Announcer:
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT GIRL
WHO HAD HOPES AND DREAMS?
NO MATTER WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,
SHE IS STILL THERE.
>> WE KNOW BY
THE FINGERPRINTS
ON OUR HANDS
THE PATTERN OF OUR RETINA
IN OUR EYES,
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE
PHYSICALLY LIKE US.
BUT THERE IS ALSO NO ONE ELSE
SOULFULLY LIKE US,
THE GIFTS
AND ABILITIES,
THE SKILLS, THE TALENTS,
THE ABILITIES,
NO ONE HAS THAT
EXACT CONCOCTION.
SO IF WE DON'T HONOR THE LIFE
THAT HE HAS GIVEN US,
WHO IS GOING TO DO US?
Announcer:
CHRYSTAL EVANS HURST NEXT!
♪
James: THIS IS SO GOOD.
LISTEN, IT IS GOOD
TO BE HERE WITH FAMILY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
MY WIFE, BETTY AND I,
WE WERE REALLY LED BY GOD
TO INVITE THE FAMILY --
THIS IS WHAT
GOD PUT ON MY HEART,
INVITE THE FAMILY
IN THE FAMILY ROOM
AND HELP THEM GET TO KNOW
THE FATHER.
IN DOING THAT SOMETIMES
WE MEET A LOT OF FATHERS,
AND ONE OF THEM I SURE LIKE
IS TONY EVANS.
I JUST THINK HE IS ONE
OF THE MOST GIFTED PEOPLE
ON THE PLANET.
I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE
TO MEASURE MYSELF AND
COMPARE MYSELF BY DR. EVANS
BECAUSE I'M JUST GOING
TO BE SHORT-CIRCUITED,
I'M GOING TO BE SITTING
ON THE BENCH FOREVER
WHEN I LOOK AT THE TALENT
THAT'S THERE.
BUT HIS WHOLE FAMILY,
HE AND LOIS
HAVE BEEN BLESSED OF GOD
TO JUST SEE THE GLORY OF GOD,
KINGDOM CHILDREN,
NOT JUST A KINGDOM MESSAGE
BUT A KINGDOM MANIFESTATION.
PRISCILLA'S BEEN HERE A LOT.
CHRYSTAL IS HERE.
CHRYSTAL HURST.
SHE'S GOT A BOOK.
SHE'S QUITE THE COMMUNICATOR.
SHE HAS HAD QUITE A JOURNEY
AND THIS ONE IS CALLED
SHE'S STILL THERE.
I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING
WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT.
WHO IS SHE?
WHERE IS SHE?
AND WHERE IS THERE?
AND WHERE HAS SHE BEEN?
WOULD YOU WELCOME
CHRYSTAL EVANS HURST
TO LIFE TODAY?
CHRYSTAL,
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
Chrystal: THANKS
FOR HAVING ME.
[Applause]
James: HERE IT IS.
LIKE I SAID,
SHE IS STILL THERE.
WHERE HAS SHE BEEN?
Chrystal: OH MY GOSH!
YOU SOUND LIKE MY DADDY.
HE WALKS UP TO ME EVERY DAY
AND HE'S LIKE, "SO DO YOU
KNOW WHERE SHE IS TODAY?"
[Laughter]
James: GO, TONY! I'M WITH YOU.
Chrystal: WELL,
EVERY WOMAN I KNOW,
WHETHER SHE IS 20, 40, 60,
IT DOESN'T MATTER,
SHE'S HAD ONE MOMENT
OR MANY MOMENTS WHERE
SHE GOES, "WAIT A MINUTE,
WHERE IS THAT GIRL?
WHERE'S THE GIRL
I EITHER WANTED TO BE,
DIDN'T KNOW I COULD BE?
HOW CAN I GET BACK TO HER
OR GET TO HER?"
AND SO I'VE HAD
A FEW OF THOSE MOMENTS
IN MY OWN LIFE
AND ONCE I REALIZED
I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE,
I DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT IT.
James: WELL,
YOU HAVE BROKEN THIS OUT.
I'VE GOT TO REFERENCE THIS
BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE ACTUALLY
GOING TO TALK TO YOU TODAY
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TALK
TO YOU ON ANOTHER PROGRAM
AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE --
THERE'S SIX BASIC
CATEGORIES OR POINTS WHERE
YOU'VE BROKEN THINGS OUT
AND YOUR OUTLINE IS SUPERB.
DR. EVANS, SHE DID TELL ME
YOU DIDN'T DO
ALL THIS FOR HER,
AND PRISCILLA DIDN'T,
AND MAMA DIDN'T,
AND HER AUNT'S UP HERE
AND SHE DIDN'T.
[Laughter]
SO SHE'S BEEN GIVEN
A REMARKABLE GIFT.
