Announcer: COMING UP, BETH MOORE EXPLORES

HOW TO DISCERN RELATIONSHIPS.

Beth: I'M NEVER TRUSTING ANYBODY AGAIN BECAUSE

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IF I COULD HAVE TRUSTED ANYBODY

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT PARTICULAR PERSON.

IN PSALM 116:11 IT SAYS: IN MY DISMAY I SAID,

"ALL MEN ARE LIARS."

SOME OF YOU ARE GOING, "THAT IS MY NEW LIFE VERSE RIGHT THERE!"

[Laughter]

Announcer: SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT -- NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!

Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY,

AND "WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH."

I'M BETTY ROBISON

AND THIS IS JAMES.

James: AND IT IS ALWAYS A JOY

TO PRESENT BETH.

SHE IS COMPLETING A SERIES

ON SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT.

GOD KNOWS WE NEED IT.

IT IS AMAZING HOW IT SEEMS

THAT PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE

ABILITY TO DISCERN THE TIMES.

THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE

TO DISCERN THE SPIRIT.

IF THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ELEMENT

MISSING TOO OFTEN

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

AND HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY,

IT SEEMS TO BE WISDOM,

UNDERSTANDING.

BETH IS GOING TO HELP.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR HOW

EASILY YOU CAN BE SWEPT OFF

YOUR FEET OR MANIPULATED

OR DECEIVED BY DECEIVING SPIRITS

IF YOU DON'T DISCERN,

AND HOW YOU REALLY DO NEED TO

LIVE WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN,

NOT WIDE SHUT.

HERE'S BETH MOORE.

WELCOME HER.

Beth: NOW THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS

THE TWO TO FOUR,

WE TALKED ABOUT

ONE COULD BE RUN.

IF HE DOESN'T TELL US TO RUN

IT'S GOING TO FALL BETWEEN THE

TWO, THREE, AND FOUR CATEGORY.

THIS IS WHEN WE'RE STILL CALLED

TO HANG AROUND

BUT WE'RE ALREADY DISCERNING

SOMETHING IS WRONG.

CAN ANYBODY BESIDES ME SAY

YOU'VE BEEN IN THAT SITUATION?

WHERE IT'S GOD'S WILL

FOR YOU TO STAY.

GOD'S WILL FOR YOU TO STAY

PERHAPS IN THAT FRIENDSHIP.

GOD'S WILL FOR YOU TO STAY

IN THAT MENTORING RELATIONSHIP.

GOD'S WILL FOR YOU TO STAY

IN THAT PARTICULAR

GROUP OF PEOPLE

BUT YOU KNOW

THAT IT CAN'T BE AS YOU WERE.

IT'S GOT TO BE A NEW WAY

BECAUSE NOW

YOU SPIRITUALLY DISCERN

THAT SOMETHING IS UP.

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

FIRST ONE IS RUN.

IF HE HASN'T TOLD US TO RUN

IT'S GOT TO BE ONE

OF THE FOLLOWING:

TWO, THREE, OR FOUR.

IF HE DOESN'T SAY RUN

BUT YOU ARE DISCERNING

SOMETHING IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS

AND YOU'RE GETTING A WARNING

IN YOUR SPIRIT,

SOMETHING DOWN IN HERE,

IT IS NOT ABOUT FEELINGS,

IT IS BEYOND EMOTION,

YOU CAN'T SHAKE IT.

I NEED TO KNOW IF ANYBODY

HAS EVER BEEN THERE BESIDES ME

WHERE YOU JUST THINK,

I'M TELLING YOU, I WANT TO.

HAVE YOU EVER

JUST LIKE PRAYED YOUR HEAD OFF

BEFORE YOU GOT WITH SOMEBODY

BECAUSE WHEN YOU GOT WITH THEM,

YOU GO AWAY THINKING, OKAY,

SOMETHING SEEMS WRONG

AND I DON'T WANT TO THINK THAT.

SOMETHING IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.

YOU JUST KEEP BEGGING GOD.

MAKE IT BE WHAT IT SEEMS!

BUT IT IS DISCERNMENT.

SOMETHING IS UP.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE A STEP BACK.

PERHAPS IT MAY BE PHYSICALLY.

IN OTHER WORDS,

MAYBE WE JUST BACK OFF

FROM THE RELATIONSHIP

A LITTLE BIT.

IF IT IS NOT PHYSICALLY,

IT DEFINITELY NEEDS

TO BE EMOTIONALLY.

DEFINITELY!

