>> COMING UP, DELIVERANCE
FROM YOUR AFFLICTIONS.
Beth: YOU'RE GOING,
"BETH, YOU'VE GOT A MAN
THAT LOVES YOU,
YOU'VE GOT KIDS,
YOU'VE GOT GRANDKIDS."
I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING,
I WOULD HAVE RUN
ALL OF THEM OFF
HAD JESUS
NOT DELIVERED ME.
I WOULDN'T
HAVE WANTED TO.
I WOULD HAVE DESTROYED
MY MARRIAGE.
I WOULD HAVE RAISED
THE WEIRDEST CHILDREN
IN THE WHOLE STATE
OF TEXAS.
[Laughter]
>> OVERCOMING AFFLICTION
-- NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY!
I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES
AND IT IS WEDNESDAYS
WITH BETH!
James: AND SHE IS TALKING
ABOUT AFFLICTION.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING
EVERYONE EXPERIENCES
SOMETIMES UNNECESSARILY.
WE HEAP IT ON ONE ANOTHER
IN RELATIONSHIPS WHERE PEOPLE
GET AFTER ONE ANOTHER
AND IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES
THAT CAN BE FAIRLY PREVALENT
IN CHURCHES AND AMONG PEOPLE
WHO PROFESS FAITH IN CHRIST,
THAT WE AFFLICT ONE ANOTHER.
BUT AFFLICTIONS DO COME.
TROUBLE IS BOUND TO COME
AND IT DOES.
HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT?
I THINK BETH MOORE
CAN HELP US WITH THAT.
I WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING
THAT I THINK YOU'LL FIND TO
BE A TREMENDOUS HELP TO YOU.
IF YOU'LL GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG,
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS
REFERENCE, OR NUMEROUS
REFERENCES TO RESOURCES
THAT CAN BLESS YOU
AND BE A HELP TO YOU.
WE HAVE ALSO AN ESTATE
PLANNING SERVICE THAT
WE OFFER WHICH WILL HELP YOU.
NOW THINK ABOUT
WHAT I'M SAYING.
IT WILL HELP YOU
HELP THOSE YOU LOVE.
AS BETTY AND I GET OLDER
AND WE'LL BE MARRIED SOON
50 YEARS, AND AS WE HAVE
WATCHED A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS
GO TO BE WITH THE LORD,
WE HAVE SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE
DID NOT MAKE ADEQUATE
PREPARATION TO TAKE A LOT
OF LOAD AND BURDEN OFF
OF THEIR FAMILY AND CHILDREN
AND EVEN THEIR GRANDCHILDREN;
AND MANY DID NOT MAKE
PROPER PLANS TO TAKE CARE
OF WHAT GOD HAD ENTRUSTED
TO THEIR WATCH CARE.
WE CAN REALLY SAVE YOU
AND YOUR LOVED ONES,
AND YOUR FAMILY,
NOT ONLY A LOT OF TROUBLE
BY SHOWING YOU SOME THINGS TO
DO THAT WILL MAKE EVERYTHING
EASIER AND BETTER,
BUT HOW YOU CAN TAKE
WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU
AND REALLY BLESS A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN WAYS THAT
YOU WOULD WANT TO --
VERY, VERY MUCH YOU WOULD
WANT TO DO IT.
SO GO TO THE WEB SITE, GO TO
THE ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES.
YOU'LL FIND A PLACE TO CLICK.
GET INFORMATION.
WE HAVE SOME MATERIAL
TO SEND YOU.
WE'VE ALSO GOT SOMEONE
WHO WILL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU
IF YOU'LL GIVE THEM
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
HERE'S BETH AND SHE IS
TALKING ABOUT AFFLICTION.
LET'S WELCOME BETH MOORE.
HERE SHE IS.
Beth: LET'S RECAP BEFORE
WE GO TO NUMBER THREE.
LET'S RECAP ONE AND TWO
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINED US
IN OUR PRESENT SERIES
ON AFFLICTION.
