Announcer:
NEXT!
GETTING OUT FROM
UNDER THE MASTERY OF
YOUR AFFLICTIONS.
Beth: "TURN TO ME!"
-- THIS LOUD.
"TURN TO ME AND BE GRACIOUS
TO ME FOR I AM LONELY
AND AFFLICTED!"
[Laughter]
AND I AM LOOKING THIS CLOSE
AT TWO PEOPLE,
AND I MEAN THEY'RE
JUST BOTH STARING.
I'M GOING, I DON'T KNOW
WHICH OF US IS THE CRAZIEST
RIGHT NOW.
Announcer:
OVERCOMING YOUR AFFLICTIONS
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: THANK YOU!
HEY, YOU'RE GREAT.
I APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE KIND.
AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
A FEW MINUTES WITH YOU.
I'M JAMES ROBISON; MY WIFE
BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY,
AND A SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT
WE HAVE EVERY WEDNESDAY,
WE CALL IT
"WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH."
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
BETH MOORE.
LET ME MENTION THIS BECAUSE
I WANT YOU TO GET IT.
AT THE CLOSE OF THE PROGRAM,
I HOPE YOU'LL ASK FOR IT,
BLESSED MORNINGS
& RESTFUL NIGHTS: DEVOTIONS
TO BEGIN AND END YOUR DAY
IN GOD'S PRESENCE,
WHICH YOU CAN REST ASSURED
THAT MEANS IN HIS WORD
AND GETTING HIS WORD IN YOU.
ALSO, I THINK YOU'LL FIND
THIS VERY INTERESTING.
HERE'S A BEAUTIFUL PRAISE TAPE
OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
THAT IS THE HYMNS.
FABULOUS MUSIC!
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
I'M REAL EXCITED ABOUT,
I THINK YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF, HERE IS
THE STORY OF HOW THE HYMNS
WERE INSPIRED;
WHO WROTE THEM AND WHY.
WHAT WAS THE OCCASION
THAT LED TO THE GREAT HYMNS
THAT YOU LOVE?
WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GET THESE TO BE
A BLESSING TO YOU AND OTHERS,
AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GIVE WATER TO SOMEONE
WHO DESPERATELY NEEDS
A FRESH DRINK OF WATER.
BETH MOORE IS GOING TO GIVE US
A DRINK OF WATER.
SHE IS TALKING
ABOUT AFFLICTION.
WE ALL GO THROUGH IT
AND SHE IS GOING TO GIVE US
SOME KEEN INSIGHT.
WELCOME BETH MOORE.
HERE SHE IS.
Beth: LET'S GO BACK 3 POINTS
BECAUSE WE REALLY SETTLED
ON THIS WORD AFFLICTION.
SO FAR WE'VE DECIDED
THAT NUMBER ONE IS THIS:
Beth: THIS IS GOING TO BE
YOUR KEYWORD BECAUSE
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT
YOU CAN GO THROUGH TROUBLE.
IN FACT, I ASKED THEM
A QUESTION AND THEY HAD
THIS STELLAR ANSWER TO IT.
MAYBE YOU COULD GET ON THIS
WITH US AND CATCH UP WITH US.
WE TALKED ABOUT
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE TROUBLE
OR AN AFFLICTION?
IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE
ONE OR THE OTHER,
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
ALL OF THEM SAID --
Audience: TROUBLE!
Beth: BECAUSE NO ONE
WANTS A --
Audience: AFFLICTION.
Beth: BECAUSE AN AFFLICTION --
THAT'S JUST IT!
SEE, A TROUBLE IS NOT
NECESSARILY TROUBLESOME.
I CAN GO THROUGH A TROUBLE
AND I'M JUST STRANGELY,
SUPERNATURALLY,
THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF GOD
UNTROUBLED BY IT.
BUT THE NATURE OF AN
AFFLICTION IS IT AFFLICTS.
IF IT'S NOT AFFLICTING YOU,
IT'S NOT AN AFFLICTION
IT IS A --
Audience: TROUBLE.
Beth: OH, YOU'RE SO SMART!
NUMBER TWO: AN AFFLICTION
IS ANYTHING THAT --
Audience: AFFLICTS.
Beth: THIRD ONE IS SO
IMPORTANT AND THIS WILL BE
A LOT OF WHERE WE'RE GOING
IN OUR PRESENT SERIES.
NUMBER THREE: AFFLICTION
ALWAYS INVOLVES SUBMISSION.
