Announcer: COMING UP ON LIFE TODAY...
KAREN AND I BEGAN OUR MARRIAGE BROKE.
Announcer: PASTOR JIMMY EVANS SHARES
HOW THEY OVERCAME THEIR FINANCIAL STRUGGLES.
WE DID EVERYTHING WRONG. WE WERE IN CREDIT CARD DEBT.
WE JUST HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS
BUT RICHES DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BUT IT MEANS MORE THAN ENOUGH
TO DO WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO IN YOUR LIFE.
Announcer: DISCOVER GOD'S LAWS FOR FINANCIAL BLESSING
TO EXPERIENCE MORE than ENOUGH -- NEXT!
§
James: THANK YOU!
THANK ALL OF YOU.
WE WELCOME YOU TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU --
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING
RIGHT HERE: MORE than ENOUGH:
GOD'S PLAN FOR YOUR
FINANCIAL PEACE AND PROVISION.
IT IS INTERESTING
THAT RIGHT HERE IS A PENNY.
BY THE WAY, IT HAS THE PORTRAIT
OF A VERY TRULY GREAT MAN
WHO REALLY LOVED GOD,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
ABOVE IT, IT SAYS
"IN GOD WE TRUST."
SADLY, TOO OFTEN PEOPLE TRUST
IN WHAT THIS REPRESENTS --
MONEY -- RATHER THAN THE GOD
WHO NOT ONLY PROVIDES FOR US --
YES, EVEN THE WHEREWITHAL,
THE MONEY, THE JOBS,
THE OPPORTUNITY --
BUT ALSO THE DIRECTION
AND GUIDANCE SO THEY'LL KNOW
HOW TO MANAGE IT
AND NOT LET IT MANAGE US,
AND THEN MISMANAGE US.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
TO FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE
SHARING WITH YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OUT HOW
YOU CAN HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH
BECAUSE GOD HAS PROMISED
TO GIVE YOU THE DIRECTION,
THE WISDOM, AND THE OVERSIGHT
SO YOU CAN MANAGE WHAT
HE ENTRUSTS TO YOUR WATCHCARE.
LISTEN CLOSELY
TO THIS INCREDIBLE PROMISE.
IN SECOND CORINTHIANS
CHAPTER NINE,
PAUL IS TALKING TO
THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH
ABOUT PUTTING GOD FIRST
IN ALL AREAS.
THEY WERE SO TWISTED
THAT HE DID NOT EVEN WANT
TO COME TO THEM AND ASK THEM
FOR SOMETHING
SO HE EARNED HIS OWN WAY
SO THAT HE WOULD NOT APPEAR
TO BE DEPENDING ON THEM.
HE SAID THIS REALLY
WASN'T BEST.
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT LEARNING TO GIVE
AND LEARNING TO SHARE
IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART
OF YOUR LIFE.
AND THEN LISTEN WHAT HE SAYS
TO THOSE WHO WILL RECEIVE
AND HEED THE MESSAGE:
GOD LOVES A PERSON
WHO GIVES CHEERFULLY --
WHO GIVES CHEERFULLY,
NOT WHO GETS ALL THE TIME --
WHO GIVES --
WHO GIVES LIFE AND LOVE,
AND YES, RESOURCES.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU NOTICE
SOMEONE OUTSIDE YOUR WORLD
AND YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THAT'S LIGHT
PIERCING THE DARKNESS.
GOD WILL GENEROUSLY
PROVIDE ALL YOU NEED
AND THEN YOU WILL ALWAYS
HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED
AND PLENTY LEFT OVER
TO SHARE WITH OTHERS.
GOD'S PLAN
FOR YOUR FINANCIAL PEACE
AND PROVISION; GOD'S PROMISED
TO TAKE CARE OF US.
BETTY, WE'VE GOT
JIMMY EVANS WITH US.
HIS MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
SEMINARS ARE FANTASTIC.
HE'S BEEN HERE MANY TIMES
BUT HE TEACHES ON FINANCING
AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
AND MANAGEMENT TO COUPLES.
WOULD YOU WELCOME JIMMY EVANS
TO LIFE TODAY?
JIMMY, GOOD TO SEE YOU!
Jimmy: GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU, BETTY.
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU!
James: JIMMY, COUPLES
REALLY NEED TO LEARN
SOME THINGS ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE
THEIR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS,
AND GOD HAS REALLY BLESSED YOU
AND KAREN, AND ALL YOU --
NOT ONLY IN THE CHURCHES
THAT YOU'VE PASTORED AND LED
BUT IN THIS INCREDIBLE
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY SEMINARS
THAT YOU'VE TAUGHT
AND YOUR TELEVISION PROGRAM.
GIVE OUR VIEWERS SOME INSIGHTS
THAT WOULD HELP THEM.
Jimmy: WELL, KAREN AND I BEGAN
OUR MARRIAGE BROKE.
WE WERE COMPLETELY BROKE.
I MADE $600 A MONTH;
I MADE $7,000 A YEAR
FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS
THAT WE WERE MARRIED.
WE NEVER HAD ENOUGH MONEY.
