Announcer: NEXT, BETH MOORE OFFERS HOPE
WHEN YOUR FAMILY EXPERIENCES CALAMITY.
Beth: ONE REASON WHY I DON'T WANT TO GET ANY JOY OUT OF THAT
IS BECAUSE IT CAN BE MY FAMILY TOMORROW.
MY FRIEND AND I HAVE TEASED THAT WE'RE AFRAID
TO TURN ON THE TV LEST WE TURN ON TO SOME TALK SHOW
LIKE JERRY SPRINGER AND THERE'S OUR FAMILY --
[Laughter] AND WORST YET WE'RE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM,
AND FORGOT WE DID IT! CAN YOU IMAGINE?
Announcer: FAMILY CALAMITY AND RESTORATION -- NEXT!
James: I'M EXCITED ABOUT COMING TO MANY AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY.
CHECK THE WEB SITE TO SEE WHEN AND IF WE'LL BE IN YOUR AREA.
THE INDIVISIBLE BOOK TOUR,
THIS IS THE WAY TO LEAD OUR GREAT NATION
OUT OF THE WILDERNESS BACK INTO THE LAND
OF BLESSING AND PROMISE.
DON'T MISS IT!
§
James: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT IS A JOY TO SHARE THIS TIME
WITH YOU.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED THAT
YOU JOINED US ON LIFE TODAY.
I'M HOLDING IN MY HANDS --
YOU TALK ABOUT A LABOR OF LOVE,
THIS IS IT.
BETTY, I'M NOT EXAGGERATING
WHEN I SAY THREE YEARS
AND SO MANY WAYS ON MY FACE
BEFORE THE LORD AND 18 MONTHS
OF FLESHING OUT INDIVISIBLE:
RESTORING FAITH, FAMILY
AND FREEDOM,
INCLUDING A HEALTHY FREE MARKET,
GREED VULNERABLE,
NOT GREED DEPENDENT,
NOT GREED DRIVEN.
THAT'S A MISNOMER.
ALL FREEDOM IS VULNERABLE
TO ABUSE.
JAY RICHARDS JOINED ME
WRITING THE BOOK.
HE IS IN MY OPINION
A GIFT FROM GOD TO US.
GOVERNOR HUCKABEE SAYS ON
THE COVER, "YOU READ THIS BOOK
IT WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE WAY
YOU VIEW THE WORLD."
HE SAYS IT IS THE GAME CHANGER,
THE COURSE CORRECTOR.
MOST OF OUR NATIONAL LEADERS
WHO HAVE READ THE BOOK
ARE SAYING NOW, THIS IS THE WAY
OUT OF THE PIT AND THE DITCH
OF DEFEAT OF DEBT.
THIS IS THE WAY BACK
TO THE BLESSINGS THAT GOD SAYS
ARE ON THE NATIONS
WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD.
WELL, BETH MOORE, BETTY
IS TALKING ABOUT FAITH
AND FAMILY BECAUSE SHE TALKS
ABOUT FAMILY CALAMITY
AND RESTORATION.
BETH MOORE IS REALLY,
AS YOU ARE, A KEY TO CORRECTING
THE COURSE OF OUR SHIP OF STATE.
IT ALL STARTS RIGHT HERE
WITH US, OUR FAITH, OUR FAMILY,
A LOVE AND APPRECIATION
FOR OUR FREEDOM.
WE'LL BE TALKING TO YOU
A LITTLE LATER.
HERE IS BETH MOORE. ENJOY HER.
Beth: MY GRANDSON, JACKSON
WHO IS FOUR YEARS OLD
IS THE ENTHUSIAST OF THE FAMILY.
EVERY FEELING HE HAS IS HUGE!
HIS TEACHERS EVEN TELL US
THAT IN HIS PRESCHOOL CLASS
THAT EVEN IF THEY SAY,
"OKAY, LET'S ALL SIT DOWN
AND HAVE OUR ART TIME."
HE GOES, "YES! ART TIME!
YES, ART TIME!"
[Laughter]
IF IT IS SNACK TIME,
HE GOES, "I LOVE SNACKS!
I WANT SNACKS!"
THEY SAID EVERYTHING!
"IT'S TIME TO PLAY OUTSIDE."
"I LOVE TO PLAY OUTSIDE!
I'M GOING TO PLAY OUTSIDE!"
HE IS VERY, VERY ENTHUSED.
NOW I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE GETS THAT!
