THAT WHAT HE IS DOING IS HE IS ALLOWING US TO COME

TO THE END OF OURSELVES.

Announcer: COMING UP, INSPIRATIONAL BIBLE TEACHER,

KAY ARTHUR SHARES HER STRUGGLE WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS.

THE SECOND TIME I KNEW THE LORD,

AND ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAD HURT ME SO BAD

THAT I THOUGHT, I THINK I'LL JUST HANG MYSELF IN YOUR --

IN YOUR BATHROOM.

Announcer: HOPE WHEN THE HURT RUNS DEEP -- NEXT!

§

Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY.

I'M BETTY ROBISON

AND THIS IS JAMES.

James: AND I'M OVER HERE SAYING,

CAN YOU DO IT?

CAN YOU DO IT?

YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAYS --.

YOU'RE NOT ON YET, KAY ARTHUR.

KAY ARTHUR, WE'LL TELL YOU

WHEN YOU'RE ON!

[Laughter]

BETTY DRIVES IN THE CAR

WHEN I HOLD THE WHEEL.

Betty: SOMEBODY HAS TO!

James: WE'LL BE AT A LIGHT

AND SHE'LL SAY,

"IT'S AS GREEN AS IT CAN GET."

Betty: YOU CAN GO NOW!

James: "ANY TIME NOW."

[Laughter]

I SAID, "WELL,

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CAR

MY MIND CAN BE JUST AT EASE."

KAY ARTHUR IS WITH US

AGAIN TODAY.

WOULD YOU WELCOME KAY ARTHUR

BACK TO LIFE TODAY?

[Applause]

Kay: I WANT

TO TELL YOU ONE THING

BEFORE YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD.

James: GO FOR IT!

Kay: HER SMILE --

YOUR SMILE,

THE COUNTENANCE OF JESUS CHRIST

RADIATES FROM YOU, BETTY.

IT REALLY, REALLY DOES.

I WATCH YOU ON TV AND I JUST...

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

James: KAY, LET ME TELL YOU --

HER SMILE, IT DID ME IN.

GO ON, DON'T HOLD IT BACK.

I'M TELLING YOU,

SHE TURNED AROUND

AND LOOKED OVER HER SHOULDER...

IN BAPTIST CHURCHES,

WE USED TO CALL

THE SUNDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY

"TRAINING UNION."

I SAID... IT DIDN'T MATTER

WHAT YOU CALLED IT,

IT IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE

DIDN'T GO TO.

[Laughter]

Betty: BUT I DID!

I WAS A GOOD CHURCH MEMBER.

James: WELL, SHE DIDN'T

MISS ANYTHING AT CHURCH.

SHE TURNED AROUND

AND LOOKED OVER HER SHOULDER

WITH THAT SMILE.

IT STILL DOES ME IN.

Kay: I'M SO GLAD!

James: I LOVE IT.

I'M GLAD YOU NOTICED THAT.

KAY, YOU'VE GOT

A COUPLE OF BOOKS

THAT HAVE BEEN JUST

A TREMENDOUS BLESSING.

EVERYTHING YOU WRITE

IS A BLESSING

BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT THE BOOK,

IT'S ABOUT THE WORD OF GOD.

THIS... <I>AS SILVER REFINED,</I>

I REALLY THINK THAT

YOU SAY IT'S ANSWERS

TO LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS.

SO THE REFINING PROCESS,

NOT NECESSARILY FUN,

BUT IF IT IS PURPOSEFUL

IT CAN BE BEAUTIFUL. RIGHT?

Kay: IT CAN BE.

IN THAT BOOK,

ONE OF THE THINGS WE DEAL WITH

IS THE FIVE DEADLY D'S:

DISAPPOINTMENT, DISCOURAGEMENT,

AND HOW IT ALL ENDS IN DESPAIR.

IF YOU DON'T STOP IT RIGHT AWAY,

IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

THAT GOD IS A SILVERSMITH;

HE PUTS US IN THE FIRE.

IF YOU STUDY THAT,

THEY ONLY PUT THE FIRE

TO A CERTAIN DEGREE AT FIRST

BECAUSE THE SILVER

CAN'T HANDLE IT

AND SO THE DROSS BEGINS

TO COME TO THE SURFACE.

THEN HE SCRAPES IT AWAY

AND THEN HE MAKES IT

A LITTLE BIT HOTTER.

THEN MORE DROSS IS RELEASED.

