Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY,

PROTECTING OUR MOST
VALUABLE TREASURES.

Beth: I LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND STARE AT KEITH'S HAND.

WE'RE PLANNING TO GROW OLD
TOGETHER BUT WHAT IF WE DON'T?

I KNOW EVERY FRECKLE
ON IT.

I HELP PUT EVERY LINE
ON HIS FACE.

[Laughter]

Announcer: TAKING YOUR
TREASURE BACK -- NEXT!

♪

Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY.

WELL, IT IS
"WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH."

WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THAT!
James: WELL, WE DO.

I'M JAMES AND THIS IS BETTY.
WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO HAVE

THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHARING
SOMEONE AS GIFTED AS BETH IS.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT
WE REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU

TO BE SURE YOU VOTE THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE,

INDIVISIBLEBOOK.COM
AND YOU CAN FIND OUT

HOW TO GET THAT BOOK AND
I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT,

IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IT,
I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST

YOU GET A COPY.
IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE NOW

IN PAPERBACK.
I WISH YOU COULD UNDERSTAND

THE BIRTH PAINS OF
PRODUCING A BOOK LIKE THIS

TO TRY TO BRING A NATION
BACK TO STABILITY AND

IN SOME WAYS BACK TO SANITY
AND TO UNDERSTANDING

SO THAT WE CAN SET OUR COURSE
FOR A BETTER DIRECTION

AND THE CHRISTIAN VOTE PIN,
IT JUST SAYS CHRISTIANS OUGHT

TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS
AND AS CHRISTIANS WE HOLD

A STANDARD UP TRY TO GET
ALL PARTIES, ALL CANDIDATES,

ALL PEOPLE
TO GO IN A BETTER DIRECTION

WHEN WE NEED CORRECTION,
LET'S MAKE IT AND

LET'S MAKE IT TOGETHER,
LET'S MAKE IT LIKE A FAMILY,

LIKE AMERICANS.
WELL, BETH MOORE IS TEACHING

AND SHE IS TEACHING
ON TREASURE.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO LIKE THIS.

I LOVE THE WAY SHE SHARES.
I LIKE WHAT SHE SAYS.

YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT TOO.
HOW ABOUT WELCOMING

BETH MOORE?

♪

Beth: NUMBER FOUR IS
SO IMPORTANT TO US

BECAUSE WE KNOW
THERE ARE TREASURES OUT THERE.

WE KNOW THEY ARE NOT
OUR TREASURES UNTIL THEY

MAKE IT PAST OUR DEFENSES.
WE KNOW THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO

SIT AND PONDER IT LONG ENOUGH
THAT THESE TREASURES WILL

COME TOGETHER IN SUCH A WAY
THAT WE COULD SEE RELATIONSHIPS

BETWEEN THE THINGS THAT
WE'VE EXPERIENCED

AND ENCOUNTERED WITH
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND

THERE WOULD BE GREAT HEALING
IN SOME OF THE THINGS

THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.
BUT WHAT WE'VE GOT

TO UNDERSTAND IS NUMBER FOUR:

ANYBODY?
THAT'S WHERE I'D ALMOST LIKE

TO DROP MY PURSE AND SIT DOWN
BECAUSE THIS IS THE TREASURE

WE DON'T HAVE.
WOULDN'T WE SAY TODAY THAT,

"TALK TO ME ABOUT TREASURES BUT
THE ONE TREASURE I DON'T HAVE

IS I DON'T HAVE
THE TREASURE OF TIME."

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY TIME,

WE DON'T HAVE ANY TREASURE.
BECAUSE LIKE ASTONISHMENT

OR WONDER CAN TAKE A SECOND
BUT IT TAKES TIME

TO TREASURE SOMETHING.
WE ARE INCAPABLE

OF TREASURING SOMETHING
THAT WE DON'T TAKE SOME TIME

TO MEDITATE ON,
TO THINK OVER,

TO LET RESONATE --
TO TAKE DOWN DEEP

PAST THE SURFACE
OF OUR THINKING GOING

ALL THE WAY FROM OUR BRAIN
DOWN INTO OUR HEART.

THAT TAKES TIME
AND IT'S A SCARY THING

IN THE CULTURE THAT WE LIVE IN
THAT WE ARE LOSING

THE ART OF MEDITATION.
Y'ALL, LET ME

TELL YOU SOMETHING,
I WILL BE AT A STOPLIGHT,

JUST AT A STOPLIGHT
AND I WILL GRAB MY PHONE

AND LOOK AT TWITTER.
WHAT IN THE WORLD?