IF YOU'VE ALREADY DISCERNED

SOMETHING IS UP,

THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM,

LISTEN, GOD'S WORD TELLS US:

WE'VE GOT TO GUARD OUR HEARTS.

IF YOU REALIZE

THAT SOMETHING IS DANGEROUS,

SOMETHING IS OFF,

SOMETHING IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS,

YOU'VE ASKED YOURSELF

THOSE FOUR QUESTIONS AND

YOU KEEP GETTING NO'S TO THEM

AND YES,

YOU ARE ONTO SOMETHING HERE.

GOD HAS NOT RELEASED YOU,

HE HAS NOT SAID "RUN."

OKAY, THEN I MAY STILL BE

IN THIS SITUATION BUT

I'M GOING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT

OF EMOTIONAL DISTANCE,

I'M GOING TO KNOW

SOMETHING CAN'T BE TRUSTED HERE.

MAYBE NOT SOMEONE

BUT THE ENEMY IS SOMEHOW

AT WORK HERE IN A WAY THAT

I NEED TO SCOOT BACK FROM IT.

THAT WILL ALSO

HELP US SEE CLEARER

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT

SOME OF THE EMOTION OUT OF IT --

PULL BACK SOME.

I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER

IN MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN

THAT I BEGAN TO REALIZE

IS JUST A DANGEROUS PERSON

EMOTIONALLY.

I MEAN LIKE

SHE COULD HAVE YOU QUESTIONING

EVERY BIT OF VALUE YOU HAVE

BY THE TIME

SHE WAS FINISHED WITH YOU

IF SHE WAS IN A MOOD TO,

VERY, VERY PUNISHING.

AND I KNEW I COULDN'T JUST

DISMISS THE RELATIONSHIP,

IT WAS TOO KEY.

BUT I KNEW I WAS GOING

TO HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT

IN THE RELATIONSHIP

AND I KNEW I WAS GOING TO HAVE

TO MAKE A DECISION THAT ALTHOUGH

I DID NOT HAPPEN TO PUT --

IT WAS NOT GOD'S DESIRE

FOR ME TO RUN.

IT WAS ALSO NOT GOD'S DESIRE...

IT WAS NOT THE SITUATION

WHERE I COULD PUT

PHYSICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN US.

SO WHAT I DID WAS

I WOULD BE JUST AS CLOSE

AS I COULD BE.

I MIGHT BE TOUCHING DISTANCE.

I MIGHT BE

HOLDING HANDS DISTANCE

BUT MY HEART WAS PULLED BACK.

NOT REMOVED, JUST PULLED BACK

WHERE I COULD HAVE SOME SANITY

AND THINK SOME CLEAR THOUGHTS

IN THE SPIRIT.

IF YOU'RE IN A GROUP,

ASK QUESTIONS OF THE GROUP.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE

IN AN ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP

THAT YOU'RE THINKING,

OKAY, SOMETHING IS OFF HERE.

A BIBLE STUDY GROUP HERE,

JUST A GROUP OF FRIENDS

THAT YOU'RE THINKING,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UP HERE

BUT I FEEL SOMETHING

AND I CANNOT SHAKE IT

AND I'VE PRAYED IT THROUGH

AND PRAYED IT THROUGH

AND I'VE ASKED TO HAVE LOVE

THAT IS KNOWLEDGEABLE

AND HAS INSIGHT

AND HAS SOME DISCERNMENT.

I STILL CAN'T SHAKE IT.

ASK SOME KEY QUESTIONS.

LIKE TALK TO THE PERSON.

HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY

AND THIS ONE

IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

UNDER THE SAME NUMBER THREE:

DO IT FACE-TO-FACE.

IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY

BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THINGS

THAT ARE NOT ADDING UP TO YOU

AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS

THAT JUST DON'T --

SOMEHOW YOU JUST FEEL A WARNING

DEEP IN YOUR SPIRIT,

DON'T JUST TALK ON THE PHONE.

GO WITH THEM FACE-TO-FACE

BECAUSE LET ME

TELL YOU SOMETHING,

IT IS A WHOLE LOT HARDER

TO LIE TO SOMEBODY'S FACE

THAN IT IS TO LIE IN AN E-MAIL,

IN A TEXT, ON THE TELEPHONE.

YOU WANT TO BE FACE-TO-FACE

BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO

SOMEONE DEAD ON, YOU'RE LOOKING

STRAIGHT IN THEIR EYES

AND THEY'RE LOOKING

STRAIGHT IN YOUR'S

AND YOU ASK THEM QUESTIONS LIKE,

"I WANT TO GO BACK OVER THIS.

