Announcer: NEXT, AUTHOR AND SPEAKER, ANGELA THOMAS

SHARES LESSONS SHE LEARNED FROM A CLEANING LADY.

IT WAS JUST HER!

SHE SAID, "ANGELA, I'M STANDING HERE

AT THE FRONT DOOR OF YOUR HOUSE

AND I'M TELLING THE DEVIL HE CANNOT COME IN!

THAT A WOMAN OF GOD LIVES IN HERE

AND THE CHILDREN OF THE WOMAN OF GOD LIVE IN HERE

AND HE CANNOT COME IN HERE!"

SHE SAID, "I AM... [sptt-sptt-sptt] SPITTING ON THE DEVIL!" [Laughter]

Announcer: HONEST QUESTIONS WOMEN ASK --

NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!

James: THANK YOU! THANK YOU

FOR BEING AN ENCOURAGEMENT,

ALL OF YOU!

AND TO YOU, DO COME

AND JOIN US SOMETIME.

WE TAPE EACH WEEK HERE

IN THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA,

WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO

JOIN US HERE IN OUR STUDIOS.

I'M JAMES ROBISON

AND I AM THRILLED TO PRESENT

LIFE TODAY EVERY DAY.

BETTY IS NORMALLY WITH ME.

THIS CHAIR IS EMPTY OVER HERE

AND I REGRET THAT.

I'VE SHARED

AND WANT TO MENTION AGAIN

SHE HAD A BLOOD VESSEL BURST

IN HER LEFT EYE

THAT SWOLE IT NEARLY SHUT

AND IT LOOKS BAD.

IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES

BUT NOT TO THIS EXTENT.

I THINK THIS MAY BE

THE SECOND TIME IN 15 YEARS

THAT BETTY HAS MISSED TAPING

BECAUSE OF ANY KIND

OF CHALLENGE OR ILLNESS

AND I REALLY MISS HER.

ANGELA THOMAS IS WITH US

AND I KNOW BETTY REGRETS

THAT SHE IS NOT HERE.

ANGELA IS SO GIFTED TO TEACH

AND TO COMMUNICATE.

SHE'S WRITTEN MANY BOOKS

THAT ARE GREAT.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE

THAT HAS LED TO A BIBLE STUDY

THAT YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT.

WOULD YOU WELCOME ANGELA THOMAS

TO LIFE TODAY?

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU!

Angela: IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU!

TELL BETTY I MISS HER.

James: I KNOW! I DO TOO.

I FEEL LIKE I'M REALLY

TOTALLY INCOMPLETE.

Angela: I DON'T KNOW HOW

TO BE WITH YOU WITHOUT BETTY.

James: I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE HERE

WITHOUT HER.

EVEN THOUGH SHE IS

KIND OF MY CHEERLEADER

AND SHE REALLY ASKS ME

NOT TO ASK HER TO TALK;

SHE REALLY DOES SAY THAT.

YOU KNOW HOW SHY SHE IS

BUT SHE IS VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE

AND WE REALLY MISS HER.

ANGELA, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT THE BOOK THAT ACTUALLY

LED TO THE BIBLE STUDY

THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU WROTE A BOOK CALLED

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

...AND OTHER BRAVE QUESTIONS

-- BRAVE QUESTIONS!

I THINK THAT'S INTERESTING

BECAUSE A LOT OF WOMEN

DON'T WANT TO ASK THE QUESTIONS

ABOUT ANY PERSONAL NEED.

WOMEN HAVE A GREAT CAPACITY

TO BEAR UP THE LOAD AND BURDENS

THAT OTHERS EITHER LAY ON THEM

UNKNOWINGLY, OR EVEN

DELIBERATELY IT SEEMS,

AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES

THEY GLADLY ASSUME.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE

"I DON'T REALLY WANT TO UNLOAD

OR REALLY TELL YOU

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ME"

SO IT HAS TO BE BRAVE

WHEN THEY SAY,

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

OR WHAT'S GOING ON?"

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT

THIS BOOK AND THEN I WANT US

TO TALK ABOUT BRAVE:

HONEST QUESTIONS WOMEN ASK

BECAUSE REALLY

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT

I WAS REFERENCING, IT TAKES

A BRAVE WOMAN TO ASK

SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS.

TALK ABOUT THESE TWO BOOKS.