[Laughter]
YOU CAN IMAGINE
WITH THAT BIG PERSONALITY
HE IS THE OTHER SANGUINE
IN OUR EXTENDED FAMILY.
I'M THE ONLY TRUE SANGUINE,
A PARTY LOOKING TO HAPPEN
UNTIL JACKSON CAME ALONG,
AND BOY, HE TOOK IT,
WHICH TELLS YOU
HE IS IN TROUBLE ALL OF THE TIME
-- ALL OF THE TIME
BECAUSE WE HAVE BIG FEELINGS.
HIS LITTLE SISTER COMES ALONG
AND SHE'S JUST GOT A DIFFERENT,
MORE LAID BACK PERSONALITY.
BUT SHE IS LEARNING FROM HIM
BUT SHE HAS TO LEARN IT
HER OWN WAY.
HE CLAPS AND CHEERS
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
HONESTLY, EVEN WHEN HE FIRST
WAS POTTY TRAINED
AND WOULD USE THE TOILET
HE WOULD GET UP AND GO,
"I WON! I WON!"
[Laughter]
JUST THINGS TO BE
EXCITED ABOUT HERE.
SO ALONG COMES ANNA BETH AND
WITH THAT LAID BACK PERSONALITY
IT JUST ABSOLUTELY KILLS ME NOW.
SHE IS LEARNING
FROM THAT TIME...
BUT WHEN SHE FIRST REALLY BEGAN
TO BE ABLE TO EMULATE HIM
HERE IS HOW SHE WOULD DO IT.
SHE WOULD CLAP THREE TIMES:
[clap clap clap] "YA."
[Laughter]
NOT EVEN A SMILE ON HER FACE.
JUST LIKE THIS, SHE WOULD GO,
[clap clap clap] "YA."
AND AFTER A WHILE
SHE STARTED PUTTING
A LITTLE SMILE BACK TO IT.
BUT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
AS WE START THIS SERIES
ON FAMILY,
SOME OF YOU ARE GOING,
[clap clap clap] YA.
[Laughter]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THIS IS GOING TO SAY TO ME
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF I WANT TO HEAR IT
BUT I AM ASKING YOU
TO STAY TUNED INTO IT
BECAUSE I BELIEVE
GOD IS GOING TO LEAD US
TO SOME HEALING.
I BELIEVE THAT
LATER IN THIS SERIES
IF NOT IN THE VERY BEGINNING
WE ARE GOING TO START GOING YAY!
YAY! HE IS THE HEALER!
HE IS THE REDEEMER!
AND I PRAY HE HAS GOT A WORK
READY FOR US.
IF YOU WERE RAISED BY WOLVES,
MAYBE YOU WILL NOT HAVE
A LOT TO APPLY TO THIS SERIES,
BUT IF YOU HAVE COME
FROM ANYTHING REMOTELY
RESEMBLING A FAMILY,
I BET YOU COULD USE
JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF TENDER LOVING CARE.
WOULD YOU STAND PLEASE
AND LET'S GO BEFORE
THE THRONE OF GRACE TOGETHER?
I'M SO BLESSED TO GO
INTO GOD'S WORD WITH YOU.
I'M SO THANKFUL
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
FATHER,
WE BLESS YOUR NAME THIS DAY
AND WE SAY TO YOU THAT
WE WANT EARS TO HEAR YOU, GOD.
WE ASK YOU TO CIRCUMCISE
OUR HEARTS SO THAT WE CAN FEEL
OUR EMOTIONS TOWARD YOU.
AND FEEL, FATHER,
WHERE THERE IS PAIN
AND WHERE THERE IS BROKENNESS
THAT YOU WOULD COME, FATHER,
AND YOU WOULD TEND TO US.
WE NEED TENDING TO.
FATHER, I THINK EVEN AS AN ADULT
THAT EVEN NOW AND THEN I WISH
I HAD SOMEONE TO MOTHER ME,
THAT I HAD SOMEONE
TO FATHER ME.
AND FATHER, THAT'S YOU,
YOU ARE OUR FATHER.
YOU HAVE SET UP
THIS WHOLE DESIGN
CALLED "FAMILY."
AND WITH EVERYTHING IN US
WE CRY OUT, ABBA FATHER,
THROUGH THIS SERIES.
COME!
COME TEND TO OUR BROKENNESS.
COME GIVE US INSIGHT.
COME AND GIVE US HEALING,
FATHER.
DO SO TO BRING GLORY
TO YOUR GREAT NAME.
AND IT IS IN THE NAME OF JESUS
WE ASK THESE THINGS. AMEN.