WE WERE JUST --
AND POVERTY IS A CURSE.
IF ANYONE BELIEVES THERE IS
ANYTHING BLESSED ABOUT POVERTY
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN THERE --
BUT WE WERE THERE.
AND INTERESTINGLY, JAMES,
WHEN I MADE $600 A MONTH,
AND WE HAD A NEW BABY,
AND WE WERE ABOUT 21 YEARS OLD,
AND KAREN WAS
A STAY-AT-HOME MOM,
WE WENT TO CHURCH ONE SUNDAY
AND THE PASTOR READ THAT VERSE
AND HE WAS TALKING
ABOUT GIVING.
IT INFURIATED ME.
I THOUGHT, "LISTEN BUDDY,
I FEEL A LOT MORE SORRY FOR ME
THAN I DO THIS CHURCH.
IF YOU WANT MY MONEY, YOU'VE
GOT ANOTHER THING COMING."
WELL, KAREN, THOUGH,
LIKED THE PREACHER
AND LIKED THAT MESSAGE
AND SHE WANTED TO GIVE $40
TO THE CHURCH.
I JUST THOUGHT
I MARRIED A CRAZY WOMAN,
AND IT TRANSFORMED OUR LIVES.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
SOME PRINCIPLES IF I COULD
ON THIS PROGRAM
BECAUSE THIS RESOURCE
THAT YOU HAVE HERE,
MORE than ENOUGH,
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME
BE A PART OF THAT.
I LOVED IT.
I LOVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE
ABOUT MONEY
AND ABOUT GOD'S BLESSING
BECAUSE PROVERBS 10 SAYS
IT'S THE BLESSING OF THE LORD
THAT MAKES A MAN RICH
AND HE ADDS NO SORROW TO IT.
YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR HEALTH,
YOUR REPUTATION, YOUR FAMILY.
BUT RICHES DOESN'T NECESSARILY
MEAN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BUT IT MEANS MORE THAN ENOUGH
TO DO WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO
IN YOUR LIFE.
THE OPPOSITE OF THAT
OR THE ALTERNATIVES ARE
NOT ENOUGH AND THAT'S A CURSE.
WHAT A CURSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE
NOT HAVING ENOUGH
OR JUST ENOUGH!
AND IF I JUST MAKE
ONE LITTLE MISTAKE
I BLOW THE WHOLE THING.
MORE THAN ENOUGH MEANS
WE'RE TAKEN CARE OF AND WE CAN
TAKE CARE OF OTHER PEOPLE.
THAT'S EVERYONE'S DREAM.
I KNOW YOU HAVE THAT DREAM.
BUT ALSO PSALM 35
SAYS GOD TAKES DELIGHT
IN THE PROSPERITY
OF HIS SERVANTS.
WHAT KIND OF EVIL PARENT
WANTS THEIR CHILDREN BROKE?
YOU'D HAVE TO BE EVIL
TO WANT THAT.
AND GOD IS THE BEST FATHER
IN THE UNIVERSE AND HE WANTS
ALL OF HIS CHILDREN BLESSED.
WHEN KAREN AND I GOT MARRIED
I HAD A POVERTY SPIRIT.
OUR FAMILY DIDN'T...
WE WEREN'T IN POVERTY
BUT WE WERE NEXT DOOR TO IT.
WE JUST FOUGHT
FOR EVERYTHING WE HAD.
I JUST NEVER --
I JUST NEVER THOUGHT
I'D REALLY EVER HAVE VERY MUCH
AND I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER
HAVE HAD VERY MUCH
IF GOD WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN
MY ATTENTION
AND BEGAN TO TEACH US
THE FINANCIAL LAWS OF BLESSING.
AND ONE OF THEM, THE FIRST LAW
OF FINANCIAL BLESSING,
IS THE LAW OF OWNERSHIP;
THAT WE CAN'T OWN ANYTHING,
IS THAT THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S
AND ALL IT CONTAINS.
THAT'S WHY, WHEN I WENT
TO CHURCH THAT SUNDAY,
THE PREACHER SAID
WE COULDN'T OWN ANYTHING.
I THOUGHT, "WELL, I HAVEN'T
OWNED VERY MUCH IN MY LIFE
BUT THAT'S MY MUSTANG SITTING
OUT THERE IN THE PARKING LOT.
AND DON'T TELL ME
I CAN'T OWN ANYTHING."
HE JUST OFFENDED ME.
AND HE QUOTED BILLY GRAHAM.
BILLY GRAHAM SAID
HE HAD NEVER SEEN A HEARSE
PULLING A U-HAUL.
I THOUGHT, A: THAT'S JUST
DISRESPECTFUL OF DEAD PEOPLE.
AND B: I'M GOING TO BE BURIED
IN MY MOTOR HOME
WITH ALL MY STUFF
JUST BECAUSE YOU SAID THAT.
BUT IT SHOOK MY WORLD WHEN
I THOUGHT, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN
I CAN'T OWN ANYTHING?"
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW A 200 YEAR
OLD PERSON THAT HAS ANYTHING.
THEY'VE ALL GONE TO BE WITH
THE LORD OR THEY'RE DEAD
AND ALL THEIR STUFF IS HERE.
