Announcer: COMING UP
ON LIFE TODAY!
BIBLE TEACHER, BETH MOORE
HELPS US AVOID THE NETS
THAT CAN TRAP
OUR HEARTS.
>> BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE
UNTIL I READ THE VERSE.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING UP FRONT
AND I WANT YOU TO STAY THERE
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO TALK THIS THING
THROUGH TOGETHER.
I'M IN NET RECOVERY.
TRULY!
I'VE HAD A NETTY HEART
MY OWN SELF. ANYBODY?
YOU'VE HEARD OF
A NETI POT?
WE'RE TALKING
A NETTY HEART HERE.
Announcer: GETTING OUT
OF THE NET! NEXT!
♪
Sheila: HELLO!
I'M SHEILA WALSH.
WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
WE'VE GIVEN JAMES AND BETTY
A VERY WELL DESERVED DAY OFF.
I'M SO THRILLED WITH WHAT
WE HAVE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE BIBLE
TEACHERS ON THE PLANET
AND I'M SURE YOURS TOO
IS OF COURSE BETH MOORE.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOU
IS A SECOND PART OF A TEACHING
THAT BETH HAS TALKED ABOUT.
IT IS CALLED OUT OF THE NET.
I THINK AS YOU LISTEN TO
WHAT BETH HAS TO SHARE,
PERHAPS IT WILL STRIKE
SOME CHORDS IN YOUR OWN HEART.
I PRAY THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
WILL REALLY MINISTER TO YOU
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH
OF WHAT BETH IS SHARING
AND FIND A NEW FREEDOM.
SO LET'S WATCH BETH!
♪
Beth: ECCLESIASTES 7:26.
I LOVE IT IN THE ESV,
I WANT YOU TO HEAR
THE WORDING.
I MEAN THIS IS STRONG.
I'M GOING TO READ THAT AGAIN
IN JUST A MOMENT
BUT I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
TO YOU GENTLEMEN.
I DO HOPE THAT PERHAPS
A SINGLE MAN MIGHT BE WATCHING
OR TUNING IN SOMEHOW.
I DO THINK IT'S A WARNING
AND I THINK IT'S WELL-TAKEN.
I DO HOPE SOMEBODY HEARS IT,
THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
THE ONE BEING TALKED ABOUT
BUT IS AT RISK OF
A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE.
JUST LIKE THIS.
SO NOW I WANT TO READ IT AGAIN
WITH THAT IN MIND.
I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN
NUMBER TWO AND WE'RE
ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
NOW LET THAT JUST SINK IN
A MOMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT
FOR A FEW MINUTES
SO LET'S EXPLORE IT.
BUT I WANT YOU
TO THINK THIS THROUGH.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR IT IN
THE HOLMAN CHRISTIAN STANDARD
BECAUSE IT SAYS IT
WITH LESS WORDS AND YOU'LL
STILL HEAR THE WORD, NET.
EVERYBODY SAY, "THE WOMAN
WHO IS A TRAP."
EVERYBODY SAY THE WORDS.
Audience: THE WOMAN
WHO IS A TRAP.
Beth: AND THEN IT SAYS:
Beth: WOW! WOW!
ONE OF MY COMMENTATORS
POINTED OUT THAT IT'S REALLY
NOT TALKING ABOUT
A PROSTITUTE.
IT CERTAINLY GOES THERE WITH
HIS WARNINGS TOWARD HIS SON
BUT IT'S NOT TALKING
IN THIS CONTEXT HERE.
IT'S NOT TALKING NECESSARILY
ABOUT WOMAN FOLLY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE
COMMENTATOR POINTED OUT WAS
THAT ANYONE CAN HAVE A HEART
THAT IS TURNED INTO A NET.
IT JUST LIKE TROUBLED ME.
AND IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME
BECAUSE I THOUGHT
HOW IN THE WORLD
DOES A HEART TURN INTO A NET.
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME
THAT IF YOUR FEET HAVE BEEN
IN A NET LONG ENOUGH,
IF YOUR FEET HAVE MADE
THEIR HOME IN A NET...