WHAT IN THE WORLD?
I HAVE SAID OUT LOUD TO MYSELF,

"REALLY? SERIOUSLY?"
[Laughter]

"45 SECONDS?
YOU NEED TO READ SOMETHING?"

AM I THE ONLY ONE?
I NEED SOME COMPANY!

[Laughter]
LIKE REALLY?

AND LIKE EVERY SECOND
HAS TO BE TAKEN UP.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, MY PHONE --
THIS IS THE SAD THING --

MY ALARM IS IN MY PHONE.
ANYBODY ELSE?

WHERE YOU SET YOUR ALARM
WITH YOUR PHONE;

THAT MEANS YOU SLEEP
RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

DO YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE
I CAN GET MY E-MAIL ON MY PHONE

SOMETIMES I WILL CHECK IT
RIGHT BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP?

NOW I ASK YOU SOMETHING,
WHAT GOOD WILL THAT EVER DO ME?

BECAUSE IF IT IS A GOOD E-MAIL
THEN I'M GOING TO THINK,

"OH, THAT'S THE COOLEST THING!"
I'M GOING TO THINK ABOUT IT

ALL NIGHT.
IF IT IS A BAD E-MAIL,

I'M GOING TO REALLY THINK
ABOUT IT ALL NIGHT.

WHAT CAN YOU GAIN?
BUT OH NO, I'M GOING TO TAKE UP

EVERY CONCEIVABLE MOMENT,
GOD FORBID, I SIT AND THINK.

I HAVE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS --
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE I HAVE

BUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS TO SLOW

THE FREIGHT TRAIN DOWN.
I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,

I FELT THIS WAY
ABOUT MY CHILDREN

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU,
THERE IS NO DOING IT AGAIN.

I'M NOT PUTTING
ANY GUILT ON YOU.

NOTHING -- NOTHING IS HARDER
THAN PARENTING.

BUT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU
THAT IF YOU'RE THINKING

SOME DAY YOU'RE GOING
TO TAKE TIME WITH THEM,

THERE AIN'T NO
DOING THIS AGAIN.

NONE OF US DO IT PERFECTLY
BUT WE CAN TAKE THE TIME

TO INVEST IN THE PEOPLE
THAT WE LOVE.

AND SO I WAS VERY AWARE OF THAT
AS MY CHILDREN WERE GROWING

BUT I'M AWARE OF IT AGAIN
WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN.

I DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
THEY ONLY LIVE

ABOUT 12 MINUTES FROM ME
AND MY FRIEND, JANICE MEYER

HERE ON THE TEAM WAS ASKING ME.
SHE SAID, "BETH, HOW OFTEN

DO YOU GET TO SEE THEM?"
I SAID, "YOU KNOW

WE ALL DO LIFE TOGETHER,
FOUR GENERATIONS, MY IN-LAWS,

KEITH AND I, OUR KIDS,
THEIR SPOUSES,

AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN."
AND WE'RE TOGETHER VERY --

WE DO LIFE
ON A WEEKLY BASIS TOGETHER

AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS IT --
I DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.

I DON'T WANT TO MISS
THE MOMENTS LIKE A FEW DAYS AGO

WHEN JACKSON WAS PLAYING
WITH HIS CARS AND WE'D BEEN --

WE HAD THE WHOLE DINING TABLE
SET UP WITH A TRACK

AND WE WERE PLAYING TOGETHER
AND WE WERE JUST LAUGHING

AND IT WAS ALSO VERY INTENSE.
AND HE SAID, "BIBBY" --

THAT'S WHAT HE CALLS ME.
I SAID, "YES!"

AND I'M JUST READY BECAUSE
IT'S MY TURN WITH MY CAR.

AND HE SAYS, "I LOVE YOU!"
IT WAS JUST LIKE,

"BOY, I LOVE YOU BUDDY!"
TREASURE IT! PONDER IT!

PULL IT IN! GUARD IT!
DEFEND IT!

DON'T EVER FORGET IT
WHEN HE IS A TEENAGER.

AND THE FAVORITE THING
HE HAS TO DO

IS NOT COME TO HIS GRANDPARENTS
WITH HIS FRIENDS.