BUT IN THE FIRST PART,
ONE TWO, AND THREE,
WHICH WE'RE GOING TO COVER
IN THIS PROGRAM:
FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE,
LOOK AT YOUR LIFE
AND EMBRACE YOUR LIFE.
I WANT YOU TO JUST TAKE OFF
ON THE FIRST
AND COVER AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
ON ALL THREE OF THEM
TO GIVE PEOPLE AN IDEA.
BECAUSE I HAVE AN IDEA
I'M HOLDING SPIRITUAL DYNAMITE
AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
DURING THE DAYTIME,
MOST OF THE VIEWERS
OF LIFE TODAY ARE WOMEN.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE WAY YOU HONOR
AND LISTEN TO MEN.
YOU PUT UP WITH SOME OF THEM.
THANK YOU A LOT.
AND PUT UP WITH ME BECAUSE
BETTY WON'T TALK ALL THE TIME.
I PLEAD, IT DOESN'T WORK.
BUT HERE'S THE DEAL.
SHE CAN HELP YOU BECAUSE
SHE'S BEEN ON A JOURNEY
THAT IN SO MANY WAYS,
I THINK YOU CAN RELATE TO.
SO START WITH THAT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE THREE.
Chrystal: WELL, PART OF WHY
I WROTE THE BOOK WAS BECAUSE
I WANTED TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION
WITH A WOMAN WHO,
IF I COULD TAKE HER TO COFFEE,
THIS IS THE CONVERSATION
I WOULD HAVE WITH HER.
IF SHE'S HAVING A MOMENT
IN HER LIFE
WHERE SHE IS WONDERING
WHERE HER LIFE HAS GONE
OR WHERE IT IS HEADED,
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO
IS ENCOURAGE HER
TO FIGHT FOR HER LIFE BECAUSE
WE'VE ALL HAD THAT MOMENT.
ONE OF THE FAVORITE STORIES
THAT I HAVE IN THAT BOOK
AND THAT I REMEMBER
WITH GREAT FONDNESS,
REMEMBER JESSICA MCCLURE
IN THE '80s?
AND IT WAS LIKE CNN
HAD JUST COME ONLINE.
SO THERE'S THIS LITTLE GIRL
THAT'S BURIED
FAR UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE
BUT SHE IS ALIVE.
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THE WORK
OF RESCUING LIFE.
MANY TIMES
IF WE ARE FEELING LOST
OR FEELING BURIED,
IF WE'RE WONDERING
IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO SEE
THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN,
SOMETIMES WE CHOOSE
TO HUNKER DOWN AND JUST
GET IN A FETAL POSITION
AND QUIT TRYING.
SO MY FIRST ENCOURAGEMENT
TO ANY WOMAN WHO IS FEELING
LIKE SHE IS LOST
IS TO CHOOSE TO FIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT TO CHOOSE TO FIGHT.
WHILE GOD HAS DONE
A GREAT WORK WE HAVE
TO PARTICIPATE WITH HIM
IN THAT WORK.
HE WANTS US TO DO OUR PART.
James: THE WHOLE
NATION REJOICED.
NOT ONLY WERE WE GRATEFUL
FOR ULTIMATELY,
THE DETERMINATION
OF THE LITTLE GIRL
BUT THE EFFORT
OF ALL THE RESCUERS.
AND WHEN THAT LITTLE
PRECIOUS GIRL
CAME UP OUT OF THAT WELL,
THE WHOLE NATION REJOICED.
I WISH WE COULD REACH A PLACE
AND I KIND OF HAVE AN IDEA
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I WANT TO REACH OUT
AND SHOW PEOPLE
THAT THEY CAN BE LIFTED.
FIGHT, YOU CAN BE LIFTED
OUT OF ANY PIT,
ANY AREA OF DEFEAT,
ANY DEPRESSION
OR DISCOURAGEMENT,
ANY DANGER, YOU CAN BE,
BY THE GRACE AND POWER OF GOD
AND HIS LOVE OFTENTIMES
FLOWING THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD SAY
TO ANYBODY THAT GETS IN THAT
FIGHT AND THEY BEGIN TO WIN?
JOIN THE BATTLE TO RESCUE
PEOPLE, TO HELP THEM GET
OUT OF THEIR PLACE.
Chrystal: YOU COULD HAVE
WRITTEN THIS BOOK.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHERE WE END UP.
James: GO ON! MAYBE I'LL GET
THE NEXT PART OR SOMETHING.
Betty: I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT
THOUGH BECAUSE AS A WOMAN,
I CAN RELATE
TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH
YOU'RE BLESSED,
YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY,
YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN
AND THEY NEED
A LOT OF CARE AND TIME,
SOMETIMES YOU DO STEP BACK
AND YOU SAY, WHERE AM I?
WHO IS THIS?
WHAT HAVE I BECOME?