Angela: I WROTE A BOOK

SEVERAL YEARS AGO CALLED

DO YOU THINK I'M BEAUTIFUL?

IT WAS ABOUT A WOMAN COMING

TO KNOW THE FATHER'S HEART

OF LOVE FOR HER;

THAT GOD CALLS YOU BEAUTIFUL.

SO THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO

SOME WOMEN WHO KNOW ME WELL

CAME TO ME AND THEY SAID,

"WE THINK THE TITLE

OF YOUR NEXT BOOK IS

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

I DIDN'T LIKE THAT TITLE.

I THOUGHT IT SEEMED

SELF-CENTERED,

TOO... WHO ARE YOU GOING

TO ASK THE QUESTION TO?

ASK MY HUSBAND?

ASK MY CHILDREN?

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

NO ONE HAS THE ANSWER

THAT WOULD SATISFY THE SOUL.

SO I KIND OF PUT THAT TITLE

BESIDE ME AND LEFT IT;

WENT ON TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

JAMES, I KNOW

ONE MORNING ABOUT 4:30, 5:00

GOD WOKE ME UP STRAIGHT UP,

BECAUSE I DON'T

NORMALLY DO THAT.

AND I KNEW THAT I HEARD HIM

SAYING TO ME,

"THE QUESTION IS FOR ME...

ASK ME."

I KNEW I WAS SUPPOSED TO

ASK THE LORD,

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"

BUT I WAS SUPPOSED

TO BE HONEST.

DO YOU KNOW I FEEL INSECURE?

OR DO YOU KNOW

THAT I'M UNDISCIPLINED?

OR DO YOU KNOW I STRUGGLE

WITH ANXIETY?

OR DO YOU KNOW

THAT I FEEL AFRAID?

OR DO YOU KNOW I'M SUFFERING

A THORN?

DO YOU KNOW I'M WORN OUT?

I SAT BESIDE MY BED

THAT MORNING AND JUST

FILLED UP A YELLOW PAD

FULL OF MY STRUGGLES.

SOME I'D BEEN VICTORIOUS WITH,

SOME GOD HAD ALREADY

GRANTED A GRACE ABOUT,

SOME I STILL SAW IN MYSELF

OR SAW IN THE WOMEN

THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE

OF MINISTERING TO.

AND I JUST WROTE FURIOUSLY:

EVERY STRUGGLE, EVERY WEAKNESS,

EVERY FAILURE, EVERYTHING

THAT I COULD ASK OF THE LORD,

"DO YOU SEE ALL OF THIS --

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM REALLY?"

AND THEN I KNEW GOD SAID TO ME,

"NOW DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

I AM THE GOD WHO SEES YOU.

AND I AM YOUR STRENGTH.

AND I AM THE ONE

WHO MAKES YOU BRAVE

WHEN YOU STRUGGLE.

I AM THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT.

AND I AM THE ONE

WHO WILL GIVE YOU REST."

AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER...

EVERY STRUGGLE

AND EVERY WEAKNESS

FOUND ITS ANSWER

IN THE CHARACTER OF GOD.

I KNEW THAT'S WHAT THIS BOOK

WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT;

ABOUT A WOMAN BRINGING

THE TRUTH OF HER HUMANITY,

THE WAY SHE DOESN'T REALLY

PARTICULARLY WANT TO BE,

THAT YOU AND I, WE WANT

TO BE MORE BEFORE THE LORD

BUT THE TRUTH OF IT, TO GOD.

THEN SEEING HOW EVERY ANSWER

IS FOUND IN THE TRUTH

OF WHO OUR LORD IS.

James: AND HE CAN HANDLE

WHO WE ARE.

TELL US ABOUT THE BIBLE STUDY

BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT

YOU'D REALLY LIKE

FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS.

BY THE WAY, WEB SITE, HOW WOULD

THEY GO TO YOUR WEB SITE?

THEY SAY, "I WANT TO KNOW

WHERE ANGELA IS SPEAKING.

I WANT TO KNOW

WHERE SHE IS GOING.

I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN GET

SOME OF THE RESOURCE MATERIAL?"

WHERE WOULD THEY GO?

Angela: JUST ANGELATHOMAS.COM

OR THEY CAN FIND ME ON FACEBOOK

OR TWITTER OR ALL THOSE

NEW WAYS WE COMMUNICATE.

James: ALL RIGHT,

TALK TO ME ABOUT --

Angela: FROM THE BOOK

CAME THE BIBLE STUDY.