THE WHOLE POINT IS

TO GET IT TO THE POINT

WHEN THE SILVERSMITH

LOOKS DOWN AND SEES

A PERFECT IMAGE OF HIMSELF.

SEE, IN ROMANS 8:28

IT SAYS THAT ALL THINGS

WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD,

TO THOSE THAT LOVE GOD,

TO THOSE THAT ARE CALLED

ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.

BUT WE USUALLY STOP THERE

AND WE DON'T GO ON TO SEE

WHAT IS THE END RESULT

OF ALL THOSE THINGS?

SO THAT I'LL BE LIKE JESUS.

SO WHEN THE WORLD LOOKS AT ME

OR THE WORLD LOOKS AT YOU,

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND

HOW YOU CAN LIVE

THE WAY YOU'RE LIVING

AND BE RADIANT WITH

THE RADIANCE OF JESUS CHRIST.

LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

IS A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE DISEASE.

I SHARE THERE THE STORY

OF FRIENDS OF MINE, WHEN

HE GOT LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE,

HOW HE SAID TO HIS WIFE,

"NOW THIS IS WHAT

WE'RE GOING TO DO

SO THAT WE MIGHT SHOW OTHERS

THE SUFFICIENCY

OF JESUS CHRIST."

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE COUNTED

AS SHEEP FOR THE SLAUGHTER.

WE'RE PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG.

AND ALL THESE THINGS

WE OVERWHELMINGLY CONQUER

THROUGH HIM WHO LOVED US.

A COUPLE YEARS AGO

I WAS IN INDIANA,

JACK'S SISTER AND BROTHERS,

I WENT OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT

TO GET MY COMPUTER,

BROKE MY ANKLE.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO BUDAPEST

AND TEACH.

PRECEPT MINISTRIES

WORKS IN 150 COUNTRIES

AND 70 LANGUAGES

AND I WAS GOING TO GO AND BE

WITH A BUNCH OF THOSE PEOPLE

AND WE WERE GOING TO DO

THE BOOK OF DANIEL TOGETHER

AND REASON THROUGH IT.

I WAS CRYING OUT

AND IT WAS SO DARK.

I SAID, "LORD, LORD,

OH, PLEASE LET IT BE ALL RIGHT."

SO I'VE GOT -- EXCUSE ME,

BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS.

I'VE GOT MY FOOT UP IN THE AIR

BUT MY FOOT IS GOING THIS WAY

-- AND MY LEG IS GOING THIS WAY

AND MY FOOT'S GOING THAT WAY

AND THE VERSE THAT

COMES TO MY MIND IS

WE ARE COUNTED AS SHEEP

FOR THE SLAUGHTER.

WE ARE PUT TO DEATH

ALL DAY LONG.

[Laughing]

SO I'M EASING MY WAY BACK,

YELLING AND TRYING TO GET HELP

BUT GOD GOT EVERYTHING

THAT COMES INTO OUR LIVES

HAS A PURPOSE

AND THAT PURPOSE

IS TO MAKE ME LIKE JESUS.

AND THAT'S --

<I>WHEN THE HURT RUNS DEEP --</I>

James: THIS IS ANOTHER BOOK.

THAT'S ONE OF TWO.

Kay: THIS IS

THE MORE RECENT ONE.

THAT ONE I WROTE

AND NOW IT'S GOT

A STUDY GUIDE BUILT IN THAT.

AND THIS ONE I JUST WROTE.

BUT IN THIS BOOK, FOR INSTANCE,

I WAS READING THE MANUSCRIPT,

YOU KNOW HOW YOU DO

AFTER YOU GET THROUGH WRITING IT

AND THEN THEY EDIT IT

AND I'M READING IT

AND THERE'S AN ILLUSTRATION

ON SUICIDE.

I THOUGHT,

WHAT IS THAT DOING HERE?

I DIDN'T PUT IT HERE.

I HAD IT IN MY CHAPTER

ON SUICIDE.

I WENT TO MY CHAPTER ON SUICIDE

AND IT WASN'T THERE.

I SAID TO MY PUBLISHER,

"WHAT HAPPENED

TO MY CHAPTER ON SUICIDE?"

THEY SAID, "WELL, PEOPLE

DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

IT IS JUST SUCH A HEAVY,

HEAVY SUBJECT."

I SAID, "I'M SORRY BUT

IT IS GOING BACK IN THE BOOK!"