IN OTHER WORDS
WE DON'T ESCAPE IT.
MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW
HOW TO GET OUT IT.
MAYBE WE DON'T WANT OUT OF IT.
WE'RE JUST STANDING
WITH OUR FEET IN A NET.
IF OUR FEET BECOME AT HOME
IN A NET,
A NET CAN BECOME AT HOME
IN OUR HEARTS.
ANYBODY GET THAT WITH ME?
ONCE OUR FEET GET LIKE,
"WE'RE HOME HERE!
THIS IS HOW MY FEET USUALLY
FEEL, REALLY COMFORTABLE
IN THIS NET."
YOU STAY THERE LONG ENOUGH
AND THAT NET WILL FIND
ITS HOME IN YOUR HEART
AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS,
DANGEROUS THING.
PICTURE IT WITH ME
BECAUSE I'M A VISUAL LEARNER.
ARE MANY OF YOU?
I LOVE IMAGES IN MY HEAD
AND I JUST THOUGHT
ONCE YOU STAND HERE LONG
ENOUGH IT'S LIKE THAT NET
JUST LIKE CRAWLS UP YOUR LEG
LIKE POISON IVY,
UNTIL IT JUST GROWS AROUND
AND OVERTAKES THE HEART
AND THAT NET THAT HAS BEEN
UNDER OUR FEET JUST BEGINS
TO OVERTAKE THE HEART.
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT SHE WOULD LOOK LIKE.
I'M GOING TO SAY
TO THE GENTLEMEN TOO,
"IS THIS YOU? IS THIS YOU?"
LET'S HAVE BOTH GENDERS HERE
BECAUSE ANYBODY'S HEART
CAN TURN INTO A NET
AND WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT.
WE WANT TO BE AWARE OF IT
IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND
WE WANT TO BE AWARE OF IT MOST
WHEN WE LOOK INTO
THE MIRROR AND WHEN
WE LOOK INTO OUR OWN LIVES
AND THE WAY WE DO
OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN A WOMAN
THAT YOU CANNOT
JUST BE FRIENDS WITH?
ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
YOU HAVE TO GET
ALL TANGLED UP WITH THEM.
YOU KNOW, JUST HERE RECENTLY
I'VE HAD TO PUT
A LITTLE DISTANCE
BETWEEN MYSELF AND SOMEONE
I REALLY LOVE.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE
UNTIL I READ THE VERSE...
NOW, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING UP FRONT
AND I WANT YOU TO STAY THERE
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK
THIS THING THROUGH TOGETHER.
I'M IN NET RECOVERY.
[Laughter]
TRULY!
I'VE HAD A NETTY HEART
MY OWN SELF. ANYBODY?
HAVE YOU HEARD OF A NETI POT?
WE'RE TALKING NETTY HEART HERE
AND IT'S NOT ANY PRETTIER
THAN A NETI POT.
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
[Laughter]
SO, LISTEN, I'M RECOVERING
SO I GET THAT BUT I WAS
JUST THINKING TO MYSELF
AFTER I SAW THE VERSE.
IT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M TRYING
TO GET A BREATHER FROM.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST LIKE WHOA, WHOA!
WHERE THERE IS SO MUCH DRAMA
THAT YOU JUST CAN'T BREATHE.
AND I THINK IF WE'RE TRYING
TO PICTURE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
I THINK THAT WITH A WOMAN
WHO HAS A HEART
THAT HAS TURNED INTO A NET
BEFRIENDING TURNS
INTO BELONGING.
IS ANYBODY
STEPPING IN THAT WITH ME?
WHERE YOU CAN'T JUST LIKE ---
WHY CAN'T WE JUST LIKE
BE FRIENDS?
DO YOU EVER GET THE FEELING
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW
I SUDDENLY BELONG TO HER?
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
REALLY, REALLY POSSESSIVE.
IF IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ANYWHERE
WITHOUT YOUR FRIEND
SHE'S PROBABLY A TAD NETTY.
ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
LIKE, IF YOU NO LONGER KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ALONE.
CAN WE JUST BE SO BRAVE
AS TO SAY IF THAT'S US,
IF WE HAVE A FRIEND
THAT WE'RE SCARED TO DEATH
THAT IF WE LEAVE THEM ALONE
FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD OF TIME
THEY'RE GOING TO GET
A NEW BEST FRIEND...
AND SO LIKE THEN IT MAY BE US
AND WE'RE IN NET RECOVERY
IN THIS SERIES.
BECAUSE THAT'S THE KIND OF
LIKE STICKY, JUST STICKY!
A WOMAN WHOSE HEART IS A NET
CAN BE A WOMAN
THAT WON'T LET GO,
JUST WON'T LET GO!
THIS CAN BE TRUE
IN A FRIENDSHIP
OR A ROMANTIC CONTEXT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING,
I WAS THINKING TODAY THAT WE
HAVE A NAME FOR IT, STRANGELY.
WE HAVE A NAME FOR IT
WHEN IT'S MEN.
WE JUST DON'T CALL IT THE
SAME THING WHEN IT'S WOMEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE CALL THEM?
STALKERS.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR
SOMETHING INTERESTING?
MY MINISTRY WOULD
BE ABLE TO AFFIRM
WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU.
I'VE HAD ABOUT FOUR OF WHAT
I WOULD CALL... THAT FINALLY,
ULTIMATELY QUALIFIED AS
STALKERS AND I WANT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING,
ONLY ONE OF THEM WAS A MAN.
ONE WAS A MAN AND HE WAS NOT
THE BIG DANGEROUS ONE.
WOMEN CAN BE NETTY.
WOMEN CAN REFUSE TO LET GO.
WOMEN CAN DECIDE
THAT THEY OWN YOU.
AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING
HOW WE DO, BECAUSE
ONCE WE REALIZE WE'RE KIND
OF CAUGHT, THEN WE WANT OUT.
IT'S JUST NATURE,
IT'S JUST NATURE
BECAUSE THE RELATIONSHIPS
YOU AND I ENJOY THE MOST
ARE THE ONES WE KNOW
WE COULD STEP BACK FROM
IF WE NEEDED TO.
BUT THE MORE CAUGHT I FEEL
THE MORE I WANT TO RUN.
IS IT JUST ME?
A WOMAN WITH A NETTY HEART
REALLY WANTS TO BE LOVED
BUT IF LOVE WEARS OUT SHE WILL
SETTLE FOR OBLIGATION.
A WOMAN WITH A NETTY HEART
CAN BE --- THIS IS A WORD
I FELT GOD GAVE ME
AND THEN HE CONFIRMED IT
IN HIS WORD, INGRATIATING.
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
BY THAT I LOOKED IT UP
IN THE DICTIONARY TO BE SURE
THAT I HAD THE RIGHT CONCEPT
IN MY MIND WHEN SOMEBODY
INGRATIATES THEMSELF
INTO YOUR LIFE.
I FOUND THIS DEFINITION
IN A DICTIONARY.
YOU'RE IN ECCLESIASTES,
I'M WONDERING IF I WANT TO
LET YOU LET IT GO YET.
GO WITH ME TO PROVERBS 29:5.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
ANYBODY JUST GLAD
TO BE IN THE WORD OF GOD?
I TELL YOU,
I'M GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING
IN THIS SERIES ABOUT HAVING
A HEALTHIER HEART
AND I DON'T JUST WANT TO BE
SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE
IN A RESTAURANT FROM SOMEBODY
GOING, "NETTY! SHE'S NETTY!"
[Laughter]
I WANT MY FINGER TO POINT IN
BEFORE IT POINTS OUT.
SO I DON'T WANT TO BE NETTY.
I CAME OUT OF THIS THINKING,
"LORD, I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I WANT YOU TO PLUCK MY FEET
OUT OF ANY NET."