YOU CAN'T OWN ANYTHING --
AND THAT ROCKED MY WORLD.
THE FIRST LAW OF FINANCIAL
BLESSING IS FOR US TO GET
TO THE PLACE WHERE WE SAY,
"GOD, YOU ENTRUSTED
ALL THESE THINGS TO ME
AND I'M RESPONSIBLE TO YOU."
SO THAT WAS THE FIRST THING.
KAREN WANTED TO GIVE
THE $40 THAT DAY TO THE LORD
AND SHE DID AND I'M TELLING YOU
OUR WORLD WAS CHANGED.
WHEN WE BEGAN TO GIVE, JAMES --
AND I DID NOT BELIEVE --
WHEN SHE GAVE THAT FIRST GIFT,
I DID NOT BELIEVE
THAT IT WOULD DO ANYTHING OTHER
THAN DRIVE US IN THE POOR HOUSE
BECAUSE $40 TO US WAS LIKE
$4,000 TO OTHER PEOPLE.
BUT WHEN SHE GAVE IT,
WE DIDN'T GET ANY CHECKS
IN THE MAIL,
MY INCOME DIDN'T GO UP.
I'M TELLING YOU,
I SAW GOD MOVE.
I'LL SAY ONE OTHER THING
TO EVERYBODY WATCHING RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU'VE GOT TO GET
THIS RESOURCE NOW
THAT THEY'RE OFFERING
BUT I'M SAYING, I KNOW GOD
BECAUSE OF GIVING.
I KNOW GOD --
NOT THROUGH READING MY BIBLE
ALONE -- THAT'S IMPORTANT --
WHEN WE GAVE,
GOD BECAME MY FATHER
AND I SAW HIM BEGIN
TO PROVIDE FOR US
AND DO THINGS FOR US
I DIDN'T -- I DIDN'T KNOW
GOD KNEW ME THAT WELL.
THAT SOUNDS KIND OF FUNNY.
I JUST THOUGHT THERE ARE
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
I DON'T KNOW
HOW WELL HE KNOWS ME
SO I'M ON MY OWN, I'VE GOT
TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
WHEN WE BEGAN TO GIVE --
ACTUALLY KAREN BEGAN TO GIVE --
BUT WHEN KAREN BEGAN TO GIVE
I SAW A LOVING, PERSONAL DADDY
TAKE CARE OF EVERY LITTLE NEED.
THAT'S WHAT JESUS SAID
IN MATTHEW 6.
HE SAID,
"YOU CAN'T SERVE TWO MASTERS.
YOU CAN'T SERVE MONEY AND GOD.
YOU NEED TO SERVE GOD.
WHEREVER YOUR TREASURE IS,
THERE IS WHERE
YOUR HEART IS ALSO."
AND THAT'S WHERE JESUS,
IN MATTHEW 6,
KEEPS USING THE WORD
FATHER, FATHER, FATHER -
"YOUR FATHER KNOWS
ALL YOUR NEEDS.
YOUR FATHER KNOWS
EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
YOUR FATHER
WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU."
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
WHEN WE BEGAN
TO RECOGNIZE GOD'S OWNERSHIP
AND BEGAN TO GIVE,
I MET MY FATHER GOD.
James: WHEN JIMMY'S TALKING
ABOUT THE FINANCES,
THAT NOTHING BELONGS TO US,
IF YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
THAT THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S
AND THE FULLNESS THEREOF
AND WE LOSE OURSELF IN HIM,
WE BECOME AN OVERSEER,
A TRUSTED OVERSEER,
A STEWARD OF WHAT HE HAS
ENTRUSTED TO OUR WATCHCARE.
SO HE REALLY IS THE OWNER,
WE'RE THE OVERSEER.
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
THE MOST FUN ARE PEOPLE
WHO MANAGE A PROPERTY
WITH SOMEBODY AND LIVE ON IT
AND THEY GET TO ENJOY IT
AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY
OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
BUT JUST TAKING CARE OF IT.
IN A SENSE, THAT REALLY IS,
THAT OTHER PERSON
HAS ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY.
WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT GOD
IS REALLY THE ONE WHO GAVE US
THE ABILITY TO OVERSEE
BUT HE'S THE OWNER,
THEN WE DON'T HAVE
THAT POSSESSIVE FEELING,
I'VE GOT TO POSSESS IT,
AND IT WON'T POSSESS US
BECAUSE WE'VE LOST OUR LIFE
IN HIM,
LOST OUR RESOURCES IN HIM,
EVERYTHING IS HIS,
HE LETS US MANAGE IT,
HE LETS US ENJOY IT
BUT HE ALSO LETS US SHARE IT.
HE WILL LET US
MULTIPLY AND INCREASE IT
BUT HE DOESN'T WANT IT
TO CONSUME US.
SO WHEN PEOPLE GET THAT,
THEY'VE TAKEN A REAL BIG STEP
INTO LIBERTY AND FREEDOM.