YOU MAY BE SEATED.
TURN WITH ME FIRST OF ALL
TO SECOND SAMUEL, CHAPTER SEVEN.
SECOND SAMUEL CHAPTER SEVEN.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUMP OVER
TO SECOND SAMUEL CHAPTER 13.
YOU AND I ARE GOING TO SPEND
THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
LOOKING INTO THE FAMILY OF
THE MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT WE WILL CALL
"FAMILY CALAMITY."
IT'S GOT A REAL RING TO IT
EVEN IF WE DON'T LIKE
THE WAY IT SOUNDS.
FAMILY CALAMITY:
I WANT YOU TO SAY IT WITH ME.
Audience: FAMILY CALAMITY.
Beth: I WONDER
IF IT JUST HAPPENS
TO RING A BELL WITH ANYBODY?
ANYBODY BESIDES ME
HAD A LITTLE FAMILY CALAMITY?
MAYBE IN YOUR FAMILY OF ORIGIN?
MAYBE IN THE FAMILY THAT LIVES
UNDER YOUR ROOF RIGHT NOW.
SOME OF US MAY NOT HAVE SPOKEN
TO SOME FAMILY MEMBERS IN YEARS
BECAUSE OF A CALAMITY.
BUT I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND FROM SCRIPTURE
THAT THERE IS FAMILY CALAMITY
ALL THE WAY FROM GENESIS
TO REVELATION...
AND THERE IS HEALING FOR US.
THERE IS SHAME THAT GOD WANTS
TO TEND TO IN OUR LIVES
AND I WANT YOU TO SEE
A LITTLE BIT OF THE PROCESS
OF WHAT A FAMILY CALAMITY
WAS LIKE
THAT WE COULD SAY OVER --
WE NEED THIS FROM TIME TO TIME
-- THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO LOOK AT A SITUATION AND GO,
"NOW THAT'S JUST ABOUT
AS BAD AS IT GETS."
MAYBE OURS
WAS NOT QUITE THAT BAD.
I WANT YOU TO BEGIN WITH ME
IN SECOND SAMUEL CHAPTER SEVEN
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME WORDS
THAT THE MAN
AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART USES
THAT GIVES US
A LITTLE REFERENCE POINT
FROM WHICH THIS WILL ALL GO.
HE SAYS THIS --
THIS IS AT THE PINNACLE MOMENT
OF HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RULE
WHEN HE IS REALLY GOTTEN --
SOMEHOW ABSORBED THE REALITY
THAT HE IS IN THE LINEAGE OF
THE KINGDOM THAT WILL NEVER END;
THAT GOD HAS CHOSEN HIS LINE,
CHOSEN HIS LINEAGE
AND HE SAYS THESE WORDS,
SECOND SAMUEL SEVEN, VERSE 18:
WHO AM I?
AND WHAT IS MY FAMILY THAT
YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME THIS FAR?
I WONDER IF ANY OF US HAVE HAD
A LONG ENOUGH JOURNEY
WITH CHRIST TO SAY, "LISTEN,
IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME
I WOULD BE HERE TODAY
AND HALF WAY SANE,
YET ALONE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS
STUDYING GOD'S WORD TOGETHER,
LET ALONE
WHERE YOU'RE STILL DECIDING TO
GET UP IN THE MORNING AFTER ALL
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH..."
CAN ANY OF US SAY, "WHO AM I,
OH LORD, THAT OUT OF
YOUR GRACIOUSNESS TO ME
YOU HAVE BROUGHT MY FAMILY
AND ME THIS FAR -- THIS FAR!"
PLEASE UNDERSTAND WITH ME
THAT FOR ANYTHING GOD DOES,
THE ENEMY IS GOING TO ATTEMPT
TO COUNTERFEIT.
GOD IS A GOD WHO WANTS
TO BRING US TO SUCH A PLACE
THAT OUR LIVES BECOME
A LIVING TESTIMONY,
THAT IT COULD ONLY BE HIM.
HE WANTS TO REMOVE
EVERY OTHER EXCUSE,
EVERY OTHER REASON
FOR HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME
EXCEPT THAT HE IS GOD
AND THAT HE HIMSELF DID IT.
HE IS AFTER THAT GLORY.
BUT I ASSURE YOU,
YOU HAVE AN ENEMY.
SOMEONE WHO IS SCHEMING
TO TAKE NOT ONLY YOU DOWN
BUT OUR ENTIRE FAMILIES WITH US;
THE ENEMY OF THE FAMILY,
THE ENEMY
OF EVERY SINGLE INSTITUTION
GOD HAS BUILT UP AND ORDAINED.