REMEMBER THIS -- REMEMBER THIS!
I NEVER WANT TO FORGET

WHAT ANNABETH LOOKS LIKE
WHEN I'VE JUST GOT HER

OUT OF THE BATHTUB
AND I'VE PUT HER LITTLE JAMMIES

OR HER LITTLE GOWN ON HER
AND I SIT HER ON

MY BATHROOM COUNTER WITH
HER LITTLE FEET IN THE SINK

AND I BLOW DRY THAT HAIR.
Y'ALL, I CAN GET IT THIS BIG.

[Laughter]
YOU CANNOT BELIEVE

HOW I CAN GET THAT HAIR TO DO.
IT'S JUST LIKE HUGE BY THE TIME

-- THEN IF IT IS NOT BIG ENOUGH
I PUT A BIG BOW

IN THE VERY TOP OF IT.
I LOVE IT!

I ALWAYS WANT TO SEE
WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE,

WHAT THAT HAIR FELT LIKE
IN MY HANDS.

I LOVE IT!
I LOVE STILL TO THIS DAY

TO SEE MY DAUGHTERS.
I DON'T VERY OFTEN SEE AMANDA

BECAUSE SHE LIVES CLOSE ENOUGH
WHERE SHE DOESN'T SPEND

THE NIGHT WITH US VERY OFTEN
BUT MELISSA, MY YOUNGEST

DAUGHTER DOES AND I LOVE
TO SEE HER WHEN SHE IS ASLEEP

BECAUSE SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE
SHE DID WHEN SHE WAS FOUR!

AND I JUST LOVE TO SIT THERE;
AND I'LL SIT THERE

ON THE SIDE OF THE BED
AND JUST PLAY WITH HER HAIR.

I JUST LOVE IT.
WHEN I LEAVE, VERY OFTEN

SHE WILL SAY,
"I LOVE YOU, MOM."

BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN AWAKE,
I JUST HAVEN'T KNOWN SHE WAS.

SHE IS AWARE OF ME
SITTING THERE.

I DON'T EVER WANT TO FORGET IT.
I WANT TO TREASURE IT.

I LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE
AND STARE AT KEITH'S HAND.

WE'RE PLANNING
TO GROW OLD TOGETHER

BUT WHAT IF WE DON'T?
I KNOW EVERY FRECKLE ON IT.

I HELPED PUT EVERY LINE
ON HIS FACE.

[Laughter]
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S A TREASURE

TO ONE OF US IS NOT NECESSARILY
A TREASURE TO ANOTHER.

I'VE GOT TO TELL Y'ALL
A STORY.

I WROTE IT DOWN
RIGHT BEFORE I CAME OUT

TO SERVE YOU GUYS TODAY.
I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE,

I JUST LOVE THIS TEAM SO MUCH.
MY DEAR SISTER, FAITH,

NOT MY BLOOD SISTER NATURALLY
BUT MY BLOOD SISTER IN CHRIST,

FAITH IS THE MAKEUP ARTIST
AND I'M JUST CRAZY ABOUT HER

BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN
OF THE SPIRIT.

I LOVE THAT!
SHE LOVES THE MUSIC WE PLAY

WHILE WE'RE GETTING READY.
AND SHE TOLD ME SUCH A STORY.

I SAID, "OH,
I'VE GOT TO JOT THAT DOWN."

IT IS JUST PERFECT
WITH OUR LESSON.

I KNEW THAT GOD HAD DONE IT
ON PURPOSE.

I WAS LOOKING --
I WAS COMPLIMENTING A BRACELET

THAT SHE HAD ON
AND SHE SAID THAT YEARS AGO,

MANY YEARS AGO
SHE HAD SEEN A WOMAN

WITH A BRACELET LIKE IT.
IT WAS LIKE GOLD

OR MAYBE BRASS TYPE
AND HOLLOW INSIDE,

KIND OF A ROUND...
YOU CAN PICTURE

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE,
JUST A VERY SIMPLE GOLD

OR BRASS BRACELET
THAT'S HOLLOW INSIDE.

SHE SAID SHE REALLY LOVED IT
BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE

IT HAD BEEN MADE
TO BE ALL DENTED IN

LIKE THIS WOMAN'S WAS.
AND SHE SAID IT WAS

THE COOLEST THING
BECAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE...

IT ALMOST LOOKED
LIKE AN ANTIQUE, THE WAY

IT HAD ALL BEEN BENT UP,
AND SHE WONDERED

IF THAT WAS THE WAY IT CAME.
SO SHE SAID SOMETHING

TO THE WOMAN
AND THE WOMAN SAID, "OH, NO."