Jimmy: WELL, PROVERBS 10,
THE SCRIPTURE
I JUST QUOTED EARLIER:
THE BLESSING OF THE LORD
MAKES A MAN PROSPEROUS
AND HE ADDS NO SORROW TO IT.
ALL YOU NEED IS GOD'S BLESSING.
WELL, IF YOU WERE MANAGING
SOMEONE'S PROPERTY AND
THEY SHOWED UP AND YOU SAID,
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
AND THEY SAID, "WELL,
THIS IS MY PROPERTY."
"WELL, NO, IT'S NOT!
GET OFF MY PROPERTY!"
DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE GOING TO BLESS YOU?
DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE GOING TO REWARD YOU
FOR TAKING WHAT IS THEIRS?
WHEN WE TAKE WHAT BELONGS TO
GOD, WE FORFEIT THE BLESSING.
HE LOVES US.
HE DESIRES TO BLESS US.
BUT WHEN WE GIVE TO GOD AND
WHEN WE PRAY ABOUT DECISIONS
AND WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT
WE ARE STEWARDS AND MANAGERS,
IT HONORS GOD.
AND THEN GOD KNOWS
HE CAN ENTRUST MORE TO US
AND HE BLESSES US.
SO THE VERY FIRST STEP --
AND I'M TELLING YOU NOW,
THIS ROCKED MY WORLD.
I KNOW SOME FOLKS
WATCHING RIGHT NOW
THEY MAY BE STRETCHED
BY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M TELLING YOU,
GOD WANTS TO PROSPER YOU.
GOD IS YOUR BEST FRIEND.
HE IS YOUR DADDY IN HEAVEN.
HE CAN'T WAIT TO GIVE YOU MORE
BUT THE VERY FIRST THING
THAT WE HAVE TO DO
IS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM
AND INVITE HIM.
James: IN THE TEACHING SERIES
AND BY THE WAY,
THESE TWO SESSIONS
THAT JIMMY TEACHES IN
MORE than ENOUGH,
HE DEALS WITH THE LAWS
FOR FINANCIAL BLESSING.
THAT'S BASICALLY
WHAT HE HAS TOUCHED ON,
JUST INTRODUCTION TO IT,
THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO
IS GIVE YOU AN INTRODUCTION
IN THIS TIME FRAME.
WE'RE NOT OPRAH,
EVEN THOUGH SHE'S RETIRED.
WE DON'T HAVE HER ONE HOUR
AND ALL THE PEOPLE PAYING FOR
THAT HOUR ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO WE HAVE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF TIME.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS SHOW YOU THE HOPE
AND OFFER YOU THE HELP
THAT CAN JUST ENABLE YOU
TO REVAMP EVERYTHING.
JIMMY, YOU THEN TALK ABOUT
REVERSING THE FINANCIAL CURSE.
WHAT DO YOU SEE THERE?
JUST A HIGHLIGHT.
Jimmy: OKAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE
GET IN A HOLE.
WE WERE THERE.
KAREN AND I WERE JUST
IN A FINANCIAL HOLE AND THAT'S
THE ANALOGY THAT I USE,
WHETHER THEY JUMPED IN
OR SOMEBODY PUSHED THEM IN.
AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING WRONG;
WE DID EVERYTHING WRONG.
WE WERE IN CREDIT CARD DEBT.
WE JUST HAD
ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
BUT OTHER PEOPLE
HAVE REALLY BEEN VICTIMIZED
BY THIS ECONOMY.
WHEN THE ECONOMY WENT DOWN,
THEY LOST THEIR JOB
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.
BUT WHATEVER HAS HAPPENED
THEY FIND THEMSELVES
IN A FINANCIAL HOLE.
I JUST GIVE THREE SIMPLE STEPS.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY I HOPE
EVERYBODY GETS THIS RESOURCE
BECAUSE THE TWO FULL TEACHINGS
OF THE FIVE LAWS
OF FINANCIAL BLESSING AND
REVERSING THE FINANCIAL CURSE,
ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF WORTH
OF TEACHING, MY TEACHING IS
IN HERE PLUS A WHOLE LOT MORE.
THE THREE THINGS I TELL PEOPLE
ABOUT REVERSING THE FINANCIAL
CURSE IS FIRST OF ALL,
GET RID OF THE SHOVEL.
WHEN YOU'RE IN A HOLE IT'S
CALLED THE LAW OF THE HOLE,
GET RID OF THE SHOVEL.
WHAT DUG THAT HOLE?
WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT DIGS THE HOLE
IS THE LACK OF HONORING GOD --
THE LACK OF HONORING
GOD'S OWNERSHIP.
ANOTHER ONE THOUGH
IS A LACK OF DILIGENCE.
THE RICHEST MAN
IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
WROTE A BOOK.
HIS NAME IS SOLOMON.
IT'S THE BOOK OF PROVERBS.
IN THE BOOK OF PROVERBS
HE SHARES EVERY FINANCIAL
SECRET THAT MADE HIM
THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE OUGHT TO READ
A CHAPTER IN THE BOOK
OF PROVERBS EVERY DAY.
HIS NUMBER ONE SECRET
IS DILIGENCE.
HE SAYS,
"THE DILIGENT HAND WILL RULE.