SO WE WHITTLED DOWN EVEN MORE

THE STRUGGLES TO SPEND SIX,

MAYBE SEVEN WEEKS

IN THE STUDY CALLED BRAVE.

WOMEN ARE INTERACTING

WITH THE STUDY

ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TALKING

ABOUT THEIR HONEST STRUGGLES.

THE FIRST SESSION IS CALLED,

"DO YOU KNOW I'M WORN OUT?"

AND IT TURNS OUT THAT

ALMOST EVERY WOMAN I MEET

IN SOME CAPACITY, IN SOME AREA

OF HER LIFE IS WORN OUT.

MAYBE SHE IS WORN OUT

WORKING WITH THIS CHILD

WHO IS DIFFICULT OR

HER MARRIAGE HAS WORN HER OUT

OR SHE IS PHYSICALLY WEARY

BECAUSE LIFE IS SO DEMANDING

FOR HER.

James: CAN WORKING AT

THE CHURCH WEAR YOU OUT TOO?

Angela: THEY'RE SOME

OF THE WEARIEST PEOPLE I KNOW!

[Laughter]

I LOVE IT BECAUSE THE LORD

HAS GIVEN US SO MANY PROVISIONS

FOR THE WEARY IN SCRIPTURE.

IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE GOTTEN

SO BUSY WE RUN RIGHT PAST THEM.

FOR INSTANCE, WE RUN PAST

THE GIFT OF THE SABBATH;

THAT WE COULD PRACTICE A REST

THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO US

IN SCRIPTURE.

AND THOSE OF US IN THE CHURCH

ARE THE WORST ABOUT IT.

James: AND EVEN TO GET STILL

AND QUIET LONG ENOUGH THAT

YOU COULD HEAR SOMETHING OTHER

THAN THE SOUNDS AROUND YOU

AND GET OFF INTO SOLITUDE

WHERE YOU CAN HEAR.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE DO IT.

I DON'T THINK PREACHERS

DO IT ENOUGH.

I DON'T THINK CHURCH PEOPLE

DO IT ENOUGH.

I DON'T THINK MOMS

AND DADS DO IT ENOUGH.

Angela: AND WE HAVE TO MODEL

FOR OUR CHILDREN.

AT MY HOUSE WE CALL IT

"KEEPING THE SABBATH" OR

"I'M GOING TO TAKE A SABBATH,"

BECAUSE SOMETIMES

WE WORK SO HARD ON SUNDAY

IN MINISTRY THAT I REALLY THINK

IT IS OKAY TO THE LORD THAT

WE TAKE OUR SABBATH ON MONDAY.

OR THAT WE JUST PRACTICE

A KEEPING OF THE SABBATH

FOR THE PURPOSE OF REST

AND RESTORATION

THAT WE WOULD BE LIKE JESUS,

AWAY WITH THE LORD IN STILLNESS

AND GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY

TO HEAR HIM.

I LOVE IT

THAT MY TEENAGE CHILDREN

ARE CATCHING ON.

I EVEN HEARD MY 18-YEAR-OLD SON

SAY TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO,

"MOM, I WANTED TO GET

ALL MY HOMEWORK DONE ON

SATURDAY NIGHT BECAUSE I WANT

TO KEEP THE SABBATH TOMORROW."

HE'S GETTING IT

BUT HE IS ONLY GOING TO GET IT

BECAUSE HE SEES

HIS MOM PRACTICING

THE KEEPING OF THE SABBATH

AND THAT IT IS FROM WISDOM

AND IT IS A PLACE OF

FOLLOWING CHRIST

TO GIVE OURSELVES THAT TIME

OF REST AND RESTORATION.

James: I PRAY THAT

FOR EVERYONE, THAT

THEY WILL FIND THAT PLACE

OF SOLITUDE AND REST

AND HEAR THE LORD.

TELL ME SOME OF THE OTHER

BRAVE HONEST QUESTIONS

THAT WOMEN ASK THAT YOU THINK

WOULD BE PERTINENT

TO OUR AUDIENCE

THAT THEY PERHAPS ARE ASKING;

MAYBE YOU CAN SHED

SOME LIGHT ON IT.

Angela: SOME OF THE WOMEN

THAT I ENCOUNTER, AND

IT HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR ME,

ARE ASKING OF THE LORD,

"DO YOU KNOW

THAT I FEEL INVISIBLE?"