SHE SAID,
"MY BABY TEETHED ON IT."

[Laughter]
SHE SAID SHE JUST

COULDN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.
AND SHE JUST TEETHED ON IT.

SHE GOES, "THOSE ARE ALL
THE MARKS OF HER TEETHING."

SHE GOES, "SO I WEAR IT."
AND SHE SAID,

"EVERY TIME I SEE IT..."
AND THE CHILD

WAS MUCH OLDER THEN.
WELL, MY FRIEND, FAITH SAID

OH! SHE WAS GOING TO DO
THE SAME THING.

[Laughter]
IF SHE HAD ANOTHER BABY SHE

WAS GOING TO DO THE SAME THING.
SURE ENOUGH THE LORD GAVE HER

ANOTHER BABY; GOT HER GOLD
BRACELET, JUST LIKE IT,

HANDED IT TO THAT BABY.
SHE SAID...

(THIS PART KILLED ME,)
THE BABY WOULDN'T DO IT.

SHE SAID SHE EVEN PUT IT IN
HER OWN MOUTH AND CHEWED ON IT!

[Laughter]
"REALLY, HONESTLY,

THIS ISN'T THAT HARD.
YOU PUT EVERYTHING ELSE

IN THIS HOUSE IN YOUR MOUTH,
WHY CAN'T YOU PUT

THIS ONE BRACELET?"
SHE SAID TO THIS DAY,

THAT BRACELET DOESN'T HAVE
A SINGLE DENT ON IT. WHY?

BECAUSE THAT BABY
DIDN'T TREASURE THAT

BUT THE OTHER DID.
SOMETIMES ONE TREASURES

SOMETHING THAT THE OTHER ONE
DOESN'T QUITE GET.

NUMBER FIVE, WE'RE GOING
TO BUILD FROM LUKE 2:22-35.

I WANT YOU TO SEE THESE WORDS.

NOW I WANT YOU TO JUST PICTURE
THAT THE SON OF GOD,

GOD'S OWN SON IS BEING
LIFTED UP BEFORE HIM IN THIS

SCENE IN THE TEMPLE COURTS.
IT IS JUST SO INTRIGUING TO ME.

THIS WHOLE PORTION TUCKED
IN-BETWEEN THESE BOOKENDS

OF MARY BEING THE EXCEPTION.
YOU SEE WE'LL ALWAYS BE

THE EXCEPTION THAT WE WILL
BE A PEOPLE WHO TREASURE BUT

MARY -- WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE
WAS JUST LIKE ALL AWED

AND FULL OF AMAZEMENT,
MARY STOPPED AND SHE

TREASURED IT IN HER HEART.
EVERYTHING THAT IS TUCKED

IN-BETWEEN IS PART OF
WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE TREASURED

IN THESE SCENES IN THE LIFE
OF THE YOUNG CHRIST.

I WANT YOU TO NOTICE WITH ME
THAT SHE'S TOLD AT THIS MOMENT

THAT A SWORD WILL PIERCE
HER OWN HEART TOO.

I WANT YOU TO WRITE THIS DOWN
AND THEN I WANT TO

ILLUSTRATE IT TO YOU IF I CAN.

WE'VE GOT TO GET A NEW WAY
OF LOOKING AT HARDSHIP

BECAUSE LISTEN, THERE IS
NOT A SINGLE THING YOU'VE BEEN

ALLOWED TO GO THROUGH,
THINK OF HOW MANY THINGS

YOU'VE ASKED GOD TO HELP YOU
COMPLETELY AVOID,

TO DELIVER YOU FROM,
AND YOU'RE STILL IN IT.

NOW DO YOU THINK
HE DIDN'T HEAR YOU?

BECAUSE HE HEARD
EVERY SINGLE PLEA OF YOUR HEART

AND STILL HERE YOU ARE IN IT.
SO SOMEHOW, SOME WAY,

THERE WAS TREASURE IN IT.
THERE WAS TREASURE IN IT.