THE DILIGENT
SHALL BE MADE RICH."
IF WE WANT TO BE PROSPERED,
WE NEED TO BE DILIGENT
WITH WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN US.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE --
YOU HAVE TO HONOR GOD.
GET RID OF THE SHOVEL.
IF YOU'RE NOT DILIGENT
WITH YOUR MONEY,
IF YOU'RE NOT
A GOOD MONEY MANAGER --
ONE OF THE CD'S IN HERE
IS ON BUDGETING AND BEING
A DILIGENT MONEY MANAGER --
SO BEING DILIGENT IN THAT.
SO GET RID OF THE SHOVEL.
WHAT MISTAKES ARE YOU MAKING?
DO YOU HAVE
A DEBTER'S MENTALITY?
DO YOU HAVE
A GET-RICH-QUICK MENTALITY?
SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST
NOT FAITHFUL WITH MONEY.
IN OTHER WORDS,
THEY DON'T REGULARLY SAVE,
THEY DON'T REGULARLY DO
THE RIGHT THING FAITHFULLY.
THEY'RE ALWAYS TRYING
TO GET RICH QUICK.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT HE WHO HASTENS TO GET RICH
WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED,
BUT HE WHO IS FAITHFUL
WILL BE BLESSED.
SO THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF
THE THINGS I TALK ABOUT
IN THERE THAT DIG THE HOLE.
BUT HERE'S THE REAL ONE
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT,
IS THE SECOND STEP
OF GETTING OUT OF THE HOLE IS
TAKING THE HANDS ABOVE THE HOLE
AND LETTING THEM HELP YOU OUT.
THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO HANDS
THAT ARE THERE TO HELP US
OUT OF THE HOLE.
THE FIRST IS EXPERTS.
WE'VE NEVER HAD
THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION TODAY
THAT WE HAVE BUT
I WANT TO GO BACK TO SOLOMON
FOR JUST A MINUTE.
SOLOMON WAS THE RICHEST MAN
IN THE WORLD BECAUSE HE WAS
THE MOST TEACHABLE MAN
IN THE WORLD.
GOD CAME TO SOLOMON ONE DAY
AND SAID TO HIM,
"SOLOMON, ASK ME FOR SOMETHING.
I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING
THAT YOU WANT."
AND SOLOMON SAID,
"GOD, GIVE ME WISDOM."
AND GOD SAID, "BECAUSE
YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR MONEY,
AND BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T ASK
FOR A LONG LIFE
OR THE LIVES OF YOUR ENEMIES,
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU WISDOM
AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
EVERYTHING YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR."
WISDOM PRECEDES WEALTH.
EVERY WEALTHY PERSON I KNOW,
JAMES AND BETTY, IS TEACHABLE.
THE WEALTHIEST PEOPLE I KNOW
ARE SURROUNDED
BY FINANCIAL COUNSELORS.
PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY
BROKE WON'T EVEN READ
A BOOK ABOUT IT.
THEY WON'T GET ANY HELP
ABOUT IT.
WE ARE SURROUNDED
WITH MORE FINANCIAL INFORMATION
IN THE DAY WE LIVE IN.
THIS RESOURCE YOU'VE GOT HERE
IS A LIFETIME
WORTH OF INFORMATION.
James: IT IS THE HANDS
ABOVE THE DITCH, THE PIT,
THE HOLE YOU'VE DUG IN
TO LIFT YOU UP.
Jimmy: I PRAY THAT PEOPLE
THAT ARE WATCHING
WILL GET THIS RESOURCE BECAUSE
I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,
IT IS LIFE-CHANGING...
IT IS MARRIAGE SAVING.
THIS IS A RESOURCE BECAUSE
I'VE GOT SOME OF THIS MATERIAL
IN THERE BUT I KNOW THE OTHERS
HAVE THE MATERIALS IN THERE
AND YOUR BOOK, JAMES,
I'M JUST TELLING YOU,
YOU'VE DONE SUCH
A PHENOMENAL JOB OF PUTTING
THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER.
I LOVE SHARING
WHAT I HAVE TO SHARE
BECAUSE IT IS OUR STORY AND
WE EXPERIENCED THE HEARTACHE
OF ALWAYS HAVING LACK --
WE WERE IN THE HOLE BUT
WE'RE NOT IN THE HOLE TODAY;
WE'RE BLESSED TODAY.
BUT YOU HAVE TO GRAB THE HAND;
YOU HAVE TO GET HELP.
GETTING HELP
IS NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS,
IT IS A SIGN OF WISDOM.
YOU FIND PHIL NICHOLSON,
ONE OF THE GREATEST GOLFERS
IN THE WORLD, HAS HIS COACH
STANDING NEXT TO HIM
ALL THE TIME.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE
ON EARTH ARE THE MOST TEACHABLE
PEOPLE ON EARTH.
BUT PEOPLE WHO CHRONICALLY FAIL
WILL NOT LEARN.
THE OTHER HAND ABOVE THE HOLE
IS GOD.
AND JESUS SAID
WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES
HE WILL LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
AND ALL TRUTH MEANS ALL TRUTH.