AN AFFLICTION IS ANYTHING
THAT TRIES TO MAKE YOU
SUBMIT TO IT.
IT TRIES TO FORCE YOU DOWN
BELOW IT.
SO HERE'S WHAT
WE TALKED ABOUT.
THAT EVERY TIME
WE THINK AFFLICTION,
THINK SUBMISSION
BECAUSE AN AFFLICTION
ALWAYS HAS OUR KNEES BENT.
WE'RE EITHER BOWED DOWN
TO THE AFFLICTION
OR WE'RE BOWED DOWN TO GOD,
BUT AN AFFLICTION
ALWAYS HAS US BOWED DOWN.
EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT?
SO THAT'S HOW YOU ALWAYS KNOW.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT FORCES
SOME MASTERY OVER YOU.
SO THE ONLY WAY WE GET OUT
FROM UNDER THE MASTERY
OF AN AFFLICTION
IS TO BE UNDER
THE MASTERY OF GOD HIMSELF.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY.
THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO LIVE.
I JUST WANT TO BE FREE
FROM IT ALL.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
ANY MASTER.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE WHEN IT
COMES TO AN AFFLICTION
TO CHOOSE THAT THERE WILL BE
NO MASTER THERE BUT YOU.
YOU'RE NOT BIG ENOUGH;
I'M NOT BIG ENOUGH
TO MASTER AN AFFLICTION.
IT'S GOING TO MASTER US
OR CHRIST JESUS
IS GOING TO MASTER US
AND THEREBY SET US FREE.
HE IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO WILL CHAIN YOU TO HIM
TO SET YOU FREE.
THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF HIM.
SO AN AFFLICTION ALWAYS
INVOLVES SUBMISSION.
I TAKE A CERTAIN WALK.
WE LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY
AND THERE IS A CERTAIN WAY
I CAN WALK THAT NEVER
ONE SINGLE TIME HAVE I EVER
RUN INTO ANOTHER SOUL.
NOT EVER! NOT ONCE!
NO ONE ELSE ON THE WALK
BECAUSE IT IS BACK THERE
WITH THE TICKS AND WITH SNAKES
AND IT'S ADJACENT
TO OUR PROPERTY.
THERE IS A WAY
THAT I CAN TURN
THAT TAKES YOU DOWN BY --
FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD
I'M GOING TO SAY A CREEK.
IT IS ONE --
IT REALLY IS ONE
BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT A CREEK, LIKE SOMEBODY
COULD SPIT IN A HOLE AND GO,
"THAT'S A CREEK."
[Laughter]
THAT'S MY AREA FOR YOU.
SO IT'S JUST --
BUT IT STILL WORKS FOR ME.
IT IS NOT A BEAUTIFUL WALK
TO ANYONE ELSE BUT I LIKE IT.
THE BIRDS ARE SINGING,
THE SQUIRRELS ARE RUNNING.
MY DOGS ARE HAPPY
AND SO I'M ON THIS WALK AND
IT TAKES ME ABOUT 35 MINUTES
TO ROUND THE WHOLE THING.
SO IT'S WHEN I DO A LOT
OF MY SCRIPTURE MEMORY.
SO I'LL WALK ALONG AND SO
I'M JUST SAYING STUFF TO HIM.
AND I'LL JUST --
I HAVE MY LITTLE CHEAT CARDS
THAT I HOLD IN MY HAND.
I'LL LOOK AT THEM
WHEN I NEED TO,
LIKE I'VE DONE WITH YOU
SO I DON'T TAKE MY BIBLE OUT
AND GET IT IN THE CREEK.
I JUST TAKE
MY LITTLE SHEET WITH ME.
OFF I GO, MY SPIRAL, OFF I GO.
AND SO I DO A LOT
OF MY SCRIPTURE MEMORY
WHILE I'M WALKING.
SO THIS PARTICULAR DAY
I WAS ON PSALM --
THIS WAS A FEW DAYS AGO --
I KNOW I'VE GOT YOU COMING.
I'M WANTING TO GET
IN THE MINDSET OF PSALM 25.
IT'S BEEN A LIFESAVER TO ME
IN A LOT OF WAYS.
SO HERE I AM SAYING IT TO HIM.
AND I GET TO THE PART,
I'VE JUST BEEN IN THE PART
THAT SAYS THE FRIENDSHIP
OF THE LORD IS FOR THOSE
WHO FEAR HIM AND HE MAKES
KNOWN TO THEM HIS COVENANT.