AND HE IS VICIOUS
AND HE IS RELENTLESS
AND HE WANTS TO BRING US
TO A PLACE WHERE WE COULD SAY,
"HOW COULD IT HAVE EVER GONE
THIS FAR?"
CAN ANYBODY BESIDES ME
SAY TODAY, "YOU KNOW
WHEN THAT SITUATION STARTED,
I NEVER INTENDED
TO END UP HERE." ANYBODY?
"I HAD NO THOUGHT
THAT SIN WOULD TAKE ME HERE.
THAT FLIRTING
WITH THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION
WOULD END ME UP HERE.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS
IS WHERE THIS THING WOULD END."
I NEED YOU TO HEAR
FROM THE SCRIPTURES TODAY,
IT'S NOT OVER YET.
ARE YOU LIVING AND BREATHING?
ARE YOU DRAWING BREATH?
LET ME TELL YOU, NO MATTER
WHAT THE ENEMY HAS DONE,
NO MATTER HOW FAR
HE HAS TAKEN THIS THING,
IT IS NOT FINISHED
AND GOD HAS COME
TO BRING SOME HEALING
AND SOME UNDERSTANDING
TO THIS THING THAT YOU
AND I ARE GOING TO CALL
"FAMILY CALAMITY."
I WANT YOU TO TURN WITH ME NOW
TO SECOND SAMUEL CHAPTER 13
AND SIT TIGHT FOR JUST A MOMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD
SEVEN STATEMENTS OVER THE COURSE
OF OUR TWO-PART SERIES
ABOUT FAMILY; FAMILY RESTORATION
AND THIS THING WE'RE CALLING
"FAMILY CALAMITY."
IT STARTS RIGHT HERE,
I WANT YOU TO JOT THIS DOWN
THEN WE'RE GOING TO START
LOOKING INTO THE SCRIPTURES
TO SEE HOW IT WILL SHAPE UP,
HOW IT WILL TAKE ON
ALMOST A VIDEO QUALITY;
WE'LL BE ABLE TO JUST WATCH
THIS WHOLE SCENE PLAY OUT IN
THE FAMILY CALAMITY OF THE MAN
AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART,
WHO DID NOT CEASE TO BE
THE MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART
THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE ORDEAL.
I WANT YOU TO JOT THAT DOWN
BECAUSE SOME OF YOU WERE
THINKING, IT ONLY HAPPENS
TO PEOPLE LIKE ME.
SOME OF YOU HAVE DECIDED,
YOU'VE IDENTIFIED YOURSELF
SOMEWHERE IN THE TRASH CATEGORY
AND YOU'RE THINKING TO YOURSELF,
THIS KIND OF THING
ONLY HAPPENS TO PEOPLE LIKE ME.
THAT'S NOT SO! THAT'S NOT SO!
FAMILY CALAMITY
IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS.
IT DOES NOT PREFER THE POOR
TO THE RICH.
IT MAY BE THAT THE RICH HAVE
A BETTER ABILITY TO COVER IT
BUT THAT MAY ALSO MEAN
THAT IT TAKES THEM LONGER
TO DEAL WITH IT.
IF WE CAN KEEP IT COVERED
AND WE CAN KEEP IT TOGETHER
ON THE OUTSIDE,
SOMETIMES WE WON'T DEAL.
IF IT IS OBVIOUS AND OUT THERE,
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO.
SO IN SOME RESPECTS THEY COULD
STAY IN THEIR BONDAGE LONGER
THAN THE POOR
BECAUSE THEY CAN GET AWAY
TO SOME EXTENT
WITH COVERING THE ENTIRE THING.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU,
ANY FAMILY CAN HAVE CALAMITY.
IT IS NO RESPECTER
OF RACE OR CREED.
TODAY'S HAPPY FAMILY
CAN BE TOMORROW'S TABLOID.
ONE REASON WHY
WHEN WE CHECK OUT OUR GROCERIES
AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE COVERS
TO THOSE RAG SHEETS
WE THINK TO OURSELVES,
YOU KNOW ONE REASON
WHY I DON'T WANT TO GET
ANY JOY OUT OF THAT IS
BECAUSE IT CAN BE MY FAMILY
TOMORROW!
A FRIEND AND I HAVE TEASED
WE'RE AFRAID TO TURN ON THE TV
LEST WE TURN ON
TO SOME TALK SHOW
LIKE JERRY SPRINGER
AND THERE IS OUR FAMILY!
