>> I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED TO
GROW UP AND BE AN EXECUTIVE,

BE IN THE
BUSINESS WORLD.

Announcer: NEXT,
A HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE

LIVED A STRESSED WORK
AND FAMILY LIFE

UNTIL HE SURRENDERED
HIS FINANCES TO GOD

AND FOLLOWED THE TEACHING
OF PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS

AND THE BLESSED LIFE.

>> HE WAS NOT
RELAXED EVER -- EVER.

HE'S WOUND
TIGHT.

WHEN HE SAYS
HE ALWAYS WANTED
TO BE A BANKER,

I WOULD SAY MORE HE ALWAYS WANTED TO RUN AN EMPIRE.

THAT'S KIND OF
MORE OF THE...

Announcer:
THE BLESSED LIFE -- NEXT!

♪

James: I'M CONFERRING
WITH YOU.
I JUST SAID, "DO YOU

WANT TO DO THE OPEN?"
AND SHE SAID,
"NO, YOU GO AHEAD."

WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL,

BEAUTIFUL BRIDE AND WIFE.
I ASKED HER YESTERDAY,
SHE WAS STANDING SOMEWHERE

ACROSS THE ROOM AND I SAID,
"YOU KNOW
IF I WASN'T MARRIED...

AND YOU WEREN'T MARRIED...
I WOULD TALK TO YOU."
I'D TALK ABOUT YOUR SMILE.

YOU'RE JUST BEAUTIFUL.
THERE'S JUST NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOU.

I'M CRAZY ABOUT HER.
I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT DOWN HERE

ON THIS TABLE IS SO TRUE.
IT'S A TITLE OF A TAPE SERIES
CALLED THE BLESSED LIFE.

AND THERE'S A BOOK
THAT'S TITLED THE BLESSED LIFE
THAT I THINK HAS NOW

BEEN TRANSLATED INTO 25 OR
30 LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD;
IT'S GONE AROUND THE WORLD.

IT'S IMPACTED NOT JUST
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
BUT CHURCH FAMILIES

AND COMMUNITIES
ALL OVER THE WORLD,
AND THEY'VE BEGUN TO

EXPERIENCE THE BLESSED LIFE.
AND THE BESTSELLER...
BUT DOWN HERE IS THE AUTHOR,

ROBERT MORRIS IS MY FRIEND.
BETTY AND I LOOK BACK
OVER OUR LIFE'S JOURNEY;

WE REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
ROBERT CAME INTO OUR HOME
WITH A LITTLE BLONDE

HE WAS DATING,
THEY WERE TEENAGERS.
THEY SAT DOWN ON THE

FIREPLACE HEARTH AND WANTED
TO TALK TO US ABOUT JESUS
BECAUSE A FRIEND HAD SAID

THEY COULD COME AND MEET US
AND THEY KNEW WE TALKED
ABOUT JESUS.

ROBERT MORRIS AND I HAVE
BEEN FRIENDS.
HE TRAVELED WITH ME AND WAS

AN ASSOCIATE EVANGELIST
WITH ME FOR SEVERAL YEARS
AND WORKED WITH US.

HE IS NOW OUR PASTOR.
HE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST
TEACHERS AND PREACHERS

ON PLANET EARTH;
PASTOR AT GATEWAY CHURCH
IN SOUTHLAKE.

WOULD YOU WELCOME
OUR PASTOR AND OUR FRIEND,
ROBERT MORRIS TO LIFE TODAY?

ROBERT?
Robert: THANK YOU, JAMES.
James: BOY,

OUR FRIENDSHIP IS FOREVER,
AND WE COUNT IT AN HONOR
NOT ONLY TO BE YOUR FRIEND BUT

TO BE MEMBERS OF YOUR CHURCH
AND TO COME IN AND SIT
AND LISTEN TO SOMEONE --

AND I COME OUT EVERY --
YOU ALWAYS ARE KIND ENOUGH
TO LET ME COME IN

AND TELL YOU HOW I FEEL.
AND I'M GOING TO SAY
99.9 OF THE TIME

I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER
A ONE PERCENTAGE OF A TENTH
THAT I DON'T SAY,

"ROBERT, I'M AMAZED.
I THANK YOU."
I TELL YOU THAT EVERY WEEK;

DON'T I?
I JUST THANK GOD FOR YOU.
HE'S WRITTEN THIS BOOK

AND HE'S TAUGHT THIS SERIES.
WELL, IT'S IMPACTED A CHURCH
OF OVER 20,000 WHO ATTEND,

AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD.
BRENT AND AMY TURNER --

AND BRENT WAS
A VERY HIGH PAID EXECUTIVE
AND GOD JUST REALLY

GOT HIS ATTENTION
AND IT TOTALLY CHANGED
BRENT AND AMY COMPLETELY.