AND IT'S THAT WONDERFUL PART
THAT WE'VE STUDIED BEFORE,
"MY EYES ARE EVER
TOWARD THE LORD
FOR HE WILL PLUCK MY FEET
OUT OF THE NET."
NOW WHEN I'M WALKING, BECAUSE
NO ONE IS THERE, REMEMBER?
NO ONE IS THERE
SO I GET LIKE --
I MEAN I DO IT JUST THAT LOUD
BUT I PUT MORE FEELING INTO IT
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
Y'ALL GOING WHOA!
THAT'S A LOT.
IT'S JUST ME AND JESUS.
I THINK HE LIKES IT.
[Laughter]
I JUST SAY IT.
SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE
HE ACTS LIKE
HE'S HEARD IT ALL BEFORE.
SO I JUST WAS INTO
AND I GET REALLY --
I GET A LOT OF FEELING.
"TO YOU, OH, GOD,
I LIFT UP MY SOUL!
OH, MY GOD, IN YOU I TRUST."
ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.
I START ROUNDING THIS CORNER
AND I'M RIGHT AT THE PART
THAT GOES, "TURN TO ME!"
-- THIS LOUD. "TURN TO ME,
AND BE GRACIOUS TO ME
FOR I AM LONELY
AND AF...FLICTED."
[Laughter]
AND I'M LOOKING THIS --
AS I LIVE AND BREATHE --
THIS CLOSE TO TWO PEOPLE.
IT'S A YOUNG COUPLE,
HOLDING CANE POLES
IN THAT DITCH
SOMEBODY SPIT IN THAT
SOMEONE'S GOT GALL ENOUGH
TO CALL A CREEK AND
THEY'RE JUST BOTH STARING --
I'M GOING I DON'T KNOW
WHICH OF US IS THE CRAZIEST
RIGHT NOW.
BUT THEY WERE SURE IT WAS ME
AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T
HAVE A BIBLE IT JUST
LOOKED LIKE I'M GOING,
"I'M LONELY AND AFFLICTED!"
[Laughter]
"LONELY AND AFFLICTED!"
THEY'RE LIKE --
[Laughter]
THE WOMAN NEVER SAID A WORD.
SHE WAS --
SHE LOOKED STUNNED.
I BET HE PICKED HER UP.
THEY WERE IN
TWO FOUR WHEELERS.
I BET HE JUST PICKED HER UP
AND SET HER STILL FROZEN
LIKE THIS.
SHE NEVER SAID A WORD.
HE LOOKED AT ME AND WENT,
"WE'RE CATCHING FISH."
[Laughter]
AND I DON'T --
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
BECAUSE THERE WAS NOWHERE
FOR IT TO GO GOOD.
WELL, I WAS
SAYING THAT TO GOD.
WELL, CLEARLY! CLEARLY!
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY HAVE --
I TRIED TO GET KEITH.
I SAID, "WALK DOWN WITH ME
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
A COUPLE --,"
THIS WAS THE NEXT DAY,
"WE'VE GOT A COUPLE THAT
ARE FISHING IN THE CREEK.
WALK DOWN, WE'RE GOING
TO GO SAY 'HI' TO THEM."
HE SAID, "ELIZABETH,
THEY'RE NOT EVER COMING BACK."
[Laughter]
HE SAID, "THERE IS NO NEED
FOR ME TO EVER PUT OUT
A 'NO TRESPASSING SIGN'
BECAUSE ALL WE NEED IS
FOR YOU TO WALK AROUND GOING,
'I'M LONELY AND AFFLICTED!'"
[Laughter]
OHHHH! SO THEN... OKAY.
I'VE COME TO TELL YOU THIS,
THAT GOD CAN DELIVER US
FROM OUR AFFLICTION.
OH, WE WANT THAT ONE!
THAT'S WHY I'M GIVING YOU
A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
MULTIPLE CHOICE
IT CAN BE BEFORE GOD
AND THAT IS ONE OF THEM AND
EVERYBODY SAY "AMEN" TO THAT,
BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING
WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT
IN THE FIRST HALF
OF OUR SERIES.
NONE OF US JUST WANT TO
OWN UP TO BEING A GLUTTON
FOR PUNISHMENT.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD,
IF YOU'RE AFFLICTED,
ASK TO BE DELIVERED FROM IT
SO HE CAN DELIVER US FROM IT.