NOW YOU TAKE THAT

AND BECAUSE I SAID

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT,

WE'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

THEN YOU TAKE THAT

AND AS SILVER REFINED

AND YOU LOOK AT DISAPPOINTMENT

AND DISCOURAGEMENT IN THAT

SO I SHARE IN THERE THREE TIMES,

ONCE BEFORE I WAS A CHRISTIAN,

AND TWICE AFTERWARDS --

James: THIS IS SUICIDE --

SUICIDE THOUGHTS.

Kay: WHEN I WAS TEMPTED

TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

James: YOU'RE A BIBLE TEACHER!

Kay: I KNOW! I KNOW!

AND YOU'RE UNDER WARFARE

AND HE DESIRES TO TAKE YOU --

THE ENEMY DESIRES

TO TAKE YOU OUT.

SO ANYWAY WE DEAL WITH SUICIDE

IN THAT BOOK.

BUT MY HUSBAND

COMMITTED SUICIDE.

MY FIRST HUSBAND

COMMITTED SUICIDE.

I WAS DIVORCED FROM HIM

BUT WHEN HE COMMITTED SUICIDE,

I HAD TO DEAL WITH THE THINGS

THAT I HAD SAID TO HIM,

LIKE DO A GOOD JOB SO --

THIS WAS BEFORE I WAS SAVED.

DO A GOOD JOB

SO I'D GET YOUR MONEY.

BECAUSE I WAS TRYING

TO BLUFF HIM OUT OF IT.

SO THE WHOLE POINT IS

THAT WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANCE

OR THE SITUATION

THAT WE GO THROUGH,

EVEN THE AWFULNESS OF SUICIDE,

GOD SITS ON HIS THRONE.

NO MAN CAN TAKE HIS LIFE

WITHOUT GOD'S PERMISSION.

GOD HAS A PURPOSE IN IT ALL

AND THAT PURPOSE,

IN EVERYTHING IN LIFE,

IS TO MAKE ME LIKE JESUS.

WHEN I STAND BEFORE HIM

AND SEE HIM, JESUS,

FOR THE FIRST TIME FACE TO FACE,

WHEN I STAND

AT THE JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST

TO GIVE AN ANSWER

FOR THE DEEDS DONE ON MY FLESH,

THE MORE I AM LIKE JESUS,

THE GREATER MY JOY WILL BE.

HE TALKS ABOUT...

HOLD FAST.

DON'T TURN AWAY.

YOU'LL SHRINK BACK AT HIS COMING

BECAUSE YOU'LL BE ASHAMED.

THE FIRST TIME

YOU LOOK IN THOSE EYES

THAT HAVE LOVED YOU

WITH AN ETERNAL,

EVERLASTING LOVE,

THE FIRST TIME

YOU LOOK IN THOSE EYES

YOU WANT TO BE ABLE

TO LOOK AT THEM FULLY

AND DRINK IN THAT LOVE

AND NOT HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME

BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T

WHAT GOD WANTED YOU TO BE

BECAUSE YOU BECAME ANGRY OR

BECAUSE YOU BECAME BITTER.

HEBREWS TALKS ABOUT BITTERNESS

AND HOW THAT ROOT OF BITTERNESS

SPRINGS UP IN YOU

AND TROUBLES YOU

AND DEFILES MANY.

THAT'S WHAT CAN HAPPEN

IN A FAMILY.

James: HOW DO YOU REACH A PLACE

AS A CHRISTIAN

WHERE YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE?

Kay: I THINK THAT YOU REACH

A POINT AS A CHRISTIAN

WHERE YOU DON'T WANT TO LIVE

WHEN YOU WANT TO TAKE THINGS

IN YOUR OWN HANDS.

WHEN YOU SAY...

LIKE THE FIRST TIME,

BEFORE I EVER...

IN MY FIRST MARRIAGE,

IT WASN'T TURNING OUT

THE WAY I WANTED IT TO TURN OUT,

IT WASN'T MY DREAM

SO I THOUGHT ABOUT

HANGING MYSELF IN THE BASEMENT.

THE SECOND TIME I KNEW THE LORD

AND ONE OF MY CHILDREN

HAD HURT ME SO BAD

THAT I THOUGHT,

I THINK I'LL JUST HANG MYSELF

IN YOUR BATHROOM,

WHICH IS MEANNESS.

James: YOU WANTED IT TO BE

WHERE IT WOULD HURT THEM?

YOU WEREN'T

JUST GOING TO HURT YOU,

YOU WERE GOING TO HURT THEM.

Kay: I WANTED HIM TO SEE

WHAT HE WAS DOING.

