Announcer: WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN YOUR LIFE
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD?
LOOKING BACK AT MISSTEPS
AND UNEXPECTED EVENTS,
CHRYSTAL EVANS HURST KNOWS
GOD STILL HAS PLANS FOR YOU.
>> AND MANY TIMES, WE WANT TO
WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THE SPOT,
WHATEVER WE THINK THAT SPOT
LOOKS LIKE TO DO ANYTHING.
WHAT GOD IS LOOKING
FOR US TO DO IS ACTIVATE
THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE CAN
DO RIGHT IN FRONT OF US
TO MOVE US FORWARD
STEP BY STEP.
AND WE MOVE FORWARD MILES
AND MILES ONE STEP AT A TIME.
♪
James: HEY! THAT'S WONDERFUL!
THANK YOU.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED
TO WELCOME YOU TO LIFE TODAY.
TONY EVANS IS NOT HERE
BUT HIS OFFSPRING IS HERE.
TONY AND LOIS EVANS HAVE
THE MOST WONDERFUL KIDS;
THEY'VE GOT FOUR KIDS,
TWO GUYS, TWO GALS
AND THEY'RE JUST REMARKABLE!
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY
VISIT WITH CHRYSTAL.
SHE'S WRITTEN A BOOK,
SHE'S STILL THERE
AND WE VISITED WITH HER AND
SHE WENT OVER SEVERAL POINTS:
FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE,
LOOK AT YOUR LIFE,
EMBRACE YOUR LIFE.
WE SAID WE WANT TO INVITE YOU
BACK TO TAKE THE NEXT
THREE MAJOR POINTS:
DEVELOP YOUR LIFE,
ENCOURAGE YOUR LIFE,
CHOOSE YOUR LIFE.
THE TITLE SHE'S STILL THERE,
AND SOMEONE SHOUTED OUT
RIGHT BEFORE WE STARTED
AND SAID, "HOW DID SHE GET
OUT OF WHERE SHE WAS?"
[Laughter]
I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW
WHERE SHE WAS AND
HOW DID SHE GET OUT?
SO SOMEBODY SHOUTED.
SO WHY DON'T WE LET
CHRYSTAL EVANS HURST
TELL US THE ANSWER.
WOULD YOU WELCOME HER,
THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK
TO LIFE TODAY?
CHRYSTAL, SHE IS STILL THERE;
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU'RE STILL STUCK?
Chrystal: NO.
James: IT MEANS SOMETHING
IS IN YOU THAT IS STILL THERE
THAT MATTERS; RIGHT?
Chrystal: ABSOLUTELY.
James: SOMEBODY SAID,
"HOW DID YOU GET OUT?"
Chrystal: THERE'S FIRST
THE REALIZATION THAT
YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE AND
THEN EVERYBODY WANTS TO KNOW,
WHERE DO YOU GO NEXT?
I THINK IN OUR WORLD
BECAUSE WE USE WORDS LIKE
"PURPOSE" AND WE USE WORDS
LIKE "DESTINY" AND "PLAN,"
WE THINK ABOUT
THIS BIG END GOAL AND
LIFE IS HINDSIGHT 20/20,
YOU KNOW THAT.
THERE IS SO MANY THINGS
YOU SEE CLEARLY IN REVERSE.
IT'S TAKING THE SOLUTION
THAT'S SO SIMPLE, LIKE
IT IS ALMOST SO SIMPLE
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY IT.
YOU JUST TAKE ONE STEP
AT A TIME.
YOU WORK WITH THE LIGHT
THAT YOU HAVE.
MY MOM ALWAYS SAYS,
"IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT
TO DO NEXT, UNTIL GOD
TELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT, KEEP DOING WHAT
HE TOLD YOU TO DO LAST."
James: WOW! SAY THAT AGAIN.
Chrystal: "IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO NEXT
THEN KEEP DOING WHAT
HE TOLD YOU TO DO LAST
UNTIL HE TELLS YOU
SOMETHING DIFFERENT."
James: NOW YOU MEAN LOIS
SAYS SOMETHING IN THE
TONY EVANS' HOUSEHOLD?
[Laughter]
GO, LOIS, GO!