YOU CAN FEEL ALONE IN IT.
WE AGREE.
WE NODDED HEADS IN HERE,
THAT YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
WHEN MINE'S FLARED UP
AND THAT'S -- THEN I'VE HAD
THAT SENSE OF FEELING
ISOLATED AND ALONE.
AND NUMBER THREE IS GOING
TO BE BASED ON THE DEFINITION
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU.
REMEMBER THAT THE EARLIER
DEFINITION SAID THAT
IT COULD BE ANY KIND
OF EXTREME DISCOMFORT
OR OPPRESSION.
IT COULD BE PHYSICAL.
IT COULD BE MENTAL.
IT COULD BE SPIRITUAL.
SO, THE SAME THING WOULD BE
EXPRESSED IN THE THEOLOGICAL
WORD BOOK OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
BUT IT TAKES IT TO A PLACE
WHERE NOW, I BELIEVE,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO
IN ANY SITUATION, NO MATTER
WHETHER WE'VE NAMED THEM,
IN ANY SITUATION YOU WOULD
BE ABLE TO GO, "YES!
THAT'S AN AFFLICTION!"
OR "NO! IT IS NOT."
THIS WORD, THIS HEBREW WORD
THAT IS TRANSLATED AFFLICTION
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,
THE PRIMARY MEANING OF IT,
ACCORDING TO THE
THEOLOGICAL WORD BOOK OF
THE OLD TESTAMENT:
THE PRIMARY MEANING OF IT,
IF YOU WERE JUST TRYING
TO WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND IT,
GIVE ME IN A NUTSHELL,
GIVE ME IN A PHRASE,
GIVE ME IN HALF A SENTENCE,
WHAT WOULD YOU CALL
AN AFFLICTION?
SOMETHING THAT IS TRYING
TO GET YOU -- I'M GOING
TO GIVE IT A PERSONA FOR
A MOMENT AS IF IT'S A THING
THAT'S ANIMATED --
SOMETHING THAT IS TRYING
TO GET YOU TO SUBMIT TO IT,
SOMETHING THAT JUST WANTS
TO HAVE MASTERY OVER YOU.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT?
LIKE WHEN SOMETHING --
WE TALKED ABOUT INFERTILITY
WITH HANNAH A LITTLE EARLIER.
THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT
EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING
THAT'S JUST LIKE -- IT CAN
BECOME SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE
JUST UNDERNEATH, WHERE IT
BECOMES ALMOST AN OBSESSION.
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT?
IT TRIES TO FORCE YOU
INTO SOME KIND OF SUBMISSION.
THAT BRINGS US TO NUMBER THREE
SO WE CAN PUT IT OUT
IN A POINT:
HERE'S WHERE OUR WONDERFUL
NEWS COMES BECAUSE
GOD COULD USE AN AFFLICTION,
GIRLFRIEND, GUY-FRIEND.
GOD CAN USE AN AFFLICTION.
AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE,
SO THIS IS WHY GOOD AND BAD,
I ALWAYS WANT YOU TO THINK,
WHEN YOU THINK THE WORD
AFFLICTION, THINK SUBMISSION.
AFFLICTION, SUBMISSION.
AFFLICTION, SUBMISSION.
EVERY TIME YOU THINK THE ONE,
THINK THE OTHER.
GET IT SO DEEPLY IN
YOUR THOUGHTS THAT WHEN ONE
COMES UP THE OTHER COMES UP
IN YOUR MIND, WHERE YOU CAN
THINK, "OKAY, THE KEY WAY
TO REMEMBER WHAT IT MEANS
IS THAT AFFLICTION
ALWAYS INVOLVES --
TELL ME THE WORD.
Audience: SUBMISSION.
Beth: IT IS A THING THAT
DRAWS US TO SUBMIT TO IT.
UNFORGIVENESS! OH!
BECAUSE IT'S JUST BEGGING YOU
TO SUBMIT TO YOUR BITTERNESS,
BEGGING YOU TO SUBMIT
TO YOUR UNFORGIVENESS,
WHERE IT'S LIKE MASTERED YOU.