AND SINCE HE WAS AN EXECUTIVE
DEALING WITH FINANCES,
YOU HAVE TO WONDER

HOW DOES ALL THIS FIT?
BECAUSE MONEY CAN KIND OF BE
IN THE WAY A LOT OF TIMES.

WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, LET'S HEAR THEIR STORY.
WOULD YOU WELCOME BRENT

AND AMY TURNER TO LIFE TODAY?
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
Brent: THANK YOU.

James: BRENT, I THINK
THE JOURNEY STARTED WITH YOU
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED

AS YOU HEARD ROBERT TEACH
THE BLESSED LIFE.
YOU WERE COMING TO GATEWAY

SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THEN
SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT
WAS PRETTY DRAMATIC OVERALL.

WHAT HAPPENED?
Brent: I'LL BACK UP A LITTLE
FURTHER THAN THAT IF I CAN.

AMY AND I MET IN AMARILLO
AND WE WERE MEMBERS
AT TRINITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH,

JIMMY EVANS.
IT'S WHERE I GOT SAVED.
I SPENT ABOUT 10 YEARS

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THAT REALLY MEANT.
I UNDERSTAND

GIVING MY HEART TO GOD,
GIVING EVERYTHING TO GOD
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS

I NEVER GAVE TO GOD
WAS CONTROL OVER MY FINANCES.
SO IT SAYS IN THE BIBLE

EVERYTHING --
SURRENDER EVERYTHING.
I STRUGGLED WITH THAT

FROM DAY ONE.
A LOT OF IT IS A FUNCTION OF
KIND OF MY BACKGROUND,

MY UPBRINGING; JUST REALLY
WORKED HARD FOR EVERYTHING.
AT A YOUNG AGE SUPPORTED

MYSELF THROUGH A LOT
OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND
BELIEVED IN THE WORK ETHIC.

ALWAYS KNEW
I WANTED TO GROW UP
AND BE AN EXECUTIVE,

BE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD,
EVEN WHEN I WAS 13 YEARS OLD.
I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS DON'T

KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO BE
WHEN THEY GROW UP, I KNEW.
I KNEW I WANTED TO BE A BANKER

AT LEAST.
IF I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING,
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.

AMY AND I GET MARRIED
AND WE'RE WORKING
THROUGH THIS TOGETHER

AND LISTENING TO ALL
THE TEACHINGS
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT

I JUST ALWAYS STRUGGLED
WITH WAS TITHING;
NOT JUST GIVING BUT TITHING,

BEING OBEDIENT TO GOD.
WE WERE MEMBERS AT GATEWAY.
THIS IS -- I REMEMBER THE DAY,

SEPTEMBER 2009
AND ROBERT WAS GOING
THROUGH ONE OF THE SERIES

ON THE BLESSED LIFE AND
WASN'T REALLY SPEAKING
ABOUT GIVING ON THIS

PARTICULAR MESSAGE.
IT WAS REALLY MORE AROUND
YOUR TALENTS, YOUR TIME,

YOUR ENERGY, YOUR ENTIRE LIFE;
YOU JUST OWE IT ALL TO GOD.
I REMEMBER JUST AS CLEAR AS

IF AMY WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME
TOLD ME, IT WAS GOD SPEAKING
TO ME, "THERE IS ONE THING

YOU HAVE NOT EVER GIVEN ME
AND THAT IS YOUR FINANCES,
CONTROL OVER YOUR FINANCES."

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE
HAS DONE THIS,
I'M SURE YOU HAVE, BUT

I REMEMBER ALL THE TRICKS YOU
PULL WHEN YOU GO TO CHURCH.
"OH, I FORGOT THE CHECKBOOK.

I'LL GET IT NEXT WEEK.
I'LL DO THAT NEXT WEEK."
I REMEMBER JUST THINKING

TO MYSELF, THIS IS IT.
THIS IS REALLY IT.
2009, I'LL DATE MYSELF,

I'M 39 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME
AND I'M THINKING TO MYSELF,
WHEN DO I GROW UP?

WHEN DO I BECOME A CHRISTIAN?
THIS IS PERSONAL.
THIS IS NOT --

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BIBLICAL,
THIS IS PERSONAL TO ME.
THIS IS A STRUGGLE I HAD

WITH GOD AND I JUST SAID,
"I'M DONE WITH THIS.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO STAND

IN-BETWEEN MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD ANY LONGER, PERIOD."
SO THAT DAY I TOLD AMY

AS WE WERE LEAVING CHURCH
I SAID, "HERE'S THE DEAL.
GOD SPOKE TO ME

AND HE SAID..."
[Overcome with emotion]
Amy: HE CAME TO ME THAT DAY

AND SAID, "WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE A CHANGE.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE GOD

IS TALKING TO US.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO."
INSTANTLY I HAD --

THERE WASN'T A QUESTION.
INSTANTLY -- HE'S ALWAYS BEEN
THE HEAD OF OUR HOUSEHOLD BUT

HE WAS NOT RELAXED EVER --
EVER.
HE'S WOUND TIGHT.