THAT MEANS THAT WHEN WE'RE
GOING THROUGH SOMETHING,
WHEN WE HAVE A DIFFICULTY,
GOD IS NOT AGAINST US,
GOD'S FOR US.
HE CAN ANSWER EVERY QUESTION.
HE CAN TELL US
WHICH HOUSE TO BUY,
WHICH CAR TO BUY.
HE CAN TELL US
WHICH JOB TO TAKE.
HE CAN TELL US WHICH MAJOR
TO CHOOSE IN COLLEGE.
ASK GOD; GET FINANCIAL HELP,
AND ASK GOD.
THE THIRD LAW IS
GET AWAY FROM THE HOLE.
DON'T LIVE ON THE EDGE
ALL THE TIME.
DOWNSIZE.
IF THE HOUSE YOU LIVE IN --
DEBT CREATES STRESS
THAT ROBS THE JOY OF LIFE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW BIG YOUR HOUSE IS,
IT MATTERS HOW HAPPY YOU ARE
IN THAT HOUSE.
WHEN YOU HAVE
A HUGE HOUSE PAYMENT AND
WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH DEBT,
WHAT IT MEANS IS
WHATEVER YOU'RE LIVING IN
OR WHATEVER YOU'RE DRIVING,
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO HAVE THE JOY OF IT
BECAUSE THE STRESS
TAKES THE JOY OUT.
AND THE ISSUE HERE IS NOT
LIVING WITHIN YOUR MEANS,
YOU LIVE UNDER YOUR MEANS.
LIVE IN A SMALLER HOUSE.
KAREN AND I LIVED
IN CRACKER BOX HOUSES.
WE DROVE OLD JUNKIE CARS
AND SOME OF OUR BEST MEMORIES
ARE THOSE TIMES.
I'M GLAD
WE DON'T DO THEM ANYMORE
BUT WE WERE BLESSED
IN THOSE PLACES
BECAUSE WE WERE LIVING
WITHIN OUR MEANS.
SO PEOPLE NEED TO DOWNSIZE,
THEY NEED TO SAVE MONEY.
THEY NEED TO HAVE
A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
I THINK EVERY PERSON
NEEDS TO GIVE AT LEAST 10%
OF THEIR INCOME TO THE LORD
AND THEY NEED TO THEN
SAVE MONEY.
AND IF YOU'RE GIVING AND SAVING
AND LIVING WITHIN YOUR MEANS,
YOU GET AWAY FROM THE HOLE
AND YOU LIVE A BLESSED LIFE.
James: DO YOU LIKE
WHAT YOU'RE HEARING?
DO YOU APPRECIATE
WHAT JIMMY IS SAYING?
[Applause]
SOMETIMES WISDOM REALLY DOES
COME KNOCKING ON THE DOOR
AND THAT IS WHAT
WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
GOD PUT IT ON OUR HEART.
WE'VE LEARNED SOME THINGS.
JIMMY REFERRED TO THE BOOK,
"TRUE PROSPERITY."
IT IS INSIDE THIS PACKAGE
WITH THE CD'S.
HERE'S THE STORY OF MY LIFE,
BASICALLY, AND HOW GOD HAS
BLESSED ME WITH
TRUE PROSPERITY;
MORE THAN RICHES OR WEALTH,
BUT ITS LIVING RICHLY
AND LIVING A LIFE
THAT IS FULL OF THE WEALTH
OF THE JOY OF THE LORD
THAT ALL THE RICHES
OF THE WORLD CAN'T BUY
BUT GOD DOESN'T HINDER US
FROM GAINING
AND SUCCEEDING IN LIFE.
HERE IS THE STORY OF
A PRODUCT OF A RAPE, NO FATHER,
LIVED IN POVERTY,
DIDN'T EVEN HAVE AN ADDRESS,
LIVED IN THE ALLEY
OR BACK ON THE DUMP
OR BACK ON A RIVER.
BUT GOD SENT BEFORE ME
ADVERSITY AND LIFE.
I CHOSE LIFE.
I CHOSE BLESSING.
I'VE BEEN DILIGENT
ALL OF MY LIFE
AND GOD BLESSES THAT DILIGENCE.
THIS IS PART OF THE SERIES.
LET ME JUST REFERENCE
SOME OF THE OTHERS
THAT ARE HERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR
FROM DR. CAROLINE LEAF
WHO TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE WAY MEN THINK
AND WOMEN THINK
AND WHAT IS ACTUALLY DIFFERENT
IN THE BRAIN
SO THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST
DIFFERENT SPACEY-LIKE,
YOU'RE ACTUALLY DIFFERENT
IN A HEALTHY WAY
TO BALANCE EVERYTHING.
YOU'VE GOT TO SEE HOW NECESSARY
EACH OTHER PERSON IS.
ROBERT MORRIS,
FROM THE BLESSED LIFE,
TEACHING ON BREAKING THE SPIRIT
OF MAMMON AND AM I GENEROUS?
I JUST HEARD ROBERT PREACH
ON THE BLESSED LIFE
AT OUR CHURCH, AFTER HE HAD
ALREADY TAUGHT IT HERE
AND TAUGHT IT EARLIER.