AND WE'VE GOT TO BEGIN TO LOOK
AT A HARDSHIP TO REALIZE,

IF GOD HAS PLACED ME HERE
AND IF HE HAS NOT DELIVERED ME

WHEN HE CAN MOST CERTAINLY
HEAR MY PRAYERS,

THERE IS SOMETHING HERE
FOR ME TO TREASURE.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING
BECAUSE WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT

ALL SORTS OF THINGS
WE CAN TREASURE:

EXPERIENCES, ENCOUNTERS,
REVELATION, THINGS THAT GOD HAS

DONE FOR US, WONDERS OF GOD,
ALL THESE THINGS,

BUT I WANT YOU TO THINK NOW
ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE TREASURE

MOST ON THE PLANET.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE

WE LIKE.
YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME

ON THAT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE

THAT WE EVEN SAY,
"MAN, I LOVE HER. I LOVE HER!"

WE JUST PITCH THAT WORD AROUND.
BUT IN A LOT OF RESPECTS

WHAT WE MEAN IS,
"I DON'T KNOW HER VERY WELL

BUT I'M REALLY TAKEN WITH HER.
SHE REALLY SEEMS TO BE

A NEAT PERSON."
SO MANY OF THOSE,

BUT THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE
IN OUR LIVES... WHOO!

THEY'RE IN... THEY'RE IN.
AND HOW WE KNOW

WE TREASURE THEM IS THIS,
I'M GOING TO ASK IF I CAN

USE YOU FOR AN ILLUSTRATION?
TELL ME YOUR NAME.

>> ASHTON.
Beth: ASHTON,

YOU ARE SO PRECIOUS.
CAN I USE YOU FOR A MINUTE?

ASHTON, I'M GOING TO TURN YOU
AROUND JUST LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW YOU TREASURE SOMEBODY
WHEN IF A SWORD

WENT THROUGH ASHTON
IT WOULD PIERCE MY SOUL TOO.

THAT'S HOW I WOULD KNOW.
THAT ANYTHING

THAT HURT THIS CHILD WENT
NOT ONLY THROUGH HER STOMACH

BUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH MINE --
THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW

YOU ARE EMOTIONALLY INVESTED IN
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU TREASURE.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM THAT
CAUSES PAIN, WHAT PIERCES THEM

PIERCES YOU --
THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW.

ASHTON, WHEN MY DAUGHTER
WAS ABOUT 21 YEARS OLD,

MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER,
SHE WENT THROUGH

A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT
AND IT WAS ONE

OF THE MOST PAINFUL THINGS
I HAVE SEEN EITHER

OF MY CHILDREN GO THROUGH.
IT WAS A TRAIN WRECK.

WE HAD THE DRESS, WE HAD
EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN.

WE HAD IT PLANNED;
THESE WERE TWO GODLY PEOPLE.

IN EVERY OTHER RESPECT
YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

THEY SHOULD HAVE LIVED
HAPPILY EVERY AFTER IF THERE

WAS REALLY ANY SUCH THING.
IT WAS NOT THE LORD'S WILL.

I CAN TELL YOU
THAT I SAT NEXT TO THAT CHILD

FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS,
RUBBED THAT BACK,

SAT WITH HER AND TALKED TO HER,
JUST SAT SILENT WITH HER.

I CAN'T -- SHE WAS AS LIMP
AS A DISH RAG.

I MEAN THIS IS A CHILD
THAT HAS THE HEART OF A LION,

AND SHE WAS JUST SPENT,
BROKENHEARTED.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING, I SAID SO MANY TIMES

DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME
IT WAS LIKE

SHE HAD BEEN IN A CAR WRECK
IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION

BUT I WAS IN THE BACK SEAT.
MAKE NO MISTAKE.

MOMMA'S IN THE BACK SEAT
BECAUSE NOTHING

CAN HAPPEN TO THEM.
THERE ARE PROBABLY...

WHAT WOULD WE SAY?
LET'S NOT OVERDO IT

BECAUSE HOW MANY PEOPLE
CAN YOU PUT YOURSELF

THAT MUCH AT RISK WITH?
SO SAY THERE'S 20 PEOPLE

IN LIFE THAT WE TREASURE.
ANYBODY GETTING THIS WITH ME?

WE TREASURE.
THAT WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM

AFFECTS ME.
AND WHEN A SWORD GOES

THROUGH HER HEART,
IT GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH MINE.

THAT'S WHY
WE HATE TO TAKE THE RISK.

TO TREASURE SOMETHING
IS ALWAYS --

ALWAYS A RISK --
ALWAYS!

BUT THIS IS LIFE.
IF I GET HOME TO MY FATHER

AND I HAVE NOT
TREASURED RELATIONSHIP,

THAT I'VE TREASURED
ALL OF THESE EXPERIENCES

BUT I DID NOT WANT TO PUT
MY HEART SO FAR OUT THERE THAT

EVERYTHING THAT STABBED HER
HAD TO STAB ME TOO.