THAT IS A HUGE AREA
OF AFFLICTION.
BUT GOD'S PURPOSE FOR IT,
IF HE EVER LEAVES IT --
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
BEING DELIVERED FROM IT, BUT
IF HE CHOOSES, FOR A TIME,
OR MAYBE PERMANENTLY,
NOT TO REMOVE IT --
NOW, IT WILL NEVER BE A MATTER
OF SIN HE WON'T REMOVE.
LIKE, IF IT'S UNFORGIVENESS
THEN WE'RE -- IT'S REMOVED
FROM US BY FORGIVING.
BUT WHEN IT'S A DIFFERENT
KIND OF MATTER LIKE SOME
OF THE OTHERS THAT
WE'VE MENTIONED, WHEN IT COMES
TO THIS MATTER WHAT
GOD'S INTENTION ALWAYS IS,
AND THIS IS HOW WE WOULD
ALSO LEARN TO FORGIVE.
HE IS USING THE AFFLICTION
TO GET US TO SUBMIT TO HIM
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
THE ONLY REASON IT'S BEEN
LEFT ANY LENGTH OF TIME
IN YOUR LIFE, ESPECIALLY
AFTER YOU'VE ASKED
TO BE DELIVERED FROM IT,
IS BECAUSE GOD WANTS TO USE IT
TO GET YOU TO SUBMIT TO HIM.
IT'S ASKING US, AND AGAIN,
I'M GIVING IT ITS OWN PERSONA
AS IF IT IS ANIMATED,
IT'S BEGGING US
TO SUBMIT TO IT.
THAT EVERY TIME WE GET THAT
SENSE THAT IT'S TRYING TO
GET ME TO BOW THE KNEE TO IT,
WE TURN AROUND AND
WE BOW OUR KNEES BEFORE
THE THRONE BECAUSE EVERY TIME
WE THINK AFFLICTION WE MUST
THINK -- TELL ME THE WORD.
Audience: SUBMISSION.
Beth: SUBMISSION!
OKAY, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU,
IN THE FUTURE PART
OF OUR SERIES, ONE OF MY
ONGOING AREAS OF AFFLICTION
BUT MINE USED TO --
I HAVE BEEN DELIVERED FROM
THE BIG ONE OF MY PAST.
IT WAS WHAT I WILL CALL
A VICTIM AFFLICTION.
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT?
JUST A VICTIM AFFLICTION
AND IT FOLLOWED ME
WELL INTO ADULTHOOD,
WHERE I WOULD JUST PUT MYSELF
IN THE POSITION OVER
AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN
TO BE VICTIMIZED.
AND IT WASN'T ALWAYS ONE WAY,
IT COULD BE ALL SORTS OF WAYS.
EARLY ON IN MY LIFE IT STARTED
AS SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION,
BUT AS I GREW OLDER
IT JUST BECOMES A PATTERN
IN YOUR LIFE AND THEN
YOU'RE IN A SITUATION
CONSTANTLY.
I DIDN'T ALWAYS, I HAD
SO MANY GREAT FRIENDS!
I'M SO GLAD THAT THE LORD
LET ME CORRECT
WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO SAY.
I'VE BEEN SO BLESSED
BY SO MANY RELATIONSHIPS BUT
I HAD A PATTERN OF JUST
ATTRACTING BULLY-TYPE PEOPLE.
ANYBODY ELSE?
THEY WERE JUST REALLY,
WERE REALLY, REALLY
STRONG WILLED AND THAT
I WOULD FEEL LIKE I COULDN'T
HAVE AN OPINION WITH.
YOU'RE THINKING, "WELL,
YOU SEEM STRONG-WILLED TO ME!"
THANK YOU, JESUS!
I HAND YOU EXHIBIT A,
JESUS CHRIST WHO MAKES US
A DIFFERENT PERSON.