THAT'S THE WAY

THAT SO MANY SUICIDES ARE.

THE THIRD TIME

WAS WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN

I WAS VISITING MY MOTHER

AND I REALIZED I HAD

A CONFERENCE THE NEXT WEEKEND

AND I THOUGHT I HAD TWO WEEKS.

AND I THOUGHT, I CAN'T DO IT,

I'M WORN OUT!

SO I THINK

THERE ARE DIFFERENT REASONS.

WHAT WE HAVE TO REALIZE IS

THAT SATAN IS THE DECEIVER.

HE IS THE LIAR.

HE IS A MURDERER

FROM THE BEGINNING --

FROM THE VERY BEGINNING

HIS INTENTION WAS TO MURDER

ADAM AND EVE AND HE DID!

BECAUSE HE CONVINCED THEM

THAT YOU COULDN'T TRUST GOD,

THAT GOD WAS HOLDING BACK

ON THEM.

SO HE WANTS TO DESTROY US.

HE WANTS TO TAKE US OUT,

THAT'S HIS JOB.

SO I HAVE TO REALIZE

THAT HE IS A LIAR,

HE IS A FATHER OF LIES,

I HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL

WITH MY EMOTIONS.

I HAVE TO BRING EVERYTHING

THAT I'M FEELING

UP AGAINST THE PLUMB LINE

OF GOD'S WORD.

THAT'S WHY EVERYTHING I WRITE

IS SATURATED WITH BIBLE.

James: ARE YOU WRITING

TO HELP PEOPLE SEE

THAT NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE,

OR WHAT ASSAULT THEY'RE UNDER,

HOW HEAVY IT IS, HOW UNBEARABLE,

AND THE THOUGHTS THAT WOULD COME

THAT GOD WANTS TO DELIVER THEM

FROM THOSE THOUGHTS?

SEE, I WANTED TO DIE.

I ASKED BETTY TO PRAY

I WOULD DIE IN MY SLEEP

BECAUSE I WAS DEFEATED.

I WAS A VERY GIFTED PREACHER,

GREAT SUCCESS

BUT MY THOUGHT LIFE, MY DESIRES,

MY APPETITES, MY ATTITUDE;

IT WAS ALL AMUCK, IT WAS WRONG.

I THOUGHT, GOD,

I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE.

I WANTED TO DIE

RATHER THAN DISAPPOINT.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THOUGH,

NOW I'M JUST TELLING YOU,

THIS IS MY JOURNEY,

THE ENEMY HAD HIS FOOT ON ME

AND THE TORMENTER AND THE ARROWS

AND THE SUGGESTIONS OF THE DEVIL

WERE LODGING.

AND THE BIBLE HAD BECOME,

IT HAD BECOME A BOOK

TO PREACH OUT OF.

IT WAS A SERMON BOOK

RATHER THAN THE BOOK OF LIFE.

I WENT TO IT TO GET SERMONS,

I DIDN'T GO TO GET LIFE ANYMORE.

I'M TELLING YOU,

I WANTED TO DIE.

THAT'S WHEN I EXPERIENCED

INCREDIBLE DELIVERANCE.

SO I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU,

WHEN PEOPLE REACH THAT STATE

AND OBVIOUSLY,

THE ENEMY IS ASSAULTING

AND SURE, GOD WILL USE IT

BUT HE USED IT TO BRING ME

TO THE END OF MYSELF AND REALIZE

I CAN'T WIN AGAINST THIS ENEMY.

HE'S BIGGER THAN ME WITHOUT YOU.

AND I NEED THIS ONE IN ME

TO GET BIGGER IN ME

AND HIS WORD COME ALIVE

SO I CAN WALK OVER THE ENEMY

LIKE DUST AND THAT HAPPENED.

DOES THAT PLAY INTO --

FIT INTO --

Kay: YES!

IT'S IN BOTH OF THESE BOOKS.

SEE THE THING IS THAT

WHAT HE IS DOING

IS HE IS ALLOWING US

TO COME TO THE END OF OURSELVES

BECAUSE IT IS SELF

THAT GETS ME IN TROUBLE.

THIS IS WHY

WHEN HE GIVES THE GOSPEL

HE CALLS US TO A CROSS;

HE CALLS US TO DENY OURSELVES,

TO TAKE UP OUR CROSS

AND TO FOLLOW HIM.