LISTEN, I'M NOT --

I REALLY WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORY

AND I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND,

BUT I'M JUST WONDERING

ABOUT THIS."

AND IF THEY CANNOT LOOK AT YOU,

SOMETHING IS WRONG.

YOU CAN TELL;

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS

WE CAN TELL FROM

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

BUT GET FACE-TO-FACE.

SOMETIMES WE KNOW --

SOMEBODY LOOKED US

STRAIGHT DEAD ON IN THE EYE

AND TOLD US WHAT WE WERE

SO HOPING WE WOULD HEAR.

THAT MEANS WE WERE

EITHER WRONG ABOUT IT

OR THEY'RE A PSYCHOPATH.

THAT CAN HAPPEN TOO.

BUT IT NEEDS TO BE FACE-TO-FACE.

PUT YOUR SCRIPTURE DOWN.

EPHESIANS 4:15.

IF YOUR RELATIONSHIP

CANNOT SURVIVE

YOU SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE,

YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED

TO BE IN IT...

AND I PROBABLY DON'T NEED

TO BE IN IT.

IF I KEEP FEELING LIKE

SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE,

SOMETHING IS UP.

EVERYTHING IN ME

IS FLAGGING IN THIS SITUATION --

IF I CANNOT GO

AND SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE,

YOU'RE THINKING, LISTEN,

THIS IS NOT JUST SOMEONE

I CAN DO THAT WITH,

SOMETHING IS WRONG.

IT MAY BE A RELATIONSHIP

THAT NEEDS TO BE REDEFINED,

RESITUATED IN SUCH A WAY

THAT WE'RE NOT

SO EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED

IF THE ANSWERS DON'T ADD UP

ASK GOD IF YOU ARE

TO LOVINGLY CONFRONT;

THAT IS WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO.

NUMBER FOUR IS THIS.

LET'S SAY

HE'S NOT TOLD US TO RUN,

HE'S TOLD US TO STAY

RIGHT WHERE WE ARE.

WE'VE SPOKEN THE TRUTH IN LOVE.

WE STILL ARE FAIRLY CERTAIN

THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

BUT GOD HAS CALLED US

RIGHT THERE.

IF THAT'S WHAT HE'S DONE

NUMBER FOUR IS THIS.

I AM SAYING IN SPIRITUAL TERMS,

DO NOT EVEN BLINK.

IS THAT SPEAKING TO ANYBODY?

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN

YOU AND I ARE CALLED TO LOVE

EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY PEOPLE

JUST LIKE THEY HAVE LOVED US

IN OUR SAME ESTATE.

WE NEED SOME PEOPLE

TO STICK IT OUT WITH US;

DON'T WE?

WE NEED SOME PEOPLE TO SPEAK

THE TRUTH IN LOVE TO US.

WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT HAVE

WORKED WITH US LONG ENOUGH

TO SEE US COME

TO SOME SUBSTANTIAL WHOLENESS

AND THOSE RELATIONSHIPS

ARE PRECIOUS TO US!

WE WANT TO GIVE THOSE CHANCES

TO PEOPLE.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO BLINK.

WE'VE GOT TO SET US

SOME BOUNDARIES THERE

WHERE WE KNOW,

WHERE WE CAN THINK STRAIGHT,

WHERE OUR HEARTS ARE ACTIVATED

WITH KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT

SO THAT WE CAN DISCERN

WHAT IS BEST.

IF NOTHING CHANGES,

THEN JUST STAY OPEN

TO GOD'S SIGNAL TO RELEASE.

IF YOU DON'T GET IT,

YOU JUST HANG IN THERE,

BUT LISTEN, DON'T LIE WITH THEM.

AFTER A WHILE, BY THE TIME

I'VE ASKED SOME QUESTIONS,

AFTER A WHILE, WHEN I KNOW THEY

ARE FLAT OUT NOT GOING TO STOP,

THIS IS GOING TO STILL CONTINUE

TO BE DECEPTIVE AND YOU'RE

KNOWING BETTER THAN THIS.

YOU'RE KNOWING

THIS IS NOT STRAIGHT UP,

THEN SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE

I HAVE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SAY,

THIS IS NOT...

SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE.

AND I NEED YOU TO JUST HELP ME

WITH WHAT?

AND IF THEY CAN'T DO THAT,

THEN I'M GOING TO LOOK

FOR GOD'S RELEASE.

RUN!

TAKE A STEP BACK.

ASK QUESTIONS.