AND WORST YET,
WE'RE RIGHT THERE WITH THEM
AND FORGOT WE DID IT!
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
[Laughter]
AND I BEGAN TRYING TO RECOUNT
IN MY MEMORY THE THINGS
THAT JUST MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN
HAD BEEN THROUGH.
I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I THINK VERY OFTEN
WE LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE
THAT SEEM IN A WORLDLY SENSE
TO HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER
AND I ASSURE YOU,
DO NOT THINK THAT HERE.
IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY
INAPPROPRIATE AND MISGUIDED.
I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU,
WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME
TO RECOUNT EVERYTHING
MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN
HAS BEEN THROUGH
BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
A FEW OF THOSE THINGS.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AS I DO
THAT HERE RECENTLY
SOMETHING INTERESTING
HAS HAPPENED.
BACK IN MY BIBLE STUDY
IN HOUSTON,
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
MY IN-LAWS STARTED COMING,
AND THEY HAD NEVER BEEN
TO BIBLE STUDY BEFORE
AND HAD SOME FRIENDS
THAT WANTED TO ATTEND WITH THEM.
SO THEY DECIDED
THAT IF THEY WERE GOING
TO ATTEND WITH THEM
THAT MEANT THEY BETTER GO;
ACTUALLY TAKE THEM TO IT
SINCE THAT'S WHAT
THEY WERE COMING TO DO.
SO AS GOD WILL DO
AND AS HIS WORD WILL ATTRACT,
THEY BECAME ADDICTED
TO THE STUDY OF THE SCRIPTURES
AND HAVE COME EVER SINCE.
BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT
IT'S CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR ME.
BECAUSE I COULD USE
SOME MATERIAL.
[Laughter]
I'M TELLING YOU --
I'VE GOT AS MUCH MATERIAL
ON KEITH'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY
AS I'VE GOT ON MINE BUT IT'S
TAUGHT ME JUST HERE RECENTLY,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I MIGHT OUGHT TO STICK
WITH MY OWN.
[Laughter]
BECAUSE JUST AS I'M ABOUT TO
TELL A STORY I LOOK OVER THERE
AND THERE THEY ARE.
AND THEY'RE JUST SMILING AT ME
SO SWEETLY THAT I THINK, HMM,
I THINK I'LL STICK
TO MY OWN FAMILY.
[Laughter]
SO I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU,
HERE ARE A FEW THINGS
MY FAMILY ALONE --
NOT KEITH'S --
MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN ALONE
HAS DEALT WITH:
INFIDELITIES, SEXUAL ABUSE,
SEXUAL SIN, SEPARATIONS,
DIVORCE, DRUGS, ALCOHOL,
HOMOSEXUALITY, MENTAL ILLNESS,
FINANCIAL CRISIS,
FAILED ADOPTION, BETRAYALS,
SPLITS, SEASONS OF ESTRANGEMENT.
AND I STARTED THINKING,
EVEN LONGER SEASONS
OF JUST PLAIN STRANGEMENT!
[Laughter]
I KNOW SOMEBODY
CAN RELATE TO THAT.
SPIRITUAL CRISES:
SEVERAL OF MY SIBLINGS
LEAVING THE FAITH
OVER SOME OF THE HYPOCRISY
THEY SAW IN THE HOME.
MY BIG BROTHER
WHO I DEARLY LOVE,
I'VE SAID BEFORE
ON OUR WEDNESDAYS
IS A BUDDHIST.
SO FAMILY CRISES,
SPIRITUAL CRISES,
AND I'D GO ON AND ON
IF YOU HAD THE TIME
AND IF I COULD BEAR TO SAY IT.
BUT SOMEBODY LISTENING
OR VIEWING TODAY
MIGHT BE INCLINED TO THINK,
THAT WOULD MAKE ME
FEEL DEPRESSED --
I MEAN TO RECOUNT ALL OF THAT.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT,
OKAY, THIS IS WHAT MY FAMILY
HAS BEEN THROUGH
AND YOU JUST STARTED
OUT THE LIST.
WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?
THAT'S A LITTLE OF WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE FOR ME.
MANY OF YOU CAN RELATE.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING OF THAT --
YOU'RE GOING,
"YOU HAVE ALL OF THEM!
I HAVE AT LEAST A THIRD OF THOSE
BUT YOU HAVE ALL OF THEM!"
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT DOESN'T MAKE ME
FEEL DEPRESSED.
