Announcer: BETH MOORE
GIVES US PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
TO NAVIGATE THE CHOICES
WE FACE EVERY DAY
THROUGH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S WORD.
Beth: BECAUSE WE LIVE
IN THE AGE OF DECEPTION
AND WE'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHAT'S TRUE,
WHAT'S AUTHENTIC
AND WHAT'S NOT.
WE'VE GOT TO OPERATE
PAST THE THINGS WE CAN SEE
WITH OUR HUMAN EYES
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CALL
OUR SPIRITUAL GUT.
WHAT IS HE SAYING
TO YOU?
Announcer: DEVELOPING
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
Randy: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M RANDY ROBISON.
SHEILA WALSH IS WITH US
AGAIN TODAY.
SHEILA, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
Sheila: I'M GREAT! THANKS!
Randy: YOU LOOK GOOD!
Sheila: THANK YOU!
I JUST HAD MY HAIR CUT.
Randy: IN TODAY'S WORLD
WE'RE TOLD YOU'RE NOT
TO DISCRIMINATE, YOU'RE NOT
TO EVEN JUDGE BUT BETH
IS TALKING TO US ABOUT
DISCERNMENT WHICH REQUIRES
A BIT OF JUDGMENT, A BIT
OF DECISION AS TO WHAT'S RIGHT
AND WHAT'S WRONG, WHAT'S BEST.
Sheila: I THINK THAT'S
THE GIFT OF A BELIEVER,
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT;
TO BE ABLE TO TELL
WHAT'S GOOD, WHAT'S OF GOD,
AND WHAT'S NOT.
Randy: YEAH. IT'S GOOD.
IF YOU'VE MISSED THE SERIES
SO FAR YOU CAN GET PARTS ONE
AND TWO ON OUR WEBSITE
AT LIFETODAY.ORG.
NOW LET'S GO HEAR BETH.
PART THREE:
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT.
♪
Beth: AND I JUST WONDER,
HOW MANY OF YOU
HAVE BEEN PUNKED?
ANYBODY?
BETRAYED?
MISLED?
TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF?
TAKEN FOR A FOOL?
DUPED? FLAT OUT LIED TO?
LOOKED BACK ON SOMETHING
YOU SWALLOWED WHOLE
AND THINK, WHAT AN IDIOT!
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU BELIEVED SOMETHING
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE?
OR YOU ACCEPTED SOMETHING
OR WELCOMED SOMETHING
THAT YOU TERRIBLY REGRETTED
THAT BIT YOU ON THE BACK
OF THE NECK SO HARD
YOU STILL FEEL SHAMED BY IT?
WHAT WAS IT?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU HAD THAT FEELING INSIDE
YOU COULD NOT SHAKE
BUT YOU COULD NOT
QUITE DEFINE IT?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME?
A WHOLE LOT OF LIFE
WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED
IS BLACK AND WHITE
BUT THEN WE GET INTO
THAT GRAY ZONE
AND IT IS IN THAT GRAY ZONE
WHERE YOU AND I HAVE
THE BIGGEST CAPACITY
TO GET SIDESWIPED.
IN PAUL'S WORDS TO TIMOTHY,
WE'VE COME INTO
AN AGE OF SEDUCTION --
"SEDUCING SPIRITS," HE SAID.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS
WE'VE GOT A REGULAR WARFARE.
WE'VE GOT OPPOSITION,
WHICH IS A NORMAL PART
OF THE EXPERIENCE
IN THE REALM FOR BELIEVERS
BUT THEN WE'VE GOT OPPRESSION;
THAT'S WHEN THE ENEMY
SOMEHOW IS IN IT NOW.
WHERE WE CAN SENSE SOMETHING.
WE CAN HAVE WARFARE
BUT WE CAN KNOW IT.
BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN,
THERE COMES A TIME
OF SEDUCTION WHEN
WE DID NOT SEE IT COMING.
IT WAS NOT BLACK AND WHITE.
IT WAS NOT CLEAR TO US.
NOW SOMEBODY
IS GOING TO BE THINKING
RIGHT ABOUT NOW
ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THAT SCREEN,
YOU KNOW I CAN SEE, BETH,
WHERE YOU WOULD NEED IT
BUT I REALLY CAN'T SEE WHERE
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT COMES
INTO PLAY IN MY OWN LIFE.