I SAID IT IS SO AWESOME.
I SAID, "ROBERT,
WE'VE GOT TO GO ALL ACROSS
THE NATION WITH THIS MESSAGE."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'WE'?"
I SAID, "I'M GOING TO HELP YOU
GO ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
WITH IT."
IT IS SO GREAT, IT TRANSFORMS!
WELL, WE'VE GOT BASICALLY
THE INSIGHT THAT WILL HELP YOU
RIGHT HERE IN THE SERIES.
AND JAY RICHARDS,
MONEY, GREED, AND GOD,
WE HAVE MADE AN ENEMY
OF THE WRONG TARGET.
WE'RE TARGETING
THE ACTUAL POTENTIAL
TO CREATE WEALTH AND PROSPERITY
IN WHICH EVERYBODY
CAN BE BLESSED.
WE'RE MAKING THAT THE ENEMY
BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ABUSE IT
OR BECOME GREEDY.
WHAT JAY SHARES
IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
CREFLO DOLLAR
HAS GOT AN INSIGHT,
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU,
SOME PEOPLE PIGEON HOLE HIM
IN THE WRONG PLACE.
HE IS NOT DEFINING PROSPERITY
BY SO MUCH STUFF.
HE IS SHOWING PEOPLE
HOW YOU CAN COME OUT OF THE PIT
OF DESPAIR AND DEFEAT
AND NOT BE DEPENDENT
UPON ANY SOURCE OTHER THAN GOD,
AND HOW YOU CAN GET YOUR FEET
ON SOLID GROUND.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU
MORE than ENOUGH
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GOD
WANTS YOU TO HAVE.
IF YOU'LL SIMPLY DO THIS --
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO DO IT, IT IS BASICALLY
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
BE GENEROUS.
WE HAVE JUST HEARD FROM
THE MISSIONARIES THAT WE HAVE
GOT AN INCREDIBLE THREAT
ON CHILDREN BELOW FIVE
THAT ARE GOING TO NEED
SPECIAL EMERGENCY NUTRITION.
THAT MEANS INTRAVENOUS FEEDING.
THAT MEANS THEY'RE GOING
TO NEED POWDERED MILK,
SOMETIMES SUGAR AND WATER.
THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING
TO STABILIZE THEM,
AND WE NEED OVER 400,000 MEALS.
THOSE LITTLE EMERGENCY FEEDINGS
COST 50 CENTS EACH.
WELL, IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG
TO COMPUTE THAT.
WE NEED A COUPLE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING
WE'D THOUGHT ABOUT.
SO HERE'S WHAT
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO.
YOU SIMPLY MAKE A GIFT
TO HELP US HELP OTHERS
AND WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
MORE than ENOUGH.
IF YOU'LL MAKE A GIFT OF $100,
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE WANT
TO SEND ALONG WITH THE BOOK,
ALONG WITH THE TEACHING,
THE CD'S,
WITH ALL OF THESE LESSONS,
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
MONEY, GREED, AND GOD,
ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT BOOKS,
I THINK YOU'LL EVER READ.
WHO SWITCHED OFF YOUR BRAIN?
UNDERSTANDING HOW
THE MINDS WORK.
AND THEN MANY PEOPLE
HAVE COME TO ME AND SAID
WHAT RABBI LAPIN SHARED
OUT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
AS A JEWISH RABBI,
HE HAS SEVEN CHILDREN.
HE AND HIS WIFE
ARE BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE.
HE SAYS IF PEOPLE WOULD ONLY
UNDERSTAND THE WORD OF GOD,
THE PRINCIPLES OF GOD,
THE TRUTH OF GOD... UNSHAKABLE.
MANY OF MY FRIENDS HAVE SAID,
"JAMES, I HAVE SO HIGHLIGHTED
IN THIS BOOK THAT I WISH
I COULD READ THE WHOLE BOOK
OR AT LEAST EVERY HIGHLIGHT
TO EVERY PERSON I GET AROUND.
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE?"
WELL, WE'RE ASKING YOU,
MAKE A GIFT OF $100.
YOU THINK ABOUT HOW MANY
OF THOSE NUTRITIOUS MEALS
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET OUT
FOR THAT.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU SOMETHING
THAT WILL ENABLE YOU
TO BE BLESSED, TO HAVE
ENOUGH OF THE BLESSING OF GOD
TO BE ABLE TO MEET OTHER NEEDS
-- LEGITIMATE NEEDS.
ASK FOR THE MATERIAL.
JUST SAY, "LORD,
GIVE ME WISDOM."
I BELIEVE WE'RE OFFERING YOU
A REAL ANSWER TO THE PRAYER
THAT YOU'VE BEEN PRAYING,
"GOD, SHOW ME THE WAY."
AND THESE GIFTED
COMMUNICATORS AND TEACHERS,
JOINING TOGETHER TO HELP YOU.
I PRAY YOU'LL ASK FOR IT.
Announcer: IN RECENT WEEKS, WE'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE
YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE
COMING TO OUR LIFE CENTERS, CLINICS, AND FEEDING STATIONS.
