FOR SEVERAL DAYS,

ACTUALLY EVEN A FEW WEEKS

TO RAISE FUNDS

TO FEED A HALF MILLION CHILDREN

THAT THE MISSIONARIES HAVE

ALREADY FOUND IN DESPERATE NEED.

AND ALL THEY NEED

IS SOMETHING IN THEIR HANDS

TO PUT IN THOSE CHILDREN

TO GET IN THEIR LITTLE SYSTEMS

TO SAVE THEIR LIVES

AND STABILIZE THEIR FAMILIES.

A LOT OF TIMES

WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT IT,

BETTY, IT IS LIKE PEOPLE WATCH

FOR A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK,

I WISH EVERYBODY

WOULD START TODAY.

I DON'T WANT TO WAIT

'TIL THE END OF SOMETHING

I WANT TO START SOMETHING NEW.

I WISH WE COULD ALL RESPOND

SO MUCH THAT WE CALL

THE MISSIONARIES AND SAY,

"GO FIND SOME MORE!"

KIND OF LIKE JESUS SAYING,

"GO FIND ANOTHER SHEEP

OUTSIDE THE FOLD,

GO GET THEM!"

THAT'S MY HEART.

WOULD YOU HELP US DO THAT TODAY?

WOULD YOU DIAL THE NUMBER

AND TAKE YOUR BANKCARD

AND USE IT LIKE A CHECK?

IF YOU COULD HELP US

TAKE CARE OF TEN CHILDREN,

GIVE $100 GIFT OR MORE --

TAKE CARE OF 100, GIVE $1,000 --

OR HELP US TAKE CARE

OF FIVE OR THREE

WITH A GIFT OF $50 OR $30.

WE WANT TO SEND YOU

THE INCREDIBLE TEACHING SERIES

ABOUT GOD'S KINGDOM IN YOU,

LIVING IN HIS PRESENCE

IN THE PRESENT.

NOT WAITING FOR THEM NOW,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM FOREVER

-- NO ENEMY, NO DEATH,

NO DISEASE, NO SICKNESS

-- WE CAN HAVE PRESENCE NOW

AND DEMONSTRATE HIS LOVE NOW.

WE WANT TO HELP YOU.

WE WANT TO SEND YOU THAT SERIES.

BUT I'M ASKING YOU,

GO ONLINE TO LIFETODAY.ORG

AND MAKE YOUR GIFT

BUT WRITE A CHECK

AND MAKE IT TO LIFE BUT CALL US

AND TELL US YOU'RE MAILING IT.

DIAL THE NUMBER

RIGHT NOW PLEASE,

AND SAY, "HERE'S MY GIFT."

YOU CAN HELP US

TAKE TEN OF THOSE KIDS, DO IT.

BUT WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, HEY,

IT IS IMPORTANT TO THAT CHILD

OR THOSE CHILDREN.

PLEASE DON'T TURN AWAY.

REACH OUT.

WE REALLY ARE HIS HANDS.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT CALL.

Announcer: AT THIS VERY MOMENT

A CHILD IS DRAWING HER LAST BREATH

STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE DUE TO A LACK OF FOOD.

SADLY, THIS IMPOVERISHED CHILD IS NOT ALONE

AND WITHOUT OUR HELP,

MANY LIKE HER THROUGHOUT AFRICA FACE DEATH AS WELL.

TODAY YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE!

LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING TEAMS ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW

READY TO ANSWER THE HUNGER CRIES OF HALF A MILLION CHILDREN

THROUGHOUT REMOTE AREAS OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND SUDAN.

WITH PREVIOUS FOOD RESERVES GONE

AND SOUTHERN AFRICA FACING ITS WORST CONDITIONS

AND FOOD SHORTAGE IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES,

WE DESPERATELY NEED TO REPLENISH OUR SUPPLIES

FOR THE FEEDING PROGRAMS IMMEDIATELY!