WHEN HE SAYS THAT HE ALWAYS
WANTED TO BE A BANKER,
I WOULD SAY MORE HE ALWAYS

WANTED TO RUN AN EMPIRE.
THAT'S KIND OF MORE OF THE --
THAT'S KIND OF MORE --

[Laughter]
Brent: NOW I'M
A LITTLE MORE RELAXED.

Amy: SO HE INSTANTLY --
HE CAME TO ME AND HE SAID,
"I'VE NEVER FELT

THIS WAY BEFORE.
I HAVE INSTANT PEACE
OVER THIS.

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO."
I SAID, "RIGHT ON.
LET'S DO IT."

AND WE HAVEN'T LOOKED BACK.
AMAZING THINGS HAVE HAPPENED!
AMAZING THINGS!

Brent: WELL, I THINK THAT --
AND THANKS FOR SAVING ME
ONCE MORE IN OUR MARRIAGE.

[Laughter]
I GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS
AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT.

I'VE TOLD THIS TESTIMONY
TO A LOT OF MY FRIENDS
AND SOME OF THEM THAT

ARE NOT CHURCHED OR SAVED
AND THEY LOOK AT ME
AND SAY, "YOU'RE JUST CRAZY"

OR "YOU GOT LUCKY."
BECAUSE I TELL THEM
ABOUT ALL OF THE EVENTS

THAT HAVE HAPPENED
WHICH I'M GOING TO SHARE
IN JUST A MINUTE

BUT I TELL THEM ABOUT ALL
THE EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED
AND THEY SAY, "OH, WELL,

YOU JUST GOT LUCKY."
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE NEVER BEEN THAT LUCKY

IN MY ENTIRE LIFE
UNTIL I MET HER, OF COURSE.
I GOT REALLY LUCKY.

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT
THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF LUCK.
I WORKED AS HARD OR HARDER

PRIOR TO THIS POINT
IN MY CAREER.
AND AS YOU SAID EARLIER,

I DON'T KNOW
THAT I WOULD CALL IT
"HIGHLY PAID EXECUTIVE"

WHEN YOU INTRODUCED ME.
HIGHLY PAID IS
A FIGURATIVE TERM

BUT AS AN EXECUTIVE,
YOU WORK YOUR WAY UP
AND YOU'RE TRYING TO DO

THE BEST YOU CAN.
YOU SPEND ALL THOSE HOURS
AND TIME AND ENERGY

AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE
IT WAS GETTING ME ANYWHERE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY

I REMEMBER THE
REASON WHY THAT'S SUCH
AN EMOTIONAL TIME FOR ME IS

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS
TRULY A SALVATION POINT FOR ME
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN

I SURRENDERED EVERYTHING
TO GOD.
WHEN SHE SAID,

"AMAZING THINGS HAPPENED,"
IT'S NOT FINANCIAL...
TRULY, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE

ANYTHING AWAY FROM GOD,
ABSOLUTELY, AMAZINGLY,
FINANCIALLY, THINGS HAVE

JUST BEEN AMAZING
BUT IT'S CHANGED MY LIFE.
IT'S COMPLETELY CHANGED

MY HEART.
NOT AROUND MY BELIEFS OF --
I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN JESUS

AND I ALWAYS BELIEVED
IN WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES
BUT IT CHANGED MY HEART

AROUND MY GENEROSITY,
MY GIVING;
NOT JUST AROUND FINANCES BUT

ALSO AROUND TIME AND ENERGY.
AND IT CHANGED
HOW I TREATED PEOPLE.

SO I NEED TO SET THIS UP.
2009 -- SEPTEMBER 2009
WE'RE GOING THROUGH

A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME
IN THE BUSINESS I WAS RUNNING.
SO TO JUST SAY COMMIT,

GO TAKE 10% EVERY WEEK
OUT OF YOUR PAYCHECK
AND GO STRAIGHT TO CHURCH --

AND I DID THIS
ON AUTOMATIC DRAFT BECAUSE
I KNEW THAT I COULDN'T BE

GOOD ENOUGH TO GO OFF AND --
"OH, I FORGOT THE CHECKBOOK --
I FORGOT THE CHECKBOOK.