SO ANYTHING THAT IS KEEPING ME

FROM EXPERIENCING JESUS CHRIST

IN HIS FULLNESS AND BEING

TRANSFORMED INTO HIS IMAGE,

ANYTHING THAT IS DOING THAT

IS REALLY HURTING ME

AND HINDERING ME.

James: BUT CAN'T WE LIVE THERE?

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE NOW, KAY,

I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,

THE SUFFERING I FEEL NOW,

I GO UP, I PUT UP

WHATEVER COMES, I'M GOING

TO WALK THROUGH IT WITH HIM BUT

I FEEL WHAT HE IS BURDENED FOR

AND I'VE BEEN CAPTIVATED

BY HIS DREAM.

WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART, LORD?

HE TELLS ME HE WANTS

HIS PEOPLE TO BE ONE.

HE TELLS ME HE WANTS

THE WHOLE COUNTRY AND THE CHURCH

TO COME TO THE SHELTER

AND THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY

TO LET HIM BE YOUR SHEPHERD.

Kay: THAT'S BECAUSE

IT'S NO LONGER ABOUT YOU.

James: IT ISN'T!

I'M TELLING YOU I'M WALKING

IN A WAY THAT I FOUND

THAT I'VE BEEN WALKING THERE

AND IT IS NOT WITHOUT BATTLES

BUT I TELL YOU,

I LIVE A JOY-FILLED LIFE.

I'VE GOT A PEACE

THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING

IN THE MIDST OF THE STORM.

IF THE WHOLE PLACE TOPPLES,

GOD KNOWS OUR STATE

HAS BEEN ON FIRE.

WE'RE HAVING

ALL KIND OF CHALLENGES.

BUT THERE IS A PEACE IN ME

AND YET I'VE GOT A BURDEN,

I'VE GOT THE BURDEN OF THE LORD

FOR THE NATION,

I'VE GOT A BURDEN OF THE LORD

FOR THE CHURCH.

I WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO HIM

AND BE THE FAMILY

THAT HE IS LOOKING FOR.

AND IF SOMETHING

IS HAPPENING INSIDE OF ME,

AM I HEALTHY?

I'M ASKING YOU?

I FEEL LIKE I'M SOMEWHERE

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE.

Kay: THAT'S THE WAY

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LIVING.

MOST OF THE CHURCH RIGHT NOW

HAS TURNED INTO A HOSPITAL.

WE HEAL BUT HE SENDS HIS WORD

AND HEALS US AND DELIVERS US

FROM ALL OF OUR DESTRUCTIONS.

SO WE NEED TO BE HEALED.

HE SAID TO THE MAN BY THE POOL,

"WOULD YOU BE WELL?"

AND SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE

DON'T WANT TO BE WELL

BECAUSE THEY GET

ALL THIS ATTENTION.

James: SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING

ABOUT ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT

HAPPENED TO YOU AS A CHRISTIAN,

YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY TO PEOPLE,

YOU CAN BE HERE BUT HE WANTS

TO TAKE YOU SOMEWHERE ELSE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE

IN THE DITCH.

Kay: AND IT IS NO LONGER "US"

BUT IT IS "HIM."

PAUL SAYS,

"I AM CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST,

NEVERTHELESS I LIVE.

YET NOT I BUT CHRIST

LIVETH IN ME."

AND HE LIVES BY THE WORD OF GOD,

BY THE SON OF GOD.

SEE, THE PROBLEM

IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

IS WE HAVE SO MUCH --

AND I DEAL WITH THAT

IN THESE BOOKS --

BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH.

James: WE TRUST

IN THE WRONG THINGS.

Kay: WE ARE TRUSTING

THE WRONG THING

HE IS GOING TO REMOVE FROM US --

HE IS GOING TO SHAKE THE THINGS

THAT CAN BE SHAKEN

SO THAT THE THINGS

THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN

WILL BE SEEN FOR WHAT THEY ARE

AND THAT'S WHAT

IT'S ALL ABOUT.

James: STOP TRUSTING PHARAOH.

STOP LOOKING TO THE HILL

AND LOOK TO THE HILLS --

LOOK TO GOD.

DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?

WE LOOK TO THE WRONG SOURCE.

WE'VE MADE THE WRONG GOD.

STOP IT! IN JESUS' NAME.

THAT DIDN'T MEAN

YOU CAN'T CORRECT THINGS.

IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU COULDN'T

GO GIVE WISE COUNSEL TO PHARAOH

AND HE MIGHT MAKE

SOME DECENT DECISIONS.