THAT WEARY MOM WHO IS RAISING

THOSE BABIES AND THERE IS

NOBODY THERE TO SAY THANK YOU

OR TO GIVE HER ENCOURAGEMENT.

SHE IS STANDING IN HER

LAUNDRY ROOM ALONE EVERY DAY

TRYING TO MATCH THOSE SOCKS

AND FOLD THOSE BABY CLOTHES

AND NOBODY SEES.

James: I THINK A LOT OF WOMEN

FEEL THAT WAY.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE

FEEL THAT WAY.

Angela: WE DO!

James: WHAT'S THE ANSWER

FOR HER?

WHAT DOES SHE NEED TO KNOW?

Angela: SHE NEEDS TO KNOW

THAT ACCORDING TO GENESIS 16

THAT GOD IS EL ROI;

HE IS THE GOD WHO SEES,

AND HE STANDS WITH US THERE.

HE STANDS WITH A SINGLE MOM

AS SHE SHOULDERS THE BURDEN

AND SEEMINGLY FEELING UNSEEN

AND ALONE,

AND HE STANDS WITH THAT WOMAN

WHO FEELS INVISIBLE

IN HER MARRIAGE.

HE SEES WHAT YOU SACRIFICE

AND HE SEES THE INTEGRITY

OF YOUR HEART.

FOR THAT WOMAN WHO SITS

IN THE SAME CUBICLE

DAY AFTER DAY,

WEEK AFTER WEEK,

YEAR AFTER YEAR...

A GUIDE.

GOD WANTS US TO KNOW

I'M WITH YOU.

YOU ARE IN MY PRESENCE.

YOU ARE NEVER UNSEEN TO ME.

IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT

LESSON FOR ME BECAUSE LIFE

CAN GET YOU SWIRLED AROUND

AND TURNED AROUND.

AND GOD HAD TO SEND A WOMAN

INTO MY LIFE TO TEACH ME ABOUT

LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

WHEN I BECAME A SINGLE MOM,

I LIVED ABOUT SEVEN YEARS

AS A SINGLE MOM,

A FRIEND OF MINE CAME TO ME

AND SHE SAID,

"ANGELA, YOU NEED HELP."

I SAID, "I DO!"

SHE SAID, "WOULD IT HELP YOU

IF I SENT THE LADY

WHO CLEANS FOR ME TO HELP YOU

MAYBE EVERY THREE

OR FOUR WEEKS?"

I SAID, "ARE YOU KIDDING?"

THIS LITTLE WOMAN NAMED BEVERLY

STARTED COMING TO MY HOUSE

AND SHE HAD BEEN TO MY HOUSE

FOUR OR FIVE TIMES.

SHE CAME TO ME AND SHE SAID,

"ANGELA, YOU REALLY NEED HELP."

I SAID, "I KNOW!"

SHE SAID, "WOULD IT HELP YOU

IF I CAME TO YOUR HOUSE

EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING?

AND IF I JUST WORKED FOUR HOURS

AS MUCH AS I COULD DO,

DO YOU THINK

YOU COULD PAY ME $50?"

I SAID, "I'LL FIND IT --

SOMEHOW, SOME WAY."

SO THIS LITTLE WOMAN,

UNEDUCATED IN THE THINGS

OF THIS WORLD BUT VERY EDUCATED

IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD,

THIS LITTLE WOMAN ABOUT SO BIG

STARTED COMING TO MY HOUSE

EVERY WEDNESDAY.

AND YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HER,

THAT GOD HAD GIVEN HER

NATURALLY RED HAIR BUT

SHE DECIDED TO HELP THE LORD

SO SHE DIED HER HAIR

FIRE ENGINE RED,

YOU KNOW THAT WHOO RED HAIR.

SHE WAS VERY PROUD

OF HER FIERY RED HAIR

BUT SHE WAS EVEN MORE PROUD

OF HER FIERY SPIRIT, BECAUSE

SHE WAS THE KIND OF WOMAN

THAT YOU COULD HEAR HER COMING

BEFORE YOU WOULD SEE HER.

SHE WOULD BE SINGING

AND PRAYING AND QUOTING

AND HOLLERING AND LAUGHING!

YOU NEVER KNEW HOW SHE WAS

GOING TO COME IN THE DOOR.

SHE WAS ALWAYS GOING TO

BE LOUD; YOU JUST DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT.