I REMEMBER A TIME THAT IT DID.
LET ME TELL YOU WHEN IT DOES,
IT DOES WHEN YOUR HEART
HASN'T BEEN HEALED YET;
THEN IT STILL HAS
THAT OPPRESSIVE FEELING TO IT
BECAUSE THE ENEMY
IS ALL OVER IT.
BUT WHEN WE BEGIN
TO GET FREED UP, WE CAN
LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT
AND WE DON'T FEEL DEPRESSED
ABOUT IT,
WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE A MIRACLE!
THAT'S WHAT IT SHOWS ME.
THAT I AM A MIRACLE!
NOT TOO LONG AGO,
SOME MONTHS AGO
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER CAME TO ME
AND SAID, "MOTHER,
I WANT TO ASK YOU,
I'M FINALLY READY TO HEAR.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
YOUR REAL LIVE EXPERIENCE WAS
WITH YOUR ABUSE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHO IT WAS
AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT WAS."
SO I WAITED --
MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER
HAD ASKED ME THAT
SEVERAL YEARS AGO
AND THEY JUST WERE NOT
READY TO HEAR IT.
SO I TOLD HER IN CONFIDENCE
BECAUSE I KNEW
WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT,
THEY WOULD SAY SOMETHING.
THEY'RE YOUNG ADULT WOMEN
AT THIS POINT.
SO MY OLDEST DAUGHTER,
SHE IS MORE SENSITIVE OF HEART
AND IT JUST TOOK HER
A LITTLE LONGER TO BE READY.
BUT AFTER I TOLD HER,
HER CHIN DROPPED DOWN LIKE THIS
AND SHE LOOKED OVER AT ME
AND SAID, "MOTHER,
YOU REALLY ARE A MIRACLE!"
I SAID, "HONEY! YES!"
SOMEBODY ELSE
MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT
BUT I KNOW IT.
I KNOW THAT
I MYSELF AM A WONDER.
MANY OF YOU, YOU'RE A WONDER!
YOU'RE A LIVING, BREATHING,
WALKING MIRACLE!
THAT'S WHAT IT TELLS ME.
James: WOW!
BETH, YOU ARE A WONDER.
I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU A HUG,
AND YOUR DAUGHTER.
I WISH EVERYONE, BETH, WHO
REGARDLESS OF HOW DIFFICULT
THE JOURNEY COULD UNDERSTAND
WHAT A WONDER THEY ARE
IF THEY WOULD JUST YIELD
THE CLAY OF THEIR LIFE REALLY,
INTO THE RESTORING HANDS OF GOD.
IT'S WHAT BETTY AND I ARE
PRAYING FOR OUR NATION RIGHT NOW
IS THAT WE'LL RESTORE FAITH,
FAMILY, AND FREEDOM
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I HOPE YOU'LL GET THE BOOK,
INDIVISIBLE.
IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE.
MY SUGGESTION IS, THIS IS WHAT
ALL THE RETAILERS
ARE TELLING ME, GET IT QUICK.
IT IS VERY LIKELY IN THE FIRST
WEEK TO TEN DAYS
ALL THE FIRST PRINTINGS GONE.
YOU CAN'T IMAGINE THE DESIRE
WE'RE HEARING FROM PEOPLE,
I WANT THE BOOK.
I WANT IT FOR EVERYONE I KNOW.
YOU HAVE A HEART TO HELP PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHY YOU APPRECIATE BETH.
I THINK THAT'S WHY
YOU LOVE BETTY.
BETTY IS EASY TO LOVE.
SHE REALLY IS.
YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED --
YOU'D BE EASY TO LOVE TOO.
IN SPITE OF ALL THE THINGS
YOU SEE AS BLEMISHES.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING,
CAN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY THAT
LIVES WAY BEYOND
YOUR LITTLE VIEWING AREA?
AND COULD YOU DO WHAT JESUS
SAID IS SO IMPORTANT?
GIVE A CUP OF WATER?
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO
A MEDICAL DOCTOR --
JUST LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAS
TO SAY ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN CORRECT.
YES, YOU CAN.
LISTEN CLOSELY.
Translator: IT DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF ILLNESS
BUT IN GENERAL IF A CHILD HAS A WATERBORNE DISEASE
AND HE IS NOT TREATED IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS
HE HAS A 60 TO 70% CHANCE OF GETTING WORSE
BECAUSE OF DEHYDRATION.
AFTER THAT, THE CHILD'S BODY WILL PROBABLY SHUT DOWN AND DIE.