IT IS POSSIBLE

TO TURN THINGS AROUND.

Kay: ONE OF THE CHAPTERS

I DEAL WITH

IS PULLING THE PLUG ON PAIN.

I USE IT

WHEN MY DEAR PRECIOUS FRIEND

HAD TO PULL THE PLUG

ON THEIR SON.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO PULL THE PLUG

ON PAIN AND SAY

AND EMBRACE WHAT GOD

HAS GIVEN US AND --

James: AND THROUGH THIS

SHAPE CHRIST IN ME,

WHATEVER I'M GOING THROUGH.

Kay: EXACTLY!

I TALK ABOUT

HOW DO YOU HANDLE THESE THINGS

AND HOW DO YOU GO THROUGH THEM?

-- AND PRINCIPLES OF HEALING.

BUT THERE IS A TIME TO SAY OKAY,

MY SORROW -- MY WEEPING

HAS ENDURED FOR A NIGHT,

NOW IT'S TIME

FOR JOY IN THE MORNING.

BUT READING IN THE PSALMS --

James: STOP ASKING HIM WHY

AND SETTLE IN ON WHAT

DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH ME

THROUGH THIS?

AM I GOING TO BE ABLE

TO COMFORT OTHERS

WITH THE COMFORT

WHEREIN I'VE BEEN COMFORTED?

WILL I BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY

WITH PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT ONLY

SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH IT

CAN IDENTIFY WITH?

LOOK FOR WHAT GOD'S

GOING TO DO WITH IT.

YOU AND I HAVE HAD SOME PRETTY

ROUGH BLOWS THROUGHOUT OUR LIFE.

I CAME FROM A ROUGH SITUATION.

I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN,

PROBABLY THE TWO OF US, BETTY

HAS HAD A PRETTY SHELTERED LIFE.

Kay: OH, BLESS YOUR HEART!

James: THE THING IS MOST PEOPLE

HAVE NOT HAD MANY MORE STRUGGLES

THAN WE'VE HAD.

BUT LISTEN, WE DON'T HAVE

TO LIVE BEING TRAMPLED!

WE CAN LIVE AS OVERCOMERS

AND IT IS IN THE POWER

OF THE WORD OF GOD,

WHICH REALLY KAY TEACHES

SO BEAUTIFULLY AND EFFECTIVELY.

BUT SHE WANTS YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

"I UNDERSTAND," SHE'S SAYING,

"AND I CAN SEE

WHAT GOD IS DOING."

WOULD YOU SAY A BIG THANK YOU

TO KAY ARTHUR?

AND PRECEPT MINISTRIES?

THERE IS KAY'S WEB SITE.

YOU CAN SEE

WHERE SHE IS TEACHING.

GET SOME

OF THE TEACHING MATERIALS.

SET UP PRECEPT TEACHING

IN YOUR OWN AREA.

YOU'LL BE BLESSED BY DOING IT.

I JUST THANK GOD FOR YOU.

BY THE WAY, TO EVERY ONE OF YOU,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.

I HONESTLY BELIEVE THE PROGRESS,

THE PROCESS OF CHANGE

AND THE WORK OF GOD IN MY LIFE

HAS COME BECAUSE MANY OF YOU

HAVE PRAYED FOR US.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT

AN ENCOURAGEMENT YOU ARE.

BUT YOU'VE ALSO --

YOU'VE HELPED US WIN

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO CHRIST.

YOU'VE HELPED US SAVE

THE LIVES OF PRECIOUS CHILDREN.

THERE IS NO WAY

I CAN EVER SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH.

BETTY AND I COULD WEEP

OVER WHAT WE SEE

BUT WE COULD DO SO LITTLE --

WE WOULD DO WHAT WE CAN,

WE DO AND WILL

BUT IT WOULD BE SO LITTLE

COMPARED TO WHAT CAN BE DONE

WHEN WE DO IT TOGETHER.

I WANT YOU TO WATCH,

IF YOU WILL, PLEASE!

HEAR THE HEART OF GOD

EVEN THROUGH A MISSIONARY

AS HE APPEALS FOR HIS CHILDREN

IN HIS OWN NATION.

AND YOU AND I HOLD THE ANSWER

IN OUR HAND AND IN OUR HEART.

WATCH CLOSELY.

Isak: THE TOOL OF THAT ENEMY OR THE WEAPON

IS MALNUTRITION.