BUT I REPEATED THAT PATTERN
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST,
IF NOT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND SAY THE BIGGEST,
NEXT TO MY SALVATION,
THE BIGGEST THING
HE EVER DELIVERED ME FROM
WAS MY OWN VICTIMIZATION,
MY OWN VICTIM AFFLICTION;
THAT I WOULD FIND MYSELF
IN A SITUATION WHERE I JUST
DIDN'T FEEL THE FREEDOM
TO GO -- I DIDN'T EVEN FEEL
LIKE I HAD THE FREEDOM
TO BREAK UP WITH SOMEONE.
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I HAD
THE FREEDOM TO GO,
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE THING OF IT IS
I DON'T LIKE YOU."
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
WHEN WE REALIZE THAT
WE'VE HAD A FRIEND FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS WE CAN'T STAND!
WE WANT TO LOVE THEM
IN THE LORD.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT?
BUT IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS NOT A NICE PERSON.
THIS IS NOT A NICE PERSON.
I'M OPPRESSED EVERY TIME
I'M WITH HER.
I MEAN, PRAY FOR HER,
BUT I'M JUST SAYING, HONESTLY,
DO YOU HAVE TO BE
HER BEST FRIEND WHEN
SHE MISTREATS YOU
OVER AND OVER AGAIN?
IS ANYBODY LISTENING?
SO, YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK
YOURSELF -- WELL, I PUT MYSELF
IN THAT POSITION OVER,
AND OVER, AND OVER,
AND GOD DELIVERED ME.
GOD DELIVERED ME!
AND I ATTRACT A DIFFERENT
KIND OF FRIEND NOW,
BECAUSE I AM A DIFFERENT
KIND OF PERSON.
AND THEN, IF I REALIZE,
OKAY, THIS IS A LITTLE ODD,
THEN I KNOW I DON'T HAVE
TO DUMP THE FRIEND, I CAN HAVE
A GOOD HEALTHY BOUNDARY.
ACTUALLY, JESUS TELLS ME
WHAT TO DO AND, YOU KNOW,
I'VE GOT MY MAN WHO I TRUST.
BUT, YOU DON'T GET
TO BE MY GOD.
I HAVE ONE ALREADY!
ANYBODY? IT WAS HUGE.
THERE'S NO WAY I COULD PUT IT
IN A BIG ENOUGH FONT,
BOLD ENOUGH, RED ENOUGH,
ITALICIZED ENOUGH. HUGE!
THAT WAS MY BIG DELIVERANCE
AND IT MARKED EVERYTHING
ABOUT MY LIFE, EVERYTHING.
IT IS MY FREEDOM.
IT IS MY FREEDOM.
SO WHAT I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND AS WE BEGIN
TO DRAW THIS FIRST HALF
OF OUR SERIES ON AFFLICTION
TO A CLOSE, I WANT YOU
TO BE THINKING WITH ME
THAT WE WANT TO PRAY
TO BE DELIVERED.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR
THE PSALMIST AS HE CRIES OUT,
WE'VE BEEN IN PSALM 25,
REALLY CENTERED ON VERSE 18:
THIS NEXT VERSE IS GOING
TO BECOME SO IMPORTANT TO US
NEXT HALF.
YOU AND I WANT TO PRAY
TO BE DELIVERED FROM
OUR AFFLICTION.
WE WANT TO!
LISTEN, DON'T JUST BE
A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD,
IN A NEW TESTAMENT CONCEPT,
IF WE WERE TO, SAY, WHAT
WOULD BE THE NEW TESTAMENT
CONCEPT OF THIS OLD TESTAMENT
AFFLICTION?
PROBABLY PAUL'S THORN
IN THE FLESH IN 2 CORINTHIANS
CHAPTER 12.
REMEMBER, HE ASKED NUMEROUS
TIMES TO BE DELIVERED FROM IT.
WE WANT TO HAVE THAT
SAME PATTERN, THAT UNTIL
WE GET A FLAT OUT REPEATED,
"NO! NO!
AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT IT AGAIN 'NO,'"
-- DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT
I'M SAYING?