MOST ARE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED,
REQUIRING SPECIAL CARE TO PROPERLY FEED THEM.
MORTALITY RATES ARE QUICKLY ON THE RISE
AND IT IS A NEED THAT CERTAINLY CANNOT BE IGNORED.
WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN PROVIDE
AN ADDITIONAL 400,000 EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDINGS
THAT ARE SPECIALLY FORMULATED FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE,
INCLUDING POWDERED MILK AND INTRAVENOUS FEEDINGS.
AT A COST OF 50 CENTS PER MEAL
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT OF $25, $50, OR $100 WILL HELP PROVIDE
50, 100, OR 200 EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDINGS.
WITH YOUR GIFT, WE'LL SEND YOU MORE than ENOUGH,
A NEW DYNAMIC EIGHT-PART AUDIO TEACHING SERIES
THAT WILL SHOW YOU GOD'S PLAN
FOR YOUR FINANCIAL PEACE AND PROVISION.
ALSO INCLUDED IS JAMES ROBISON'S INSIGHTFUL BOOK,
"TRUE PROSPERITY."
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE 200 EMERGENCY FEEDINGS,
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THESE DYNAMIC BOOKS,
THOU SHALT PROSPER BY RABBI DANIEL LAPIN,
MONEY, GREED, AND GOD BY AUTHOR JAY RICHARDS,
AND W HO SWITCHED OFF YOUR BRAIN? BY DR. CAROLINE LEAF.
FINALLY, AS A SPECIAL CHALLENGE,
PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE 2,000 EMERGENCY FEEDINGS
AND YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND,
"AS THE DEER" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY
AT LIFETODAY.ORG.
Translator: THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MALNOURISHMENT
I SEE IN THE CHILDREN HERE.
TWENTY PERCENT ARE MALNOURISHED.
TEN PERCENT ARE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED.
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE HAVE A WEAKER IMMUNE SYSTEM
SO WHEN THEY SUFFER WITH MALNUTRITION
IT INCREASES THE CHANCES OF THEM DYING.
Jim: JAMES AND BETTY, I'M IN CENTRAL AMERICA RIGHT NOW
WITH THE MISSION TEAM AND WE'VE VISITED A CLINIC TODAY
AND TALKED TO A DOCTOR WHO JUST REACHED OUT TO US
ASKING AND SAYING THAT HE SO DESPERATELY DOES NEED
EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDING PROGRAM AT HIS CLINIC.
WHAT HE IS EXPERIENCING IS MUCH LIKE CLINICS
AROUND THE WORLD WHERE WE'RE MINISTERING.
SO I'M BRINGING THE PLEA OF DOCTORS
LIKE THE GOOD DOCTOR HERE AND OTHER DOCTORS IN OTHER CLINICS
THAT WE'RE WANTING TO SUPPORT
WITH OUR EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDING PROGRAM.
SO PLEASE REACH INTO YOUR HEART AND MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN
WHEN YOU GO TO THE PHONE OR GO ONLINE
AND HELP US FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
FOR THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE
WHO SO DESPERATELY NEED THIS EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDING.
James: I AM PRAYING THAT
YOU WILL ASK FOR THE MATERIAL,
MORE than ENOUGH FOR $100
FOR THE THREE EXTRA BOOKS THAT
WILL BE SUCH A BLESSING TO YOU.
SO MANY OF YOU HAVE WRITTEN,
YOU'VE CALLED THE PRAYER LINE,
YOU'VE SAID, "PRAY FOR US.
WE'VE GOT SOME REAL
FINANCIAL CHALLENGES."
WE KNOW THE NATION DOES.
THERE ARE FINANCIAL ISSUES
ALL OVER THE WORLD BUT WE START
THE SOLUTION RIGHT AT HOME.
WE'RE OFFERING
"AS THE DEER PANTETH
AFTER THE WATER,"
THE BEAUTIFUL BRONZE.
ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE
MOST REQUESTED BRONZES
THAT WE'VE EVER CREATED.
AND WE KNOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE SAYING, "GOD,
I NEED YOUR BLESSING!
I NEED YOU TO TOUCH MY LIFE
IN THE AREAS OF MY NEED."
YOU TOUCH SOMEONE ELSE
AND YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT
HOW GOD FOCUSES HIS ATTENTION
ON THE AREAS OF YOUR NEED
WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE'S NEED.
JOIN WITH BETTY AND ME
IN SAYING THANKS TO JIMMY EVANS
FOR BEING WITH US.
JIMMY, YOU AND KAREN
ARE SUCH A BLESSING!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
THERE'S JIMMY EVAN'S WEB SITE.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE
THEY'RE ON TELEVISION,
WHEN YOU CAN SEE THAT PROGRAM
OR BE IN ONE OF THOSE SEMINARS,
GO ON THAT WEB SITE AND YOU
CAN GO AND ATTEND A SEMINAR.
§
§
§
§
§
§
Announcer: TOMORROW ON LIFE TODAY,
DR. CAROLINE LEAF EXPLORES THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE MALE AND FEMALE BRAIN
WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH MONEY.