IF I MISSED THAT,
IF SHE HAD MISSED THE ONE,

IF MARY HAD DECIDED
LISTEN... LIKE WHAT IF GOD

COULD TELL US --
WHAT IF HE WOULD? HE COULD!

BUT WHAT IF HE WOULD TELL US
WHEN WE'RE HOLDING AN INFANT

IN OUR ARMS,
"MAN, THAT CHILD IS GOING

TO BE A LOT OF TROUBLE --
A LOT OF TROUBLE!"

[Laughter]
WHAT IF WE BEGAN

TO DISTANCE OURSELF?
WHAT IF SHE HAD SAID, "A SWORD

INTO MY HEART? UH-UH --
I'M GOING TO MOVE BACK."

BUT SHE STAYED RIGHT IN THERE
TO THE POINT

WHEN THAT SWORD CAME
SHE WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE

AT THAT CROSS AND IT WENT
STRAIGHT THROUGH HER SOUL TOO.

THANK YOU, DARLING CHILD.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS TO LOVE.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS
TO TRULY TREASURE.

THAT WE LITERALLY THROW
OUR HEARTS OUT THERE AT RISK

OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THE END OF THAT CHAPTER

TELLS US WHAT TO DO
WHEN WE'VE LOST OUR TREASURE.

GO LOOKING FOR CHRIST.
WHERE IS HE? WHERE IS HE?

WHERE DID HE GO?
WHERE DID HE GO?

IT SAYS THAT THEY WERE IN
A TRAVELING PARTY

AND I LOVE THAT BECAUSE MAN,
I DO LOVE A TRAVELING PARTY.

I LOVE ME A PARTY!
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

ISN'T IT INTERESTING,
CAN'T THIS HAPPEN,

HAS IT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU,
BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME,

THAT THEY WERE ALL TOGETHER
TO GO TO THE FEAST,

THEY WERE ALL AROUND JESUS
BUT HAS IT EVER HAPPENED

THAT YOU GOT TOGETHER
WITH THIS WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE

THAT YOU REALLY LOVED, THAT
YOU HAD REALLY GOTTEN TOGETHER

BECAUSE OF JESUS?
MAYBE AT YOUR CHURCH,

MAYBE A BIBLE STUDY GROUP,
BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY

WHERE IS HE?
WHERE DID HE GO? ANYBODY?

LIKE YOU THOUGHT,
THIS IS HOW WE STARTED.

WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE DID JESUS GO

IN THIS CHURCH PLANT?
WHERE IS JESUS?

I DON'T MEAN
WHERE IS ALL OUR RITUALS.

YES, WE'VE GOT OUR BULLETIN,
WE'VE GOT OUR MUSIC,

WE'VE GOT -- WE'RE GOING
TO PASS THE OFFERING PLATE.

WE'VE GOT ALL OF THAT GOING
BUT NO, NO, WHERE IS JESUS?

WHERE IS JESUS?
BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S TIME

TO GET UP AND GO LOOK FOR HIM.
IF YOU'VE LOST YOUR TREASURE,

YOU DON'T GO LOOKING
FOR YOUR TREASURE,

YOU GO LOOKING FOR JESUS
BECAUSE HE'S GOT IT --

HE'S GOT IT.
BECAUSE GIRLFRIEND, HE IS IT.

GUY FRIEND, HE IS IT.

James: WELL, YOU WILL FIND
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

IN HIM.
WHETHER YOU LOST IT

OR YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEVER
FOUND IT IN THE FIRST PLACE,

HE IS THE SOURCE,
HE REALLY IS THE TREASURE

IN THE PURSUIT OF THE JOY,
THE HAPPINESS, THE SECURITY,

THE PEACE, EVERYTHING
YOUR HEART LONGS FOR,

HE'S THE SOURCE.
I PRAY YOU'LL GO THERE

JUST LIKE BETH IS SUGGESTING.
BETTY, WE'VE GOT SOME REAL

EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES.
I PICKED UP HERE

A LITTLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT.
IT'S IN THIS BEAUTIFUL

LITTLE FELT BAG AND THEN
THERE'S A LITTLE GOLD SHOE

ON A LITTLE STRING AND THAT'S
A CHRISTMAS DECORATION.