Betty: THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
Chrystal: BUT BECAUSE WE WANT
SOME BIG SOLUTION
WE MISS THE SOLUTIONS THAT
ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
WHEN I WAS IN MY FIRST
APARTMENT I WOULD TELL
MY AUNT, "ONE DAY WHEN I GET
OUT OF THIS APARTMENT
AND GET A BIGGER PLACE,
I'M GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE
OVER ALL THE TIME."
SHE SAID, "DON'T WAIT
UNTIL THEN.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE OVER NOW."
I HAD NO COUCH.
I HAD A ROCKING CHAIR
AND I HAD A PILLOW
ON THE FLOOR.
I INVITED MY ONE FRIEND OVER
AND I SAT ON THE FLOOR AND
SHE SAT IN THE ROCKING CHAIR.
I FIXED HER HOT CHOCOLATE.
LET ME TELL YOU, THE SWEETNESS
OF OUR VISITS IN THAT
APARTMENT ARE EXACTLY THE
SAME NOW THAT SHE COMES OVER
AND I'VE GOT A COUCH
AND TWO CHAIRS.
MANY TIMES WE WANT TO WAIT
UNTIL WE GET TO THE SPOT,
WHATEVER WE THINK THAT SPOT
LOOKS LIKE TO DO ANYTHING.
WHAT GOD IS LOOKING FOR US
TO DO IS ACTIVATE THE SIMPLE
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
RIGHT IN FRONT OF US TO
MOVE US FORWARD STEP BY STEP.
AND WE MOVE FORWARD MILES
AND MILES ONE STEP AT A TIME.
James: THAT'S GREAT!
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS
YOUR QUESTION A LITTLE BIT.
NOW I WANT TO REPEAT
THE POINTS WE SAID
WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON.
WE TOUCHED ON THE FIRST THREE
THAT I MENTIONED AND
SHE THOROUGHLY VETS THIS
IN THE BOOK: FIGHT FOR
YOUR LIFE, LOOK AT YOUR LIFE,
EMBRACE YOUR LIFE.
SOME THINGS YOU'VE GOT
TO GET OVER, SOME THINGS
YOU HAVE TO BE LIFTED OUT OF.
AND THAT YOU BECOME
AN OVERCOMER BY THE POWER
THAT IS BEYOND YOU.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT: DEVELOP YOUR LIFE,
FOCUS ON THE FINISH,
THAT'S ONE POINT
UNDER THAT SUBJECT.
ENCOURAGE YOUR LIFE,
CHOOSE YOUR LIFE.
SO ENCOURAGE --
DO YOU ENCOURAGE YOURSELF?
I THINK THAT'S WHAT
I HEAR YOU SAYING THERE.
Chrystal: THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I'M SAYING.
WE LIVE IN A DAY AND AGE
WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO HAVE
A COACH, EVERYBODY WANTS TO
HAVE SOMEONE TO SPUR THEM ON.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH THAT.
BUT I THINK PART OF US
PARTICIPATING IN THE RESCUE
IS REALIZING THAT
YOU DON'T JUST SIT THERE.
THAT YOU'VE GOT TO PARTICIPATE
IN EVEN HOW YOU COACH
YOURSELF; THAT YOU HAVE
TO SAY, GOOD SHOT!
GOOD GIRL! GOOD JOB!
YOU'VE GOT TO DO THAT.
YOU NAILED IT.
YOU HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE
WHILE YES, WE SHOULD
ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER
AND YES, THAT'S A BIG PART
OF WHAT THE BODY OF CHRIST
SHOULD DO, WE'VE GOT
TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S OKAY
FOR US TO DO THAT
FOR OURSELVES.
NOW HERE IS THE SPECIFIC WAYS
THAT WE DO THAT.
WE COACH OUR LIPS BECAUSE
THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH
IS IN THE TONGUE AND
WE'RE NOT CAREFUL ABOUT
THE WORDS THAT WE SPEAK.
SO WE WONDER SOMETIMES
WHY WE'RE STRUGGLING
UNDERGROUND BUT WE KEEP
SPEAKING OURSELVES
INTO THE GROUND.
YOU'VE GOT TO COACH YOUR HEAD,
YOUR THOUGHTS, THE BIBLE
TALKS ABOUT TAKING
YOUR THOUGHTS CAPTIVE.
AND IF A PART OF THE REASON
WHY YOU ARE BURIED IS BECAUSE
YOU'VE GOT THOUGHTS THAT
ARE RUNNING AWAY, WELL THEN
YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO,
YOU'VE GOT TO COACH
CORRECT THINKING.