SO GOD DOES, HOPEFULLY
STEP IN AND HE'LL SAY,
"LET ME SHOW YOU
WHO I CREATED YOU TO BE --
ALONG WITH ALL OF THESE
OTHER BLESSINGS YOU'VE GOT."
Chrystal: IT STARTS
WITH THIS FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF
THAT HE DID --
THAT HE DID CREATE YOU,
HE DID CREATE YOU WITH VALUE.
WE KNOW BY THE FINGERPRINTS
ON OUR HANDS
AND BY THE RETINA,
THE PATTERN OF OUR RETINA
IN OUR EYES,
LIKE THERE IS NO ONE ELSE
PHYSICALLY LIKE US.
BUT THERE'S ALSO
NO ONE ELSE SOULFULLY LIKE US;
THE GIFTS AND ABILITIES,
THE SKILLS, THE TALENTS,
NO ONE HAS
THAT EXACT CONCOCTION.
SO IF WE DON'T HONOR
THE LIFE THAT HE HAS GIVEN US,
WHO IS GOING TO DO US?
WHO IS GOING TO DO US?
James: YOU TALKED IN HERE
BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY GREAT.
I THINK IT IS IN THE FAMILY.
[Laughter]
IT MUST BE IN THE GENES, TONY.
YOU PASSED ALL THIS ON.
BUT YOU TALKED ABOUT
NOT LIKING YOUR JOB
AND YOU REALLY WISH
YOU COULD BREAK YOUR LEGS
AND YOU WANTED BOTH OF THEM
SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO.
Chrystal: I WANTED TO GET
A PAID VACATION
IN THE HOSPITAL
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.
[Laughter]
James: THAT'S HOW BAD
YOU HATED YOUR JOB.
Chrystal: THAT'S THE THING.
WHEN WE FIND OURSELVES
SAYING CRAZY THINGS,
DOING CRAZY THINGS
OR NOT LIVING TRUE TO WHO
WE KNOW OURSELVES TO BE,
THAT'S KIND OF
THE WAKE-UP CALL.
DISCOMFORT IS A GIFT TO SAY,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GET TO CHOOSE
TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
IF WHERE I'M AT TODAY IS NOT
WHERE I WANT TO BE TOMORROW.
SO A PART OF FIGHTING
FOR YOUR LIFE IS
YOU'VE ENDED UP UNDERGROUND
BECAUSE OF SOMETHING
THAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU
IN YOUR LIFE.
SOMETIMES IT IS JUST LIFE.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE CHOICES
YOU'VE MADE IN YOUR LIFE
AND PART OF WHAT
I TALK ABOUT THERE,
BOTH IN FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE
AND EVEN
IN EMBRACING YOUR LIFE,
IS THAT ALL PARTS
OF WHO YOU ARE,
HOWEVER THEY GOT THERE,
IT IS A PART OF A STORY
THAT GOD CAN USE.
PART OF THE REASON
WHY I WAS STRUGGLING SO
IS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS
DRIVING DOWN THE TOLL WAY
ASKING GOD TO BREAK
BOTH OF MY LEGS,
I ALSO WAS A SINGLE PARENT
IN A VERY TAXING JOB.
SO BEING RAISED IN MY FAMILY,
MY FAMILY'S HOME
AND WE HAD ALL THE WORD,
WE HAD ALL THE CHURCH GOING,
I KNEW JESUS CHRIST.
WE MAKE CHOICES AND SOMETIMES
OUR PERSONAL CHOICES,
THEY AFFECT US.
WE END UP INSIDE THE DITCH.
WE CAN EASILY,
EVEN THOUGH WE LOVE JESUS,
WE CAN EASILY BE DISTRACTED
IF WE'RE NOT LIVING
VERY VIGILANTLY
AND INTENTIONALLY
AND PURPOSEFULLY TO HONOR
THE GIFT OF GOD IN US.
SO PART OF MY STORY,
PART OF MY JOURNEY
AND PART OF EMBRACING MY LIFE
IS TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE ARE PARTS OF THIS
THAT MAYBE, IF I COULD GO BACK
AND REDO IT,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT
I WOULD DO IT DIFFERENTLY.
OBVIOUSLY,
I DON'T WANT TO DISOBEY GOD
BUT I'M JUST SAYING,
WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT HIM
AND BEING ABLE TO KNOW HIM
IN THAT WAY,
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
GETTING TO BE CLOSE TO GOD
IN A REALLY DARK SPOT.
YOU KNOW THAT.
THERE IS ONE THING
YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM
WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IN CHURCH
EVERY SUNDAY,
IT IS A WHOLE OTHER THING
TO BE BY YOURSELF IN THE DARK
WITH YOUR FACE IN THE PILLOW
AND TO KNOW HIM LIKE THAT.
SO PART OF WHY I'M ABLE
TO SAY TO OTHER PEOPLE, HEY!