IT IS THE SILENT KILLER THAT TAKES THOSE LIVES

AND YET, TO STOP THIS, TO COUNTERACT IT,

TO END THIS ONSLAUGHT OF THE ENEMY

AND TO LITERALLY BRING AN END,

WHAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO IS WE ALL HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER.

WE'VE GOT TO FORM THAT BARRIER,

WE'VE GOT TO FORM THAT LINE OF DEFENSE

AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND TOGETHER

THAT SAYS NO MORE.

THAT SAYS FROM TODAY IT STOPS.

FROM TODAY WE LITERALLY WILL STAND AS A BARRIER

AS A DEFENSE MECHANISM FOR THE CHILDREN OF AFRICA,

FOR THE MOTHERS OF THOSE CHILDREN ON THIS CONTINENT

AND WE'LL SAY, "NO MORE!"

YOU DON'T CROSS THIS LINE

BECAUSE FROM TODAY WE'LL INSURE

THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN THAT WE CAN REACH

GETS THE FOOD THEY NEED, GETS THE NUTRITION THEY NEED,

GETS THE LIFE THAT THEY DESERVE.

James: I WISH

I COULD FREEZE FRAME

FOR A MATTER OF MOMENTS

ON THOSE EYES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SEE.

I THINK I HAVE AT LEAST

A GLIMPSE OF WHAT GOD SEES.

I THINK HE SEES PRECIOUS --

PRECIOUS ARE THE LITTLE ONES.

I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD HOW

ANYONE COULD HURT A CHILD.

I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD HOW

PEOPLE COULD TAKE PLEASURE

IN HURTING WITH WORDS

OR INFLICTING PAIN.

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD

COLLEGE HAZING.

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD ANY OF IT;

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN LOOK

AT A CHILD IN PAIN

AND NOT WANT TO CORRECT IT --

AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO HUNGER --

NOW PLEASE LISTEN --

I PLEAD WITH YOU.

THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHET SAID,

"PLEAD THE CAUSE OF THE WIDOWS,

THE ORPHANS, THE HUNGRY,

DON'T TURN THEM AWAY."

IF YOU SEE SOMEONE HUNGRY

AND YOU CAN HELP THEM,

DON'T TURN AWAY.

I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO TURN AWAY.

I'M ASKING YOU TO LOOK AND TOUCH

AND SEE THOSE LITTLE EYES

AND SAY, "YOU'RE PRECIOUS."

THEY LOOK UP,

THEY LOOK SO HOPELESS.

HERE COMES HOPE!

HERE COMES THE BLESSED HOPE

EXPRESSED THROUGH US.

YOU HEARD THAT MISSIONARY'S SON,

PETER PRETORIUS

WHO IS A MISSIONARY NOW,

ISAK TELLING YOU THE CONCERN

FOR THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA.

WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO DIAL THAT NUMBER.

IT'S THERE IF YOU NEED PRAYER.

EVEN TODAY WHILE I'M SAYING,

"LET'S SAVE STARVING CHILDREN"

80% OF THE CALLS WILL BE

FROM PEOPLE PERHAPS LIKE YOU

WHO SAY, "PRAY WITH ME?"

AND WE WILL

BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU

AND WE WANT TO HELP YOU.

BUT WOULD YOU CALL TODAY

AND SAY, "LET ME TAKE CARE

OF 10 OF THOSE CHILDREN?

LET ME FEED THEM

FOR THE NEXT MONTHS."

"LET ME TAKE FIVE OR THREE."

YOU SAY, "WELL, JAMES,

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE

TO FEED TEN CHILDREN

FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS?"

IT TAKES A GIFT OF $100.

TO FEED FIVE, IT TAKES $50.

TO FEED THREE, IT TAKES $30.

YOU SAY, $30 IS NOT MUCH

BUT IF IT'S WHAT YOU CAN GIVE,

IT'S A WHOLE LOT

TO THOSE THREE CHILDREN,

AND IT'S A WHOLE LOT

TO THE MISSIONARIES.

IF YOU COULD GIVE $50

AND HELP US CARE FOR FIVE,

DO IT.

I'LL ALWAYS ASK YOU.

IF THERE IS ANY WAY YOU CAN,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO,

JESUS SAID,

"WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR HAND?"

JUST WHAT DO YOU HAVE

IN YOUR HAND?

YOU TAKE WHAT'S IN YOUR HAND

AND WE CAN PUT THIS

IN THE CHILDREN'S HAND.