IF YOU'RE TOLD TO STAY

RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THEM,

YOU LOVE

WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN.

NOW LET ME SAY THIS TO YOU

BECAUSE I THINK THIS

IS SO IMPORTANT.

WE MIGHT GET DOWN THE ROAD

IN A RELATIONSHIP

AND NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT.

IN OTHER WORDS,

WE'RE LIKE SOMETHING

IS WRONG HERE IN THIS SITUATION.

I'M NOT JUDGING

THAT PERSON'S HEART

BUT SOMETHING IS --

I'M GETTING A WARNING

IN MY SPIRIT.

SOMETHING DOES NOT SIT WELL.

MAYBE YOU GET DOWN THE ROAD AND

YOU NEVER DID KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

MAYBE YOU WERE IN JUST

A MOMENTARY ENCOUNTER

AND YOU WALKED AWAY THINKING,

OKAY, I THINK

SOMETHING IS UP THERE

BUT NOTHING EVER CAME OF IT.

YOU NEVER KNEW WHAT IT WAS.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

WHEN YOU AND I ACT

AS BEST WE CAN

BASED ON SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT

ON THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SPIRIT

-- THIS IS GOING TO BE

THE TRICKY PART OF IT --

WE MAY NOT ALWAYS BE RIGHT

BUT WE DID NOT SIN.

CAN SOMEBODY STAY WITH ME THERE?

BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.

THE REASON WHY

SO MANY OF US THINK,

I DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT

TO DO THIS ANYMORE

BECAUSE I ALREADY BLEW IT.

I'VE ALREADY BLOWN IT

SEVERAL TIMES.

I THOUGHT THAT ABOUT THAT PERSON

AND IT DIDN'T TURN OUT

TO BE THAT WAY AT ALL.

SO I DON'T KNOW

WHAT I'M THINKING HERE.

WELL, YOU MIGHT NOT BE WRONG

THIS TIME.

YOU MIGHT NOT!

BUT WHEN YOU AND I,

AS BEST WE KNOW HOW,

TRY TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT

AND MAYBE WE END UP BEING WRONG

ABOUT SOMETHING,

WE MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG

BUT WE WEREN'T IN BLATANT SIN.

WE WERE TRYING TO DO

THE WILL OF GOD.

WE WERE TRYING TO WALK UNDER

THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SPIRIT.

I DON'T KNOW

IF THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU, BUT

THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

IF WE MISSED IT,

WE MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE

BUT WE DID NOT COMMIT A SIN!

SO DID IT HUMBLE US?

WELL, THAT'S OKAY TOO.

I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN

AN ADDRESS.

IT WOULD TAKE US ALL DAY LONG

TO FIND THE SCRIPTURE

SO I JUST WANT YOU

TO WRITE IT DOWN, OBADIAH 1:3.

NOW YOU KNOW WHY I'M GOING TO

TELL IT TO YOU: OBADIAH 1:3

SAYS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT.

LISTEN, WE WANT

TO BE HUMBLE PEOPLE BECAUSE

IF WE'RE PROUD IN A SITUATION,

IF WE'RE FULL OF OURSELVES

IN A SITUATION,

REMEMBER, WE'RE JUST OPERATING

LIKE MERE MEN OR WOMEN THEN.

AND THE PRIDE OF OUR HEARTS

WILL DECEIVE US.

IF THERE IS PRIDE

AND ARROGANCE INVOLVED,

WE CANNOT TRUST

WHAT WE THINK WE'RE SENSING

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TOO MUCH

OF OURSELF MIXED UP IN THE MESS

AND WE'RE TOO ENTANGLED IN IT

TO SEE THE TRUTH.

OBADIAH 1:3,

THE PRIDE OF YOUR HEART

HAS DECEIVED YOU.

SOMETIMES WE'RE TOO PROUD

TO TAKE THE CHANCE

OF BEING PROVED WRONG.

SO IN SPITE OF IT WE CONTINUE ON

AND END UP WOEFULLY SORRY...

WOEFULLY SORRY...

WOEFULLY SORRY.

I WANT TO SAY

ONE OTHER VERSE TO YOU AS WELL

BEFORE WE DRAW THIS THING

TO A CLOSE.

IF WE GET PUNKED

AND WE'VE ALREADY SAID

FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN WE TOOK

JUST A LITTLE SHOW OF HANDS

JUST IN THIS AUDIENCE,

HOW MANY OF US KNEW

WE'D BEEN PUNKED

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY?