I'LL GET IT NEXT WEEK."
SO I WENT UP AND SET UP
AN AUTOMATIC DRAFT.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
RIGHT NOW, WE NEVER ONE TIME
MISSED ANYTHING THAT CAME

OUT OF THAT CHECKING ACCOUNT.
IN FACT, NOT ONLY
DID WE HAVE MORE PEACE BUT

THERE SEEMED TO BE MORE
ENJOYMENT ABOUT LIFE --
JUST EVERYTHING

SEEMED TO BE BETTER.
EVERYTHING THAT WE DID
TOGETHER AS A FAMILY

JUST SEEMED MORE FRUITFUL.
SO AT THE TIME THAT I WAS
AT THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY,

IT WAS A REALLY
DIFFICULT TIME.
I HAD REALLY

TOUGH RELATIONSHIPS,
AS AMY DESCRIBED ME,
YOU CAN PROBABLY IMAGINE,

NOT THE EASIEST GUY
TO WORK WITH OR FOR.
AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT

OF MYSELF AS FAIR
BUT I WAS REALLY PRETTY TOUGH.
I REMEMBER SOME CONVERSATIONS

I'VE HAD WITH PEOPLE
THAT I'M NOT PROUD OF AT ALL
AT WORK AND AROUND WORK.

I'D WORK MYSELF
INTO A POSITION
WHERE I PROBABLY COULD HAVE

GOTTEN FIRED AT ANY MOMENT,
LITERALLY COULD
HAVE BEEN FIRED.

I REMEMBER TELLING HER,
"I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M GOING TO HAVE A JOB

IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS."
BUT I REMEMBER
HEARING THIS FROM GOD

SO CLEARLY AND SO VIVIDLY
THAT IT IMMEDIATELY PUT ME
AT PEACE AND AT EASE.

I SAID, "THIS IS IT.
I HAVE TO DO THIS.
THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONING."

AND THAT WHOLE SPIRIT OF
"IT'S NOW OR NEVER, BRENT,
YOU HAVE TO DO THIS."

SO I DID THAT.
2009, FAST-FORWARD A YEAR
TO SEPTEMBER 2010

AND THE BUSINESS HAD
COMPLETELY TURNED AROUND.
WE WERE DOING VERY WELL

IN THE BUSINESS,
THE DIVISION I WAS RUNNING.
MY RELATIONSHIPS

TURNED AROUND.
SO I HAD REALLY TOUGH
RELATIONSHIPS WITH A LOT OF

THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES THERE,
SOME OF MY PEERS, AND SOME
OF THE OTHER FOLKS AND PEOPLE

THAT WORKED FOR ME, 180 --
LIKE I WOULD DESCRIBE IT
AS MIRACULOUS BECAUSE

IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN
IN AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THAT
WITH PEOPLE THAT TRULY

HAVE ANIMOSITY TOWARDS YOU.
Amy: THEY WOULD ACTUALLY
COME TO HIM

AND THEY WOULD COME TO ME
AND SAID, "WHAT'S HAPPENED?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'RE TAKING THINGS
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
YOU'RE ACTING

TOTALLY DIFFERENT."
Brent: SO 2010, SEPTEMBER 2010
THEY DECIDED WE'RE GOING

TO CLOSE THE DIVISION.
BUSINESS IS TURNED AROUND
AND THINGS ARE GOOD

BUT WE JUST DON'T
ENJOY THIS BUSINESS.
IT'S NOT COMPLIMENTARY

TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT'S NOT THE DIRECTION
WE'RE GOING TO HEAD

WITH THE STRATEGY
SO WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE
THE BUSINESS DOWN.

AGAIN, TOTAL PEACE. "OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
I KNOW EVERYBODY IN

THIS BUSINESS SO I'LL JUST
SELL IT OFF FOR YOU.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND?"

I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT WAS INTERESTING
IS WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS

JUST AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
TO RECEIVE A FINDER'S FEE
THAT WAS GREATER

THAN MY ANNUAL SALARY AND
I GOT THAT IN ONE WEEK'S WORK.
SO I'M THINKING TO MYSELF,

"WOW! GOD,
YOU DO MULTIPLY 10,000 FOLD!"
I'M JUST, "WOW!

THAT'S JUST AWESOME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT."
WELL, AS I SIT HERE TODAY,

I TELL YOU THAT IS MINUSCULE
COMPARED TO THE BLESSINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO TRY
TO COMPRESS THE REST OF IT
IN TIME HERE.

AS I'M SELLING OFF
THE BUSINESS UNIT
THERE IS A LOT OF ASSETS

THAT ARE GOING UNSOLD
AND THERE IS A LOT OF FOLKS
OR A LOT OF AREAS

THAT WE CAN'T SELL.
I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF TRYING
TO FIND ANOTHER JOB TOO.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO
GO TO WORK FOR THIS COMPANY
OR THAT COMPANY.

I'VE GOT SOME PRETTY DECENT
OFFERS BUT I'M NOT REAL SURE.
ONE OF THEM I HAVE

TO MOVE DOWN TO AUSTIN.
THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE SUCH A GREAT FIT.