NOT OUT LOUD BUT JUST IN OUR
-- WHERE OVER, AND OVER
WE ASK AND THEN GOD --
THEN THERE'S SOME REASON
WHY IT'S LEFT AND THAT'S GOING
TO BE THE NEXT PART
OF OUR SERIES, "WHY?"
AND WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT?
BUT BY ALL MEANS,
YOUR FIRST RESPONSE TO IT IS,
"LORD, DELIVER ME!
DELIVER ME!"
NOW, UNTIL THEN WHAT DO WE DO?
WE SUBMIT BECAUSE WE REMEMBER
THAT EVERY TIME I THINK
AFFLICTION I'M GOING
TO THINK SUBMISSION.
I'M EITHER SUBMITTING AT ALL
-- MMM!
THANK YOU, LORD!
-- AT ALL TIMES WE ARE
IN AN AFFLICTION.
WE ARE SUBMITTED EITHER
TO THE AFFLICTION
OR TO JESUS CHRIST, ALWAYS.
SO IT'S JUST WHERE YOU WANT...
YOUR KNEES ARE DOWN,
THE LEGS ARE BUCKLED.
SO IT'S JUST WHO ARE YOU
KNEELING IN FRONT OF?
BECAUSE IT'S EITHER GOING
TO BE THE AFFLICTION OR IT'S
GOING TO BE YOUR DELIVERER.
EITHER WAY, WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO LEARN IS AFFLICTION
NEVER GETS TO BE
OUR EXCUSE FOR DEFEAT.
NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!
YOU MIGHT HAVE AN ADDICTION
AFFLICTION AND IT MAY
BE THAT GOD REMOVES
THE YEARNING AND YOU NEVER
HAVE IT AGAIN.
OR IT MAY BE THAT
YOU HAVE IT EVERY DAY
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
GOD'S POINT IS.
VERY OFTEN, IF HIS POINT IS
SUPREMACY, HE JUST WANTS YOU
TO SEE HE IS A HUGE GOD,
CAPABLE OF ANYTHING, YOU MIGHT
GET DELIVERED FROM IT.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER TIMES
WHEN HE LEAVES THE THORN
BECAUSE HIS POINT IS NOT
NECESSARILY SUPREMACY,
IT IS SUFFICIENCY.
MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT.
AND EVERY DAY, WITH THAT
CRAVING, YOU'LL GET UP
AND HIT YOUR KNEES AND GO,
"I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING, LORD, I CANNOT
MAKE IT 'TIL NOON WITHOUT YOU.
IF YOU'RE NOT ON ME AND IN ME
I WILL NOT MAKE IT 'TIL NOON."
SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DO?
YOU MAKE IT TO NOON
ON JESUS CHRIST AND THEN
YOU MAKE IT TO SUPPER,
AND THEN YOU MAKE IT
TO MIDNIGHT, AND THEN
YOU MAKE IT THROUGH
THE DARK NIGHT, AND THE REASON
WHY I CAN TALK TO THIS
IS BECAUSE I COME FROM
A VERY ADDICTIVE,
ADDICTIVE FAMILY WITH A WHOLE
LOT OF ADDICTION PROBLEMS
AND A WHOLE LOT
OF ADDICTIVE KINDS OF TRAITS
OF MY OWN.
I GET THIS ONE.
I GET THIS ONE.
AND IF THAT'S YOU,
PRAY TO BE DELIVERED.
IF YOU'RE NOT, HIS POINT IS,
"YOU WILL LIVE ON ME
AS SURELY AS YOU SNORTED,
AS SURELY AS YOU DRANK,
AS SURELY AS YOU TURNED
TO THAT OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR,
YOU WILL LIVE ON ME!
YOU'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ME
ALL THE TIME TO MAKE IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
OUT OF THAT WITH ME?
SEE, I DIDN'T GET TO DO GREY.
I DID NOT GET TO.
IF I'M NEAR GREY, THIS IS JUST
THE PULL OF MY FLESH,
IF I AM IN THE GREY I FALL
BACK INTO THE BLACK HOLE.