IF WE GET PUNKED

WE HAVE TO TRY OUR HARDEST

NOT TO GET CYNICAL

BECAUSE IT IS REALLY EASY

AFTER THAT POINT TO THINK,

I'M NEVER BELIEVING

ANYBODY AGAIN!

I'M NEVER TRUSTING ANYBODY AGAIN

BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

IF I COULD HAVE TRUSTED ANYBODY,

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN

THAT PARTICULAR PERSON.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU

OF SOMETHING THE PSALMIST SAID

IN PSALM 116:11.

SOME OF YOU ARE GOING,

"THAT'S MY NEW LIFE VERSE

RIGHT THERE!"

[Laughter]

THE FACT IS,

ALL MEN ARE NOT LIARS...

NOR ARE ALL WOMEN LIARS

BUT WE CAN DECIDE,

WE CAN HAVE BEEN LIED TO

ON SUCH A BIG OCCASION

IN SUCH A DEEP RELATIONSHIP

THAT WE DECIDE,

YOU KNOW WHAT? EVERYBODY LIES!

NOBODY CAN BE TRUSTED.

DON'T GET CYNICAL!

SO YOU'VE BEEN PUNKED, OKAY,

WELL LET'S JUST BE HUMBLED BY IT

BUT LET'S GO BACK AFTER IT.

LORD, TEACH ME BETTER THAN THIS.

I KNOW BETTER THAN THIS.

MAKE ME SMARTER THAN I AM.

HELP ME TO KNOW

WHAT I CAN'T KNOW --

UNDERSTAND WHAT IN HUMAN TERMS

I COULD NOT POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND.

BECAUSE ONE THING IS FOR SURE,

WHETHER OR NOT

SOMEBODY IS A POSER

THEY NEED PRAYER.

WE'VE ALL BEEN POSERS

AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.

THAT'S WHY HE BRINGS TRIALS

TO PROVE OUR FAITH GENUINE.

I WANT TO TELL YOU

A LITTLE SILLY SOMETHING

AS WE CLOSE HERE.

I HOPE THIS WILL BE A STORY

THAT YOU CAN APPRECIATE.

IF NOT IT WILL GET CUT OUT

AND EDITED ANYWAY

AND YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

IT HAPPENED.

[Laughter]

SOMETIMES WE'RE NOT LYING,

ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE JUST

GRANDPARENTS OR PARENTS;

SOMETIMES WE'RE JUST TELLING

A LITTLE FAIRY TALE.

I'M VERY, VERY CLOSE

TO MY GRANDSON JACKSON

AND HE IS AT OUR HOUSE OFTEN.

SOMETIMES SPENDS THE NIGHT,

HAS A SLUMBER PARTY WITH US

AND I JUST LOVE IT.

I MAY NOT GET ANY SLEEP

BECAUSE WHEN I SAY THAT

HE WANTS TO SLEEP WITH ME

WHAT I MEAN IS REALLY LIKE

ON MY PERSON.

MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW

HOW THAT IS.

WE SLEEP LIKE RIGHT IN

THE MIDDLE OF THE BED TOGETHER.

HE INVARIABLY, THE MOMENT --

THE MOMENT THERE IS ANY LIGHT

IN THE ROOM, HE IS WIDE-EYED

AND OPEN AND STARING.

I CAN FEEL HIS LITTLE BREATH

ON MY FACE JUST LIKE THAT.

HE SAYS, "BIBBY,

IS IT TIME FOR MR. SUN?"

BECAUSE WE JUST ALWAYS LOVE

TO GET UP IN THE MORNING

AND TWIST OPEN THE MINI BLINDS

AND WE BOTH SAY TOGETHER

ALL AT THE SAME TIME,

"GOOD MORNING, MR. SUN!"

SO I LOVE DOING THAT

WITH JACKSON.

AND AT NIGHT, EVERY TIME

I CARRY HIM OUT TO THE CAR AFTER

WE'VE KEPT HIM IN THE EVENING --

HE DID THIS JUST THIS WEEK --

TAKE HIM OUT TO THE CAR

AND HE LOOKS UP AND GOES,

"THERE'S MR. MOON!

MR. SUN HAS GONE TO SLEEP.

MR. MOON IS UP!"

I KNOW THERE'S NOT REALLY

A MR. SUN AND A MR. MOON,

BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL THING

YOU DO WITH GRANDCHILDREN!

SO HE ASKED HIS DADDY,

HE SAID TO MY WONDERFUL

SON-IN-LAW CURTIS,

HE SAID, "DADDY,

IS MR. SUN A MAN OR A GIRL?"