I HAD A PARTICULAR PARTNER
THAT CAME TO ME AND SAID --
A GENTLEMAN I'D BEEN

WORKING WITH FOR A WHILE
SAID, "WHY DON'T YOU JUST
COME DO SOMETHING WITH ME?

LET'S WORK THIS TOGETHER.
WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS."
OKAY. IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE

A LOT OF PEOPLE TOLD ME
I WAS CRAZY TO DO THIS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID,

"ARE YOU NUTS
TO TURN DOWN THIS OFFER
THAT YOU HAVE IN AUSTIN?

OR THIS OFFER YOU HAVE
OVER HERE IN FORT WORTH
TO DO THIS IN THIS

ARLINGTON OFFICE HERE?
THAT JUST SOUNDS RISKY."
OKAY, WELL,

IT JUST SEEMS RIGHT.
I FELT COMPLETE PEACE
ABOUT IT.

SO AS WE'RE SELLING OFF
THE BUSINESS UNIT
MY PARTNER AND I ACTUALLY

BOUGHT SOME OF THE ASSETS
OF THE BUSINESS
AND WENT OFF AND CREATED

OUR OWN COMPANY.
IN A MATTER OF NINE MONTHS
THAT SAME COMPANY IN AUSTIN

WAS STILL TRYING
TO RECRUIT ME.
SO I SAID, "WELL,

IF YOU REALLY WANT ME
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO BUY THESE ASSETS,

AND THAT'S JUST HOW
IT'S GOING TO WORK."
IT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE

A FANTASTIC DEAL FOR THEM TOO.
IT WAS JUST AN AMAZING STORY.
SO IN A YEAR'S TIME

WE WENT THROUGH
ALL THIS TRANSFORMATION
AROUND LOSING A JOB,

BROKERING THAT TRANSACTION
TO ANOTHER COMPANY,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE

I WAS GOING TO GO TO WORK,
ACQUIRING ASSETS,
CREATING A NEW COMPANY,

THEN SELLING IT
IN ABOUT A YEAR'S TIME.
THE WHOLE INTERESTING PART

AROUND THIS WHEN I TELL
FRIENDS THAT KNOW US
AND KNOW THE STORY

AND KNOW HOW THINGS
HAVE HAPPENED AND UNFOLDED
IS ALL ALONG THE WAY

I KEPT THINKING, "WOW, MAN,
THIS IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
I CAN'T EVEN CALCULATE."

EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT
THE 10 FOLD, 30 FOLD --
IT'S WELL BEYOND THAT.

WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO ME
AROUND THIS IS THE POSITION
THAT WE'RE IN TODAY BEING ABLE

TO START A NEW COMPANY
WHICH I JUST STARTED RECENTLY
AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT

THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME
IS TO HELP OTHERS.
"SO I WANT YOU TO SHARE

WHAT I'VE DONE FOR YOU,
YOU GET TO DO FOR OTHERS NOW,
BRENT.

YOU GET TO SHARE WITH THEM
AND YOU GET TO HELP THEM
GET WHERE YOU GOT,"

NOT NECESSARILY FINANCIALLY,
ALTHOUGH I'D LOVE TO DO THAT,
THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC,

BUT MORE AROUND THE PEACE
THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR HEART
AND THE FREEDOM THAT IT

GAVE YOU TO NOT ONLY HAVE MORE
OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME
BUT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE

AROUND YOU.
AND TODAY,
I HAVE A LOT MORE FRIENDS

THAN I HAD BEFORE
NOT BECAUSE OF ANY SUCCESS
BUT BECAUSE OF WHO I AM

AS A PERSON.
I'M TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
James: I THINK

IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL
BECAUSE YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND
AND THERE WAS A MULTIPLICATION

OF AN INDESCRIBABLE AMOUNT
OF MONEY, OFF THE CHARTS,
THAT'S REALLY NOT THE ISSUE.

THE REAL ISSUE IS WHEN YOU
LET HIM TAKE OVER TOTALLY
AND LET HIM CALL THE SHOTS.

HE JUST SAID, "OKAY,
THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF MONEY AND I WANT THESE

THINGS TO HAPPEN FOR GOOD."
THAT'S NOT THE REAL ISSUE.
THE REAL ISSUE IS WHAT

HAPPENED INSIDE OF YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE OF YOU
CHANGED THE RELATIONSHIP

WITH EVERYBODY,
CHANGED THE WAY
ALL THE DEALINGS TOOK PLACE,

THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OPENED,
EVEN THE DESIRABILITY
AND THE ATTRACTIVENESS

THAT YOU HAD PLUS THE WISDOM
TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS
TO SEE THAT MULTIPLIED.