THE THING THAT MAKES IT
SO IMPORTANT IS THAT

IT REPRESENTS LITTLE SHOES
FOR LITTLE FEET LIKE THESE

AND THEN FOR A LITTLE BIT
OLDER CHILDREN WITH

ADJUSTABLE STRAPS LIKE THIS
AND MANY OTHER SIZES THAT

WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST
WITH YOUR HELP TO PUT ON

THE FEET OF 200,000 CHILDREN
THIS CHRISTMAS IN AREAS WHERE

MOST OF THEM NEVER HAD SHOES.
AND MANY OF THEM GET DISEASES

THAT CAUSE INCREDIBLE
HEALTH PROBLEMS,

SOMETIMES BRAIN DAMAGE
AND EVEN DEATH.

I WANT YOU TO WATCH.
YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE

THE SCENES.
I'VE ALREADY SEEN WHAT

WE'RE ABOUT TO WATCH;
THINKING ABOUT ONE OF

THE LITTLE CHILDREN
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE,

THINKING ABOUT THE JOY
THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM.

WE CALL IT CHRISTMAS SHOES
AND SMILES.

THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER.
WATCH THIS.

♪ [Christmas music] ♪

♪ [Christmas music] ♪

♪ [Christmas music] ♪

James: AND I'M
ASKING YOU TO GIVE

AS MANY PAIRS OF SHOES
AS YOU CAN

TO PUT ON THESE BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FEET

OF THESE BEAUTIFUL
CHILDREN!

THANK YOU!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

♪ [Christmas music] ♪

James: THAT'S...
I TELL YOU WHAT,

THAT'S CHRISTMAS SMILES
AND SHOES RIGHT THERE

FOR CHRISTMAS.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE

ANY CLEFT PALATE SURGERY,
SHE GOT SOME SHOES

AND PUT THAT BIG OLD SMILE
ON HER FACE.

BETTY, I'M PRAYING
EVERYBODY WATCHING

DURING THIS LAST WEEK WHEN
WE TAKE THE CHRISTMAS SHOES

AND CHRISTMAS SMILES EMPHASIS
THAT EVERYBODY WATCHING

WILL HELP US AT LEAST GIVE
10 CHILDREN SHOES.

THAT ONLY TAKES $36;
$72 WILL GIVE

20 CHILDREN SHOES;
A GIFT OF $144 --

YOU'VE GOT TO DO THE MATH --
$144 WILL GIVE

40 CHILDREN SHOES.
AT SOME LEVEL YOU CAN HELP US.

WOULD YOU DO THAT?
IS THERE ANY WAY

YOU COULD SAY, "I'M GOING
TO MAKE 40 CHILDREN REALLY

HAPPY FOR CHRISTMAS.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM SHOES."

BUT DON'T STEP OUT
IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

IF YOU CAN GIVE TEN
THOSE TEN --

BECAUSE WE'VE TARGETED,
WITH THE MISSIONARIES,

200,000 LITTLE CHILDREN
AND THEIR FEET TO BLESS THEM.

AND THEN THE SMILES, BETTY,
I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS

TO GIVE A SMILE TO A CHILD.
Betty: I DO TOO!

YOU HAD TO HAVE A BIG SMILE
ON YOUR FACE WHEN YOU WATCHED

THAT LITTLE GIRL DANCING
AROUND IN THOSE SHOES.

IT HAD TO MAKE YOU GRIN.
WE WANT TO PUT SOME SHOES ON

SOME CHILDREN'S PRECIOUS FEET
BUT WE WANT TO PUT SOME SMILES

ON SOME CHILDREN'S FACES TOO.
James: WE CAN

DO THAT TOGETHER.
WOULD YOU DIAL THE NUMBER

RIGHT NOW?
LIKE I SAID,

THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK
OF THIS CHRISTMAS SHOES

AND SMILES EMPHASIS.
YOU DIAL THE NUMBER, PLEASE.

TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK --

THE WISEST WAY TO USE IT --
AND MAKE THE LARGEST GIFT

YOU CAN.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK,

MAKE THE CHECK TO LIFE
BUT CALL THAT SAME NUMBER,

TELL US WHAT YOU'RE MAILING.
MANY OF OUR FRIENDS

LIKE TO GO ONLINE NOW
AND MAKE THEIR GIFT.