[Laughter]

AND SO CURTIS LOOKED AT HIM

BECAUSE YOU KNOW

HE'S GOT THIS MOTHER-IN-LAW

AND I'M SAPPY ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I PUT THE CHEESE IN VELVEETA.

HE SAYS TO HIM, "SON,

MR. SUN IS NOT A MAN OR A GIRL.

IT'S JUST GAS --

IT'S JUST GAS!"

[Laughter]

SO I SAID, "WELL,

THAT PROVES IT,

IT'S A MAN!"

[Laughter]

WE'LL SEE IF THAT STAYS.

[Laughter]

SOME THINGS

ARE JUST FAIRY TALES,

OTHERS ARE JUST BIG FAT LIES!

YOU AND ME ARE ON THIS PLANET

DURING THE AGE OF THE POSER.

LET IT NOT BE US.

THESE ARE DAYS

FOR SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT.

James: WELL, BETH, YOU KIND OF

WENT FROM JUST A LITTLE...

[Chuckling] A LITTLE SMILE

ON OUR FACES TO A VERY SERIOUS,

SERIOUS POINT TO CLOSE

A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

I REALLY WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND

THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT BETH HAS

EMPHASIZED SO EFFECTIVELY AND

THAT IS SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT.

FATHER, I PRAY FOR EVERY VIEWER

THAT THEY WOULD REALIZE

THAT THEY HAVE AN ANOINTING,

THE HOLY SPIRIT,

WHO CAN TEACH THEM,

AND THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT

JESUS SAID HE WAS SENDING,

ANOTHER OF THE SAME KIND

TO GUIDE US TO TRUTH,

TO GIVE US THE ABILITY

TO DISCERN THE TIMES

AND THE SPIRITS.

SO I PRAY, DEAR GOD, THAT

YOU WILL GRANT TO EVERY PERSON

WHO OPENS AND YIELDS

THEIR LIFE TO YOUR WILL

THE SPIRIT OF DISCERNMENT.

IN JESUS' NAME.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS

BLESSED ME AND BETTY AS MUCH

PERHAPS AS ANY MESSAGE

THAT IS COMMUNICATED TO US

IS THE APPRECIATION LEVEL

THAT YOU EXPRESS FOR WHAT

GOD HAS CALLED US TO DO

WHEN IT COMES TO REACHING OUT

AND TOUCHING THE SUFFERING,

AND DOING IT IN A WAY

THAT IS EFFECTIVE

AND DOING IT BECAUSE OF LOVE.

YOU'VE LET US KNOW THAT

THERE IS A TREMENDOUS JOY

AND A SENSE OF FULFILLMENT

WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE.

WELL, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING

RIGHT NOW THAT IS EXCITING.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, PEOPLE HAVE

TOLD US THAT IT'S ONE OF

THE GREAT JOYS OF THEIR LIFE.

WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE TELL US,

"WE'VE EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR

SOME TOUGH CHALLENGES

AND IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR US

TO DO SOME OF THE THINGS

YOU'VE ASKED."

WE'VE EVEN HAD A FEW PEOPLE,

BETTY, SAY, "WE'VE BEEN ABLE

TO DRILL A WATER WELL

AND THIS YEAR WE CAN'T.

AND YOU'LL NEVER KNOW

HOW MUCH THAT HURTS US."

THEY SAY, "WE'RE PRAYING

GOD WILL RAISE UP

SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WILL

OR SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WILL."

WHEN YOU SEE THE NEED

AND YOU RECOGNIZE

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'VE BEEN

GIVEN TO LEGITIMATELY

AND EFFECTIVELY MEET A NEED,

I THINK YOU'RE GOING

TO WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

I WANT YOU TO WATCH WITH

YOUR EYES BUT I WANT YOU

TO DISCERN IN THE SPIRIT,

IS THAT A NEED THAT NEEDS

TO BE MET AND I CAN MEET IT?

WATCH CLOSELY.

Translator: I HAVE 12 CHILDREN HERE

FROM AGE 6 TO 14.

SOMETIMES THE CHILDREN SAY, "TEACHER, WE ARE THIRSTY."

SO I GO TO THE RIVER TO BRING THE WATER FOR THE CHILDREN.

CHILDREN ARE OFTEN SICK WITH DIARRHEA AND FEVER.

I THINK THE RIVER IS CONTAMINATED

AND BECOMES WORSE BECAUSE OF THE WASTE FROM THE COWS.

OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO GO TO THE RIVER

BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY WATER.

MY DREAM IS THAT WE CAN HAVE CLEAN WATER

AND NO ONE WILL GET SICK.