SO YOU IDENTIFY THE LIE
THAT'S NOT TRUE AND HOW
DO YOU KNOW THE TRUTH?
YOU STUDY GOD'S WORD.
EVERY TIME YOU FIND YOURSELF
THINKING AN INCORRECT
-- AND GOD IS NOT GOING TO SAY
YOU'RE TERRIBLE
AND YOU'RE NOT ACCEPTED
AND YOU'RE NOT WELCOME;
HE IS NOT GOING TO SAY
THOSE THINGS.
IF THOSE ARE THE THINGS
THAT YOU ARE HEARING THEN
YOU LOOK FOR THE SCRIPTURES
IN GOD'S WORD THAT SAYS,
NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THAT I KNEW YOU AND
I LOVED YOU FROM THE BEGINNING
OF TIME; THAT I VALUE YOU.
I'M ALWAYS WITH YOU.
YOU COACH YOUR HEAD,
YOU COACH YOUR HEART.
WOMEN HAVE THE TENDENCY
TO LET THEIR EMOTIONS RULE;
WHILE THEY SHOULD GUIDE YOU
THEY SHOULD NOT GOVERN YOU.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING
TO COACH YOUR HEART.
AND THEN YOUR HANDS:
WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO HAVE
ALL THE KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR HEAD
OF WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO IN
YOUR LIFE AND THEN NOT DO IT.
I'M GUILTY OF THAT WHERE
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND DON'T
DO IT, THE BIBLE ACTUALLY
SAYS THAT THAT'S SIN.
SO COACHING YOURSELF IS WHAT
YOU SAY TO YOURSELF BUT
IT IS HOW YOU ENCOURAGE
YOUR HEAD, YOUR HEART,
AND YOUR HANDS.
Betty: WE'RE NOT AS HELPLESS
AS WE TRY TO SEE OURSELVES
SOMETIMES.
Chrystal: WE'RE NOT!
I'VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT ARE WAITING ON
SOMEONE ELSE TO RESCUE THEM.
WE NEED TO DO THAT BUT IF
YOU'RE SITTING THERE,
GOD HAS EXTENDED SO MUCH
OF A RESCUING HAND TO YOU,
JUST REACH OUT AND GRAB IT.
James: DEVELOP THE OTHER
TWO POINTS A LITTLE BIT
WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT
DEVELOP YOUR LIFE
AND CHOOSE YOUR LIFE.
THOSE LAST THREE SEGMENTS
IN THE BOOK, THEY'RE
SO BEAUTIFULLY DIVIDED.
Chrystal: WHEN I WAS 12,
I RAN DOWN THE HALLWAY AND
I WAS CRYING, YOU KNOW,
12-YEAR OLD ADOLESCENT
BIG TEARS.
AND I WALKED INTO
MY PARENT'S ROOM AND THEY
WERE LIKE, "WHAT'S WRONG?"
I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW
WHO I AM."
MY DADDY SAID,
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW
WHO I AM."
HE BUSTED OUT LAUGHING AT ME.
HE SAID, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE?"
HE SAID, "YOU'RE CHRYSTAL."
WELL, HERE'S THE PART THAT
AT 12 THAT YOU DON'T
ALWAYS QUITE GET.
YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE,
YOU ARE GOD'S DESIGN,
WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS BUT
THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT IN LIFE
THAT TAKES PLACE.
THERE ARE DECISIONS
THAT YOU MAKE.
THERE ARE DIRECTIONS THAT
YOU CHOOSE AND AS YOU LIVE
EVERY DAY YOU FIGURE OUT
MORE AND MORE WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN TO BE CHRYSTAL.
YOU LEARN THE WORDS
TO DESCRIBE WHO YOU ARE.
WHEN I TALK ABOUT DEVELOPING
YOUR LIFE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE
BEING BORN WHEN
YOU WERE A BABY.
GOD GIVES US TEN FINGERS,
TEN TOES AND WE HOPE
WE HAVE A HEALTHY BABY.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO FEED
THAT BABY, YOU'VE GOT
TO NURTURE THE BABY,
YOU HAVE TO CARE FOR THE BABY.
AND WHEN GOD ALLOWED
EACH OF US TO BE HERE,
HE GAVE US A STARTER SOUL;
HE GAVE US A STARTER KIT.