HE CAN ALSO DELIVER US IN IT
BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO PROVE TO YOU TODAY
SCRIPTURALLY THAT SOMETIMES
HE HAS SOMETHING TO GAIN
BECAUSE WE HAVE
SOMETHING TO GAIN.
WE CAN'T MAKE HIM
MORE GOD THAN HE IS
BUT HE IS BLESSED
WHEN HE IS ABLE
TO RAISE UP HIS CHILD
IN SOME MATURITY
AND IN SOME GROWTH
AND IN SOME COMPLETION
IN AN AREA THAT IS LACKING.
HE KNOWS WE'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO GAIN BY LEAVING IT
AT LEAST FOR A SEASON,
SO HE CAN DELIVER US IN IT.
BUT YOU AND I HAVE DISCUSSED
ALREADY IN THE FIRST HALF
OF OUR SERIES NO MATTER
WHAT OUR AFFLICTION,
WE CAN BE VICTORIOUS IN IT.
NOT ONE TIME DOES IT GET TO
BE AN EXCUSE FOR OUR DEFEAT.
BUT HERE IS MY NEWSFLASH.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME
HERE RECENTLY
AS I MEMORIZED THIS PSALM,
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME
I REALLY BEGAN TO THINK
THIS THROUGH.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
GOD CAN DELIVER US
FROM OUR AFFLICTION,
GOD CAN DELIVER US
IN OUR AFFLICTION,
BUT THE PART THAT HAS GOTTEN
MY ATTENTION HERE LATELY,
I THINK MAYBE
IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE
FOR GOD TO DELIVER US --
ARE YOU READY?
-- BY OUR AFFLICTION
-- BY IT!
BECAUSE I THINK THAT
THAT'S PART OF WHAT HAS
HAPPENED TO ME -- BY IT.
AND I DON'T MEAN BUY IT,
B-U-Y.
I MEAN B-I, I MEAN
I HOPE TO PROVE TO YOU
THAT HE CAN ACTUALLY USE
THE AFFLICTION TO BRING US
AN AREA OF GREAT NEED
OR GREAT DELIVERANCE
BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME.
I TOLD YOU I BAITED YOU IN
THE FIRST HALF OF THE SERIES
AND I SAID
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
WHAT MY AFFLICTION IS,
MY ONGOING, BY THAT
I MEAN IT VISITS ME A LOT.
I'M NOT MEANING
A DEMON VISITS ME.
I DO KNOW THAT THE ENEMY
IS ALL WOUND UP IN IT
BECAUSE HE LOVES IT --
HE JUST LOVES IT BECAUSE
HE WANTS US TO SUBMIT TO IT.
BUT I DO MEAN
THAT IT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS JUST NOT JUST RARE.
IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME,
IT'S NOT EVERY DAY BUT I WISH
I COULD SAY IT IS RARE
AND IT IS NOT.
I TOLD YOU IN THE FIRST HALF
OF THE SERIES THAT MY BIG ONE
THAT I'VE BEEN COMPLETELY
DELIVERED FROM IS THAT
I USED TO HAVE
VICTIM AFFLICTION.
I WOULD SET MYSELF UP,
SORT OF, TO BE BULLIED
OR OPPRESSED SOMEHOW
OR PRESSED DOWN.
I DID IT OVER
AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I'M NO LONGER...
THAT PERSON IS DEAD IN ME.
HE KILLED THAT PERSON.
IT WAS BLOODY AND UGLY
AND VIOLENT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT
SCRIPTURALLY,
IT WAS JUST VIOLENT.
IT WAS A RADICAL PROCESS.
THAT WAS MY OWN
BREAKING FREE PROCESS.
I'VE BEEN DELIVERED FROM THAT.
THAT HAS NOT COME BACK UP
IN MANY YEARS.
SO I PRAISE HIM FOR THAT.
BUT I HAVE ONE
THAT IS MORE CURRENT.
THE THING OF IT IS
I THINK MAYBE --
I THINK MAYBE I AM GOING TO --
I THINK I'M GETTING
A SENSE FROM GOD THAT
I AM ON MY WAY OUT OF IT
AND IT WILL BE
ON MY WAY OUT OF IT
AFTER DECADES,
IS WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU.
BUT I THINK IT'S BEEN
OF GREAT USE TO HIM.
I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE.
I'LL TELL YOU NEXT TIME
WHAT HAPPENED WITH IT.