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT PEOPLE
TO FEEL LIKE WHEN THEY COME
INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME
THEY'RE ALL WOUND UP IN IT;
ALL WOUND UP
IN A TANGLED KNOT.
LOOK AT PROVERBS 29:5.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS
SO INTERESTING.
NOW, NEIGHBOR JUST IS FRIEND.
VERY OFTEN IT'S THE SAME WORD
THAT IS IN HEBREW FOR FRIEND.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THERE
OR NOT BUT FOR THEM,
ONLY THEIR NEIGHBORS
WERE THEIR FRIENDS.
DO YOU GET THAT WITH ME?
I MEAN, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY HAD NO WAY TO TRAVEL
LIKE WE DO ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE EMAIL.
THEIR BEST FRIENDS
WERE THEIR NEIGHBORS.
SO LET'S GIVE IT
A NICE BROAD RANGE.
BUT IT SAYS THAT FLATTERY
GETS PEOPLES' FEET CAUGHT
IN A NET.
HOW WOULD THAT BE TRUE?
LET ME TELL YOU.
THIS IS PART OF WHAT
INGRATIATING DOES.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD
SOMEONE COME INTO YOUR LIFE
THAT JUST CANNOT SAY
ENOUGH GOOD ABOUT YOU?
WELL, THEY LIKE YOUR HAIR
AND LIKE, "HOW DO YOU DO
YOUR EYELINER?"
AND GENTLEMEN, I'M SORRY.
WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT YOU?
THEY LIKE YOUR TEAM.
THEY LIKE ... UH HUH,
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE REALLY,
REALLY WORKING OUT.
YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.
I MEAN IT'S A LOT
OF BUILDING UP.
A LOT OF BUILDING UP.
LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT I'M NOT
TALKING ABOUT ENCOURAGEMENT.
THE WORD OF GOD CALLS US
TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, TO AFFIRM
PEOPLE IN THEIR FAITH.
IT EVEN TELLS US TO HONOR
OUR LEADERS.
WE'RE TOLD TO HONOR
ONE ANOTHER.
BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT
THAN FLATTERY.
FLATTERY HAS AN ELEMENT
OF DECEIT TO IT.
FLATTERY IS A COMPLEMENT
WEARING A CLOAK.
FLATTERY HAS A...
THE WHOLE IDEA OF IT IS
WHAT IT'S GOING TO BRING
TO THE PERSON
WHO IS DOING THE FLATTERING
AND NOT JUST WHAT IT'S GOING
TO DO FOR THE PERSON
WHO IS BEING FLATTERED.
VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL COME IN
AND JUST BE ALL LIKE THAT
AND THEY'LL...
AND BOY, YOU WANT THAT
BECAUSE IT'S ADDICTIVE.
I MEAN, IT'S ADDICTIVE.
FLATTERY IS VERY ADDICTIVE.
AFFIRMATION CAN BE ADDICTIVE.
SO HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS,
IF THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT IT,
IF THEY'VE REALLY BEEN
IN A NET LONG ENOUGH
WHERE THEIR HEART HAS
BEEN OVERTAKEN BY A NET,
THEY'RE REALLY,
REALLY NETTY OF HEART,
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS WHEN
THE TIME IS RIGHT, I'M NOT
SAYING IT'S THIS CONSCIOUS,
BUT I MEAN IT HAPPENS
LIKE CLOCKWORK, THEN
THEY BEGIN TO WITHHOLD IT.
HAVE YOU EVER GOTTEN INTO
THE CAR WITH SOMEBODY,
YOU'RE USED TO THEM
PUMPING YOU UP ALL THE TIME,
AND THIS TIME THEY DON'T
SAY ANYTHING AND YOU KNEW
YOU LOOKED CUTE
WHEN YOU GOT IN!
[Laughter]
SO, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT WENT WRONG HERE.
MAYBE YOU'RE A SINGER.
YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT!
YOU HAVE THAT PERSON
THAT SAYS... I MEAN THEY JUST
TELL YOU EVERY TIME,
"NO ONE SINGS LIKE YOU!"