WHEREVER YOU ARE, HOWEVER
FAR YOU ARE DOWN THERE,
HE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH YOU
-- JUST BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN IN THAT PLACE.
I KNOW WHAT IT IS FOR HIM
TO LOVE YOU BACK TO LIFE.
James: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
EMBRACE THE PAIN.
JUST EXACTLY
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU
WHEN YOU SAY THAT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT
THE READER TO GET?
Chrystal: I'VE HAD BABIES
ALL DIFFERENT KIND OF WAYS.
I'VE HAD THEM WITHOUT DRUGS,
WITH DRUGS, I MEAN
AND HERE'S WHAT I KNOW.
IT HURTS.
James: END OF DISCUSSION.
Chrystal: THAT'S WHAT I KNOW,
IT HURTS.
DURING, BEFORE,
AFTER, IT HURTS.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I ALSO KNOW.
IF IT HURT THAT BAD
WOMEN WOULDN'T KEEP DOING IT.
WE WOULDN'T KEEP DOING IT.
BUT THE BLESSING THAT COMES
AFTER THAT JOURNEY
IS WORTH IT.
AND WE DON'T GET
INTO THE MIDDLE OF LABOR
AND CALL IT QUITS.
WELL, WE MAY SAY THAT
ACTUALLY...
[Laughter]
BUT WE KNOW WHAT
WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS.
WHAT I'M TRYING
TO SAY HERE IS
YOU'RE ALWAYS HEADED
TOWARD SOMETHING.
GOD DOES HAVE A PLAN
AND EVEN THOUGH
THERE ARE DETOURS OF YOUR OWN
OR DETOURS THAT OTHER PEOPLE
INTRODUCED INTO YOUR LIFE
WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT,
GOD USES ALL THINGS
AND HE WORKS ALL THINGS
TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD.
SO IF WE TRUST
THAT THERE IS A BABY
ON THE OTHER SIDE,
THEN YOU PRESS THROUGH.
James: I WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT
MIDDLE POINT BECAUSE IT IS
JUST A NATURAL CONVERSATION
WE MOVED INTO THE EMBRACE.
BUT LOOK AT YOUR LIFE,
YOU'RE A SOUL,
THE CHRONICLE OF COLLISION,
CARRY YOUR CONTENTS CAREFULLY,
LOOK AND LISTEN,
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS
AND YOU DON'T HAVE
TO KNOW IT ALL.
EXPOUND ON SOME OF THAT
THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE
VERY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
TO OUR VIEWERS.
Chrystal: ONCE I WAS DRIVING
DOWN THE ROAD,
WE HAD BEEN ON A LONG TRIP.
MY HUSBAND ASKED ME
TO TAKE OVER THE WHEEL.
I DID. I WAS SLEEPY.
SO I GOT TO THE RED LIGHT
AND JUST FOR A SECOND
CLOSED MY EYES.
WELL, IT WASN'T A SECOND.
IT WAS LONG ENOUGH
FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE
CALLED A POLICE OFFICER
AND FOR HIM TO WAKE ME UP
BY RAPPING ON MY WINDOW.
I HAD APPARENTLY BEEN THERE,
AND THEY CALLED AND SAID,
"SHE IS EITHER DEAD
OR PASSED OUT."
BUT I HAD FALLEN ASLEEP
WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE.
HE MADE ME PUT MY WINDOW DOWN
AND ASKED ME WHO WAS
IN THE CAR AND I TOLD HIM.
HE SAID, "GIRL,
YOU'VE GOT TO WAKE UP.
YOU'RE CARRYING
PRECIOUS CARGO."
THAT'S WHAT I THINK WE HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT OUR LIFE.
BECAUSE GOD HAS PLACED
THIS UNIQUE COMBINATION
OF GIFTS, ABILITIES,
SKILLS, TALENTS, PASSIONS,
PERSONALITY IN US,
WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP
AT THE WHEEL,
WHEN WE CHOOSE NOT TO
INTERACT WITH GOD'S PLAN
FOR OUR LIFE OR TO OBEY
OR TO TAKE THAT STEP OF FAITH,
THEN WE ARE NOT CARRYING
OUR CONTENTS CAREFULLY.
I LOOKED BACK
IN THE BACK OF MY CAR
AND SAW MY BABY SLEEPING,
SAW MY HUSBAND,
THEY WERE TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS
TO THIS WHOLE SITUATION.
BUT I WANTED TO GET THEM
TO THEIR DESTINATION.
IF WE WANT TO LIVE THE LIVES
THAT GOD INTENDED
FOR US TO BE,
WE'VE GOT TO WAKE UP.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME --
YEAH, WE CAN CRY.
WE CAN HAVE THE UGLY CRY
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TIME
TO STAY THERE.