LIKE YOU DEFINITELY
SHOULDN'T BELIEVE THINGS
THAT PEOPLE TELL YOU LIKE THAT
AND THEN GO BROADCAST THEM
ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS A LIE.
I CAN SEE IT WITH YOUR LIFE
BUT I'M NOT SURE
I GET IT WITH MINE
AND I WOULD BEG TO DIFFER.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
HOW MUCH IT COULD BE
THE SALVATION OF MARRIAGES?
MY MAN ALWAYS COMES WITH ME
ON THESE TAPINGS.
IT'S BEEN SOMETHING AGAIN,
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
HOW DID WE KNOW?
IT IS NOT SOMETHING HE DOES
THE REST OF THE TIME BUT
WE KNEW THAT FOR THIS PLACE,
FOR THESE TAPINGS
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME AND
PROVIDE A PHYSICAL COVERING.
HE ALWAYS PRAYS FOR ME
OVER THE PHONE
FOR THE REST OF THE EVENTS
ON THE CALENDAR,
BUT GOD TOLD US EARLY ON.
YOU SAY HOW DID WE KNOW?
WE SOMEHOW KNEW IT --
IN OUR SPIRITUAL GUT,
THIS IS WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO HE ALWAYS COMES WITH ME.
HE WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEST TO
THE FACT THAT SOME YEARS AGO
IN THE BUSINESS THAT HE WAS IN
FOR SO LONG,
I GOT A STRANGE FEELING
ABOUT A WOMAN --
A STRANGE FEELING.
AND I SAID, "LISTEN,
I REALLY FEEL LIKE --."
HE KNOWS I'M NOT JUST
THE BIG JEALOUS TYPE.
I SAID, "I REALLY
WANT YOU TO BE AWARE.
I THINK THAT
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE
A VERY SUBTLE ADVANCE
COME TO YOU."
AND HE KNEW
IT DID NOT MEAN MONEY.
[Laughter]
"I WANT YOU TO BE
ON THE LOOKOUT!"
HE COMES BACK THE NEXT DAY
AND SAYS TO ME, "IT HAPPENED
EXACTLY THAT WAY!"
HE SAYS,
"I WANT YOU TO KNOW, BETH."
HE SAID, "I HAD NO IDEA
SHE EVEN FELT THAT WAY.
NO IDEA!"
SHE TOLD HIM SHE WAS GOING
TO BE LEAVING THE WORKPLACE
BECAUSE OF HER FEELINGS.
HE SAID, "I ACTED LIKE
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT."
HE SAID, "I JUST SAW HER
AND SAID, 'HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
WE'RE GLAD YOU STOPPED BY!' "
[Laughter]
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
LIKE, "GLAD YOU CAME --
GLAD YOU'RE GOING!"
HE SAID SHE WALKED OUT
THE DOOR AND HE SHUT IT
AND WENT, "OH, THAT WAS IT!
THAT WAS IT!"
I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO EXPLAIN IT!
LISTEN, WE COULD GET
ALL WIGGY HERE AND
MANIPULATE EVERYBODY WE KNOW
BUT IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
THE SPIRIT HAD IT NOT COME OUT
EXACTLY THAT WAY.
THEN IT WOULD HAVE
JUST BEEN IMAGINATION --
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN JEALOUSY,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUSPICION!
BUT IT WASN'T, IT WAS GOD!
IT WAS GOD!
AND HE PLACED A WARNING ON US.
THE SALVATION OF OUR MARRIAGES
-- CERTAINLY IT COULD BE
THE SALVATION OF OUR CHURCHES!
IF WE BEGAN IN OUR CHURCHES
TO OPERATE WITH
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT,
CAN YOU IMAGINE
THE DIFFERENCE?
PROTECTION IN ALL SORTS
OF RELATIONAL ENTANGLEMENTS.
IT COULD KEEP US
FROM TAKING UP EMPLOYMENT
WHERE EVEN IF WE WENT --
I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE
SOMETHING MYSTICAL OUT OF IT,
BUT IF WE WENT TO AN INTERVIEW
AND WE THOUGHT, UH-HUH.
SOMETHING IS CREEPY HERE.
SOMETHING JUST FEELS
CREEPY HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
DON'T GO TO WORK THERE!
DON'T GO TO WORK THERE!
[Laughter]
THE WORD OF GOD TELLS US
THAT IN THE LATTER DAYS
THERE WILL BE
GREATER DECEPTION.
I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,
ALL OF US WOULD SAY, ALL OF US
HAVE HEARD THIS PHRASE THAT
THIS IS THE INFORMATION AGE.
WE LIVE IN THE LAPTOP AGE.
I CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION
I NEED OFF MY PHONE.
I CAN CHECK MY E-MAILS.
I CAN GET ON THE INTERNET.
I CAN FIND WHERE
THE NEAREST STARBUCKS IS.
I CAN DO ALL OF THESE THINGS
STRAIGHT FROM THE APPS
ON MY TELEPHONE; WE LIVE
IN THE INFORMATION AGE.
THE INFORMATION AGE
PRESUMES A DECEPTION AGE;
THE MORE INFORMATION
THE MORE DECEPTION
BECAUSE THERE IS JUST
MORE POTENTIAL TO DO IT!
IN EVERY REALM
OF SOCIAL NETWORKING
YOU'VE GOT OPPORTUNITY,
YOU'VE GOT BLOGS,
YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE
TAKING UP ENTIRE IDENTITIES
THAT ARE NOT TRUE
BECAUSE THEY CAN POSE IT,
THEY CAN BECOME SOMEONE ONLINE
THAT THEY NEVER DREAMED
OF BEING OTHERWISE.
I'M NOT SAYING
EVERYBODY DOES IT,
I'M SAYING IT'S HAPPENING.
AND EVERYONE I TALK TO
HAS A STORY ABOUT SOMEHOW
BEING DUPED ON A BLOG,
ON A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT,
ON SOMETHING THAT TURNED OUT
TO BE SO DIFFERENT
THAN IT SEEMED.
I WANT YOU TO TURN WITH ME TO
SECOND TIMOTHY CHAPTER THREE
AND WE'LL BEGIN TO CLOSE UP
THIS FIRST HALF
OF OUR TWO-PART SERIES
IN SECOND TIMOTHY THREE.
ANYBODY THINK THEY CAN USE
ANY OF THESE KINDS OF LESSONS?
I NEED TO KNOW
WHAT I CANNOT
WITH MY HUMAN THINKING
BEGIN TO KNOW.
SECOND TIMOTHY CHAPTER THREE.
SEE HERE'S THE THING,
WE DON'T WANT IT TO GET WHERE
ALL THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH
IS REMOVED
OR WE LOSE OUR FREEDOM TOO.
WE CAN'T HAVE IT ALL POLICED
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
WE'LL LOSE OUR ABILITY
TO SPEAK THE TRUTH
OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST
ON SALVATION.
THERE'S GOT TO BE ANOTHER WAY
TO GET AROUND IT AND THAT WAY
IS TO BE DISCERNING --
TO BE DISCERNING.
SECOND TIMOTHY, CHAPTER THREE.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
THIS IS THE WILDEST CHAPTER.
IT BEGINS TO TELL US
ABOUT PERILOUS TIMES
IN THE LAST DAYS
-- IN THE LATTER DAYS
THERE WILL BE PERILOUS TIMES.
BUT UNLIKE MATTHEW CHAPTER 24,
THAT TELLS US ABOUT
THE ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS AND
THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS
AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL DISASTERS,
EARTHQUAKES, FAMINES,
ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT WILL
ERUPT IN THE LAST OF DAYS,
THE WITNESS OF CHRIST
GOING INTO EVERY NATION
AND PEOPLE GROUP,
THIS PARTICULAR CHAPTER
TELLS IT FROM
A SOCIOLOGICAL POINT OF VIEW.
WHAT WILL BE PERILOUS ABOUT
THE LATTER DAYS ACCORDING TO
SECOND TIMOTHY CHAPTER THREE
IS PEOPLE.
PEOPLE WILL BE
THIS... THIS... THIS...
IT STARTS BY SAYING:
SOUND FAMILIAR TO ANYBODY?
SOUND LIKE THE DAYS
WE LIVE IN?
WELL, DROP DOWN NOW
AND I WANT YOU TO LOOK
AT VERSES 12 AND 13
OF THE SAME CHAPTER.
I WANT YOU TO GET
YOUR DARLING LITTLE PEN OUT
IF YOU HAVE ONE.
YOU CAN GET OUT A PEN
THAT IS NOT DARLING
IF YOU CAN FIND ONE.
I WANT YOU
TO UNDERLINE THAT VERSE
IF YOU MARK IN YOUR BIBLES
BECAUSE IT TELLS US EXACTLY
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
HOW TO COMBAT
WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST
BECAUSE IT SAYS YOU WILL SEE:
IF WE HAVE EVER IN OUR LIVES
NEEDED DISCERNMENT OF
THE SPIRIT WE NEED IT NOW
BECAUSE WE LIVE
IN THE AGE OF DECEPTION.
WE ARE LIVING
IN THE AGE OF THE POSER AND
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE,
WHAT'S AUTHENTIC,
AND WHAT'S NOT.
WE'VE GOT TO OPERATE PAST
THE THINGS THAT WE CAN SEE
WITH OUR HUMAN EYES
INTO WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS TELLING US
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CALL
OUR SPIRITUAL GUT.
WHAT IS HE SAYING TO YOU?
IS HE WARNING YOU
OR IS HE SAYING, "MOVE IN --
WITHOUT HESITATION
GO WITH THESE PEOPLE."
OR IS HE SAYING,
"YOU BACK OFF AND RUN
FOR YOUR EVER LOVING LIFE!"
WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT
TELLING YOU?
I WANT YOU TO READ ON
BEFORE WE CONCLUDE THIS PART.
I WANT YOU TO SEE
WHAT IT SAYS NEXT.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THE VERSES
COMING UP BUT I WANT YOU
TO SEE THEM IN THIS CONTEXT.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT,
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING
TO OPERATE IN MOST ACCURATELY.
REMEMBER WE'RE IN
THE GRAY ZONE NOW.
WHERE IT IS BLACK AND WHITE,
GO WITH BLACK AND WHITE.
SOMETIMES HE SAYS FLAT OUT,
"YOU DON'T NEED
TO PRAY ABOUT THIS,
FLEE FROM SEXUAL IMMORALITY!"
I MEAN IT GOES,
"FLEE FROM IT!"
YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK LIKE,
OKAY, NOW THIS IS GRAY.
OH, NO IT IS NOT GRAY.
IT REALLY IS NOT GRAY.
AM I SUPPOSED TO WORK --
AM I SUPPOSED TO BE
AN EXOTIC DANCER?
NO! NO!
THAT IS NOT GRAY.
I'M PRAYING THIS THROUGH.
NO! I'M NOT MAKING FUN.
LISTEN, WE ALL HAVE
ALL SORTS OF TEMPTATIONS,
ALL SORTS OF PASTS
AND ALL SORTS OF HISTORIES
BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU,
SOME THINGS WE CAN JUST GO,
"THAT IS BLACK OR WHITE."
DO I NEED A CHURCH
THAT TEACHES THE SCRIPTURES?
I DON'T HAVE
TO PRAY THROUGH...
"NOW THEY NEVER DO
OPEN THEIR BIBLE
BUT I'M TRYING TO THINK,
GOD MAY HAVE US HERE FOR --."
NO! GOD DOES NOT HAVE YOU
THERE FOR A REASON.
MOVE! MOVE!
UNLESS YOU'RE THE PASTOR;
IF YOU ARE,
START TEACHING THE SCRIPTURES.
SOME THINGS YOU DON'T HAVE
TO PRAY ABOUT THEM;
THEY'RE EITHER GO OR STAY.
"I DON'T KNOW,
I JUST DON'T REALLY FEEL
THE SAME WAY ABOUT MY HUSBAND
AS I USED TO. I WONDER..."
NO, YOU'RE STAYING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
SOME THINGS ARE BLACK
AND WHITE BUT THIS ONE,
THIS IS IN THE GRAY ZONE HERE.
AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO
FIND OUT IS THAT WE WILL
MOST ACCURATELY DISCERN
THE HOLY SPIRIT WHEN
WE HAVE AN OPERATING
KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S WORD.
I'M NOT SAYING WE HAVE TO KNOW
THE BASIC FOUNDATION
OF EVERY BOOK, ALL 66 BOOKS
OF THE ENTIRE BIBLE
FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION.
I'M SAYING THE MORE
WE GET TO KNOW GOD
THROUGH HIS WORD
THE MORE
WE'RE GOING TO BE ACCURATE
WHEN IT COMES TO MATTERS
OF SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT. WHY?
BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT
WILL NEVER WORK CONTRARY
TO GOD'S WORD;
IT WAS GOD-BREATHED.
HE WILL ALWAYS BE CONGRUENT.
ALWAYS --
IT WILL ALWAYS LINE UP.
SO WE'VE GOT TO KNOW
GOD'S WORD BECAUSE SOMETIMES
WE'RE GOING TO GO,
"I'M FEELING THAT BECAUSE
THIS IS WHAT THE SCRIPTURE
SAYS AND THAT'S NOT
WHAT WE WERE DOING."
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY
AND THE FIRST TIME I EVER
TAUGHT THIS, I LEFT THIS OUT.
AND I'M SO GLAD --
THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING
GOD HAS BEEN WORKING
IN MY HEART --
I'M SO GLAD HE BROUGHT IT BACK
TO MY REMEMBRANCE THIS TIME.
IF YOU HAVE
NO BACKGROUND IN GOD'S WORD
BUT YOU STILL HAVE
A FEELING IN YOUR SPIRIT,
IF YOU RECEIVED CHRIST
SOME TIME AGO
BUT YOU'VE JUST NEVER
GROWN UP IN HIM
AND THE WORD OF GOD
AND YOU'RE THINKING,
THEN I CAN FORGET IT
WHERE SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT
IS CONCERNED.
YOU MAY STILL --
BECAUSE HIS HOLY SPIRIT
IS IN YOU, HE MAY STILL
CHECK YOU ON SOMETHING.
YOU MIGHT STILL GET A FEELING.
SO I'M NOT SAYING
THAT IT NEVER APPLIES TO YOU.
I AM SAYING THIS,
GO TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW WHO
DOES HAVE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE
OF THE SCRIPTURES
AND ASK THEM,
"THIS IS WHAT I'M FEELING.
THIS IS WHAT I THINK
THAT GOD IS TELLING ME
THROUGH THE INDWELLING SPIRIT.
DO YOU THINK
THAT I'M RIGHT HERE?"
AND BEGIN TO KNOW GOD
THROUGH HIS WORD.
BUT EVEN UNTIL THEN,
IS HE TELLING YOU SOMETHING
YOU NEED TO RESPOND TO?
CAN YOU FIND OUT FROM SOMEONE
IS IT CONGRUENT
WITH THE WORD OF GOD?
WHAT IS IT HE IS TELLING US?
I NEED TO BE SMARTER
THAN I AM.
I NEED TO BE WISE
ABOUT MATTERS
IN THIS AGE OF THE POSER.
IF YOU HAVE A TEENAGER
IN YOUR HOME, YOU NEED
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT!
Audience: AMEN!
Beth: IF YOU'RE A TEACHER...
A FRIEND... A RELATIVE...
A NEIGHBOR...
THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON
THAT WE CANNOT SEE.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
CAN MAKE KNOWN TO US,
CAN REVEAL TO US,
DISCLOSE TO US
WHAT OUR HUMAN EYES
WOULD NEVER SEE.
IF HE CAN DO IT,
I WANT IT! I WANT IT!
THAT'S WHAT THIS SERIES
IS ABOUT.
LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
FATHER, WE ASK YOU
IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS
TO WORK THIS WORK
EVEN AS WE STUDY IT TOGETHER.
THAT EVEN TODAY, FATHER,
IN SOMETHING THAT
YOU'RE DOING, WOULD YOU
JUST SHOW US, GOD,
THAT WE REALLY CAN HEAR YOU.
THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A MIND
TO SPEAK, LORD,
YOU ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE
OF LETTING US KNOW
IN MATTERS, FATHER,
WHERE IT'S GOT TO BE RIGHT
OR IT'S GOT TO BE LEFT.
IT'S GOT TO BE THIS WAY
OR IT'S GOT TO BE THAT WAY.
YOU REALLY DO HAVE
SPECIFIC WILL IN MIND FOR US.
TELL US, GOD, SHOW US
WHAT WE NEED TO SEE.
GIVE US EARS TO HEAR
WHAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
OPEN OUR SPIRITUAL EYES
AND ENLIGHTEN US.
IN THE MIGHTY AND MIRACULOUS
NAME OF JESUS. AMEN.
♪
Randy: ALWAYS A BLESSING
WHEN BETH TEACHES ON
WEDNESDAYS IN THE WORD.
I NEED TO MENTION WE HAVE
A GREAT DEVOTIONAL BOOK
BY BETH.
IT IS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
IT IS CALLED BLESSED MORNINGS
AND RESTFUL NIGHTS.
WE ALL COULD USE
MORE OF THOSE.
Sheila: I KNOW ONE OF
THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT
BETH'S WRITING IS SHE'S FUNNY
AND APPROACHABLE AND REAL
BUT VERY PROFOUND.
I MEAN REAL SPIRITUAL NUGGETS.
Randy: OH YEAH!
I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO HER
FOR YEARS AND I STILL LISTEN
AND I GO, "WOW! WHAT DEPTH!"
SHE JUST KNOWS HOW
TO UNPACK THE WORD.
YOU CAN GET THAT DEVOTIONAL
TODAY WHEN YOU SUPPORT
OUR MEDICAL MISSION.
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE
AT LIFE.
WE'VE DONE WATER AND FOOD
AND RESCUED GIRLS
OUT OF SEX TRAFFICKING.
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL
RIGHT NOW WHERE WE GO
AND WE PROVIDE SURGERIES
OR WE PROVIDE BRACES
FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN
BORN WITH A BIRTH DEFECT
KNOWN AS CLUBFOOT.
SHEILA, YOU GOT TO
WITNESS IT FIRSTHAND.
Sheila: IT WAS REALLY AMAZING.
THE THING THAT BLEW ME AWAY
EVEN MORE WAS WATCHING
THOSE WHO HAD NOT GOT HELP.
LITERALLY, WE WERE IN THE VAN
AND WE'RE DRIVING
TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUDDENLY
ONE OF OUR CREW SAID,
"LET'S STOP FOR A MINUTE."
WE GOT OUT AND THERE WAS
THESE TWO MEN IN WHEELCHAIRS.
THEIR FEET ARE
SO BADLY MALFORMED.
LITERALLY, THEIR WHOLE LIFE
NOW IS SIMPLY BEGGING.
SO IF THEY DON'T GET HELP
WHEN THEY'RE A CHILD,
THAT'S THEIR FUTURE.
Randy: THAT'S TOUGH!
CAN WE GO TAKE A LOOK
AT ONE OF THOSE STORIES
THAT YOU GOT TO SEE
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WITH SOMEONE, A MOTHER?
Sheila: I FELL IN LOVE
WITH THIS WOMAN AND HER BABY
AND HER FAMILY.
WATCH THIS!
[Sheila Walsh singing:
Jesus Loves Me]
Sheila: THERE IS NOTHING
A MOTHER WANTS MORE
THAN TO BE ABLE TO TAKE
CARE OF HER CHILD. NOTHING!
YOU WAIT
NINE MONTHS
AND YOU CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE THAT LITTLE FACE.
YOU CAN'T WAIT TO COUNT
THOSE FINGERS AND TOES.
AND WHEN ROSARIO
GOT TO DO THAT
EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAD
BEEN HOPING AND PRAYING FOR
FELL APART
IN THAT MOMENT.
THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE --
THAT'S WHY
LIFE EXISTS
TO BE ABLE TO SAY,
"WE CARE FOR YOU.
WE CARE FOR YOU.
WE STAND WITH YOU;
WE STAND TOGETHER.
YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
WE'RE GOING TO
BE THERE FOR YOU."
I KNOW THAT YOU, OUR VIEWERS CARE ABOUT MOMS LIKE THIS.
ISN'T IT INTERESTING
THAT THE LITTLE ONE'S NAME
IS ANGEL?
I'M ASKING YOU, WOULD YOU
BE LIKE AN ANGEL RIGHT NOW
AND ANSWER
THIS MOM'S PRAYER?
Randy: SHEILA, WHAT DO YOU
EVEN SAY?
Sheila: THE AMAZING THING WAS
I GOT TO TAKE ME SON WITH ME,
CHRISTIAN CAME WITH ME.
HE'S 19 AND HE WAS SO MOVED
BY THIS MOM BECAUSE
SHE'S MALNOURISHED.
SHE CAN'T EVEN PRODUCE
ENOUGH BREAST MILK.
SO MY 19 YEAR OLD SON
LOOKED FOR HIS BACKPACK
AND FOUND HIS WALLET
AND EMPTIED OUT HIS WALLET
AND GAVE IT TO THIS MOM
TO BUY MILK BECAUSE HE SAID,
"MOM, ON CAMPUS AT UNIVERSITY
WE'RE WORRYING ABOUT WHAT SIZE
OF PIZZA WE SHOULD GET.
SHE CAN'T EVEN PROVIDE MILK
FOR HER CHILD.
HER BABY IS HURTING AND BROKEN
AND SHE CAN'T EVEN FEED HIM."
I JUST KNOW IF YOU'D BEEN
THERE WITH US, YOU WOULD
HAVE WRAPPED YOUR ARMS
AROUND THIS WOMAN.
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL.
SHE LOVES THE LORD.
SHE HAS FAITH. SHE PRAYED.
THE THING IS YOU AND I GET
TO DO SOMETHING.
THOSE LITTLE BRACES, RANDY
FOR THE FEET THAT
I TOOK LITTLE ANGEL DAVIE
OUT WITH HIS MOM AND WE GOT
HIS VERY FIRST STEP
BECAUSE IT'S $17!
IF YOU JUST CUT OUT
FANCY COFFEE FOR ONE WEEK
WE COULD HELP ONE CHILD;
$34 FOR TWO; $68 FOUR KIDS
ARE GOING TO HAVE
THE CHANCE TO RUN.
Randy: AS A PARENT I CAN'T
THINK OF ANYTHING WORSE THAN
THAT SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS IN NEED,
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS SUFFERING.
I WOULD HATE TO FACE THAT.
AND TO THINK FOR A LIFETIME.
A LOT OF THESE KIDS
I'M TOLD THEY ARE SEEN
AS CURSED WHEN
THEY ARE BORN WITH THAT.
Sheila: ONE OF THE DADS
THAT I TALKED TO SAID,
"MY GREATEST WORRY FOR
MY CHILD IS SOME PEOPLE THINK
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING EVIL
IN OUR FAMILY OR OUR CHILD
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
MADE LIKE THAT."
BUT THING THAT'S AMAZING
IS SO MANY OF THESE MOMS
AND DADS THAT I MET,
WE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL
AND THEY ALL HAVE A WORSHIP
SERVICE BEFORE THEY GO
AND GET TREATED.
I WATCHED THESE MOMS AND DADS
RAISING THEIR ARMS IN WORSHIP
BEFORE THEY GO AND TAKE
THEIR LITTLE ONE TO GET HELP.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS PROVIDE
FOR 10,000 CHILDREN.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT
WHEN YOU THINK IT'S JUST $17
WE CAN DO IT!
AND WE WANT TO DO
400 SURGERIES BECAUSE
SOME KIDS NEED A LITTLE BIT
MORE HELP.
BUT ITS ONLY $400!
A LOT OF YOU CAN DO THAT.
IN FACT, GOD REALLY MOVED
MY SON AND I AND SAID,
"WE'RE STEPPING UP
AND WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR
SOME OF THESE SURGERIES."
SO I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU,
WOULD YOU DO YOUR BEST?
WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR BEST GIFT?
YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER,
YOU CAN GO ONLINE
TO LIFETODAY.ORG.
LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
LET'S SET THE CHILDREN
OF THE WORLD RUNNING!
Randy: LET'S SEND
A REAL CLEAR MESSAGE:
YOU ARE NOT CURSED!
JESUS CHRIST CAME TO BREAK
THAT CURSE.
YOU ARE BLESSED!
AS CHRISTIANS, WE ARE
REACHING OUT,
WE ARE BLESSING YOU,
WE ARE GIVING YOU A FUTURE
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.
YOU'RE GIVING THESE CHILDREN
A CHANCE AT LIFE.
THEY DON'T HAVE
TO BE BEGGARS.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU
TO DO THIS.
LOOK AT THAT SHEILA!
Sheila: IT CHANGES THEIR LIFE!
Randy: IT CHANGES THEIR LIVES!
YOU CAN DO IT.
GO TO THE PHONES,
GO ONLINE, GIVE THE BEST GIFT
YOU CAN TODAY.
Announcer: CHILDREN BORN
WITH BIRTH DEFECTS IN UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS
ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED,
UNCARED FOR,
AND EVEN
ABANDONED.
FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS
EVERY YEAR
BORN WITH A CONDITION
KNOWN AS CLUBFOOT,
THEIR DEFORMITY
LEADS TO A STRUGGLE
TO JUST
SURVIVE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS
THERE IS A SIMPLE
AND LIFE-CHANGING SOLUTION.
THIS SUMMER
WITH YOUR SUPPORT,
LIFE OUTREACH WILL
PROVIDE 10,000 CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE BRACES
THAT WILL GIVE THEM A CHANCE
TO WALK LIKE
ANY NORMAL CHILD.