SO BEVERLY STARTED COMING

TO MY HOUSE

EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING

AND IT TURNED OUT THAT --

I'D NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE

-- SHE CAME EVERY WEDNESDAY

FOR EIGHT YEARS

AND NEVER MISSED A WEDNESDAY.

AND I GUESS IT MUST HAVE TAKEN

AN EIGHT YEAR EVERY WEDNESDAY

KIND OF LESSON

FOR ME TO GET IT.

BECAUSE THIS WOMAN WOULD

COME IN AND I REMEMBER

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS

THAT SHE TAUGHT ME, SHE WOULD

LAY ON MY CHILDREN'S BED --

AND EACH CHILD,

AND SHE WOULD PRAY

FOR THAT CHILD BEFORE

SHE WOULD STRIP THE SHEETS.

I'M THINKING,

HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT?

I AM THEIR MOTHER --

IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME

TO LAY ON THEIR BED

AND PRAY FOR THEM.

SHE WOULD SAY THINGS LIKE,

"IS THIS ONE HAVING A LITTLE

MORE DIFFICULT TIME AT SCHOOL

BECAUSE HIS BED IS A LITTLE BIT

MORE MESSY THAN NORMAL?"

WHERE DOES THAT KIND

OF DISCERNMENT COME FROM?

SHE BEGAN TO TEACH ME

THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS ONE DAY I WAS IN MY

LITTLE OFFICE OFF TO THE SIDE

AND I HEARD

ALL KINDS OF COMMOTION

AT MY FRONT DOOR.

IT SOUNDED LIKE

THERE WERE PEOPLE IN MY HOUSE.

I WENT AROUND THE CORNER

AND I SAID, "HEY!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

IT WAS JUST HER!

[Laughter]

SHE SAID, "ANGELA,

I'M STANDING HERE

AT THE FRONT DOOR OF YOUR HOUSE

AND I'M TELLING THE DEVIL

HE CANNOT COME IN!

THAT A WOMAN OF GOD

LIVES IN HERE

AND THE CHILDREN OF THE WOMAN

OF GOD LIVE IN HERE

AND HE CANNOT COME IN HERE."

SHE SAID, "I'M...

[sptt-sptt-sptt]

-- SPITTING ON THE DEVIL!"

[Laughter]

WELL, I HAD TO TURN MY HEAD

AND SMILE A LITTLE BIT

BECAUSE I NEVER HEARD

OF SPITTING ON THE DEVIL!

BEFORE I KNOW IT

SHE'S GOT ME OVER THERE

SPITTING ON THE DEVIL.

[Laughter]

SHE CAME IN MY OFFICE ONE DAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE ASKED ME.

SHE MUST HAVE SAID,

"HOW ARE YOU DOING?"

AND I MUST HAVE RESPONDED

WITH A HEAVY HEART

BECAUSE SHE SAID TO ME,

"WELL, GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES."

I SAID, "OKAY."

I AM THE BIBLE SCHOLAR.

SHE IS THE CLEANING LADY.

BUT SHE IS THE BOSS OF ME!

[Laughter]

SO SHE PUT ME DOWN ON THE FLOOR

AND THEN SHE LAID ON TOP OF ME.

SHE STARTED PRAYING

AND CARRYING ON

AND SINGING AND MARCHING

AND I CAN'T EVEN MAKE THIS UP.

SHE HAD A FEATHER DUSTER

IN HER HAND.

SHE WENT TO MARCHING

AND TELLING THE LORD

WHAT WE NEEDED HIM TO DO

AND THE DEVIL WHERE TO GO.

AND SHE WAS JUST ON AND ON;

YOU KNOW?

SHE MUST HAVE HEARD

FROM THE LORD

BECAUSE SHE SAID, "GET UP."

I SAID, "OKAY."

BUT THIS WAS THE KIND OF WOMAN

GOD HAD TO SEND

TO MY HOUSE EVERY WEEK

BECAUSE EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING

SHE WOULD COME IN

AND SHE WOULD START LIKE THIS,

"ANGELA, THIS MORNING I WOKE UP

AND SITTING AT THE FOOT

OF MY BED WAS THE LORD.

AND I SAID,

'GOOD MORNING, LORD!'

AND HE SAID,

'GOOD MORNING, BEVERLY!'

AND I SAID,

'IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU!'

AND HE SAID,

'I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE

ALL NIGHT WATCHING OVER YOU.'"