James: BETTY, WHEN YOU SEE

THOSE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CHILDREN

-- THAT LITTLE GIRL

A MOMENT AGO, BEAUTIFUL EYES

AND TURN THAT LITTLE CUP UP --

PRECIOUS!

ALL THE LITTLE CHILDREN

ARE PRECIOUS IN THE EYES OF GOD.

AND THEN YOU HEAR A TEACHER,

OF COURSE

JESUS WAS A GREAT TEACHER,

YOU HEAR A TEACHER

PLEADING THE CAUSE

AND THE NEED OF THOSE CHILDREN,

WHAT DO YOU SENSE IN YOUR HEART

BECAUSE I KNOW MANY VIEWERS

WOULD CERTAINLY IDENTIFY.

Betty: WELL, THE FACT IS

THE TEACHER REALIZES

AND KNOWS THAT EVERY TIME

SHE OFFERS A CUP OF WATER

TO ANY ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN,

SHE IS OPENING

THEIR LITTLE BODIES UP

TO POSSIBLE DISEASES

FROM THAT WATER,

THE CONTAMINATION OF IT.

THAT MUST BREAK HER HEART

BECAUSE SHE IS THERE BECAUSE

SHE CARES ABOUT THE CHILDREN,

TEACHING THEM

AND LOVING ON THEM.

THAT REALLY TOUCHES ME, JAMES,

THAT THERE, AS AN INDIVIDUAL,

HER HEART GOES OUT

TO THOSE CHILDREN.

AND I FEEL THAT WHEN I WATCH.

I THINK, WHY DID YOU GIVE

THAT WATER TO THEM?

THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE.

WE HAVE TO HAVE WATER FOR

OUR BODIES SO REGARDLESS

OF WHAT SHE KNOWS THAT

THAT CAN DO TO HER PRECIOUS

LITTLE STUDENTS THERE,

SHE HAS TO GIVE IT TO THEM.

James: CAN YOU IMAGINE

THE HEARTACHE WHEN YOU HEAR

A CHILD SAY, "I'M THIRSTY"

AND THEN YOU KNOW YOU NEED

TO GIVE THEM WATER

BUT YOU ALSO KNOW

I'M GIVING THEM SOMETHING

THAT LIKELY WILL MAKE THEM SICK

AND I'VE SEEN IT ACTUALLY

TAKE THEIR LIVES.

THE THING IS THAT

THAT TEACHER IS HOPING AND

EXPRESSING HER HEART'S DESIRE,

BUT YOU AND I TOGETHER,

YOU THE VIEWERS,

JOINING WITH US

AND THE MISSIONARIES

THAT SEE THE NEED,

WE CAN BE AN ANSWER TO

THAT APPEAL FOR THOSE CHILDREN.

WE CAN PUT A FRESHWATER WELL

RIGHT THERE.

BETTY, WE'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE

OVER THE YEARS TELL US

THIS IS THE GREATEST JOY,

THEY EXPERIENCE.

THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE FEEL

THE ECONOMIC PINCH,

IT'S FELT AROUND THE WORLD.

I DON'T CARE

IF YOU'RE IN AUSTRALIA,

THE UNITED KINGDOM,

OR CANADA OR HERE IN THE U.S.,

WE'VE FELT IT.

WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE

SAY, "YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT

GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO

WHAT WE NORMALLY DO."

AND BOY, IT BREAKS MY HEART

BUT I THINK ABOUT

THAT PRAYER REQUEST, THAT NEED,

THAT HEART CRY OF THAT TEACHER

AND SO MANY MISSIONARIES

AND SO MANY CHILDREN.

AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME

RECENTLY SAY, "I PRAY GOD

WILL RAISE UP A HUNDRED PEOPLE

IN A SINGLE DAY, TO SAY

'I CAN GIVE A WELL.' "

THAT WOULD REALLY BE A MIRACLE!

BUT THAT MIRACLE CAN ONLY HAPPEN

ONE AT A TIME.

WE SAY, "I CAN DO IT."

"WE CAN DO IT AS A COUPLE."

PRAYER CAN BE ANSWERED

IF EVERY PERSON WATCHING,

YES YOU, WOULD JUST DO SOMETHING

TO PROVIDE THE WATER.

LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

$48 -- THE WELLS ARE $4800 --

THAT'S WHAT IT COST.

THAT'S THE AVERAGE COST;

SOME A LITTLE MORE,

SOME A LITTLE LESS

BUT THAT'S THE AVERAGE;

$48, 10 PEOPLE WATER

THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

THAT'S HOW IT BREAKS OUT;

$144, 30 PEOPLE.