I HAVE TO LIVE OVER HERE.
OTHER PEOPLE GET TO GO DAYS
SOMETIMES WITHOUT REALLY
GETTING IN THE SCRIPTURES.
NOT ME. NOT ME.
I'VE BEEN TOO MANY PLACES.
I'VE BEEN DOWN TOO DEEP.
I'VE BEEN TOO BROKEN.
I HAVE BEEN TOO CAUGHT
IN BONDAGE IN MY PAST.
I CAN'T GET AWAY WITH THAT.
I'VE SAID SO MANY TIMES,
I'M ABOUT THREE WEEKS AWAY
FROM THE NEXT BIG PIT,
SHOULD YOU TAKE MY BIBLE
FROM ME TODAY.
ABOUT THREE WEEKS
I'D GIVE MYSELF.
THAT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL THING
TO ME BECAUSE DESPERATION
CAN BE A GIFT.
SUFFICIENCY.
YOU WILL LIVE OFF OF ME,
AND WHEN YOU DIE YOU WILL GET
TO LOOK AT MY FACE AND GO,
"HUH! I LIVED OFF OF YOU!
I LIVED OFF OF YOU!"
I SAID TO THE LORD
THIS MORNING, AND I MEANT IT,
THESE WERE NOT PIOUS WORDS,
"YOU'RE MY WHOLE LIFE!
YOU'RE MY WHOLE LIFE!
I'VE GOT NOTHING WITHOUT YOU!
I'VE GOT NOTHING WITHOUT YOU."
YOU'RE GOING, "BETH, YOU'VE
GOT A MAN THAT LOVES YOU.
YOU'VE GOT KIDS.
YOU'VE GOT GRANDKIDS."
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING, I WOULD HAVE
RUN ALL OF THEM OFF HAD
JESUS NOT DELIVERED ME.
I WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED TO.
I WOULD HAVE DESTROYED
MY MARRIAGE.
I WOULD HAVE RAISED
THE WEIRDEST CHILDREN
IN THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS.
[Laughter]
"YOU'RE MY WHOLE LIFE.
YOU'RE MY WHOLE LIFE."
'TIL THEN, I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT GOD SEES.
THE LORD SEES
YOUR AFFLICTIONS,
THE SCRIPTURE SAYS.
WHAT I ALSO LOVE IS IT SAYS,
"HE HEARS AND HE HEARD
HAGAR'S AFFLICTION."
HE HEARS AN AFFLICTION
IN THE MOANS AND GROANS,
EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T MAKE
A SOUND, IN THE SILENCE.
AFFLICTION MAKES A NOISE
AND GOD SEES, HE RESPONDS
AND YOU BOW, YOU BOW BECAUSE
GIRLFRIEND AND GUY-FRIEND,
YOU'RE BOWING ANYWAY.
CHOOSE WHERE YOU'LL BOW.
James: WELL, BETH IS SO RIGHT.
IT'S A FACT THAT WHAT WE HEAR
AND WE SAY, THE SOUNDS
WE MAKE WE MAY RECOGNIZE
BUT GOD IS LOOKING AT WHAT'S
GOING ON UNDER THE SURFACE.
AND HE REALLY SEES --
HE NOT ONLY SEES THE CHALLENGE
OR THE PAIN OR THE PROBLEM
OR THE FAILURE OR THE HURT,
DISAPPOINTMENT, WHATEVER
IT MIGHT BE, BUT HE ALSO SEES
THE SOURCE, THE TRUE SOURCE.
HE ALSO KNOWS ABOUT
THE RESPONSE, AND HE KNOWS
THE CORRECT WAY TO RESPOND.
FATHER, I PRAY THAT
YOU WILL HELP EVERYONE WHO
IS LISTENING TODAY TO BE ABLE
TO KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY DEAL
WITH AFFLICTION AND CHALLENGES
THAT COME, AND REALLY
RECEIVE YOUR DIRECTION.