§
Translator: THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAME TO BATHE,
TO WASH OUR DISHES,
AND WE TAKE THE WATER BACK HOME AND DRINK IT.
WE COOK OUR FOOD IN THIS WATER.
THEY ALSO BRING THE ANIMALS IN HERE TO WASH THEM.
Translator: THE KIDS GET SICK OFTEN.
THEY HAVE DIARRHEA, FEVER, AND VOMITING.
WE TAKE THEM TO THE HEALTH CENTER ALMOST EACH MONTH
BUT THEY KEEP GETTING SICK.
MY CHILD RIGHT NOW IS SICK WITH DIARRHEA.
A LOT OF CHILDREN FROM THIS COMMUNITY HAVE DIED.
THIS WATER IS CONTAMINATED.
WE KNOW IT BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
James: BUT THERE IS SOMETHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
I WANT TO ASK YOU TO REACH OUT
AND REALLY TOUCH SOMEONE
WITH LOVE.
RIGHT NOW
AND THROUGHOUT THIS PROGRAM
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLING,
SOME OF THEM PERHAPS CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THEIR FAMILY,
MAYBE IN THEIR COUNTRY,
SOMETHING IS ON THEIR HEART.
MAYBE THEIR HEART'S BROKEN
SO THEY CALL FOR PRAYER.
LOVE PAYS FOR THAT CALL.
BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU
TO CALL RIGHT NOW TO SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WANT TO GIVE THOSE PEOPLE
A FRESH, CLEAN,
NON-CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCE.
LET'S DRILL THEM A WELL."
WE'RE GOING TO DRILL
HUNDREDS OF WELLS THIS YEAR
AND YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT DETERMINE HOW MANY.
WE HAVE FOCUSED
ON 12 DIFFERENT NATIONS
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO HELP US DRILL THE WELLS.
BETTY, THEY'RE $4800.
YOU AND I HAVE HAD THE JOY
OF ASKING GOD YEARS AGO,
"HELP US TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
PLEASE, DEAR GOD."
AND HE ANSWERED OUR PRAYER,
BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY
IN OUR HEART TO DO IT.
I BELIEVE THAT OUR VIEWERS,
THERE ARE SOME OF YOU
THAT CAN DRILL A WELL.
THERE MAY BE SOME
WHO CAN DRILL MORE THAN ONE.
THANK GOD THERE ARE SOME
THAT DO THAT.
THERE IS SOME WHO CAN GIVE $1200
AND PRAY, "LORD, GIVE THREE MORE
THE ABILITY TO GIVE $1200
AND WE'LL HAVE A WELL."
OR $2400 AND PRAY FOR ONE
TO MATCH THAT.
SOME OF YOU CAN DRILL A WELL
BUT THERE ARE MANY WHO GIVE $48
AND THAT GIVES TEN PEOPLE WATER
FOR LIFE.
THE THING OUR VIEWERS
NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS
THE $48 THAT GIVES TEN PEOPLE
WATER FOR LIFE
OR THE $144 THAT GIVES 30,
THAT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT
AND PERHAPS MORE SO
EVEN THAN THOSE WHO GIVE
THE ENTIRE WELL
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY
THAT CAN DO THAT,
BUT MANY CAN GIVE $48.
Betty: THAT'S RIGHT, JAMES.
AND THIS SHOULD EXCITES US!
IT EXCITES JAMES AND ME.
WE LOVE GIVING OPPORTUNITY FOR
THESE FAMILIES, THESE CHILDREN.
YOU HEARD THE HEART
OF THAT MOTHER.
SHE KNOWS THE WATER IS BAD
BUT WHAT CAN SHE DO?
WELL, THIS IS THE ANSWER.
WE CAN GO IN
AND DRILL THESE WATER WELLS
AND GIVE THEM A CHOICE.
WHICH WOULD YOU THINK
THEY WOULD TAKE?
THE CLEAN WATER
OR THE MUDDY DISEASED WATER?
I KNOW! PLEASE HELP US
BE A PART OF DOING THIS.
James: WELL, WE KNOW JESUS SAID
IF YOU GIVE JUST A CUP
OF WATER IN MY NAME
YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR REWARD
AND YOU LET HIM DETERMINE
THE REWARD.
BUT AS FAR AS BETTY
AND I ARE CONCERNED
THE FACT THAT WE GAVE THE WATER
IS REWARD ENOUGH;
TO SEE A CHILD HAVE HEALTH
AND A CHANCE AT LIFE,
THAT'S REWARD ENOUGH.