BUT MY AREA OF AFFLICTION
THAT I DEAL WITH IN THIS
PRESENT SEASON OF MY LIFE,
IN THESE YEARS,
THESE LAST TEN YEARS
IS THAT I GO THROUGH TIMES
OF COMPLETE --
I KNOW I'M DRAMATIC
WITH MY WORDS ANYWAY
BUT JUST GO THERE WITH ME,
MENTAL TORTURE --
JUST MENTAL TORTURE --
JUST TORMENT.
ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
WHERE IT WILL BE
AN ASSAULT OVER MY MIND,
FLOODED WITH
SELF CONDEMNATION,
FLOODED WITH SELF DOUBT,
FLOODED WITH ALL MANNER
OF QUESTION.
I'VE GOTTEN DELIVERED
FROM A LOT OF THE INSECURITY
BUT IT USED TO REALLY BE THAT
BUT NOW IT'S JUST LIKE THIS --
IT'S LIKE A HARASSMENT.
I WILL HAVE IT IN MY DREAMS.
I WILL JUST GO THROUGH
A SEASON WHERE I'M SORRY,
I DON'T WANT THIS
TO BE DISTURBING TO YOU
BUT I MEAN CAN I JUST BE --
CAN WE JUST BE REAL
WITH ONE ANOTHER
WHERE YOU JUST SOMEHOW
JUST WANT TO GO, STOP IT!
I DON'T MEAN VOICES
TALKING TO ME.
I JUST MEAN I PICTURE THINGS
IN MY LIFE AND IN MY PAST
AND FAILURES AND REPLAYS
AND IT WILL BE LIKE
I'LL GO ALONG WITH LIFE
AND LIFE IS JUST GOING FINE
AND THEN BOOM!
HERE IT WILL COME.
BOOM! HERE IT WILL COME.
I ALWAYS KNOW IT IS LURKING
BECAUSE IT IS MY THING.
I'VE TOLD Y'ALL BEFORE,
I HAVE A VERY,
VERY OBSESSIVE MIND.
I HAVE TO GET IT IN MY HEAD;
I'M VERY DELIBERATE
OVER MY THOUGHTS
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE
I GO DOWN RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHERE MY DEFEAT
IS GOING TO COME AND IT IS --
OUR BATTLEFIELD IS
RIGHT THERE IN OUR HEADS.
WE KNOW THAT;
SO THAT'S TRUE OF ALL OF US.
BUT FOR ME,
I JUST HAVE TO REALLY --
I DON'T GET TO JUST
LET MY MIND GO ANYWHERE,
SEE ANYTHING, AND DO ANYTHING.
I CAN'T. I CAN'T!
UNFORTUNATELY IT'S SEEN ENOUGH
AND IT LOVES TO REPLAY
ALL OF THAT.
SO, AND NOT THE VICTIM PART
BUT THEN IT'S ALL ABOUT
MY STUPIDITY
AND IT WILL BE ALL OF THIS.
WHEN I'M ON TO THE ENEMY,
CAN ANYBODY --
I JUST WANT TO KNOW
IF I'VE GOT ANYBODY AT LEAST
KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
LIKE YOUR FRIEND
HAS THE SAME THING.
ANYBODY? YOUR FRIEND.
YES, I HAVE A FRIEND
AND SHE LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE ME
BUT YOU ALMOST WOULDN'T
BE ABLE TO TELL US APART,
BUT I HAVE A FRIEND LIKE THAT.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE ME.
BUT HOW I KNOW
WHEN THE DEVIL IS ON TO IT,
WHEN HE OVERPLAYS HIS HAND
BECAUSE IT'S JUST LIKE UH --
WHEN HE OVERPLAYS HIS HAND.
WHEN I HEAR MYSELF SAY TO
THE LORD AND THIS DOES HAVE
-- I'M GOING TO SAY,
IF YOU JUST WANT TO KNOW,
JUST SO YOU CAN RELAX
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW OFTEN
I WOULD BE AT THIS POINT.
THIS TORMENT PROBABLY HAPPENS
A NUMBER OF TIMES A YEAR
BUT PROBABLY ONLY ONCE
OR TWICE A YEAR DO
I HONESTLY UTTER THE WORDS,
"LORD, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
LONGER I CAN STAND THIS."
BUT THE SECOND I DO,
I KNOW IT IS THE DEVIL.
I KNOW IT IS.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU'RE 54
AND LIFE IS LOOKING LONG,
IT'S THE DEVIL --
IT'S THE DEVIL.
YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M SAYING TO YOU?