AND IN IT

WILL BE HOT PORRIDGE SOUP

DESIGNED FOR THE

NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

WOULD YOU DIAL THE NUMBER?

WOULD YOU TAKE YOUR BANKCARD;

USE IT LIKE A CHECK?

GIVE $100 IF YOU CAN.

GIVE $50 OR $30

BUT PLEASE DO SOMETHING.

OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE,

LIFETODAY.ORG.

YOU CAN WRITE A CHECK,

MANY PEOPLE STILL SAY,

"THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO."

MAKE IT TO LIFE,

THE LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN.

PUT IT IN THE MAIL.

WE WANT TO SEND YOU SOME GIFTS

TO BLESS YOU.

WE WANT TO SEND YOU

BETH MOORE'S INCREDIBLE BOOK

<I>THE LIFE THAT OVERCOMES.</I>

AND WE'LL SEND YOU

<I>THE 90-DAY BIBLE;</I>

YOU CAN READ THE BIBLE

IN 90 DAYS

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL HELP US

CARE FOR TEN CHILDREN OR MORE,

AS WELL AS BETH'S.

ANY GIFT YOU MAKE TO HELP

WE'LL SEND YOU BETH'S BOOK.

THE BEAUTIFUL BRONZE,

"THE HEART OF THE FATHER"

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL MAKE

A SPECIAL GIFT TO HELP US CARE

FOR 100 CHILDREN, $1,000 GIFT,

SOME OF YOU CAN DO THAT

AND YOU'LL SAY,

"THANK GOD I CAN DO IT!"

WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,

IT IS SO VITALLY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT.

THANK YOU

FOR GOING TO THE PHONE.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT CALL.

YOU ARE GIVING LIFE!

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 HELP SAVE A LIFE!

LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING TEAMS ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW

READY TO ANSWER THE HUNGER CRIES

OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUFFERING CHILDREN

IN REMOTE AREAS OF AFRICA.

WITH PREVIOUS FOOD RESERVES GONE

AND PARTS OF AFRICA FACING ITS WORST FAMINE

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 BETH MOORE'S BOOK,

<I>THE LIFE THAT OVERCOMES.</I>

THIS LIFE OUTREACH EXCLUSIVE

FEATURING A COLLECTION OF MESSAGES FROM BETH'S HEART

WILL INSPIRE YOU TO LIVE AN OVERCOMING LIFE EACH DAY!

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE TO HELP FEED TEN CHILDREN

YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST OUR NEW 90-DAY BIBLE

DESIGNED TO HELP YOU READ THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES

IN JUST 90 DAYS.

FINALLY, AS A SPECIAL CHALLENGE

PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE

TO HELP FEED AND SAVE THE LIVES OF 100 CHILDREN.

AND YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THE BEAUTIFUL

"HEART OF THE FATHER" BRONZE SCULPTURE.

PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY

AT LIFETODAY.ORG.

James: WE JUST SAY THANK YOU

FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART

FOR YOUR HELP.

WE WANT TO SAY ALSO,

IN ADDITION TO BETH MOORE'S BOOK

AND THE 90-DAY BIBLE,

IF YOU'LL HELP US

CARE FOR TEN CHILDREN,

PLEASE DO IT.

BUT IF YOU WILL JUST HELP US

AS MANY AS YOU CAN, TO CARE FOR

AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE,

WE'LL SEND YOU KAY'S BOOK,

<I>WHEN THE HURT RUNS DEEP.</I>

SHE IS AN AWESOME TEACHER.

WE JUST SAY THANKS.

JOIN US IN TELLING KAY ARTHUR

HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE HER.

BLESS YOU, KAY!

AND ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU --

THANK YOU FOR ENABLING US

TO SHARE LIFE.

THANKS FOR YOUR GIFT!

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James: EVERYONE IS RIGHTLY CONCERNED

ABOUT WHO WILL LEAD OUR NATION?

WHO WILL FILL THE VARIOUS OFFICES?

I'VE WRITTEN A COMMENTARY THAT I BELIEVE GOD PUT ON MY HEART.

IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS TITLED, "WHAT, NOT WHO."

WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE "WHAT" TO FIND THE RIGHT "WHO"

AND INSIST THE RIGHT "WHAT" IS DONE.

GO TO THE WEB SITE. GET A COPY AND PASS IT ON.

Beth: AND THERE IS NO STORM

HE EVER LETS YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF

THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE A VICTORY FOR YOU!

Announcer: WRECKED BUT NOT RUINED -- TOMORROW!