COULD YOU GIVE THAT $144?

COULD YOU GIVE THE $48

AND PRAY OTHERS WILL JOIN

UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER WELL?

THAT'S HOW WE GET MOST WELLS.

BUT I'M PRAYING THAT GOD

WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART

AND YOU'LL SAY, "OKAY,

I WILL DO MY PART

SHARING THE HEART OF GOD,

BEING AN ANSWER

TO THAT TEACHER'S PLEA."

WE WANT TO SEND YOU A BOOK,

BELIEVE THIS NOT THAT.

IT WILL BLESS YOU.

WE WANT TO SEND YOU

THE WATER FOR LIFE COFFEE MUGS.

IT WILL REMIND YOU TO PRAY

FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED WATER.

AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU

THE "LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE,

A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTIBLE.

YOU CAN TELL YOUR FRIENDS,

"I HELPED GIVE WATER

TO THE DESPERATELY THIRSTY."

IT OFTENTIMES INSPIRES OTHERS

TO SAY, "HOW CAN I HELP?"

AND MANY TIMES THEY DO.

WOULD YOU GO TO THE PHONE

RIGHT NOW?

TAKE YOUR BANKCARD

AND USE IT LIKE A CHECK.

WOULD YOU DO THAT PLEASE?

OR WRITE A CHECK

AND MAKE IT TO LIFE

BUT CALL US AND TELL US

YOU'RE MAILING IT.

YOU CAN IF YOU LIKE GO ONLINE

TO LifeToday.org

AND MAKE YOUR GIFT.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT!

PLEASE DO IT NOW

AND MAY GOD DIRECT YOU

IN WHAT YOU GIVE.

Announcer: EVERY DAY MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE FORCED

TO MAKE A DREADFUL CHOICE: DRINK FILTHY, POLLUTED WATER

FILLED WITH DEADLY DISEASE OR DIE FROM THIRST.

NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE FACED WITH THIS DECISION.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION --

MISSION: WATER FOR LIFE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING

AND VIABLE DEMONSTRATIONS OF GOD'S LOVE IN THE WORLD TODAY.

SUFFERING CAN END BECAUSE CLEAN WATER CHANGES EVERYTHING!

WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY WE WILL BEGIN DRILLING

350 NEW WATER WELLS FOR REMOTE VILLAGES IN 12 DIFFERENT NATIONS.

YOUR GIFT OF $24 WILL HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE!

A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR 10 PEOPLE!

$72 WILL IMPACT 15 PEOPLE.

AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE FRESH, CLEAN DISEASE-FREE WATER

FOR 30 PEOPLE FOR A LIFETIME!

WITH YOUR GIFT BE SURE TO REQUEST, BELIEVE THIS NOT THAT

A BRAND-NEW TOPICAL BIBLE PROMISE BOOK

THAT WILL ENCOURAGE YOU IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE.

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE

YOU MAY REQUEST OUR NEWLY RELEASED WATER FOR LIFE MUG SET,

A DAILY REMINDER OF THE CLEAN WATER

YOU MAKE POSSIBLE TO THOSE WHO THIRST.

ALSO PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1200

TO HELP PROVIDE WATER FOR 250 PEOPLE

OR A GIFT OF $4800 TO HELP SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL.

AND BE SURE TO REQUEST THE 2012 COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE SCULPTURE,

"THE LAMB AND THE LION."

PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!

James: BETH TALKED

ABOUT DISCERNMENT.

THIS BOOK IS A BOOK THAT

WILL HELP YOU INCREASE

IN DISCERNMENT, BELIEVE THIS --

A PROMISE FROM HEAVEN

FOR EVERY NEED -- REALLY EVERY

QUESTION AND CHALLENGE ON EARTH:

BELIEVE THIS NOT THAT --

NOT WHAT THE ENEMY SAYS.

YOU TALK ABOUT GETTING

YOUR DISCERNMENT ANTENNAS UP,

YOUR SENSITIVITY LEVEL

INCREASED, THIS WILL HELP.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US

SHARE WATER.

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING

THAT OTHERS WOULD JOIN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS

TO WATCH LIFE TODAY.

Announcer: TOMORROW, AUTHOR FRANK TUREK

ALONG WITH JAMES AND BETTY'S SON, RANDY

DISCUSS HOW BELIEVERS EXPERIENCE MORE HAPPINESS

THAN THOSE WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD.