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Sheila: WE ALL LONG
TO BE CHOSEN,
TO BE PROTECTED,
TO BE HAPPY.
AND WE LONG --
WE LONG TO BE LOVED.
WHEN THOSE LONGINGS
ARE UNMET,
WHAT DO WE DO?
WHERE DO WE GO?
EVEN MORE, WHEN THOSE
LONGINGS ARE MET,
WHY IS THERE AN EVEN
GREATER ACHE THAT REMAINS?
Announcer:
COMING UP, BEST-SELLING
AUTHOR AND SPEAKER,
SHEILA WALSH EXPLORES
THE LONGING IN ALL OF US.
♪
Sheila: HI, I'M SHEILA WALSH!
WELCOME TO WEDNESDAYS
IN THE WORD.
I'M REAL EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I GET AN OPPORTUNITY NOW
TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMETHING
THAT HONESTLY HAS BECOME
KIND OF THE PASSION
OF MY HEART
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN
A SITUATION WHERE YOU THINK
IF ONLY THIS WOULD HAPPEN
THEN I WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY?
OR IF ONLY THAT WOULD CHANGE?
OR IF ONLY I COULD GET THIS
TO HAPPEN, LORD?
AND THEN SOMETIMES THOSE
THINGS HAPPEN AND YOU THINK,
WHY IS THAT ACHE STILL THERE?
YOU CAN COME OUT OF
AN AMAZING SERVICE OR
YOU'RE WITH A SMALL GROUP
AND YOU'RE PRAYING TOGETHER
AND YOU'RE THANKING GOD AND
SUDDENLY EVERYONE'S GONE HOME
AND YOU'RE LEFT WITH
THIS KIND OF ACHE FOR MORE.
AND YOU WONDER,
WHAT IS THAT LORD?
WELL, THAT KIND OF ACHE
IN MY OWN SOUL LED ME
TO WRITE A BOOK CALLED,
THE LONGING IN ME.
WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED,
REALLY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU
AND I CRAVE IS ACTUALLY
LEADING US DIRECTLY
TO THE HEART OF GOD.
SO I HAD THIS FANTASTIC
PRIVILEGE TO GO TO THE
NORTHERN COAST OF OREGON.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE
EVER BEEN THERE BUT
IT IS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL
AND RECORD FOR YOU A SERIES
BASED ON THE LIFE OF DAVID.
NOW KING DAVID WAS KNOWN
AS A MAN AFTER
GOD'S OWN HEART.
BUT HERE'S THE THING I LOVE.
NO ONE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN HIM.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WHEN
SAMUEL THE PROPHET CAME
AND SAID TO HIS DAD,
"LET ME SEE ALL YOUR BOYS
BECAUSE ONE OF THEM
IS ABOUT TO BE KING."
THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER
CALLING DAVID.
HE IS JUST THIS LITTLE
TEENAGER OUT IN THE FIELD
WITH THE FLOCK.
AND GOD SAID "NO" TO EVERY
SINGLE PERSON UNTIL
THAT BOY WAS BROUGHT IN.
SO PERHAPS THE LONGING THAT
YOU SENSE IN YOUR OWN LIFE
IS BECAUSE GOD HAS A GREATER
CALLING ON YOUR LIFE.
WATCH THIS.
♪ [ Soulful Music ] ♪
Sheila: IN THE CHRONICLES
OF CHILDHOOD FROM INFANCY
TO LEAVING HOME I THINK
IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT
OUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS RANK
NEAR THE TOP OF THE SCALE
WHEN IT COMES TO INTENSITY
AND LONGING.
THAT'S BECAUSE MANY OF
THE FEELINGS WE EXPERIENCE
DURING THESE YEARS ARE REALLY
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
WE LONG TO BE LIKED
BY OUR PEERS.
WE LONG TO FIT IN.
WE LONG TO BE SOMEONE SPECIAL.
AND WE LONG TO BE LOVED.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL
I HAD A CRUSH ON
THE LAB TECHNICIAN IN
THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT.
PART OF ME KNEW HE WAS
KIND OF OUT OF MY LEAGUE.
I MEAN HE WAS AFTER ALL
TECHNICALLY STAFF AND
I WAS AN AWKWARD SENIOR.
EVEN SO I DARED TO DREAM.
WELL, ONE DAY I OVERHEARD
THE POPULAR GIRL AT OUR SCHOOL
MENTION HIS NAME WHILE
I WAITED IN LINE FOR THE BUS.
WHEN I LEARNED THAT
HE WAS GOING TO BE AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL DANCE
I BLURTED OUT, "OH,
THAT'S SO GREAT!"
I TRIED TO COVER MY OUTBURST
BUT WITH EVERY PATHETIC WORD
THE POPULAR GIRL
AND HER FRIENDS MOVED
FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY.
[ Groans ]
MERCIFULLY DELIVERANCE CAME
IN THE FORM OF THE SCHOOL BUS
WHICH ROARED SLIGHTLY LOUDER
THAN ME.
WELL, ON THE NIGHT OF
THE DANCE I WAS DRESSED
AND READY THREE HOURS
BEFORE I NEEDED TO LEAVE.
WHEN I ARRIVED THE MUSIC
WAS ALREADY PLAYING AND
PEOPLE HAD STARTED TO PAIR UP
FOR A SLOW DANCE.
WELL, I JUST RETREATED
TO A CORNER AND PRESSED
MY BACK AGAINST THE WALL
FEELING THAT FAMILIAR
LONELINESS CREEP OVER ME.
I LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM
TO FIND THE FRIEND
I'D COME WITH BUT INSTEAD
I SAW HIM WALKING TOWARD ME.
THE POPULAR GIRL AND
HER FRIENDS WERE STANDING
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HALL
WATCHING HIM AND ME.
MY HEART POUNDED OUT OF
MY CHEST AS HE WALKED
RIGHT UP TO ME AND ASKED
IF I WANTED TO DANCE.
I DON'T EVEN THINK I REPLIED.
I JUST TOOK HIS HAND AS
HE LED ME TO THE DANCE FLOOR.
I RESTED MY HEAD
ON HIS SHOULDER AS WE DANCED.
FOR A SECOND I PULLED BACK
AND I LOOKED INTO
HIS LOVELY BROWN EYES,
AND THAT'S WHEN
EVERYTHING CHANGED.
"I'M SO SORRY," HE SAID.
"I CAN'T DO THIS."
HE LET GO OF ME AND WALKED
OVER TO WHERE THE POPULAR GIRL
AND HER FRIENDS
WERE NOW LAUGHING.
IT CLEARLY HAD BEEN A DARE,
"WHY DON'T YOU DANCE WITH
THAT AWKWARD GIRL" STUNT.
I THOUGHT OF GOING ALL
"CARRIE" ON THEM BUT I JUST
SLIPPED AWAY AND HID
IN THE GIRL'S BATHROOM
UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME.
EVEN NOW I CAN STILL REMEMBER
THAT SICKENING FEELING
IN MY STOMACH,
MY LONGING TO BE LOVED,
TO BE CHOSEN, HAD BETRAYED ME.
I FELT SO STUPID
AND I WAS ANGRY.
I WAS ANGRY WITH
THE POPULAR GIRL.
I WAS ANGRY WITH HER FRIENDS.
I WAS ANGRY WITH
THE LAB TECHNICIAN.
MOST OF ALL, I WAS ANGRY
WITH MYSELF FOR THINKING
THIS FAIRY TALE WOULD
HAVE A HAPPY ENDING.
WE ALL LONG TO BE CHOSEN,
TO BE PROTECTED, TO BE HAPPY.
AND WE LONG --
WE LONG TO BE LOVED.
WHEN THOSE LONGINGS ARE UNMET,
WHAT DO WE DO?
WHERE DO WE GO?
EVEN MORE, WHEN THOSE LONGINGS
ARE MET WHY IS THERE AN EVEN
GREATER ACHE THAT REMAINS?
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS
A SACRED ACHE, A LONGING
FOR THE VERY HEART OF GOD.
I PROBABLY SHOULD SHOW MY HAND
A LITTLE HERE AND LET YOU
INTO A SECRET I DISCOVERED
THAT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE.
IT HELPS ME
UNDERSTAND MY PAST,
ENGAGE FULLY IN MY PRESENT,
AND FIND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
IT'S A STAGGERING TRUTH
THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD.
NO MATTER HOW GREAT
YOUR LONGING IS FOR GOD
IT WILL NEVER EVER
EVER COMPARE TO
GOD'S LONGING FOR YOU.
THAT'S MY PRAYER
FOR YOU TODAY;
THAT YOU COME TO EMBRACE
THIS TRUTH AND LET IT SINK
DEEP INTO YOUR HEART.
♪ [ Soulful Music ] ♪
DAVID KNEW FIRSTHAND
WHAT IT WAS LIKE
TO NOT BE CHOSEN.
HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS LIKE
TO BE THE OUTSIDER,
THE UNPOPULAR ONE, THE ONE
WHO GOT LEFT IN THE SHADOWS
ALONG THE WALL
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL DANCE.
HAVE YOU EVER DARED TO DREAM
FOR JUST A MOMENT THAT
YOU WOULD GET CHOSEN
ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED
AND REMINDED ONE MORE TIME
THAT YOU'LL NEVER BE
THAT GIRL?
I'VE OFTEN WONDERED
IF THAT'S WHY LITTLE GIRLS
LOVE FAIRY TALES.
IS IT BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS
HAVE A HAPPY ENDING?
MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE
WE IDENTIFY WITH THE GIRL
WHO GETS PICKED EVEN IF
SHE'S THE LEAST LIKELY ONE.
SHE IS THE ONE WHO IS MADE
TO SWEEP UP CINDERS WHILE
HER UGLY MEAN SISTERS
GET READY FOR THE BALL.
AND YET SHE GETS CHOSEN
IN THE END.
OR SHE IS THE ONE WHO TAKES
A BITE OF THE POISONED APPLE
AND JUST AS IT SEEMS
ALL IS LOST THE PRINCE
ARRIVES AND HE SAVES HER.
THE CREDITS ROLL AND
WE IMAGINE THEY LIVE
A PERFECT LIFE.
YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES...
HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
WELL, THESE ARE THE STORIES
OF OUR CHILDHOOD BUT
IT SEEMS TODAY WE NEED
THAT STORY TO TAKE US
BEYOND OUR CHILDHOOD
INTO YOUNG ADULTHOOD.
IN FIRST CORINTHIANS,
PAUL TELLS US THAT GOD CHOSE
THINGS DESPISED BY THE WORLD,
THINGS COUNTED AS NOTHING
AT ALL, AND USED THEM
TO BRING TO NOTHING WHAT
THE WORLD CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
I'VE OFTEN WONDERED
HOW SERIOUSLY WE TAKE
THAT PASSAGE.
THINK ABOUT IT.
WE TEND TO VALUE THE MOST
ARTICULATE AND GIFTED AMONG US
BUT GOD HE HAS A DIFFERENT
SET OF SCALES THAT HE USES
TO MEASURE A LIFE.
GOD, HE LOOKS AT THE HEART.
THESE WORDS EXACTLY DESCRIBE
DAVID, THE MAN GOD CHOSE
TO BE KING OVER ALL ISRAEL.
NOTHING ABOUT HIS EARLY DAYS
WOULD HAVE MADE ANYONE
BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD BE
THE CHOSEN ONE --
EVEN HIS OWN FATHER MISSED IT.
BUT THEN AGAIN, SO DID SAMUEL,
GOD'S PROPHET.
WE'RE INTRODUCED TO DAVID
IN PERSON IN FIRST SAMUEL,
CHAPTER 16 BUT WE MEET
HIS CHARACTER BEFORE THAT.
IN THE LAST CONVERSATION
THAT SAMUEL HAS WITH SAUL
HE TELLS HIM HIS KINGDOM
MUST END
AND AS WE COME TO LEARN,
THAT MAN IS DAVID.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE
COMMENDATION FROM GOD.
IT'S LIKE A LETTER OF
REFERENCE FROM THE MOST HIGH.
I HONESTLY CAN'T THINK
OF ANYTHING I WANT MORE
IN LIFE THAN TO BE THAT,
TO BE KNOWN AS A WOMAN
AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART.
GOD INSTRUCTS SAMUEL TO GO
TO BETHLEHEM WHERE HE HAD
ALREADY CHOSEN A KING
FROM JESSE'S SONS.
JESSE WAS THE GRANDSON
OF RUTH AND BOAZ.
RUTH'S STORY IN THE BIBLE
IS REALLY THE ANTITHESIS
OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL'S.
SHE WASN'T BORN AN ISRAELITE.
SHE MARRIED INTO THE NATION.
BUT EVEN AFTER
HER HUSBAND DIED, SHE REFUSED
TO ABANDON HER MOTHER-IN-LAW
NAOMI. REMEMBER?
SHE TRAVELED WITH HER
TO BETHLEHEM SAYING,
THAT PASSIONATE FAITHFULNESS
HAS TRICKLED DOWN THROUGH
THE YEARS AND WOULD BE FOUND
IN A TEENAGE BOY OUT WATCHING
HIS FATHER'S SHEEP.
GOD TOLD SAMUEL TO TAKE
A FEMALE CALF AND PAY A VISIT
TO JESSE IN BETHLEHEM.
SAMUEL WAS TO SAY HE HAD COME
TO MAKE A SACRIFICE
TO THE LORD AND INVITE JESSE
TO ATTEND.
GOD WOULD THEN SHOW SAMUEL
WHICH OF JESSE'S SONS
TO ANOINT AS KING.
WELL, SAMUEL DID EXACTLY
AS THE LORD INSTRUCTED.
WHEN HE ARRIVED AT BETHLEHEM
THE ELDERS OF THE TOWN
WHO CAME TO MEET HIM WERE
TREMBLING BECAUSE IN THOSE
DAYS, IT WAS ALARMING FOR
PEOPLE TO SEE GOD'S PROPHET
SHOW UP UNEXPECTEDLY.
IT REALLY IS A COMMENT
ON THE TIMES.
AS ONE SCHOLAR NOTED,
THE PEOPLE WERE ON
A LONG DRIFT FROM GOD.
WELL, WORD WAS OUT THAT
THE KING SAUL, THAT THEY HAD
CHOSEN HAD TURNED CRAZY
AND NOW HERE STOOD
GOD'S MOUTHPIECE
SHOWING UP UNINVITED.
WELL, SAMUEL ASSURED THEM,
HE HAD SIMPLY COME TO MAKE
A SACRIFICE TO THE LORD.
HE INVITED JESSE AND ASKED HIM
TO BRING HIS SONS WITH HIM.
WHEN THE YOUNG MEN ARRIVED
SAMUEL TOOK ONE LOOK AT ELIAB,
THE OLDEST SON, AND KNEW
HE'D FOUND HIS MAN.
HE WAS THE ONE EVERYONE
WOULD HAVE CHOSEN.
HE WAS THE ELDEST.
HE WAS STRONG.
HE WAS VERY HANDSOME.
BUT GOD TOLD SAMUEL THAT
HE HAD ALREADY REJECTED HIM.
HE DIDN'T PASS
HEART INSPECTION.
WELL, JESSE OFFERED UP
THE OTHER SIX SONS
HE'D BROUGHT WITH HIM BUT
EACH TIME GOD SAID, "NO."
FINALLY SAMUEL ASKED JESSE
IF THERE WERE ANY OTHERS.
WHEN JESSE REPLIED,
"WELL, THERE'S STILL ONE MORE,
THE YOUNGEST BUT HE'S OUT
IN THE FIELDS WATCHING
THE SHEEP AND GOATS."
ISN'T IT INTERESTING THAT
JESSE DIDN'T EVEN THINK IT WAS
WORTH BRINGING DAVID OUT?
AFTER ALL, WHO WAS HE?
HE WAS JUST A KID WATCHING
THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS.
YET WHILE HE SHEPHERDED
IN SILENCE GOD SAW HIM.
HOW MANY MINISTRY
OPPORTUNITIES DO YOU THINK
DAVID HAD OUT IN THE FIELD?
-- NONE THAT YOU AND I WOULD
HAVE NOTICED.
BUT GOD, HE DIDN'T MISS ONE.
HE HEARD THE PSALMS THAT
DAVID SANG OVER THE FLOCK.
HE SAW DAVID'S COURAGE
AS HE RISKED HIS OWN LIFE
TO SNATCH A LITTLE LAMB
FROM THE PAW OF A BEAR
OR A YOUNG GOAT FROM A LION.
HE DISCERNED DAVID'S HEART
AND KNEW THIS TEENAGE BOY
WHO WOULD SING IN THE DARKNESS
AND FIGHT IN THE LIGHT WOULD
BE THE ONE HE WOULD ANOINT
AS KING OF ISRAEL.
I REALLY HOPE THAT
ENCOURAGES YOU BECAUSE
IT DOES ME.
IF YOU TEND TO LOOK AT
OTHER WOMEN AND COMPARE
YOURSELF TO THEM, THIS STORY
SHOULD BE A WAKE-UP CALL
TO EVERY ONE OF US.
EVEN WITHIN THE CHURCH
AND PARA-CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS,
WE OFTEN DISCERN WRONGLY.
WE'RE DRAWN MORE BY CHARISMA
THAN CHARACTER.
BUT HERE'S THE TRUTH.
CHARISMA CRACKS UNDER PRESSURE
WHILE CHARACTER DOESN'T.
DAVID NEVER ASKED
TO BE CHOSEN.
HE HAD BEEN HIDDEN AWAY
SERVING GOD WITH A FULL HEART
WHEN GOD'S CHOICE RAN
LIKE OIL OVER HIS HEAD.
I, ON THE OTHER HAND HAD
A DESPERATE NEED IN MY LIFE
TO BE SEEN AND TO BE CHOSEN.
WHEN NEED IS IN
THE DRIVER'S SEAT,
YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF CRASHED
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH
DESTRUCTION ALL AROUND YOU
JUST LIKE ME.
JUST LIKE A WOMAN
I'LL CALL MARY.
♪ [ Soulful Music ] ♪
I NEVER FOUND OUT HER
REAL NAME BUT I DID IDENTIFY
WITH HER STORY.
WE WERE SITTING OPPOSITE
EACH OTHER WAITING
TO BOARD A FLIGHT.
I ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD MIND
WATCHING MY BAG WHILE I WENT
TO GET A DRINK OF WATER.
WHEN I GOT BACK SHE HAD MOVED
TO SIT RIGHT BESIDE ME.
SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD READ
ONE OF MY BOOKS AND WE HAD
SO MANY THINGS IN COMMON.
SHE TOLD ME THAT HER DAD
WAS A GOOD MAN BUT
HE WAS ALWAYS BUSY.
EVEN WHEN HE WAS THERE,
HE WASN'T REALLY THERE,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT SHE MEANS.
SHE SAID THAT WHEN
THEY HAD SPECIAL DATES
HE WOULD MISS THEM.
THERE WAS ALWAYS SOME
GOOD REASON SO SHE NEVER FELT
SHE COULD GET MAD WITH HIM.
OVER TIME SHE JUST
GOT USED TO IT.
MARY TOLD ME THAT ALL THROUGH
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
SHE LONGED TO FIND SOMEONE
WHO WAS DIFFERENT BUT
SHE KEPT CHOOSING GUYS
WHO NEVER KEPT THEIR WORD.
SHE ALWAYS FELT SHE WASN'T
PRETTY ENOUGH OR THIN ENOUGH.
SHE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH.
AT THIS POINT WE BEGAN
TO BOARD OUR FLIGHT AND
I NEVER GOT TO FINISH
MY CONVERSATION WITH MARY.
BY THE TIME WE LANDED
AND I MADE MY WAY
TO BAGGAGE CLAIM SHE WAS GONE.
I PRAYED FOR MARY
A LOT THAT DAY.
I PRAYED THAT SHE WOULD KNOW
THAT GOD KEEPS
EVERY APPOINTMENT
WITH HIS DAUGHTERS,
EVEN WHEN WE FORGET.
HAVE YOU EVER FOUND YOURSELF
IN A PLACE LIKE MARY'S?
HAVE YOUR LONGINGS EVER LANDED
YOU RIGHT IN IT?
DO YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF
THINKING THAT NOTHING --
NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE?
WELL, I WANT TO PAUSE HERE
AND ACKNOWLEDGE HOW TRULY
PAINFUL THAT IS.
BUT GIRLS, I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE YOU THERE.
AS A DAUGHTER OF
THE MOST HIGH GOD I WANT
TO TELL YOU THAT EVERYTHING --
EVERYTHING COULD CHANGE.
IT JUST TAKES SOME TIME
AND SOME COMMITMENT TO BEGIN
THINKING A NEW WAY.
FOR THE TRUTH IS THE GOD
WHO CREATED YOU HAS CHOSEN YOU
AS HIS BEAUTIFULLY
LOVED DAUGHTER.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
YOU AND I, WE CAN TAKE
THESE REJECTIONS IN OUR LIFE
IN STRIDE.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
ON THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL
YOU BEGIN TO BELIEVE THAT
MORE THAN THE LIE THAT
YOU'RE NOT WORTHY
OF BEING CHOSEN.
THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE
HAS ALREADY CHOSEN YOU
AND HE SAYS THAT YOU ARE HIS.
♪ [ Soulful Music ] ♪
Sheila: THAT'S GOT TO BE
THE BEST NEWS THERE IS;
THAT THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE
KNOWS YOU.
NOT THE WOMAN BESIDE YOU
OR THE GUY THAT YOU THINK
DOES A BETTER JOB
IN HIS WORKPLACE -- BUT YOU.
HE KNOWS YOU.
HE LOVES YOU.
HE SEES YOU.
PROBABLY ONE OF OUR GREATEST
LONGINGS IS TO KNOW THAT.
GOD CHOOSES YOU.
I HAD SUCH AN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY AND OBVIOUSLY,
HERE WE CAN'T SHOW YOU
THE WHOLE SESSION AND THAT'S
WHY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
THIS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
IT'S A SIX-WEEK STUDY,
THE LONGING IN ME,
AND BASICALLY I GO THROUGH
SOME OF MY OWN PERSONAL STORY,
SOME OF THE STUFF THAT
I HAVEN'T SHARED BEFORE,
A LITTLE HARD TO SHARE,
BUT I REALLY BELIEVE
IN BEING TRANSPARENT.
-- BUT THEN DIGGING DEEP
INTO THE LIFE OF DAVID.
AND IT REALLY IS MY PRAYER
THAT THAT WOULD BE
A SIGNIFICANT ROLE
IN HELPING YOU UNDERSTAND
THE LONGINGS YOU HAVE
AND WHO GOD IS.
BUT WHAT WE'D LOVE TO ASK YOU
TO DO IS TO HELP US.
BECAUSE WHEN I BEGAN
TO UNDERSTAND HOW LOVED I AM,
HOW GOD HAS CHOSEN ME,
I ALSO REALIZED AT THE SAME
TIME I'M NOT JUST SAVED
SO THAT I COULD SIT HERE
AND WAIT FOR JESUS TO
RESCUE ME BUT THAT I'M HERE
AS HIS HANDS, HIS FEET,
HIS HEART, HIS EYES.
WE HAVE SOME REAL CONCERNS
THAT WE HAVE SEEN,
I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN WITH
MY OWN EYES, THIS INCREDIBLE
NEED FOR CLEAN WATER.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS
BECAUSE I KNOW IF YOU SEE IT
YOU'LL WANT TO HELP.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS AFTER I'VE SHOWN YOU
THIS PIECE I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW YOU AND I TOGETHER
CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
AND WHEN YOU DO THAT,
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU
THIS VIDEO SERIES.
BUT PLEASE, WATCH THIS FIRST,
WOULD YOU?
Sheila: I'VE SAT WITH
THESE MOTHERS IN AFRICA
AT THE EDGE OF THE ONLY WATER
THEY HAVE AND HONESTLY,
EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT I KNEW
A LOT, THERE'S SO MUCH
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'RE
TEMPTED TO THINK, WELL,
THAT'S JUST HOW LIFE IS
OVER THERE.
BUT HONESTLY, WHEN I SAT
WITH SOME OF THESE MOMS
THEY'RE JUST LIKE YOU AND ME.
THEY HAVE THE SAME HOPES,
THE SAME DREAMS
FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
SOMEONE EVEN SAID TO ME
THE OTHER DAY, "WHY DON'T THEY
JUST NOT GIVE THE CHILDREN
THAT DIRTY WATER?"
THEY HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.
THEY HAVE TWO CHOICES,
NOT GIVE THE CHILDREN
THE ONLY WATER THERE IS
WHICH I'VE SEEN; I'VE HAD IT
RUN THROUGH MY HANDS.
IT IS FILTHY!
OR GIVE THEM NOTHING.
AND THEN THE CHILDREN DIE
AN EXTREMELY PAINFUL DEATH
OF DEHYDRATION.
SO IT IS ALMOST LIKE
THEY'RE HAVING TO PLAY
THIS PRAYER GAME,
"DEAR JESUS, PLEASE LET ONE
OF MY CHILDREN LIVE."
HONESTLY, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT
WITH MY OWN EYES, I CAN'T
-- I CAN'T UNSEE IT.
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE UNTIL
THE LORD RETURNS TO NOT WANT
TO DO SOMETHING.
BUT HERE'S THE AMAZING THING,
YOU AND I CAN DO SOMETHING;
IT DOESN'T EVEN TAKE
THAT MUCH.
DO YOU KNOW THAT FOR $48
-- IF YOU WERE TO GIVE US $48
THAT WILL GIVE WATER,
CLEAN WATER FOR TEN CHILDREN.
THAT WOULD BE THAT MOM,
THE THREE CHILDREN SHE HAS
AND THE TWO THAT DIED.
TWO FAMILIES LIKE THAT WOULD
BE DRINKING CLEAN WATER.
NOW IF YOU'RE EVER ABLE
TO DO MORE, FOR $144 YOU CAN
GIVE 30 CHILDREN CLEAN WATER.
BUT HERE'S WHAT BLEW ME AWAY
WHEN I WAS IN AFRICA.
DO YOU KNOW IT ONLY COSTS
ABOUT $4800 TO DRILL A WELL?
AND HERE'S THE AMAZING THING.
THE REASON WE CALL IT
WATER FOR LIFE IS DO YOU KNOW
THAT WELL WILL LAST
FOR 70 YEARS?
THAT MEANS FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE
OF A GENERATION THEY WILL
HAVE CLEAN WATER.
THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER
OF TIMES YOU AND I PICK UP
A BOTTLE OF WATER AND
WE THINK NOTHING OF IT.
OR WE GO TO THE TAP AND
WE FILTER IT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYTHING IS PERFECT FOR US.
THESE CHILDREN ARE DYING
FOR THE LACK OF ONE GLASS
OF CLEAN WATER.
BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
EVEN IF YOU'RE WATCHING
AND YOU'RE 15, YOU'RE 17,
OR YOU'RE 80 AND YOU THINK,
"WELL, I DON'T HAVE
A TON OF MONEY."
GIVE WHAT YOU CAN.
ANY GIFT WILL MAKE
A DIFFERENCE.
SO PLEASE, WILL YOU GO
TO YOUR PHONES, CALL THAT
NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN
OR GO ONLINE TO LIFETODAY.ORG
AND GIVE THE BEST GIFT.
BUT WE CAN'T TURN AWAY.
ONE OF THESE DAYS YOU
AND I ARE GOING TO FINALLY
SEE JESUS FACE TO FACE
AND I WANT TO THINK THERE IS
GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHILDREN
THERE WHO ARE HAPPY
AND HEALTHY IN HEAVEN
AS THEY WERE ON EARTH BECAUSE
WE BROUGHT THEM CLEAN WATER
IN JESUS' NAME.
WOULD YOU DO IT NOW?
Announcer:
EVERY DAY CHILDREN ARE FORCED
TO MAKE A DREADFUL CHOICE:
DRINK 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
PROVEN DEMONSTRATIONS
OF GOD'S LOVE TODAY.
SUFFERING
CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
WITH YOUR
GIFT TODAY
YOU CAN HELP DRILL
500 WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER 15 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT
OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48
WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR TEN.
AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE
FRESH WATER FOR 30 PEOPLE
FOR A LIFETIME!
ADDITIONALLY, JUST OVER
$378,000 IS NEEDED
TO REPLACE AN OLD
AND FAILING DRILLING RIG
IN AFRICA.
PLEASE CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
TO GET A DESPERATELY NEEDED
NEW RIG IN PLACE
AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
WE'LL SEND YOU THE STREAM,
A POWERFUL NEW BOOK
BY JAMES ROBISON
THAT CHARTS A CLEAR PATH
FOR YOUR PERSONAL REVIVAL
AND A SPIRITUAL
REVOLUTION.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
PLEASE REQUEST
THE "PROMISES OF GOD"
COFFEE MUGS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1200
TO HELP PROVIDE WATER
FOR 250 PEOPLE
OR A GIFT OF $4800 TO HELP
SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL.
AND YOU MAY REQUEST OUR
"MAJESTY" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
James: I'M KNEELING DOWN
HERE BY WHAT IS
A COMMON WATER SOURCE
FOR LITTLE VILLAGE AREAS.
THIS RIVER MEANDERS THROUGH
THIS PART OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
AND IT'S
THE WATER SOURCE.
IT'S CONTAMINATED
WITH ANIMAL WASTE.
IT IS CONTAMINATED
WITH HUMAN WASTE
BECAUSE THEY DON'T
HAVE ANY SEWAGE.
THEY HAVE NO RUNNING WATER
SO THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM
OUT HERE IN THE BUSH,
IN THE BRUSH AND THEN
IT WASHES HERE.
PEOPLE GET ALL KINDS
OF INTESTINAL DISEASES.
AND CLEAN WATER, FRESH WATER,
THAT'S THE ANSWER.
THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE NOW,
MAKING THEM SICK;
KILLING A LOT OF THEM
VERY YOUNG.
BUT WE CAN GIVE THEM
A FRESH WATER WELL.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE ONE
OR GIVE TOWARD IT
OR GIVE A CUP OF WATER
THAT ADDS UP AND BECOMES
A WELL OF WATER.
BUT WE NEED
EVERYONE'S HELP.
YOU MAKE A LIFE-GIVING CALL
TODAY, PLEASE.
Sheila: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
HONESTLY, THE GREATEST
TAKE AWAY FROM MY AFRICAN TRIP
WAS SO LITTLE CAN DO SO MUCH.
REMEMBER, WHEN YOU DO GIVE US
A GIFT WE WILL SEND YOU
THE TEACHING TAPE,
THE LONGING IN ME.
WE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER GIFTS
THAT WE'D LOVE TO JUST
SEND YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO CAN PERHAPS HELP US MORE.
BUT PLEASE JOIN ME
EVERY WEDNESDAY HERE
FOR WEDNESDAYS IN THE WORD.
I GET TO BE IN THIS CHAIR.
SO WE LOVE YOU!
GOD BLESS YOU!
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON!
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Announcer: HAVE YOU EVER
FELT LEFT OUT,
REJECTED
OR UNINVITED?
LYSA TERKEURST REMINDS US
THAT PERFECT LOVE NEVER FAILS.
NEXT WEEK!
>> 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.