ANY TIME YOU'RE THINKING,
MAYBE IT WOULD BE EASIER
TO JUST LAY DOWN
AND GO TO SLEEP THAN
TO GET UP AND DO THE THING,
THAT'S HARASSMENT.
BY THAT TIME,
THE ENEMY WANTS US TO QUIT.
BE ON TO HIM!
THAT'S ABOUT WHEN
I START BREAKING OUT,
"DON'T YOU MESS WITH ME!
DON'T YOU MESS WITH ME!"
I HAVE A DARLING,
DARLING MAKEUP ARTIST HERE
THAT WORKS WITH LIFE Today
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
I JUST LOVE HER SO MUCH.
HER NAME IS FAITH.
I WAS TELLING HER
WHILE SHE WAS PUTTING
MY EYELINER ON TODAY
THAT HONESTLY,
IF GOD DID NOT REMIND ME
OVER AND OVER
THAT I WAS CALLED,
I WOULD QUIT.
I JUST WOULD.
IT WOULD BE TOO HARD.
BUT GOD'S SO GRACIOUS
TO TELL ME THAT HE LOVES ME
AND TO REMIND ME
THAT I'M CALLED.
James: YOU KNOW WE HAVE
TO HAVE THAT REMINDER.
I THINK SOMETIMES
WE ASK GOD WHY...
WHY DID YOU EVER USE ME
IN ANY WAY AND SOMETIMES
WE PROBABLY ASK CAN YOU?
BUT HE CAN AND IN SPITE
OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH
HE WANTS TO WALK THROUGH
ALL OF OUR CHALLENGES WITH US,
HE WANTS TO LIFT US UP
OUT OF THE MIRY CLAY,
UP OUT OF A PIT THAT
WE MAY HAVE DUG OR BEEN
CAST INTO BY CIRCUMSTANCES
OR UNKIND PEOPLE,
BUT HE WILL LIFT US UP.
HE'LL HOLD OUR HEAD UP,
ENABLE US TO LOOK TO HIM.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK WITH
NOT ONLY YOUR EYES BUT
HIS EYES, THE LORD'S,
AND I WANT YOU TO SEE
WHAT I BELIEVE GOD WANTS US
TO NOTICE AND
NOT TURN AWAY FROM.
WE CAN WITH NO EXAGGERATION
BE THE ANSWER
TO THE NEED YOU SEE.
AND WITH ALL MY HEART,
I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO WANT TO BE.
WATCH CLOSELY.
♪
Announcer: EVERY DAY
MILLIONS OF WOMEN SET OUT
TO COLLECT DRINKING WATER
FOR THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES
ONLY TO FIND DIRTY
DISEASED WATER SOURCES
AVAILABLE TO THEM.
OUR MISSION TEAMS
HAVE TRAVELED
TO NUMEROUS COUNTRIES
AROUND THE WORLD
AND SEEN THE REALITY
OF FAMILIES' DESPERATE NEED
FOR CLEAN WATER.
Jeanne:
STAGNANT WATER --
CONTAMINATED BY FECES
AND CHEMICALS.
IF YOUR CHILD
SCOOPED THIS WATER UP,
HOW FAST WOULD YOU
KNOCK IT FROM THEIR HAND?
YOU SEE,
WATER LIKE THIS,
THE ONLY
SOURCE
FOR AREAS
AROUND HERE
IS KILLING MOMS
AND DADS AND CHILDREN.
WE CAN
STOP THAT.
WILL YOU HELP US
DIG A WELL RIGHT HERE
SO WE CAN BRING
THESE PEOPLE CLEAN WATER?
James: I'M MOVED
BY WHAT I SEE.
I SAW THAT LITTLE TINY
PLASTIC CONTAINER
THAT LITTLE CHILD WAS
DRINKING THAT OBVIOUSLY
FILTHY WATER FROM.
I THOUGHT WHAT JESUS SAID,
"IF YOU GIVE THEM JUST
A CUP OF WATER IN MY NAME,
YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR REWARD."
I'VE SAID THIS NUMEROUS TIMES
AND I REPEAT IT,
I NEVER STOP AND THINK,
"WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME IF
I GIVE THEM A DRINK OF WATER?"
IN OTHER WORDS, WHY DID
JESUS MENTION THE REWARD?
IT MUST HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT
TO HIM AND TO GOD
OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE
MENTIONED IT.
BUT I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT NOT BE
THE REASON WE DO IT.
I BELIEVE
THE REASON WE GIVE IT
IS BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM.