YOUR LIFESAVING GIFT OF $30, $50, OR $100

WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN

FOR THREE FULL MONTHS.

WITH YOUR GIFT WE'LL SEND YOU

THE GOD'S KINGDOM IN YOU AUDIO SERIES

AND COMPANION SCRIPTURE GUIDE.

JAMES AND BETTY ROBISON, ALONG WITH BETH MOORE,

INSPIRE YOU TO LIVE EVERY DAY

IN THE POWER AND PRESENCE OF GOD.

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $125 OR MORE TO HELP FEED TEN CHILDREN

YOU MAY REQUEST BOTH THE VIDEO DVD AND AUDIO SERIES

WITH SCRIPTURE GUIDE.

AS A BONUS WE WILL ALSO SEND YOU JIM HYLTON'S NEW BOOK,

THE SUPERNATURAL SKYLINE.

FINALLY, PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER

A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE

TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF 100 CHILDREN

AND BE SURE TO REQUEST

THE BEAUTIFUL NEW "HEART OF THE FATHER" BRONZE SCULPTURE.

PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE.

Tammy: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE

JUST HOW LONG THIS LINE IS,

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF KIDS AND THEY ARE LINED UP

TO GET A BOWL OF FOOD, WHICH THEY GET EVERY DAY.

BUT I KNOW, BETTY, A PRAYER OF YOURS TOO

IS THAT OUR LINE WOULD BE GREATER THAN THEIR LINE,

THAT WE WOULD RUN TO GET IN LINE TO SAY,

"PICK ME, I WANT TO HELP, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING."

THAT'S OUR PRAYER TODAY THAT JUST LIKE THESE CHILDREN

ARE RUNNING TO GET IN LINE TO GET A BOWL OF FOOD,

THAT YOU WOULD ALSO CONSIDER RUNNING IN LINE RIGHT NOW

AND PARTNERING WITH US,

LIFE OUTREACH MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM.

THIS IS WHERE LIFE BEGINS

AND WE GET THE CHANCE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR THEM.

WON'T YOU JOIN WITH ME TODAY?

James: I WOULD REALLY LOVE YOU

TO GET THE DVD SERIES

AND THE STUDY GUIDE.

AND ALSO WE'LL BE SENDING

JIM HYLTON'S BOOK,

IT IS TREMENDOUS,

THE SUPERNATURAL SKYLINE

WHERE HEAVEN TOUCHES EARTH.

HELP US TAKE CARE OF AT LEAST

TEN CHILDREN IF YOU CAN.

GLAD TO SEND YOU THE CD SERIES

FOR YOUR GIFT TO HELP US BUT

TODAY, IF YOU'RE IMPRESSED

TO HELP, AND YOU'D LIKE

TO HAVE SHEILA'S BOOK,

IT IS RIGHT IN LINE

WITH WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,

THE SHELTER OF GOD'S PROMISES.

IT IS FABULOUS.

YOU JUST HELP US

HELP THESE CHILDREN FIND SHELTER

AND WE'LL BE SO GLAD TO SEND

ALL OF THIS TO YOU TO BLESS YOU.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT EVER GIVING

TO GET A GIFT.

WE WANT TO GIVE TO YOU

BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.

WE WANT YOU TO HAVE SPIRITUAL

NOURISHMENT JUST LIKE YOU WANT

TO GIVE PHYSICAL NOURISHMENT.

SHEILA IS GOING TO BE BACK

WITH US TOMORROW IN THE PROGRAM.

DO YOU WANT TO JOIN BETTY AND ME

IN SAYING THANKS TO SHEILA?

WE LOVE YOU SHEILA!

THANK YOU!

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Announcer: TOMORROW, GIFTED BIBLE TEACHER

AND INSPIRING WOMEN OF FAITH SPEAKER,

SHEILA WALSH UNPACKS GOD'S WORD

TO HELP US KNOW THE SHELTER OF GOD'S PROMISES.