AS LONG AS GOD
IS REACHING OUT TO RESCUE,
WHICH HE ALWAYS IS,
IT'S OUR JOB TO REACH UP
AND TO GRAB THE HELP.
James: I'M FINDING MYSELF
THANKING GOD
THAT YOU FELL ASLEEP
WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE
BECAUSE THE TRAGEDY IS
A LOT OF PEOPLE FALL ASLEEP
WITH THEIR FOOT
ON THE ACCELERATOR.
IF YOU WOULD JUST LOOK
AT ONE OF THESE CAMERAS,
THE LITTLE RED LIGHT
WILL COME ON RIGHT THERE.
IF YOU WANTED TO SAY
SOMETHING TO THE WOMEN THAT
ARE WATCHING US RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU WISHED
THEY WOULD HEAR
AND YOU'D SAY TO THEM --
BY THE WAY,
DO YOU GO AND SPEAK
AND SHARE YOUR HEART?
DO YOU LIKE TO DO THAT?
Chrystal: I DO.
WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME, I DO.
James: IF THEY WANTED
TO ASK YOU, THEY CALL TONY?
Chrystal: NO, NO, NO!
James: THEY DON'T WRITE
OAK CLIFF FELLOWSHIP?
[Laughter]
NOW, WHAT DO THEY DO?
DO THEY GO TO A WEBSITE
AND FIND OUT HOW TO GET
IN CONTACT WITH YOU?
Chrystal: THEY CAN VISIT ME
AT CHRYSTALEVANSHURST.COM.
James: AND YOU ALSO
CAN KIND OF LET THEM KNOW
WHAT YOU LIKE TO SHARE?
AND GIVE THEM AN IDEA.
SO THAT'S ON THE WEBSITE;
CORRECT?
Chrystal: IT IS THERE.
James: IF YOU WANTED
TO SAY SOMETHING
TO ALL THE VIEWERS RIGHT NOW
THAT IF YOU READ THIS BOOK,
SHE IS STILL THERE
AND YOU'RE SPEAKING --
I THINK YOU'RE SPEAKING
PRIMARILY TO WOMEN
BECAUSE YOU SAID,
"SHE'S STILL THERE."
AND I DON'T HAVE
A TRANSGENDER ISSUE.
[Laughter]
I'M GOOD.
MOST OF OUR VIEWERS
ARE PROBABLY GOOD.
IF YOU'RE NOT GOOD,
WE STILL JUST LOVE YOU
WHEREVER YOU'RE JOURNEYING
RIGHT NOW,
WHATEVER PLACE YOU ARE.
BUT JUST SAY SOMETHING
TO OUR VIEWERS
THAT IT'S IN YOUR HEART
THAT THEY WOULD TAKE AWAY
IF THEY GO IN AND READ
WHAT GOD LED YOU TO SHARE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM
TO TAKE AWAY?
Chrystal: IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW FAR YOU'VE DRIFTED.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW LONG THE DETOUR HAS BEEN.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF THE DETOUR THAT WAS
STARTED BY A DISTRACTION
HAS PUT YOU IN A COMPLETE
TAILSPIN AND YOU'VE HAD
A MAJOR COLLISION.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE,
IF YOU ARE STILL BREATHING,
THEN GOD HAS A PLAN
FOR YOUR LIFE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE
THAT THE VALUE THAT
HE INTENDED FOR YOU TO HAVE
AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR LIFE
IS STILL THE VALUE
IMPUTED TO YOU RIGHT NOW
IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE
THAT HE HAS A PLAN
AND BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE
WITH HIS WORK AND RESCUE.
James: DO YOU APPRECIATE
WHAT CHRYSTAL JUST SAID?
[Applause]
DID YOU UNDERSTAND, BETTY,
DID YOU EVER FEEL LIKE
YOU REALLY WEREN'T
THAT IMPORTANT OR VALUABLE?
Betty: OH DEFINITELY!
I FELT LIKE,
I WONDER WHERE IS MY PLACE?
EVEN THOUGH MY FIRST DESIRE
ALWAYS WAS TO BE A WIFE,
A HOMEMAKER, A MOTHER
AND TO CARE FOR MY CHILDREN
BUT I STILL WANTED TO FEEL
LIKE I COULD DO SOMETHING
SIGNIFICANT FOR GOD
IN SOME WAY.
I FELT INSECURE
IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
I FELT LIKE I HAD
TO WORK FOR EVERYTHING,
GOD DIDN'T SAY THAT AT ALL.
HE SAYS, "COME TO ME,
YOU WHO ARE WEARY
AND HEAVY-LADEN
AND I'LL GIVE YOU REST."
I THOUGHT, WOW!
THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING.
THAT GOD WANTS TO TAKE AWAY
ALL OF THAT FEAR,
ALL OF THAT INSECURITY,
HE WANTS TO FILL US
WITH HIS COMFORT
AND HIS LOVE AND HIS LIFE.