I BELIEVE IF YOU LOVE THEM,
I BELIEVE IT IS REWARD ENOUGH
JUST TO KNOW YOU'VE DONE IT.
AND THAT YOU GAVE
THAT LITTLE CHILD CLEAN WATER
SO HE HAS A CHANCE AT LIFE.
AND THEN YOU GIVE THE
MISSIONARIES THE OPPORTUNITY
OF TELLING THEM WHY
SOMEONE GAVE THEM WATER,
AND IT IS THE LOVE OF GOD THAT
LEADS US TO MEET THAT NEED,
AND THAT LOVE IS EXPRESSED
THROUGH OUR VIEWERS.
Betty: IT IS, JAMES.
AS I WAS WATCHING THAT, ALONG
WITH YOU, I THOUGHT ABOUT NOW,
IF I HAD ONE OF MY CHILDREN
WITH ME AND I SAW THEM RUN OUT
INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET,
AND I SAW A CAR COMING,
I'D RUN GRAB THEM AND SAY,
"NO, NO! STOP, STOP!"
THAT'S THE WAY WE FEEL
AS WE WATCH THESE CHILDREN
DRINK THIS DISEASED WATER.
BUT THEIR MOTHERS
AREN'T GOING TO STOP THEM
FROM DRINKING IT. WHY?
BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE WATER
TO AT LEAST SURVIVE THAT DAY.
THEY KNOW THEY WOULD DIE MORE
QUICKLY WITHOUT ANY WATER.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND
SO THEY LET THEM DRINK
THAT DISEASED WATER.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS GIVE THEM A CHOICE.
LET THEM CHOOSE
THE CLEAN WATER --
OR THE DISEASED WATER.
THEY'RE GOING TO CHOOSE
THE CLEAN WATER.
SO PLEASE HELP US
BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
James: IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
JESUS IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE,
ABUNDANT, MEANINGFUL LIFE NOW
AND ETERNAL LIFE AND HE SAID,
"I AM THE WATER OF LIFE."
THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE THAT LIFE
IS THROUGH HIM.
THE ONLY WE CAN HAVE
A HEALTHY LIFE
IS TO HAVE CLEAN
NON-DISEASE RIDDEN WATER.
WE CAN GIVE THEM WATER.
IT IS THERE.
YOU SAY, "WELL,
I SEE THE WATER THERE
THAT'S FILTHY."
THERE ARE WAYS TO PURIFY IT,
BUT INLAND,
WE CAN DRILL A WELL.
VIEWERS LIKE YOU HAVE PROVIDED
THE DRILLING EQUIPMENT.
AND THE MISSIONARIES
AND THE WORKERS HAVE FOUND
THE PLACES WHERE THE NEED IS.
WE'RE TARGETING, THIS YEAR,
500 AREAS TO DRILL A WELL.
THAT'S THE LARGEST NUMBER
WE'VE EVER SET OUT TO DO.
WE BELIEVE IF WE CAN
GIVE PEOPLE WATER FOR LIFE
THEY WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT THE WATER OF LIFE.
WE BELIEVE IT OPENS
THEIR HEARTS WHEN THEY SEE
THE LOVE OF GOD DEMONSTRATED
BEFORE WE DECLARE IT TO THEM.
I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO
REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE
WITH LOVE.
WOULD YOU DIAL
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER PLEASE?
RIGHT NOW WOULD YOU JUST
MOVE TO THE PHONE?
WOULD YOU GET YOUR BANKCARD
AND USE IT LIKE A CHECK?
THE BEST WAY
YOU'LL EVER USE IT,
WHEN YOU'RE GIVING LIFE
TO SOMEONE.
YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM
NOT JUST A CUP OF WATER
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN
TO GIVE THEM A WELL OF WATER
-- BASICALLY WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE SO
THEY CAN HAVE A HEALTHY LIFE.
WOULD YOU MAKE THAT GIFT?
THE WELLS COST $4800.
IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN,
AND IT GIVES AN AVERAGE OF
1,000 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE,
$48 WILL GIVE
TEN PEOPLE WATER.
CAN YOU GIVE THAT?
$144 -- 30 PEOPLE WATER.
YOU MAY SAY, "JAMES, I WOULD
LIKE TO GIVE THE WHOLE WELL."
"I CAN GIVE A PART OF IT."
MANY PEOPLE GIVE $1200
AND PRAY FOR THREE
TO JOIN THEM
OR $2400 AND PRAY
FOR ONE TO JOIN THEM.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO MAKE THE CALL TODAY.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS
TO SHARE WITH YOU.