BUT WHAT WE DO TO DEVELOP
THAT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND
MORE AND MORE ABOUT
WHAT HE'S GIVEN US.
BUT IF WE DON'T EXERCISE
DISCIPLINE, IF WE DON'T
LIVE WITH FOCUS,
IF WE DON'T MAKE SOMETIMES
HARD DECISIONS TO LIVE HOLY,
IF WE DON'T MAKE THOSE
DECISIONS AND OPERATE
EVERY DAY WITH A FOCUSED LIFE
THAT WE MAY NEVER
DISCOVER EXACTLY WHO
HE INTENDED US TO BE.
SO WE'VE GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR LIFE.
AND THEN CHOOSING YOUR LIFE
IS SIMPLY CHOOSING REALLY,
I WANT TO PUT THE EMPHASIS
ON YOUR LIFE BECAUSE
WE LIVE IN AN AGE WHERE
WE'RE LOOKING AT
EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND
BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN
IN LOVE WITH WHAT THE JONES'S
HAVE GOING ON, WE TRADE WHAT
GOD WANTS TO DO IN OUR LIVES
FOR WHAT WE SEE HIM DOING
IN THE LIFE OF SOMEONE ELSE.
AGAIN, WE CAN'T LIVE
SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE,
WE CAN ONLY LIVE OUR OWN.
SO YOU CHOOSE FREEDOM.
I RAN A MARATHON
THREE YEARS AGO.
I RAN THE RACE AND THEN
KEPT RUNNING RIGHT INTO
CRACKER BARREL AND THAT
WAS THE END OF THAT.
[Laughter]
BUT I TELL YOU, I RAN
THE RACE AND ONE OF THEM
-- ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
THINGS IN THAT RACE,
I'M A SLOW RUNNER,
WAS REALIZING THAT AS I --
IT WAS A LOOPED COURSE --
THAT AS I WAS NOT EVEN
TO THE HALFWAY POINT
THERE WERE PEOPLE COMING BACK.
I WAS ALREADY FEELING
DEPRESSED.
AND THEN THIS WALKER LADY,
THE ONES THAT WALK AND --
SHE PASSES ME!
I'M RUNNING AND THE WALKER
LADY PASSES ME.
BUT SHE SAID,
"RUN YOUR RACE, GIRL!
RUN YOUR RACE!"
James: THAT'S GREAT WISDOM!
Chrystal: BECAUSE I CAN GET
IN THAT RACE AND LOOK AT
EVERYBODY ELSE AND STOP OR
I CAN RUN MY RACE AND FINISH.
WE HAVE TO CHOOSE THE FREEDOM
THAT COMES WHEN WE REALIZE
THAT GOD IS NOT ASKING ME
TO DO YOU.
HE IS NOT ASKING ME TO DO YOU.
HE IS ASKING ME TO BE FAITHFUL
TO DO ME BECAUSE HE PUT ME
ON THIS EARTH WITH
SOME SPECIFIC THINGS IN MIND
FOR ME TO DO, THE ONLY WAY
I CAN DO THEM AND I WON'T
DO THEM IF I'M BUSY
LOOKING AT EVERYBODY ELSE.
Betty: WELL, WE SHOULDN'T
COMPARE OURSELVES WITH OTHERS
BECAUSE WE'RE UNIQUE IN WHO
GOD CREATED US TO BE.
Chrystal: WE ARE.
AND HOW YOU BEAT THAT
COMPARISON GREEN ENVY
IS BY BEING REALLY GRATEFUL
ABOUT WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.
EVERY TIME YOU FIND YOURSELF
LOOKING AT SOMEONE ELSE,
YOU FIND SOMETHING IN YOU,
IN YOUR LIFE TO GIVE GOD
THANKS FOR.
CELEBRATE WHAT HE'S GIVEN YOU
AND YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO
BE PAYING TOO MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT HE HAS GIVEN
EVERYBODY ELSE.
James: PAUL SAID WE DARE NOT
BE LIKE THOSE AMONG US
WHO COMPARE THEMSELVES
AMONG THEMSELVES
AND MEASURE THEMSELVES
BY THEMSELVES
AND ARE VOID OF UNDERSTANDING.