AND HE DOES HAVE A PURPOSE
FOR US AS YOU'VE
HEARD HERE TODAY.
HE HAS A PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.
JUST GIVE YOUR LIFE TO HIM
AND LET HIM SHOW YOU
WHAT AWESOME THINGS
HE WANTS TO DO WITH YOU.
James: AND DIDN'T YOU
ACTUALLY FIND
THE CLOSER YOU GOT TO HIM
THAT THERE MIGHT BE
NO HIGHER CALLING,
NO GREATER SUCCESS THAN
BEING A WIFE AND A MOTHER?
Betty: DEFINITELY!
I COULD BE A BETTER MOTHER
WHEN THAT RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM BECAME REAL
AND SIGNIFICANT TO ME.
I FOUND OUT THAT
I COULD UNDERSTAND HIS WORD
AND HE WOULD SPEAK TO ME
THROUGH HIS WORD;
THAT I COULD BE ALL
THAT HE WANTED ME TO BE.
IF IT WAS BEING MOTHER,
WIFE, HOMEMAKER,
THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.
THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED TO DO.
James: PEACE
IN THAT ASSIGNMENT.
AND NOW YOU DO TEACH SOME
AND YOU COME FROM
SOME TEACHING HERITAGE
BUT HAVEN'T YOU FOUND
THE JOY SHE'S TALKING ABOUT
IN THAT FULLNESS?
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WANT
EVERYBODY TO HEAR TOO?
Chrystal: YEAH!
THAT GOD TAKES US EACH
AND HE WANTS US TO BE
FIRST FULL IN HIM,
AND EVERYTHING ELSE
IS AN OVERFLOW OF THAT --
IT'S AN OVERFLOW.
James: AND YOU'VE EXPERIENCED
SOME HARD KNOCKS.
YOU MISSED THE MARK.
YOU HAVE JOINED
THE REST OF US.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK
IN ANOTHER PROGRAM
ABOUT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE,
WHERE HE CAN TAKE YOU,
AND THE THINGS YOU CAN LEARN.
I THINK THOSE LAST POINTS
AS YOU BREAK UP
ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
TO OUR VIEWERS.
SHE IS GOING TO BE BACK
WITH US IN ANOTHER PROGRAM.
ARE YOU GLAD
SHE IS COMING BACK
TO SHARE MORE OF HER JOURNEY?
AND THE BOOK,
SHE IS STILL THERE:
RESCUING --
THIS IS THE SUBHEADING:
RESCUING THE GIRL
THAT'S IN YOU,
THE PERSON THAT'S THERE.
THAT'S WHAT THE POWER
OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD
IS IN US TO DO.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH SOMETHING
AND I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE,
THERE ARE TWO PHENOMENONS
THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN PLAY.
FIRST, THE NATURAL RESPONSE
TO WHAT YOU SEE.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT UPFRONT,
THE NATURAL RESPONSE
TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
IS NOT TO SEE.
LOOK AWAY.
THE SUPERNATURAL RESPONSE IS
I MUST NOT LOOK AWAY
OR TURN AWAY
BECAUSE I'M NOT,
ME PERSONALLY, YOU,
SIMPLY A POSSIBLE SOLUTION,
I'M THE PERFECT SOLUTION.
I AM THE SUPERNATURAL
SOLUTION TO WHAT
EVERYTHING NATURAL IN ME
WANTS TO MOVE AWAY FROM.
BUT THE SUPERNATURAL
BECOMES A MIRACLE. WATCH.
Announcer:
ONE HUNDRED HOURS --
ON AVERAGE, THAT'S HOW LONG
THE HUMAN BODY CAN SURVIVE
WITHOUT WATER.
IN THE FACE OF DEATH
BY DEHYDRATION,
WATER LIKE THIS IS
THE ONLY CHOICE FOR MANY.
RECENTLY, WHILE
IN EAST AFRICA
WE SPOKE
WITH FATINA,
A MOTHER PERSONALLY
IMPACTED BY THIS CRISIS.
Announcer:
UNCLEAN WATER IS A COMMON HARDSHIP THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
AND WHEN SOMETHING
IS COMMON
IT IS EASY
TO GET USED TO
BUT SHOULD
LOSING A CHILD
EVER BE SOMETHING
WE GET USED TO?
CONTAMINATED WATER HAS
ALREADY TAKEN FATINA'S SON.
IN CAMBODIA,
SAMNANG LOST HIS DAUGHTER
TO A WATERBORNE ILLNESS.
FLORES AND ANITA
FROM MADAGASCAR
LOST BOTH THEIR MOTHER
AND THREE YEAR OLD SISTER
AFTER THEY DRANK FROM
A CONTAMINATED CANAL.
AT THE TIME WE VISITED
THESE SISTERS,
THEY WERE STILL DRINKING
FROM THAT VERY SAME WATER
SOURCE THEMSELVES.