I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE --
BUT THAT TIME, AFTERWARDS
THEY DON'T SAY IT.
AND WHEN YOU MISS IT
YOU KNOW YOU'RE AN ADDICT.
FLATTERY!
IT'S A LOT OF INGRATIATING,
GOING ON WITH A WOMAN
WHO HAS A NETTY HEART.
AND NOTICE THAT YOU SAY,
"WHAT'S WRONG?"
AND THEY ALWAYS GO,
"NOTHING! NOTHING!"
AND YOU'RE WOUND IN,
BECAUSE NOW
YOU'RE NETTY WITH THEM.
[Laughter]
I WROTE THIS DOWN TOO.
WE'RE ABOUT TO GET OUT OF
OUR MISERY IN JUST A MINUTE.
ARE Y'ALL STILL
HANGING IN THERE?
ARE YOU STILL OUT THERE?
I NEED TO KNOW
IF YOU'RE STILL WATCHING.
YOU MAY HAVE TURNED IT OFF
AND YOU'RE TRYING TO LIKE
UNTANGLE YOURSELF AND GO
TO WORK BUT STAY IN THERE
FOR JUST A MOMENT.
SOMETHING ELSE DAWNED ON ME
THAT I WROTE DOWN IN MY NOTES
IS THAT SOMETIMES A PEOPLE
GET YOU IN A NET BY GETTING
YOU TO TELL THEM THINGS THAT
ARE SO PRIVATE THAT LATER
YOU WON'T LET GO OF THEM
BECAUSE THEY KNOW TOO MUCH.
WHO IS IT THAT YOU REALLY KNOW
IS EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY FOR YOU
BUT THE TRUTH OF IT IS
THEY KNOW TOO MUCH?
THAT'S NETTY!
THAT'S NETTY!
IF YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM
OUTSIDE YOUR INTIMATE
BOUNDARIES, YOU'RE IN A NET.
AND WE'VE GOT THE GOD
WHO IS GOING TO PULL OUR FEET
OUT OF A NET.
FOR SOME PEOPLE, WE'VE GOT TO
HAVE A LITTLE MERCY ON THEM
BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY
THEY THINK THEY CAN STAY
IN A RELATIONSHIP,
IS THAT THEY HAVE TO BELONG,
YOU HAVE TO BELONG TO THEM AND
THEY HAVE TO BELONG TO YOU.
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, YOU KNOW,
ONE WAY WE KNOW
WE'VE BEEN IN A NET IS
IF LONG AFTER THAT
RELATIONSHIP HAS SOURED
WE STILL HAVE ALL MANNER
OF DEBRIS IN OUR HEART.
I WONDER WHO I'M SERVING TODAY
THAT HAS A HEART
JUST LIKE FULL OF DEBRIS.
I'VE STARTED PICTURING
AN OLD SCREEN DOOR.
CAN YOU PICTURE IT WITH ME?
KIND OF TORN UP ON THE EDGES,
INSECTS IN IT,
DUST IN IT,
LEAVES STUCK IN IT.
HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE LONG
AFTER A RELATIONSHIP WAS OVER
YOU STILL GOT ALL THIS DEBRIS
IN YOUR HEART BECAUSE SOMEHOW
THAT NET JUST WAS INFECTIOUS.
CRAWLED RIGHT DOWN
THAT PERSON'S LEG
AND RIGHT UP YOURS
AND INTO YOUR HEART.
I THOUGHT,
IT TAKES A BRAVE HEART
TO ADMIT IT'S A NET HEART.
AND I LOVE 1 PETER 1:22.
IT'S ONE OF MY MEMORY VERSES.
FROM HERE, RECENTLY IT SAYS:
WE WERE MEANT
TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER DEEPLY
BUT NOT WITH A NETTY HEART.
YOU'LL GET TO WHERE NOW,
SINCE YOU'VE HEARD THE VERSE,
IT WILL START BEING
SO OBVIOUS TO YOU
THE MORE WE WANT TO SEE IT
IN OUR OWN HEARTS.