GUIDE THEM; IN JESUS' NAME.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU
SOME OF THE...
I WOULD SAY MOST SERIOUS FORMS
OF CHALLENGE OR WHAT WE MIGHT
EVEN CLASSIFY AS A FORM
OF AFFLICTION AND THAT
IS THE CHALLENGES THAT
PEOPLE FACE WHEN THEY CANNOT
GET ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR
A HEART CRY THAT
REALLY CAN BE ANSWERED.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR
WHAT YOU COULD EASILY
INTERPRET AS A PRAYER,
SOMEONE CRYING OUT.
YOU NOT ONLY HAVE
THE ANSWER, YOU REALLY ARE
THE ANSWER TO THIS HEART CRY,
TO THIS PROBLEM,
THIS CHALLENGE.
WATCH CLOSELY.
James: IT'S ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE SHE WOULD SAY,
"I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE"
BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO.
WE CAN GIVE HER CLEAN WATER.
BETTY, WE CAN GIVE
THAT COMMUNITY WHERE SHE LIVES
A FRESHWATER WELL.
YOU AND I HAVE ALREADY
COMMITTED TO DRILL A WELL
IN THAT AREA.
THERE ARE AREAS RIGHT THERE
OF SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE WE NEED WELLS.
LISTEN, WE'VE COMMITTED
TO DRILL -- WITH YOUR HELP
AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY
WE CAN DO IT, JUST LIKE
BETTY AND I CAN DO SOMETHING
-- BUT TO DRILL
500 WATER WELLS.
THAT'S HOW YOU
SOLVE THE PROBLEM
SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT.
WE ARE THE ANSWER.
WE HOLD THE ANSWER
TO THEIR FUTURE.
Betty: JAMES, AS I SIT THERE,
BECAUSE WE'RE GRANDPARENTS,
I'M A GRANDMOTHER
OF 11 GRANDCHILDREN.
AND SHE WAS PRAYING THE PRAYER
THAT A GRANDMOTHER WOULD PRAY
FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER,
FOR HER HEALTH,
FOR HER TO HAVE A LONG LIFE
AND TO BE SAFE.
BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CHOICE
IN THE WATER THAT SHE
GIVES HER GRANDDAUGHTER.
SO THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
WE CAN HELP SOLVE
THAT PROBLEM.
SHE CAN'T.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE
CRYING OUT FOR HELP.
LET'S DO JOIN TOGETHER
AND DRILL THESE WATER WELLS
SO THAT WE CAN BE PART
OF THE ANSWERED PRAYER
FOR THAT GRANDMOTHER
FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER.
James: WE REALLY ARE
THE ANSWER AND THE HOPE
FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
IF WE'LL JUST DO OUR PART
EXPRESSING GOD'S HEART.
NOW BETTY AND I SAID
THAT WE ASKED GOD YEARS AGO
TO GIVE US THE ABILITY
TO GIVE A WELL,
AND THAT WAS WHEN
WE WERE DRILLING A WELL
WITH AN EMPHASIS ONCE A YEAR.
THEN WE FOUND THE NEED
WAS SO GREAT
AND THE EFFECT WAS SO GREAT
WE BEGAN TO EMPHASIZE
IT TWICE A YEAR,
AND BEGAN TO DRILL MORE WELLS.
AND WE SAID, "GOD,
EVERY TIME WE HAVE THE CALL
FROM THE MISSIONARIES,
WE WANT TO BE AN ANSWER
TO THE PRAYER."
AND GOD ENABLED US TO DO THAT.
AND WE'RE ASKING GOD TO
ENABLE EVERYBODY TO DO THAT
THAT HE PUTS IT
ON THEIR HEART.
BUT HERE'S WHAT REALLY WORKS
BECAUSE IF EVERYBODY
WILL JUST DO THEIR PART --
AND THIS IS THE THING
I WANT YOU TO SEE BECAUSE
IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT
-- $48 OF THAT $4800,
IF YOU'LL GIVE $48,
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE WATER
TO TEN PEOPLE BECAUSE
EACH WELL SERVICES
AT LEAST 1,000 PEOPLE.