A BEAUTIFUL COMMEMORATIVE
BRONZE FOR OUR 50TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION;
WE'D LIKE TO GIVE THAT TO YOU
AS YOU MAKE THAT SPECIAL GIFT
WE'VE ASKED FOR.
WE'VE GOT THE OTHER GIFTS,
BETH MOORE'S DEVOTIONAL BOOK,
THE BEAUTIFUL HYMNS
AND THE STORY
OF HOW THEY WERE BIRTHED,
AND HOW THEY WERE INSPIRED.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW PLEASE,
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG ONLINE
OR DIAL THAT NUMBER
AND MAKE THE GIFT?
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE BUT CALL US
AND TELL US YOU'RE MAILING IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
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
500 NEW WATER WELLS
FOR REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER 12 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT
OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE CLEAN
WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP
PROVIDE FOR TEN 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
BETH MOORE'S
BLESSED MORNINGS
& RESTFUL NIGHTS,
A BEAUTIFUL NEW
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
TO BEGIN AND END YOUR DAY
IN GOD'S PRESENCE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU MAY REQUEST
MORNING AND EVENING:
I WILL PRAISE YOU,
A TWO CD COLLECTION
OF 20 INSTRUMENTAL HYMNS
AND THE COMPANION BOOK
THAT SHARES THE STORIES
BEHIND EACH HYMN.
ALSO, PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1200
TO HELP PROVIDE WATER
FOR 250 PEOPLE
OR A GIFT OF $4800 TO HELP SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL!
AND BE SURE TO REQUEST
THE LIMITED EDITION
50th ANNIVERSARY
BRONZE SCULPTURE,
LIVING WATER
BY ARTIST
ROBERT SUMMERS.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Beth: THIS IS JUST EXACTLY
WHAT WE'RE AFTER.
WE'RE DRILLING WELLS
SO THAT PEOPLE CAN KNOW
THAT THEY ARE DRINKING LIFE
AND NOT DEATH.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
A WORTHY INVESTMENT --
SEEING OUR DOLLARS PUT INTO
A CUP OF COOL FRESH WATER
THAT'S NOT GOING
TO BE DISEASED
WHEN THIS CHILD
PUTS IT TO HER LIPS.
IF YOU POSSIBLY CAN,
PLEASE GO TO THE PHONE.
DO WHATEVER YOU CAN
AND PARTNER WITH US
FOR WATER FOR LIFE.
James: BETH, I JUST THANK YOU
NOT ONLY FOR WHAT YOU TEACH
BUT WHAT YOU DEMONSTRATE
WITH YOUR LIFE.
KEITH, BETH'S HUSBAND,
THE TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTERS OF OUR OUTREACHES
FOR A LONG TIME.
THIS IS...
AND BY THE WAY, BETH WILL
BE PART OF OUR ANNIVERSARY
CONFERENCE, ALONG WITH
OTHER SPEAKERS YOU'RE GOING
TO WANT TO HEAR.
MARK THE DATE.
THERE IT IS ON THE SCREEN.
PLAN TO BE WITH US --
DON'T MISS IT!
BUT BETH AND KEITH HAVE
HELPED US DRILL WATER WELLS
AND PROVIDE HELP FOR
THE HUNGRY, AS WELL AS THOSE
THAT HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED.
THE LIVING WATER LIMITED
EDITION CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
BRONZE, THIS IS
A ROBERT SUMMERS BRONZE.
HE DID THE BYRON NELSON,
THE BEN HOGAN, THE JOHN WAYNE,
THE INCREDIBLE CATTLE
AND HORSES IN DALLAS;
HE'S DONE MANY OF THE GREAT
BRONZES IN THE WORLD.
HE DID THIS FOR US.
IT IS A SPECIAL OCCASION.
YOU HELP US BY MAKING
A VERY SPECIAL GIFT
TO DRILL WATER AND WE WILL
SEND IT TO YOU, ALONG WITH
THE OTHER GIFTS THAT I KNOW
WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
BETTY AND I SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP
AND THANKS FOR WATCHING
LIFE TODAY.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT BETH.
THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING WITH US.
♪
♪
Announcer: DON'T MISS
LIFE TODAY NEXT WEEK
AS JAMES AND BETTY CELEBRATE
50 YEARS OF MINISTRY
BY LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE MOMENTS
FROM LIFE TODAY!