BUT EVEN BIGGER
THAN ALL OF THAT IS THE PEACE
AND JOY THAT YOU HAVE

AND NOW THE DESIRE TO WHAT?
BLESS OTHERS AND SHOW THEM --
WHICH IS EXACTLY, ROBERT,

WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO
WITH THE BLESSED LIFE.
THIS HAS TO JUST REALLY

MAKE YOU WANT TO SHOUT.
Robert: IT BLESSES ME BECAUSE
I'VE HEARD THIS TESTIMONY

OR SIMILAR HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF TIMES OVER.
AND THAT REALLY IS WHAT

I'VE SEEN GOD DO IS GOD DOES
SUCH A CHANGE IN OUR HEARTS.
JESUS IS THE ONE THAT SAID

WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS,
THERE YOUR HEART IS.
SO WHEN PEOPLE CAN CATCH

THESE PRINCIPLES,
IT CHANGES OUR HEARTS.
WHEN OUR HEARTS GET CHANGED,

OUR LIVES GET CHANGED.
James: I WANT YOU TO SEE THIS.
THIS IS A CLIP FROM

THE TEACHING SERIES
DEALING WITH SELFISHNESS
AND THE DIFFERENCE

IN SELFISHNESS AND GIVING.
I WANT YOU TO GET
THE BLESSED LIFE.

I WANT YOU TO GET
THE TEACHING SERIES,
EITHER AUDIO OR VIDEO.

AND IF YOU GET THE VIDEO,
YOU'LL ALSO GET
THE BLESSED WOMAN,

BY ROBERT'S WIFE, DEBBIE,
WHICH IS A PART OF
THIS WHOLE UNDERSTANDING,

WHAT SHE LEARNED
FROM THE BIBLE
ABOUT HOW IT APPLIES;

BIBLE TEACHING ABOUT WOMEN
AND WHAT THEY TAUGHT HER.
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS

BECAUSE WE WANT YOU BLESSED
IN EVERY WAY.
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING

TO ASK YOU TO DO, WHEN YOU
ASK FOR THE TAPES, THE BOOK,
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU

TO BLESS SOMEONE.
WE WANT YOU TO MAKE A GIFT
AND WE'RE ASKING --

WE'RE SUGGESTING DO THIS
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO TOUCH PEOPLE IN NEED

ALL OVER THE WORLD,
AS WELL AS KEEP HELPING PEOPLE
WITH WHAT YOU HEAR SHARED.

THIS IS A MIRACLE STORY.
BUT HE'S A MIRACLE GOD
WHEN YOU LET HIM TAKE OVER

THE FERTILE FIELDS OF
OPPORTUNITY IN YOUR LIFE;
HE CAN BRING FORTH THE FRUIT

THAT GIVES HIM GLORY
AND HONOR, BLESSES
HIM AND BLESSES OTHERS.

HERE'S A CLIP
FROM THE TEACHING SERIES,
THE BLESSED LIFE.

Robert: SEE SELFISHNESS
ATTACKS US BEFORE WE GIVE,
GRIEF ATTACKS US

AFTER WE GIVE.
HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN
A LARGE SUM TO THE CHURCH

AND THEN SOMETHING BREAKS
AROUND THE HOUSE?
RIGHT AFTER YOU GIVE IT,

SOMETHING GOES WRONG.
WHAT'S THE DEVIL DO?
"WELL, I WISH YOU

HAD THAT MONEY BACK.
YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE LIKE THAT."
DO YOU UNDERSTAND

WHY THE DEVIL DOESN'T
WANT YOU TO GIVE?
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

BECAUSE EVERY TIME
YOU GIVE TO THE KINGDOM
PEOPLE GET SAVED.

EVERY TIME --
THAT'S WHY SATAN HATES IT --
HATES IT MORE THAN ANYTHING.

SO THERE IS SOMETHING IN US --
SOMETIMES I'M UP HERE
PREACHING AND I JUST

HAD THIS THOUGHT
I PROBABLY SHOULD LEARN TO --
BUT I'M GOING OUT

TO EAT AFTER THIS
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY CASH.
I JUST SAT HERE AND THOUGHT,

I DON'T HAVE ANY CASH
AND I'M PREACHING ON...
[Laughter]

THANK YOU!
WELL, THAT'S A $100!
THANKS JOHN!

[Laughter]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S KEEP GOING.
[Laughter]

IT WAS KIND OF STRANGE,
WASN'T IT?
[Laughter]

LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT
FOR A MINUTE.
WHY, WHEN I SAID I NEED

SOME MONEY, WHY DID JOHN
GET UP THAT FAST AND COME OVER
AND GIVE ME THE MONEY?

LET ME TELL YOU WHY.
BECAUSE I GAVE IT TO HIM
BEFORE THE SERVICE.