FOR YEARS YOU'VE HELPED LIFE
OUTREACH PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
IN THOUSANDS OF AREAS
ACROSS THE GLOBE.
RIGHT NOW
MOTHERS LIKE FATINA
ALSO NEED CLEAN WATER
IN THEIR VILLAGES
BEFORE TRAGEDY
STRIKES AGAIN.
James: BETTY, I SAID
TO ALL OF OUR VIEWERS
THAT THE NATURAL THING
WHEN YOU SEE THAT PAIN
IS TO SAY,
"I'LL CHANGE CHANNELS.
I DON'T WANT TO WATCH IT."
THE SUPERNATURAL THING
IS TO BE MOVED
BY THE LOVE OF GOD
THAT GAVE HIS SON
TO GIVE YOU LIVING WATER,
TO GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE.
THE SUPERNATURAL THING
IS TO SAY,
"I CAN GIVE A CUP OF WATER
IN JESUS' NAME.
I CAN STOP ANOTHER MOTHER
FROM LOSING ANOTHER CHILD
OR FAMILY MEMBER."
SEE,
I'M NOT THROWING OUT
WISHFUL THINKING.
I'M NOT THROWING OUT
SOME HOPE FOR
VERY DIFFICULT POSSIBILITY.
I'M PRESENTING
AN ABSOLUTE REALITY:
A CUP OF WATER IN HIS NAME.
CLEAN WATER.
NOW REMEMBER THIS.
BECAUSE IT'S THE MISSIONARIES
CARRIED BY LOVE
INTO THE PLACE OF SUFFERING;
THEY PLANT THEIR LIVES
IN THE MIDST OF IT, GLADLY.
THE THING THE MISSIONARIES
HAVE SAID TO ME OVER AND OVER,
"OUR HEARTS ARE FULL OF LOVE.
OUR HEARTS ARE OVERFLOWING
WITH COMPASSION
BUT TOO OFTEN
OUR HANDS ARE EMPTY.
WE CAN'T MEET THE NEED."
AND THE MISSIONARIES
HAVE ALL SAID,
"COULD YOU GO HOME
AND ASK THE PEOPLE BACK HOME,
THAT WATCH YOU ON LIFE TODAY,
IF THEY WOULD GIVE LIFE TODAY
BECAUSE WE'RE READY
TO SHARE IT."
SO YOU BECOME
THE SUPERNATURAL ANSWER
TO THAT MISSIONARY'S PRAYER,
TO THOSE PRECIOUS PARENTS
CONCERNING THEIR CHILDREN
TO EVERY CHILD
BECAUSE TOGETHER WE CAN GIVE
NOT ONLY A CUP OF WATER
BUT A WELL OF WATER.
AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE --
BETTY AND I ARE GOING
TO HAVE LUNCH IN A FEW DAYS
WITH A COUPLE
WHO GIVE A WELL EVERY MONTH.
THEY SAID IT'S AS GREAT A JOY
AS WE'VE EVER FOUND.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CAN GIVE ONE WELL
BUT IF YOU CAN,
I BELIEVE YOU WILL,
THEY ARE $4800.
I BELIEVE YOU'LL DO IT
BECAUSE I BELIEVE
YOU WANT TO BE
THE SUPERNATURAL ANSWER
TO THAT NEED.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE
A WHOLE VILLAGE WATER
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
YOU CAN GIVE $1200 OR $2400,
PRAY THREE PEOPLE JOIN YOU
OR ANOTHER JOINS YOU
AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER WELL.
BUT MOST OF THE RESOURCES
COME FROM PEOPLE WHO GIVE $48
AND THAT BASICALLY
GIVES TEN PEOPLE WATER --
OR $144 WILL GIVE
30 PEOPLE WATER.
I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT LEVEL
YOU CAN COME IN
BUT WE ALSO NEED
FILTER SYSTEMS FOR AREAS
WHERE WE CAN'T GET
THE DRILLING RIGS IN
BECAUSE OF TERRAIN.
IN AN ANSWER TO PRAYER,
WE CAN GIVE THREE FAMILIES
THEIR OWN FILTER SYSTEM
TO FILTER ANY WATER,
GET OUT ALL THE BACTERIA
AND DISEASE,
IT'S NOT AN EXAGGERATION,
IT IS A MIRACLE REALITY.
BUT $100
WILL GIVE THREE FAMILIES
THAT FILTER SYSTEM.
SO COULD YOU DO THAT?
THERE'S A LEVEL TODAY
IN THE SUPERNATURAL,
RESPONDING TO GOD'S LOVE,
YOU CAN BECOME THE ANSWER
TO THE PRAYERS
AND THE HEART CRY
AND THE NEED
OF THESE PRECIOUS PEOPLE.