WE DON'T HAVE WISDOM
OR UNDERSTANDING THINGS
FROM GOD'S POINT OF VIEW
SO STOP THE NONSENSE.
WE DON'T MEASURE UP
IN COMPARISON.
GOD DOESN'T DO IT
SO LET'S CEASE TO DO IT.
SO RUNNING THE RACE HE SET
BEFORE US AND THAT'S
WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING.
YOU'RE GETTING IN THAT RACE,
YOU'RE GOING TO RUN THAT RACE
AND RUN IT WELL AND
YOU RUN IT WITH ENDURANCE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER THING
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT,
DEVELOP YOUR LIFE,
ENCOURAGE YOUR LIFE,
CHOOSE YOUR LIFE THAT IS
WE JUST KIND OF WIND UP
OUR TIME WITH SHARING
AND OUR VIEWERS HEARING WHAT
YOU WANT THEM TO TAKE AWAY
BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GO
THROUGH ALL THESE THINGS
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
SEE, I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT
TALKING ABOUT BOOKS BECAUSE
EVERYBODY THAT WRITES A BOOK,
THE PUBLISHER SAYS, YOU REALLY
NEED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
THIS PUBLISHER --
I DON'T TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
I THINK IS A WASTE OF TIME.
I'M NOT A BOOK PEDDLER.
I'M A PERSON THAT WANTS
TO HELP PEOPLE RUN THEIR RACE
EFFECTIVELY FOR
THE GLORY OF GOD.
SO YOU WROTE THIS WITH
AN INTENT IN YOUR HEART.
WHAT'S THE INTENTION
YOU HAVE AND
WHAT'S YOUR PRAYER?
Chrystal: WELL, I WANT
EVERY PERSON WHO READS
THE BOOK TO REALIZE
NUMBER ONE, THAT IF THEY FEEL
STUCK THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY
PERSON WHO FEELS THAT WAY
AND THEY DON'T HAVE
TO STAY THAT WAY.
BUT THEY DO HAVE TO GET UP
AND RUN.
YOU CAN'T JUST SIT THERE
AND SAY, GOD, SPOON ME
TO THE NEXT LOCATION.
AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
RUNNING YOUR RACE,
IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT
MY MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER.
HER RACE -- AND SHE WOULD
SAY IT ALL THE TIME FOR
SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS,
"IT'S FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.
I'M RAISING MY KIDS BECAUSE
IT IS FOR HIS NAME SAKE.
I'M BEING FAITHFUL TO
MY MARRIAGE BECAUSE
IT FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE."
James: WHICH SIDE
IS THIS GRANDMOTHER?
Chrystal: IT IS MY MOM'S MOM.
James: DID TONY HAVE
ANY GOOD THINGS IN HIS...
Chrystal: HE DID! HE DID!
James: OR DID LOIS'S
WHOLE FAMILY JUST GOT
ALL OVER TONY?
WE'RE LEARNING THE TRUTH,
DR. EVANS.
Chrystal: BUT SHE WOULD SAY
THAT AND WHILE THERE IS
THIS END GOAL, WE ALL WANT
TO LIVE LIVES THAT HONOR GOD
BUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO
IS FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.
THAT LIVED ITSELF OUT IN HOW
SHE TOOK CARE OF HER FAMILY;
IT LIVED ITSELF OUT IN HOW
SHE PREPARED MEALS.
BUT MY GRANDMOTHER GRADUATED
WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
AFTER GOING TO SCHOOL
FOR DECADES.
SHE WAS THE ONE
WHO ALWAYS SHOWED UP
AND MADE GOOD GRADES.
SO ALL THESE MINI FINISH LINES
ADDED UP TO THE MAIN ONE.
EVERYTHING THAT I DO,
EVERY LITTLE THING,
EVERY BIG THING ADDS UP
TO THE FOCUS LINE.
BUT MY DAD'S MOM, I REMEMBER
ONE OF THE LAST TIMES
I SAW HER.
SHE HAD HAD HER LEG AMPUTATED,
SHE HAD A WALKER AND
SHE WAS WALKING TO THE DOOR.
HER FACE WAS GRIMACED AND
I SAID, "WHY ARE YOU
DOING THAT?"
SHE SAID, "BECAUSE THEY SAID
EVERY DAY I'VE GOT TO WALK
TO MY FRONT DOOR
AND WALK BACK."
THAT WAS HER RACE.