WE'RE SENDING, BY THE WAY,
THESE BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE COFFEE MUGS.
ONE OF THEM REPRESENTS
THE CLEAN WATER; THE OTHER ONE,
OF COURSE, IT IS JUST TAN,
IT REPRESENTS THE CONTAMINATED,
BUT THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL
COFFEE MUGS.
YOU'LL ENJOY THEM.
BUT I THINK EVERY TIME
YOU USE THEM AND YOU WILL,
YOU'LL PRAY FOR PEOPLE
TO HAVE CLEAN WATER.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO MAKE
THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU THE BOOK,
BELIEVE THIS NOT THAT.
DON'T BELIEVE THE LIES,
BELIEVE THE TRUTH.
IF YOU'LL DRILL A WELL
OR GIVE A GIFT OF $1200 OR MORE
WE WANT TO SEND
THE BEAUTIFUL BRONZE,
"THE LION AND THE LAMB."
IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
PLEASE RIGHT NOW
DIAL THAT NUMBER.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
SOME GIFTS TO BLESS YOU
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAKING
A GIFT THAT GIVES LIFE,
THAT GIVES THESE CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES A CHANCE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT CALL.
IF YOU WANT TO GO ONLINE
LifeToday.org
USE YOUR BANKCARD
LIKE IT'S A CHECK.
FATHER, I PRAY
EVERY PERSON WATCHING,
PLEASE LORD, TOUCH THEIR HEART.
EVERY PERSON WATCHING
WILL GIVE SOMETHING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IN JESUS' NAME.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT CALL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT GIFT.
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: I REALLY PRAY YOU
WILL HELP US DRILL A WELL.
BETTY AND I, WE SENT A WELL
THIS WEEK.
YOU SAY, "THAT MUST BE NICE
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT."
YOU SEE IT IS SOMETHING WE ASKED
GOD TO LET US DO YEARS AGO
AND HE SAID, "I'LL GIVE YOU MORE
THAN ENOUGH SO YOU CAN DO IT."
WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM?
BY THE WAY, WE WANT TO SEND
THE BEAUTIFUL "LION
AND THE LAMB" BRONZE.
THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL, BETTY?
THIS IS -- I'VE BEEN TELLING
EVERYBODY I KNOW THE DAY
WILL COME WHEN THE LION
WILL LAY DOWN WITH THE LAMB,
I'M JUST PRAYING TO HAVE ENOUGH
INSPIRATION IN AMERICA
I CAN GET THE DONKEY TO LIE DOWN
WITH THE ELEPHANT.
WOULDN'T THAT BE A GOOD START?
FRANKLY, THAT'S WHAT I THINK
INDIVISIBLE WILL DO.
I THINK IT WILL BRING TOGETHER
A HARMONY THAT
WILL HEAL OUR LAND.
SO BE SURE AND GET THIS.
IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
BUT WE'LL BE SENDING YOU THESE
WONDERFUL GIFTS TO BLESS YOU.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR HELPING US GIVE WATER.
I PRAY YOU'LL RELEASE RIVERS
OF LIVING WATER THROUGH
YOUR LIFE EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
GOD BLESS YOU.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
TO WATCH LIFE TODAY.
GET A COPY OF INDIVISIBLE.
READ IT AND PASS IT ON.
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Announcer: FAITH, FAMILY, AND FREEDOM ARE UNDER ATTACK.
AS AMERICA FACES BATTLES WITHIN, MANY WONDER WHERE TO TURN.
IN THEIR NEW BOOK, JAMES ROBISON AND JAY RICHARDS
CALL US TO STAND TOGETHER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
AS ONE NATION TRULY UNDER GOD.
INDIVISIBLE -- AVAILABLE NOW AT ONLINE AND RETAIL BOOKSTORES.
James: I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE BOOK, INDIVISIBLE
BECAUSE OF THE HOPE IT OFFERS OUR NATION.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE NATION
IN THE INDIVISIBLE BOOK TOUR,
CHECK THE WEBSITE TO SEE IF AND WHEN WE'LL BE IN YOUR AREA.
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU!
SO LOOK IT UP ON THE WEBSITE AND COME VISIT US
IN THE INDIVISIBLE BOOK TOUR.
James: I THINK THE STAGE IS SET
FOR THE GREATEST AWAKENING IN HISTORY.
Announcer: JAMES ROBISON AND JAY RICHARDS ENCOURAGE US
TO BECOME ONE NATION TRULY UNDER GOD TOMORROW!