AND REMEMBER THIS,
YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM
WATER FOR LIFE,
THE MISSIONARIES ARE GOING
TO BE TELLING THEM ABOUT
THE WATER OF LIFE
THAT INSPIRES THE ACTIONS
AND THE SUPERNATURAL ACTS
OF LOVE THAT YOU EXPRESS.
SO WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW,
LIFETODAY.ORG, GO ONLINE,
GET YOUR BANKCARD
AND USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
I PRAY YOU MAKE
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHECKS
YOU'VE EVER MADE
THROUGH THAT BANKCARD.
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE
BUT CALL US AND TELL US
YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN THE MAIL.
SO YOU CAN GO TO LIFE TODAY,
OR YOU CAN DIAL THAT NUMBER
AND USE THAT CARD AND SAY
HERE'S WHAT I'M GIVING.
OR IF YOU WRITE A CHECK
AND MAIL IT TO LIFE
AND MAKE IT TO LIFE,
CALL US AND TELL US
YOU'RE MAILING IT.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
WE HEAR FROM YOU.
WE'VE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL
INSPIRATIONAL GIFTS FOR YOU
THAT WILL BLESS YOU
BUT YOU'RE IN ESSENCE
GIVING THE GREATEST LIFE,
THE GREATEST MIRACLE,
YOU'RE GIVING LIFE ITSELF.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GIVING.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU GET A BUSY,
YOU BE DETERMINED,
I'M GETTING THROUGH.
I'M GOING TO BE
SOMEONE'S MIRACLE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
Announcer:
EVERY DAY, CHILDREN LIVING
IN EXTREME POVERTY
ARE FORCED TO MAKE
A DREADFUL CHOICE:
DRINK POLLUTED WATER
FILLED WITH DEADLY DISEASE
OR PERHAPS,
DIE OF 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
AND VIABLE DEMONSTRATIONS
OF GOD'S LOVE
IN THE WORLD TODAY.
SUFFERING
CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING!
WITH YOUR
GIFT TODAY
YOU CAN HELP DRILL
400 WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES
IN 15 NATIONS.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL PROVIDE
DISEASE-FREE WATER
FOR TEN PEOPLE,
$72 WILL PROVIDE
FOR 15 PEOPLE,
AND $144 WILL HELP
PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
STRAIGHT FROM THE GROUND
FOR 30 PEOPLE.
PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER
AN ADDITIONAL GIFT OF $100
TO HELP PROVIDE THREE FAMILIES
WITH WATER FILTRATION KITS
IN EMERGENCY AREAS
WHERE OUR DRILLING RIGS
ARE UNABLE TO REACH.
AS OUR THANK YOU,
WE'LL SEND YOU THE BOOKS,
WORDS OF JESUS
AND WORDS OF HEALING.
ONE CONTAINS ONLY
THE WORDS OF JESUS
AND THE OTHER
SCRIPTURES FOR HEALING
IN YOUR BODY,
MIND, AND SOUL.
WITH YOUR $100 GIFT, YOU CAN
RECEIVE BOTH HARDBOUND
AND SOFTBOUND EDITIONS OF
THESE SCRIPTURE PROMISE BOOKS.
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 BEAUTIFUL HAND-SCULPTED
"DETERMINED EAGLE" BRONZE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
James: I REALLY BELIEVE,
BETTY, THAT GOD
IS GOING TO SHOW US
SOME SUPERNATURAL RESPONSE.
I HAVE PRAYED FROM THE TIME
WE BEGAN TO ASK FOR HELP,
GOD, SOME DAY LET EVERY
SINGLE PERSON WATCHING
DO SOMETHING.
PRAYER IS NOT MINOR. PRAY!
BUT IF THERE IS
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
DO IT.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
CHRYSTAL EVANS HURST'S BOOK,
SHE IS STILL THERE,
I'M TELLING YOU,
I THINK THIS WILL
REALLY BLESS YOU.
YOU SAY, "JAMES,
I'VE GIVING WATER.
COULD YOU MAYBE SEND THAT TOO,
ALONG WITH THE OTHER
BOOKS AND GIFTS?" YES!
CHRYSTAL IS GOING TO BE BACK
FOR ANOTHER PROGRAM
BUT WOULD YOU JOIN
BETTY AND ME IN SAYING THANKS
FOR WHAT SHE SHARED TODAY?
CHRYSTAL, I APPRECIATE YOU!
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
AGAIN,
THANKS FOR MOVING
BEYOND THE NATURAL
INTO THE SUPERNATURAL.
LET'S LIVE THERE.
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Sheila:
THERE IS OUTRAGEOUS FREEDOM
IN OBEDIENCE.
DO YOU GET IT?
THERE IS NO MORE
ISSUES TO FACE.
ONLY INSTRUCTIONS
TO BE OBEYED.
Announcer:
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.