YOU CAN GO TO LifeToday.org
AND JUST MAKE THE GIFT

GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
WE'VE GOT IT IMMEDIATELY

AND THAT HELPS US,
WE CAN TELL THE MISSIONARIES,

"HEY, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE SHOES FOR

THE CHILDREN IN YOUR AREA."
THAT'S WHY WE WORK

WAY AHEAD OF TIME.
I KNOW IT'S WAY OUT,

THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT,
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT

RIGHT NOW
BUT YOU WILL TREASURE IT

AND IT WILL BRING BACK
GREAT MEMORIES.

OUR SON'S BOOK,
GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY --

GREAT BIBLE STUDY,
GREAT LESSONS.

WHAT A GIFTED WRITER.
I'M PROUD OF OUR SON.

HE'S A TREASURE.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU THE BOOK,

AS WELL AS THE OTHER THINGS
WE'VE MENTIONED

LIKE THE BEAUTIFUL
"LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE

IF YOU'LL GIVE THOSE SMILES,
THOSE GIFTS

FOR A COUPLE OF CHILDREN
TO HAVE A SMILE,

$1,000, WILL GIVE TWO SMILES.
WOULD YOU DO IT?

WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO GO

TO THE PHONE OR GO ONLINE.
MAKE THAT SPECIAL GIFT AND

FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS
WE THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.

Announcer:
POVERTY IS A KILLER

AND BECAUSE OF IT
CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER,

NOT ONLY FROM A LACK
OF FOOD AND CLEAN WATER,

BUT ALSO FROM A LACK OF THINGS
WE TAKE FOR GRANTED

SUCH AS A HEALTHY SMILE
OR A SIMPLE PAIR OF SHOES.

FOR MOST OF
THESE CHILDREN,

THEY'VE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES

AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR
IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,

WALKING WITH BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK

OF LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS
THAT COULD LEAD

TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES,
DISEASE, AND EVEN DEATH.

BY RESPONDING TODAY, YOU CAN
HELP LIFE IMMEDIATELY SECURE

AND BEGIN SHIPPING CHRISTMAS
SHOES TO 200,000 CHILDREN

AROUND THE WORLD
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

YOUR GIFT OF $36
WILL PROVIDE
TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.

A GIFT OF $72
WILL PROVIDE 20 PAIR

AND A GIFT OF $144
WILL HELP PROVIDE 40 PAIRS

OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.

IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR GIFT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST

THE INSPIRATIONAL NEW BOOK,
GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY

BY JAMES AND BETTY'S SON,
RANDY ROBISON.

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 TO HELP
PROVIDE 28 PAIRS OF SHOES,

YOU MAY REQUEST THE BEAUTIFULLY
CRAFTED SHOE ORNAMENT

TO PLACE ON YOUR TREE
EACH CHRISTMAS.

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

TO HELP PROVIDE
TWO CHILDREN WITH CORRECTIVE
CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES

AND YOU MAY REQUEST "THE LION
AND THE LAMB" BRONZE SCULPTURE.

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.

James: WELL, WE REALLY DO WANT
TO SEND YOU RANDY,

OUR SON'S BOOK,
GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY:

DISCOVERING DEEPER JOY
THAN YOU'VE EVER IMAGINED.

JOY IS WITHIN.
HAPPINESS ON THE OUTSIDE

CAN BE FLEETING BUT JOY WITHIN
ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE A PEACE

AND A HAPPINESS IN THE MIDST
OF CHALLENGES

AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT'S A FABULOUS BOOK.

WE'RE SENDING IT TO ALL OF YOU
WHO WILL JUST HELP US

GIVE SOME SHOES.
WE HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT,
"THE LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE.

REMEMBER THIS IS THE LAST WEEK
OF OUR CHRISTMAS SHOES

AND SMILES AND WE'RE ASKING,
PLEASE, EVERY ONE OF YOU

ALL OVER THE WORLD,
WOULD YOU CALL?

WOULD YOU GO ONLINE,
LIFETODAY.ORG

AND MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART?

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE.

YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY GIVE
SOME CHILDREN SOME SMILES

AND SOME SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS
THAT'S GOING TO BE SPECIAL.

THANKS FOR DOING IT!

♪

♪

Announcer:
TOMORROW, RUTH GRAHAM,

THE DAUGHTER OF
BILLY AND RUTH GRAHAM.

>> GOD WANTS TO BUILD
ON WEAKNESS.

AS WE GIVE IT TO HIM,
HE CAN BUILD STRENGTH

OUT OF
THE BROKEN PLACES.