♪
Beth: I COME WITH
SUCH GRATITUDE TO GOD
FOR JAMES
AND BETTY ROBISON.
THEY ARE SUCH
TREMENDOUS PEOPLE OF GOD
AND I NOT ONLY LOVE THEM
AND HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT
FOR WHAT THEY BRING
TO THE BODY OF CHRIST,
I ALSO GET A HUGE KICK OUT
OF THEM AND LOVE THEM DEARLY.
SO I'M SO GRATEFUL.
KEITH AND I BOTH LOVE THE
PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH THEM.
I WANT TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING,
ON WEDNESDAYS WE GET
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS THE OUTREACH
THAT WE DO ON WEDNESDAYS
BUT SOMEBODY ELSE
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
DOESN'T EVEN HAVE
CLEAN WATER TO DRINK.
THEY CAN'T EVEN GET
THEIR MINDS WRAPPED AROUND
WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY BECAUSE
THEY ARE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT
AND THERE ARE
OUTREACHES OF LIFE
THAT ARE MEETING
THOSE KINDS OF NEEDS.
SO I LOVE BEING PART
OF A MINISTRY THAT HAS
A BROAD RANGE PERSPECTIVE
ON THE GOSPEL
OF THE LIVING CHRIST.
SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH!
NOT ONLY FOR PARTICIPATING
ON WEDNESDAYS
BUT IN ALL
THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
Sheila: DON'T YOU JUST
LOVE HER!
-- SO BEAUTIFUL
AND INSPIRATIONAL.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED
TO SHARE WITH YOU.
IT IS A NEW AUDIO TEACHING
CALLED LIVING YOUR DESTINY.
BETH IS ONE OF
THE TEACHERS ON IT.
IT IS BETH MOORE, LISA BEVERE,
CHRISTINE CAINE,
SARAH JAKES ROBERTS,
AND A YOUNG SCOTTISH GIRL
CALLED SHEILA WALSH.
[Laughter]
BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT.
IT'S REALLY SOME POWERFUL
TEACHING ON HOW TO GO FROM
WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT AT
THIS MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE
AND DISCOVER YOUR
GOD-GIVEN DESTINY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS
BECOME REALLY CLEAR TO ME,
YOUR HISTORY DOES NOT DICTATE
YOUR DESTINY.
WHEN YOUR LIFE IS IN THE HANDS
OF GOD ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
BUT I LOVE THAT BETH STANDS
WITH US IN FEEDING CHILDREN
WHO ARE SO DESPERATE
FOR SPIRITUAL FOOD
BUT INITIALLY, SO DESPERATE
TO SIMPLY HAVE
ONE CLEAN GOOD MEAL.
I THINK WHEN YOU SEE THIS
YOU'LL THINK, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I CAN DO SOMETHING.
PLEASE WATCH THIS.
Edward John: I LOVE
THIS CONTINENT!
AND THE MORE
THAT I TRAVEL HERE
THE MORE I REALIZE THAT
MY HEART IS OVER HERE.
SO WHEN YOU SEE
THE SUFFERING
OF YOUR SISTERS
AND YOUR BROTHERS
AND YOUR PEOPLE
AROUND YOU
THAT YOUR HEART
BEGINS TO BREAK.
IT HURTS TO SEE
YOUNG KIDS
SUFFER SO MUCH.
IT BREAKS MY HEART
COMPLETELY IN TWO
KNOWING THAT THERE ARE
SO MANY THOUSANDS OF KIDS
ALL ACROSS
THIS CONTINENT
THAT EVEN TODAY
MAYBE WON'T MAKE IT.
THEY WON'T LIVE ANOTHER DAY
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE FOOD.
THEY DON'T HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED TO SURVIVE.
SO EVERY BOWL OF FOOD
THAT WE SERVE,
IT'S ALSO A REMINDER THAT
THERE IS PROBABLY 100 TIMES
OR 1,000 TIMES
MORE KIDS
THAT DON'T GET
THAT BOWL OF FOOD
AND THAT
BREAKS MY HEART.