WHEN YOU BREAK THAT DOWN,
IT'S $4.80 FOR EVERY PERSON.
NOW THAT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT
BUT IT'S A HUGE,
HUGE BLESSING!
WOULD YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER
AND SAY, "JAMES,
I CAN DO SOMETHING."
$144 -- 30 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
$1200 AND SAY, "LORD,
RAISE UP THREE MORE
TO GIVE $1200."
ASK GOD TO RAISE UP OTHERS
TO JOIN YOU, WE'VE GOT A WELL.
$2400, SOMEBODY MATCHES YOU.
BUT THERE ARE SOME OF YOU
AS A COUPLE, AS AN INDIVIDUAL,
AS A SMALL BUSINESS,
AS A CHURCH GROUP,
PRAYER GROUP,
WE HAVE CHILDREN
WHO SPEND TIME TO RAISE
THE FUNDS TO DRILL A WELL --
VERY YOUNG CHILDREN.
SO WHEN IT IS IN YOUR HEART
TO DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
THERE ARE SOME OF YOU SAYING,
"GOD'S BLESSED ME.
I CAN GIVE A WELL."
I WANT TO ASK YOU TO TAKE
YOUR BANKCARD AND USE IT
LIKE A CHECK. WOULD YOU?
AND MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK, MAKE IT
TO LIFE BUT CALL AND TELL US
YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN THE MAIL.
WE NEED TO KNOW IT IS COMING.
WE CAN LET THE MISSIONARIES
AND THOSE THAT ARE DRILLING
THE WELLS KNOW, "YOU CAN
COUNT ON US; WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO FUND IT."
WOULD YOU MAKE THAT CALL?
IF YOU WANT TO GO ONLINE,
LIFETODAY.ORG, YOU CAN
GO THERE AND MAKE THE GIFT.
WE'VE GOT SOME BLESSED GIFTS
FOR YOU TO BE AN INSPIRATIONAL
BLESSING IN YOUR LIFE.
WE WANT TO SEND THEM TO YOU
TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PLEASE GO TO THE PHONE OR
GO ONLINE AND MAKE THAT GIFT
AND THANK YOU 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!
James: ASK GOD TO ENABLE YOU
TO DRILL A WELL.
WOULD YOU JUST ASK HIM?
CHILDREN ARE DOING IT.
IN OTHER WORDS, THERE IS
A WAY TO GET IT DONE
IF WE'LL SEEK GOD'S GUIDANCE.
AND GOD'S PUT IT ON OUR HEART
TO GIVE WATER TO EVERY PERSON
ON THIS EARTH THAT HAS
NO ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
WATER TO PLAY IN, WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT WATER PARKS,
WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING
ABOUT WATER THAT YOU ALWAYS
HAVE ENOUGH TO BATHE IN,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ACCESS
TO CLEAN WATER THAT'S NOT
CONTAMINATED SO YOU CAN
DRINK IT; IN WHATEVER
CIRCUMSTANCES YOU'RE IN,
LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE
AND HAVE A CHANCE AT LIFE;
THEN TELL EVERYONE ABOUT
THE WATER OF LIFE.
IF YOU CAN MAKE A GIFT
AND ASK FOR THAT ANNIVERSARY
BRONZE, PLEASE DO SO.
WE'RE SENDING BETH MOORE'S
BLESSED MORNINGS
& RESTFUL NIGHTS.
WHAT A BLESSING SHE IS.
THESE DEVOTIONALS IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
WILL REALLY, REALLY --
I BELIEVE LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD,
BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY
AND YOUR LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR WATCHING.
FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART,
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
SHARE WATER.
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>> AND YOU KNOW, I THINK
FOR ALL OF MY LIFE
I FELT THAT I HAD
TO MEASURE UP TO THIS ONE
OR TO THAT ONE
OR TO THAT ONE.
Announcer: PERFECT LIES -- TOMORROW!