SHE SAID, "ME AND THE LORD,

WE TALKED ALL THROUGH BREAKFAST

AND HE RODE HERE

IN THE CAR WITH ME.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOU

ALL THE WAY HERE."

IT TOOK EIGHT YEARS

BUT GOD SENT THIS WOMAN WHO

DIDN'T HAVE VERY MUCH EDUCATION

TO SHOW ME WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

WHEN A WOMAN KNOWS SHE LIVES

INSIDE THE PRESENCE OF GOD

AND THAT HE IS HERE

AND THAT HE IS POWERFUL!

THAT WILL MAKE YOU BRAVE

WHEN YOU KNOW WHO STANDS

IN FRONT OF YOU AND BEHIND YOU.

AND THAT SWEET LITTLE BEVERLY,

SHE WOULD GET A BILL

IN THE MAIL

SHE DIDN'T KNOW WAS COMING

AND SHE WOULD SAY, "LORD,

YOU GOT A BILL TODAY.

WE DON'T KNOW

HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PAY IT

BUT I EXPECT YOU WILL."

AND WHEN ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN

WERE TO CARRY ON OR ACT UP,

SHE WOULD SAY, "LORD,

THOSE KIDS OF YOURS..."

BECAUSE SHE KNEW HE WAS HERE

AND HE'S PRESENT

AND SHE WAS NOT ALONE

AND SHE WAS NOT INVISIBLE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I BEGAN TO PRAY?

LORD, MAKE ME LIKE HER.

I WANT TO BE

AN OLD FIERY RED-HEADED WOMAN

WHO KNOWS THAT SHE LIVES

IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU KNOW

WHO YOU BELONG TO

IT CHANGES EVERYTHING.

James: IT'S REALLY BLESSING ME

TO HEAR YOU.

I GOT MY PLOW CLEANED

BY A CARPET CLEANER

WHO CLEANED THE PLOW

OF THE BIG PREACHER

THAT WANTED TO KNOW

IF HE KNEW MY REPUTATION.

BUT HE DID -- HE READ MY MAIL.

GOD SENT A CARPET CLEANER

TO HELP ME.

BOY, IT'S JUST A BLESSING!

[Sighing]

A NOBODY SHOWED ME

WHO THE REAL SOMEBODY WAS.

IT'S WHAT YOU SAW.

HASN'T THIS BEEN

A BEAUTIFUL STORY?

DON'T YOU LOVE HEARING

THE STORY OF THE GRACE OF GOD?

WHAT A BLESSING!

THIS IS WHAT ANGELA HAS GOT

IS THIS OPENNESS...

FOR YOU TO OPEN UP

AND GET HONEST.

AND SHE GOT BLESSED SO MUCH

AND SHE'S BLESSED US.

GOD HAS GIVEN YOU

SUCH A SWEET HEART

AND SUCH A SWEET GIFT

TO BE ABLE TO CATCH US UP

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD

BECAUSE WE COULD REALLY SEE

THAT SWEET LADY THAT...

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FOLKS

THAT HAVE BEEN SENT SOMEWHERE.

WE HAD A COUPLE HERE THAT

HAD A HOUSEKEEPER THAT SAID,

"YOU THOUGHT WE WERE HERE

TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE,

WE'RE HERE

TO WIN THEM TO CHRIST."

AND THAT'S WHAT THE LADY

CAME ALL THE WAY

FROM SOUTH AMERICA TO DO,

LED THE WHOLE FAMILY TO CHRIST.

SHE SAID, "YOU JUST THINK

I'M HERE TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE.

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU

ABOUT JESUS."

THEY WERE BIG SHOTS!

AND THEY FOUND CHRIST.

SO YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'RE NOT INVISIBLE,

YOU'RE NOT OVERLOOKED...

YOU'RE AS VALUABLE

AND PRECIOUS TO GOD --

MORE THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE

AND HE WANTS TO USE YOU

JUST LIKE HE USED

THAT CLEANING LADY TO HELP

THE BIG BIBLE TEACHER TO COME

TO KNOW THE GREATNESS OF GOD

IN A BEAUTIFUL WAY.

FATHER, I PRAY FOR EVERYONE

TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH

YOU'RE LOOKING AFTER THEM

AND HOW MUCH YOU CARE FOR THEM

AND HOW YOU WANT TO MEET

THEIR NEEDS AND USE THEM

TO BE A BLESSING.