WITH THE COST
OF $17 PER BRACE
YOUR GIFT
OF $34
WILL HELP PROVIDE TWO CHILDREN WITH CORRECTIVE BRACES,
$68 WILL PROVIDE
FOR FOUR CHILDREN,
AND $102 WILL HELP GIVE
SIX CHILDREN BRACES
AND THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WALK.
AND FOR CHILDREN WITH
A MUCH MORE SEVERE NEED
GIFTS OF $400,
$800, OR EVEN $1200
WILL HELP PROVIDE
LIFE-CHANGING
CORRECTIVE SURGERY
FOR ONE, TWO, OR
THREE CHILDREN IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT
WE'LL SEND YOU
BETH MOORE'S DEVOTIONAL,
BLESSED MORNINGS
AND RESTFUL NIGHTS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $102 OR MORE
TO PROVIDE SIX CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE BRACES
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
THE JOURNAL EDITION
N.I.V. BIBLE.
FINALLY WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1200 OR MORE,
YOU MAY RECEIVE
"MAJESTY,"
OUR 2016 COMMEMORATIVE
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
THIS SUMMER
JOIN WITH US
TO GIVE CHILDREN HOPE
FOR A FUTURE.
LET'S GIVE THEM
A CHANCE TO WALK.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
Sheila: DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE OUT OF EVERY 750 LIVE BIRTHS
THE CHILDREN
HAVE CLUBFEET?
BUT THE AMAZING THING IS
FIXING IT
IS REALLY SIMPLE.
OUR DARLING
NELSARIO
WILL HAVE TO WEAR
A PLASTIC CAST FOR A TIME.
THEN HE'LL HAVE TO
WEAR BRACES FOR A TIME.
BUT ALL OF THOSE SIMPLE
THINGS ARE NON-INVASIVE;
WILL MEAN
THAT THIS BOY,
THIS BEAUTIFUL BOY
WILL GROW UP
TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE.
AND IT'S NOT JUST HERE
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
BUT WE'RE WORKING
IN 18 COUNTRIES
WITH CHILDREN JUST LIKE
NELSARIO WHO NEED HELP.
SO WOULD YOU CALL
THAT NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN?
OR WOULD YOU GO
TO LIFETODAY.ORG
AND MAKE THE BEST
POSSIBLE GIFT
SO THAT ALL
AROUND THE WORLD
THERE WILL BE
BOYS AND GIRLS
THAT FINALLY ARE ABLE TO KICK OFF THOSE BRACES AND RUN?
AND IT'S OUR PRAYER
THAT BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE
THEY WILL BE RUNNING
INTO THE ARMS OF JESUS.
Sheila: I KNOW THAT
YOU DON'T GIVE TO GET.
I KNOW THAT BUT WHEN YOU DO
WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS.
WE HAVE SOME LOVELY GIFTS
THAT WE'D LOVE TO SEND TO YOU
THANKING YOU FOR MAKING
SUCH A DIFFERENCE!
Randy: BETH MOORE'S DEVOTIONAL
IS ONE OF THOSE GIFTS
SO REQUEST IT.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK
WE'RE OFFERING IT SO THIS IS
YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET IT.
SO MAKE THE PHONE CALL
OR GO ONLINE.
AND JOIN US AGAIN EVERY DAY
RIGHT HERE ON LIFE TODAY.
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Announcer: BECOME
AN AMBASSADOR FOR LIFE
AND FEED THE HUNGRY,
GIVE WATER TO THE THIRSTY
AND BRING HOPE
TO THE HOPELESS.
WHEN YOU RAISE FUNDS FOR LIFE
YOU CHANGE LIVES!
CONTACT
LIFE TODAY!
>> WE DEVELOP MOST DISEASES
BY CONSISTENTLY MAKING
THE WRONG
FOOD CHOICES.
Announcer: DR. DON COLBERT
TOMORROW!
>> LIFE TODAY IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL.
YOUR GIFT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF LIFE.
THE MINISTRY FEATURES
SPECIFIC OUTREACHES
AS EXAMPLES OF THE PROGRAMS
IT SUPPORTS AND CONDUCTS.
GIFTS ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE WITHOUT RESTRICTION
AS TO USE UNLESS EXPLICITLY
STIPULATED BY THE DONOR.
THE MINISTRY IS A MEMBER
OF THE E.C.F.A.