I'M REMINDED OF THE WORDS
THAT JESUS SAID
WHEN HE SAID
HE LEFT THE 99
TO FETCH
THAT ONE.
SOMETIMES IT
FEELS HOPELESS
TO GO ABOUT
SUCH A BIG MISSION.
BUT IF WE
DO IT TOGETHER
AND SAY, "YEAH,
I'M GOING TO SAVE ONE --
JUST ONE!
I'LL SAVE ONE.
IF NOTHING ELSE I'M GOING
TO SAVE ONE LITTLE CHILD!
JUST ONE!"
Sheila: LAST WEEK
MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED
WE'D GO SEE A MOVIE.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE MORE
RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR FINANCES
SO WE DIDN'T BUY POPCORN
AND WE DIDN'T GET SODAS; WE
JUST BROUGHT WATER FROM HOME.
WHEN I GOT HOME I REALIZED
THAT WE'D SPENT $30
ON TWO MOVIE TICKETS.
DO YOU KNOW $30
WOULD FEED THREE CHILDREN
FOR THREE MONTHS?
$30 WILL FEED THREE CHILDREN
FOR THREE MONTHS.
$50 WILL FEED FIVE CHILDREN
FOR THREE MONTHS.
$100 WOULD FEED TEN CHILDREN
FOR THREE MONTHS.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IN THESE VILLAGES IS
TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR CHILDREN
AT SCHOOL.
IF WE EVEN PROVIDED
LIKE A $1,000
WE'LL HELP 100 CHILDREN
BUT HERE'S WHAT
I THINK IS FASCINATING.
SOME OF YOU COULD DO
A LITTLE BIT MORE.
$1400 WILL SPONSOR
FEEDING A WHOLE SCHOOL
FOR THREE MONTHS -- $1400!
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED
IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU
HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED
WITH MORE RESOURCES,
WHICH IS SUCH A GIFT
BECAUSE YOU GET TO GIVE MORE,
$5600 WILL SPONSOR FEEDING
FOR A SCHOOL FOR A WHOLE YEAR!
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
SOME PEOPLE SPEND THAT
ON A SUIT -- ON A PURSE.
THAT WOULD FEED A WHOLE SCHOOL
FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
THE THING
AS I WATCHED THAT STORY
AND I'M ABOUT TO GO BACK
TO ANGOLA AND BE ABLE
TO BRING BACK FRESH STORIES,
THIS IS NOT JUST
BUSINESS AS USUAL,
THIS IS A CRISIS HERE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE AS A MOM
THAT YOU CAN'T GIVE YOUR CHILD
ONE MEAL A DAY?
WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
I FELT SO STRONGLY
WHEN I SEE THAT PIECE THAT
WE ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST,
WE ARE HIS HANDS AND FEET
ON THIS EARTH AND ALL OF US,
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US
CAN DO SOMETHING.
MAYBE YOU THINK, $30 IS A LOT.
WHY DON'T YOU JOIN TOGETHER
WITH TWO FRIENDS AND THINK,
WE COULD ALL DO $10;
THAT WOULD GIVE THREE CHILDREN
FOOD FOR THREE MONTHS.
IT IS AMAZING!
CHRIST HAS LEFT US HERE
NOT JUST TO WAIT
TO GET RESCUED OUT OF HERE.
HE HAS LEFT US HERE
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THAT LITTLE ONE
HAD NO CHOICE AS TO WHICH PART
OF THE WORLD HE WAS BORN IN.
NO MORE THAN MY SON
HAD ANY CHOICE
BUT BEING BORN INTO A FAMILY
WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE
A LOT FOR HIM.
BUT I THINK OF THESE MOMS
AND I THINK HOW MUCH YOU LONG
AS A MOTHER TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
AND FOOD FOR YOUR CHILDREN.
SO PLEASE,
WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING?