[Laughter]
IT'S MINE.
[Laughter]

NOW, IS PASTOR JOHN...
IS HE GRIEVING?
I HOPE HE'S NOT.

[Laughter]
HE'S NOT GRIEVING
THAT HE GAVE ME THAT MONEY

BECAUSE IT WAS MINE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
HE WAS JUST HOLDING IT

FOR A LITTLE WHILE; RIGHT?
[Laughter]
THE REASON WE GRIEVE

OVER MONEY WE LOSE OR GIVE
OR SPEND IS BECAUSE
WE THOUGHT IT WAS OURS.

AND ALL THE MONEY WE HAVE
COMES FROM GOD.
SO WHEN GOD ASKS FOR IT,

WE GET UP IMMEDIATELY
AND WE GO GIVE IT TO HIM
BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY

NOT GIVING IT,
WE'RE JUST GIVING IT BACK.

James: I DON'T THINK
THERE IS ANY QUESTION
YOU WANT TO BE BLESSED

AND THERE IS CERTAINLY
NO QUESTION
GOD WANTS TO BLESS YOU.

YOU TALK ABOUT REAL BLESSING?
-- WHEN YOU BLESS OTHERS.
YOU MAY SAY, "JAMES, I DON'T

KNOW IF I CAN DO MUCH."
HEY, LITTLE IS MUCH
IN GOD'S SIGHT.

BUT WHEN YOU REALLY LEARN
WHAT IT IS TO OVERSEE
WHAT GOD'S TRUSTED TO YOU

AND GOD WHO LOVES TO BLESS
SEES SOMEONE
WHO DESIRES TO BLESS,

YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WONDER,
AM I GOING TO HAVE
THE ABILITY TO BLESS THEM?

IT WILL BE BEYOND MONEY.
IT MAY BE YOUR TIME,
IT MAY BE JUST LISTENING,

IT MAY BE A SHOULDER
FOR THEM TO LEAN ON,
IT MAY BE SOMEONE

TO WEEP WITH THEM
OR REJOICE WITH THEM.
GET THE BLESSED LIFE.

I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO GET THE VIDEO SERIES.
WE'RE ASKING YOU

FOR A LOVE GIFT.
THIS COULD BE THE STARTING
OF A WAY OF BLESSING.

YOU SAY, "JAMES,
AT LIFE OUTREACH
YOU'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO HAVE

PROGRAMS LIKE THIS TO
HELP US AND WONDERFUL GUESTS
WHO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE US

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US
A CHANCE TO BLESS PEOPLE
WHO DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY EVER

NOTICED ALL OVER THE WORLD,
TO GIVE THEM SOME FRESH WATER
OR SOME FOOD

WHEN THEY'RE REALLY HUNGRY."
YES. SO YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR PERHAPS MORE,

YOU MAY SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOD'S BLESSED ME,
I CAN GIVE $1,000."

WELL, DO IT!
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO INVEST IT IN PEOPLE; WE'RE

GOING TO BLESS OTHERS WITH IT
SO YOU START RIGHT THERE.
BUT WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO SIMPLY CALL THE NUMBER,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD OR YOU
CAN GO ONLINE LIFETODAY.ORG

AND MAKE YOUR GIFT THAT WAY
AND SAY, "I WANT TO HELP,
I WANT TO BLESS OTHERS.

BUT I WANT THE SERIES,
I WANT THE VIDEO,
I WANT ROBERT'S BOOK,

THE BLESSED LIFE."
AND IF YOU ASK
FOR THE VIDEO SERIES AND

MAKE A GIFT OF $100 OR MORE
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
ALSO THE AUDIO

AND WE'LL SEND YOU
THE BLESSED WOMAN --
AND THAT PICTURE

IS A WHOLE LOT PRETTIER
THAN THE ONE
THAT'S ON ROBERT'S BOOK --

AND YOU'LL GET
THE BLESSED WOMAN.
WHAT DEBBIE DOES IS

SHE TEACHES YOU WHAT
SHE LEARNED ABOUT BLESSING
AND BEING A BLESSING

FROM WOMEN IN THE BIBLE.
GREAT INSIGHTS,
AREN'T THEY, BETTY?

AND SO WE WANT YOU
TO ASK FOR THIS.
IF YOU SAY, "JAMES,

I CAN'T DO THAT
BUT I REALLY DO WANT THE AUDIO
AND I REALLY WANT THAT BOOK,"

THEN MAKE A SPECIAL LOVE GIFT
OF $50 OR MORE.
FATHER, I PRAY FOR

EVERYONE WATCHING RIGHT NOW
THAT THEY WILL BEGIN
EXPERIENCING THE BLESSING

BY SAYING, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO GET
THAT INSTRUCTION.