IN JESUS' NAME.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT, FATHER!

THERE AGAIN

IS ANGELA'S WEB SITE,

THE BOOK, AND THE BIBLE STUDY,

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM,

THE BOOK.

THE BIBLE STUDY:

BRAVE HONEST QUESTIONS

THAT WOMEN ASK.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU

CONSIDER HAVING A BIBLE STUDY

IN YOUR OWN CHURCH

OR MAYBE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

AND YOU GO THROUGH

THIS INCREDIBLE TEACHING.

IT WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU.

ANGELA, WE FIND SUCH A THRILL

IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES

MEETING THE NEEDS

IN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES;

REALLY NOTICING THE PEOPLE

THAT FEEL LIKE NOBODY NOTICED

BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANYONE

GOD DOESN'T NOTICE.

I WANT YOU, IF YOU WOULD,

TO JUST LOOK AND TELL ME

IF YOU DON'T SEE A NEED --

A LEGITIMATE NEED --

YOU COULD EFFECTIVELY MEET?

I WANT YOU TO WATCH CLOSELY.

James: DAUPHINE,

I WISH YOU COULD HEAR ME.

I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T

BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND ME

AND WE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSLATOR

SO WE COULD UNDERSTAND YOU

AND GRAPHICALLY PUT IT

ON THE SCREEN SO OUR VIEWERS

WOULD UNDERSTAND YOU BUT LET ME

JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING,

WE CARE AND WE CAN HELP YOU.

I DIDN'T JUST SEE

THAT LITTLE CHILD SITTING THERE

ON THAT ROCK AND THINK,

JUST SOME LITTLE KID.

NO, ALL THE LITTLE CHILDREN

ARE PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT.

HE DIDN'T OVERLOOK THEM.

BUT HE'S LOOKING

FOR HANDS AND HEARTS

AND A MIND THAT CARES ENOUGH

TO SAY "I'LL HELP."

I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP US DRILL

A WATER WELL IN THAT AREA.

WE'RE GOING TO DRILL MORE

IN THAT COUNTRY, MADAGASCAR,

THAN PROBABLY

ANY SMALL LAND MASS

BECAUSE THE NEED

IS SO DESPERATE.

WE'LL BE DRILLING WATER WELLS

IN 15-20 COUNTRIES;

YOU DETERMINE HOW MANY

WE CAN DRILL BUT

WE DRILL HUNDREDS EVERY YEAR

DEPENDING ON HOW MANY OF YOU

WILL HELP WITH GIFTS OF $48.

$48 GIVES TEN PEOPLE WATER

FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE;

THAT'S WHAT IT BREAKS OUT TO.

YOU TAKE A $4800 WELL,

THAT'S WHAT THEY COST: $4800,

GIVE AT LEAST

A THOUSAND PEOPLE WATER,

SOMETIMES IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

BUT THAT WOULD BREAK OUT

TO ABOUT $4.80

FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE

IN THESE INCREDIBLE,

DESPERATELY NEEDY AREAS.

IF YOU COULD GIVE A WELL, $4800

-- MANY OF YOU TELL US,

"JAMES, EVERY YEAR WE DO IT."

BETTY AND I GIVE A WELL

EVERY TIME WE HAVE THE PROJECT.

WE STARTED YEARS AGO AND SAID,

"GOD, WE WANT TO DO IT."

I'M TELLING YOU, GOD SAYS

WHEN YOU ARE GENEROUS

AND YOU BLESS OTHERS,

YOU YOURSELF WILL BE BLESSED

AND YOU WILL BE REFRESHED.

GOD BLESSES US

WHEN WE BLESS OTHERS.

IT'S A BLESSING

TO BLESS OTHERS.

I DON'T GIVE TO GET,

I GIVE TO GIVE.

AND GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO BLESS

SO WE CAN KEEP BLESSING.

COULD YOU GIVE A WELL? $4800?

COULD YOU GIVE $2400 TOWARD IT

AND SAY, "I PRAY

SOMEONE JOINS ME"?

OR $1200 AND PRAY THREE WILL?

WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, DO IT.

BUT REMEMBER, $48 OR $144

YOU'VE GOT TEN PEOPLE WATER

THE REST OF THEIR LIFE

OR 30 PEOPLE WATER

THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO

BUT THERE IS A LEVEL

AT WHICH YOU CAN HELP.