YOU'LL SEE A NUMBER
ON YOUR SCREEN.
DIAL THAT NUMBER OR GO ONLINE,
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG AND GIVE
YOUR BEST GIFT POSSIBLE.
IF ALL YOU CAN GIVE IS $30,
THE ANGELS
WILL BE CELEBRATING.
IF YOU DECIDE YOU CAN DO
A WHOLE YEAR FOR A SCHOOL,
THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC!
BUT LET'S FEED THESE CHILDREN
IN JESUS' NAME.
Announcer: IN REMOTE AND IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF AFRICA,
FAMILIES
ARE SUFFERING,
FACING DEATH
BY STARVATION
AND THOSE HIT THE HARDEST
ARE THE CHILDREN.
LIFE'S MISSION
FEEDING PROGRAM IS THERE
READY TO FEED AND CARE
FOR THESE CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND SUDAN.
WITH ALL OF OUR
PREVIOUS RESERVES GONE
AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
FACING ITS WORST DROUGHT
AND FOOD SHORTAGE
IN YEARS,
WE URGENTLY NEED TO
REPLENISH OUR FOOD SUPPLIES
TO REACH 400,000 CHILDREN COUNTING ON US.
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER
A SPECIAL GIFT OF $1400
TO HELP SPONSOR
A SCHOOL
AND HELP FEED
140 CHILDREN
FOR THREE
FULL MONTHS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT
WE'LL SEND YOU
THE BRAND NEW AUDIO SERIES, LIVING YOUR DESTINY.
HEAR FIVE OUTSTANDING BIBLE
TEACHERS AND WOMEN OF FAITH
SHARE HOW TO LIVE THE LIFE
GOD DESTINED FOR YOU.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
THE LONGING IN ME
BY SHEILA WALSH,
AND UNASHAMED
BY CHRISTINE CAINE.
AND FINALLY,
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
"MAJESTY,"
OUR 2016 COMMEMORATIVE
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR GO ONLINE TODAY
AND MAKE YOUR
GIFT OF LIFE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN.
James: NO WAY
FOR ME TO TELL YOU
HOW GRATEFUL I AM
TO SEE THESE BAGS OF FOOD;
I'M TOLD OVER 70,000 MEALS
ON THIS ONE LOAD.
BETTY AND I
STARTED OUT
REALLY HELPING PETER
FEED 10,000 CHILDREN.
NOW WE'RE APPROACHING
NEARLY A HALF MILLION.
I JUST SAY
THANK GOD
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN
SO MANY THINGS HAPPEN.
CHILDREN THAT WERE DYING
ARE NOW BEING FED
AND GOING TO SCHOOL.
IT'S ALL BECAUSE
OF THE FOOD FACTORY.
IT'S ALL BECAUSE
OF MISSION FEEDING
AND MISSION FEEDING
IS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU.
I'M SAYING TO YOU RIGHT HERE
FROM A MIRACLE IN AFRICA,
YOU ARE THE REASON
FOR THE MIRACLE.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
BUT IT IS GOD'S LOVE
BEING EXPRESSED
THROUGH YOU
AND YOU ARE
GLORIFYING GOD
BY YOUR ACTION
AND BY YOUR GIFTS.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING.
LET'S KEEP DOING IT.
Sheila: THANK YOU SO MUCH!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING
A DIFFERENCE.
THANK YOU FOR CHANGING
THE DESTINY OF CHILDREN
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
GOD BLESS!
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Announcer: IN HIS
NEW BOOK, THE STREAM,
JAMES ROBISON
CHARTS A PLAN
FOR SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION
IN AMERICA.
THE STREAM,
AVAILABLE NOW ONLINE
AND AT RETAIL
BOOKSTORES.
Announcer: TOMORROW
ON LIFE TODAY!
AUTHOR, TEACHER, AND SPEAKER
ANNE GRAHAM-LOTZ
CHALLENGES YOU TO PRAY
IN A WAY THAT MOVES HEAVEN
AND CHANGES
NATIONS.
>> 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.