I'M GOING TO GET THE WISDOM
THAT COMES FROM ABOVE THROUGH
A SHEPHERD AND A PASTOR

THAT'S HELPED SO MANY PEOPLE.
BUT LORD, I'M GOING
TO BLESS SOMEBODY TODAY

AND I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE
TO BLESS YOU GOD
AND BLESS OTHERS,

IN JESUS' NAME."
I HOPE YOU MAKE THAT CALL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR MAKING THE GIFT.
THIS COULD BE LIKE
RELEASING A RIVER -- A RIVER

OF LIFE, LIGHT, AND LOVE
ALL OVER YOUR COMMUNITY
AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR MAKING THAT CALL.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE GIFT.

Announcer: INTRODUCING
THE BLESSED LIFE,

AN EYE-OPENING SERIES
FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS
TO EXPERIENCE A RELEASE

OF GOD'S FINANCIAL
BLESSINGS AND REWARDS.

WHILE GREED
AND MATERIALISM

CHOKE OUT
THE TRUE SPIRIT
OF PROSPERITY,

THE BLESSED LIFE GIVES
BALANCE AND TRUE MEANING
TO SCRIPTURES

THAT HAVE OFTEN
BROUGHT CONFUSION

AND DIVISION
AMONG CHRISTIANS.

WITH SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS UNVEILS

THE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO EXPERIENCE THE BLESSED LIFE.

YOU'LL DISCOVER
THE POWERFUL LINK

BETWEEN YOUR FAITH
AND YOUR FINANCES

AND EXPERIENCE
THE FINANCIAL RESULTS

THAT ARE PROMISED
IN GOD'S WORD.

>> I WAS ON THE VERGE OF TERMINATION FROM MY JOB

AND GOD SPOKE CLEARLY TO ME
AND I KNEW THIS WAS IT.

THIS WAS THE TIME
I NEEDED TO COMMIT MYSELF

AND COMMIT MY ENTIRE LIFE
TO CHRIST.

>> I WOULD SAY
THE BLESSED LIFE,
THE PRINCIPLES

SIMPLY WORK BECAUSE
IT IS THE BIBLE, BASICALLY.

GOD'S WORD JUST TALKS
ABOUT WHEN YOU GIVE,

HE RELEASES RESOURCES TO YOU
TO GET THEM THROUGH YOU

AND NOTHING PUTS IT BETTER
THAN THE BLESSED LIFE.

THE BLESSED LIFE IS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK ONLY ON AUDIO CD

AND INCLUDES
ROBERT'S BOOK

WITH YOUR GIFT OF
JUST $50 OR MORE.

OR A GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE

FOR BOTH AUDIO
AND VIDEO SERIES
WITH BOOK.

AND AS A BONUS,
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
DEBBIE MORRIS'S BOOK,

THE BLESSED WOMAN.

AND REMEMBER, YOUR GIFT TODAY HELPS OFFER THE GOSPEL

IN WORD AND DEED
AROUND THE WORLD.

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

James: I REALLY PRAY
THAT YOU'RE NOT THINKING,
"YOU'RE JUST TELLING US THIS

BECAUSE YOU WANT
TO GET MONEY."
YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO WONDER,

DOES JAMES ROBISON
WANT US TO GIVE MONEY?
HOW COULD YOU WONDER?

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
EVERY DAY I SEE YOU.
[Laughter]

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO SEE ME
WHEN I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU
TO HELP SOMEBODY BECAUSE

WE'RE GOING TO HELP PEOPLE;
AND WE'RE LIMITED ON HOW MANY
WE CAN HELP AND HOW EFFECTIVE

WE ARE WITHOUT YOU.
WE HAVE TO DO IT TOGETHER.
IT'S THE ARMS OF GOD BY US

CONNECTING TO EACH OTHER,
TO PUT HIS HANDS OUT
AND TOUCH PEOPLE.

SO YES, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO GIVE BUT THAT'S NOT
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

IT IS ABOUT GIVING YOUR LIFE
AND YOUR ALL TO HIM
SO THE FATHER CAN RUN IT,

NOT RUIN IT.
LEAVING HIM OUT RUINS IT,
LET HIM RUN IT AND BLESS YOU

AND YOU BLESS OTHERS.
GET THE BLESSED LIFE, PLEASE.
AND YES, HELP US BLESS SOMEONE

AND DO IT CHEERFULLY
AND GLADLY.
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS

TO ROBERT MORRIS?
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS
TO BRENT AND TO AMY

FOR BLESSING US BEYOND WORDS?
BRENT, AMY, THANK YOU.

Announcer:
NEXT WEEK, JAMES ROBISON
GATHERS CHURCH LEADERS

FROM AROUND AMERICA
TO ENCOURAGE US

TO BECOME ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.