SO I'M ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW,

WOULD YOU DO IT?

WOULD YOU BE AN ANSWER

TO THAT MOTHER'S CONCERN

FOR HER CHILDREN?

SHE'S ALREADY LOST CHILDREN,

DISEASE AND CONTAMINATED WATER.

WE CAN CORRECT THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO DO

ANY RESEARCH ON IT,

SHE JUST NEEDS A WATER WELL.

WE DON'T HAVE TO DO A STUDY;

WE KNOW WHAT SHE NEEDS.

PLEASE DIAL THE NUMBER.

TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,

USE IT LIKE A CHECK.

THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD ALWAYS

USE THEM.

IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,

MAKE IT TO LIFE.

GO ONLINE, LIFETODAY.ORG

AND MAKE YOUR GIFT.

FATHER, I'M PRAYING

EVERY PERSON WATCHING

WILL GIVE SOMETHING.

WILL YOU?

I REALLY BELIEVE YOU'RE PRAYING

THAT GOD WILL MEET THE NEED

BUT CAN YOU HELP MEET THE NEED?

WOULD YOU DIAL THE NUMBER,

MAKE THAT GIFT OF A WELL

OR TOWARD THE WELL?

THERE IS NO LEVEL TOO SMALL.

WE HAVE SOME GIFTS

WE WANT TO SEND YOU.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO BLESS YOU!

WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU

THE BEAUTIFUL

"LAMB AND THE LION" BRONZE,

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST

BEAUTIFUL ART PIECES

WE'VE EVER PRESENTED.

IT'S THE PEACE OF GOD THAT

BRINGS THE IMPOSSIBLE TOGETHER

AND WE'RE DOING

THE IMPOSSIBLE FOR MANY

WHEN WE GIVE THEM WATER.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT CALL.

BY THE WAY,

IF YOU SHOULD EVER GET A BUSY,

PEOPLE ARE EITHER CALLING

TO GET HELP

OR CALLING TO GIVE HELP.

YOU BE PERSISTENT

AND YOU GET THROUGH.

THANK YOU FOR DOING IT!

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 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 CAN ESTABLISH

AND DRILL 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 ARISE,

A BEAUTIFUL NEW DAILY DEVOTIONAL

FEATURING WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM INSPIRING WOMEN

WHO HAVE SHARED THEIR FAITH ON LIFE TODAY.

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE,

YOU MAY REQUEST THE ARISE AUDIO VISUAL DEVOTIONAL

FEATURING 40 DAYS OF INSPIRATION

FROM LIFE TODAY'S FAVORITE WOMEN GUESTS.

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 LION AND THE LAMB."

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

James: CAN I ENCOURAGE YOU

TO ASK FOR

"THE LION AND THE LAMB"

OR "THE LAMB AND LION" BRONZE?

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

I JUST LOVE THAT!

THAT'S THE PEACE OF GOD.

WE WANT TO SEND THIS TO YOU

TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GIVING

WATER TO AN ENTIRE VILLAGE.

I WANT TO MENTION TOO, OUR SON,

RANDY HAS WRITTEN A BOOK,

GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY:

DISCOVERING DEEPER JOY

THAN YOU'VE EVER IMAGINED.

I'M TELLING YOU,

THIS IS AN AWESOME BOOK.

I DON'T CARE IF HE IS OUR SON,

YOU'LL LIKE THIS.

IT'S IN THE BOOKSTORES.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU AGAIN THAT

ANGELA'S INCREDIBLE TEACHING,

BRAVE HONEST QUESTIONS

WOMEN ASK

AND I KNOW YOU'VE ENJOYED HER!

WOULD YOU JOIN ME

IN SAYING THANKS TO ANGELA?

ANGELA, YOU'RE SUCH A BLESSING!

YOU COME BACK ANY TIME.

I WANT TO HEAR SOME MORE

ABOUT THAT RED-HEADED LADY.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU

FOR WATCHING LIFE TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR HELPING US PROVIDE

FRESH CLEAN WATER.

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 -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK

AT ONLINE AND RETAIL BOOKSTORES.

GOD'S CALLING ON YOUR LIFE,

GOD'S VALUE OF YOUR LIFE IS NOT IN WHAT YOU DO.

Announcer: TOMORROW, TROY MEEDER PROVES THE IMPORTANCE

OF BEING AN AVERAGE JOE.