EVERY DAY SHE HAD TO WALK
WITH THAT WALKER TO THE DOOR
AND THEN WALK BACK.
NOW, DOES IT MATTER THAT
THIS GRANDMOTHER GOT THIS
DEGREE AND DID ALL THIS STUFF
ALL OVER THE WORLD OR THAT
THIS ONE AT THIS SEASON
IN HER LIFE WAS
WALKING TO THE DOOR?
THAT WAS THEIR RACE.
SO WE HAVE TO SAY GOD,
WHAT IS --
BECAUSE THE ULTIMATE GOAL
IS I WANT TO PLEASE YOU.
THAT'S THE ULTIMATE
FINISH LINE.
BUT FOR NOW, THIS DECADE,
THIS FIVE YEARS, THIS YEAR,
TODAY, THIS JOB,
THIS FAMILY -- WHATEVER!
WHAT IS THE MINI FINISH LINE?
HELP ME TO RUN THAT WELL
AND BE ABLE TO SAY,
"IT'S FOR YOUR NAME'S SAKE."
James: DON'T YOU LOVE
WHAT YOU JUST HEARD?
IS THAT NOT A BEAUTIFUL
TESTIMONY?
I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
YOUR FAMILY ARE HEROES TO ME.
I'M CURIOUS.
YOU TALKED ABOUT
TWO GRANDMOTHERS.
WERE THEIR HUSBANDS ACTIVE?
GRANDDAD WAS TOO?
Chrystal: GRANDPA
AND TOO-DADDY.
James: BOTH SIDES?
Chrystal: OH YES!
I'LL SEE TOO-DADDY
IN THREE WEEKS.
James: DOESN'T IT BREAK
YOUR HEART THAT WE DON'T
HAVE THAT OFTEN ENOUGH?
Chrystal: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY DAD'S DAD, SOMEBODY'S
GOT TO BE THE FIRST --
SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THE FIRST.
SO HIS STORY IS NOT
NECESSARILY MY DAD'S STORY.
AT SOME POINT EACH INDIVIDUAL
HAS TO DECIDE, I'VE LEARNED
ABOUT GOD'S LOVE,
I'M GOING TO CHOOSE
TO LIVE FOR HIM.
AND FROM THIS POINT FORWARD
I GET TO CHANGE THE STORY
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
SO IT IS HARD,
BUT EVEN IN YOUR CASE,
SO MANY OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU ARE DOING ARE
BECAUSE OF THE HEART.
SO WE WANT THE JOY, BUT
IF WE WANT THE JOY AND NOT
THE PAIN, IT'S LIKE A FAUCET
WITH ONLY ONE SPIGOT RUNNING.
IF YOU WANT IT ON,
YOU'VE GOT TO LET THEM BOTH
THROUGH AND GOD USES IT ALL.
James: THE THING I THINK
IS SO IMPORTANT, I REALLY
ASK THE QUESTION THERE
BECAUSE I WANT EVERY MOTHER
THAT IS IN THIS
FATHERLESS SITUATION,
DYSFUNCTIONAL FATHER,
MISSING FATHER, YOU WOMEN
ARE MIRACLE WORKERS.
YOU'RE INDESCRIBABLE.
THE GLORY OF GOD IN YOU,
THE STRENGTH THAT GOD
PUT IN YOU,
THE DIVINE ENABLING
IS MAGNIFICENT.
DON'T LOSE HEART.
HOW MANY OF THESE ATHLETES
DO WE SEE THANK MOM?
ONE OF THE SADDEST STORIES
I'VE EVER TOLD THAT WAS TRUE
IS WHEN HALLMARK SENT OUT
A MESSAGE TO THE PRISONERS
IN PRISONS: "IF YOU WANT
TO SEND A CARD TO YOUR MOTHER
FOR MOTHER'S DAY,
WE'LL GIVE THEM TO YOU.
WE'LL JUST BRING THEM
TO THE PRISON."
AND ALL THE PRISONERS
ASKED FOR THEM.
IT WENT OVER SO WELL
THEY CAME BACK TO THE PRISON
FOR FATHER'S DAY.
THEY SAID, "IF YOU'D LIKE
TO SEND YOUR FATHER A NOTE,
WE'LL GIVE YOU A CARD."
NOT ONE PRISONER ASKED
FOR A FATHER'S DAY CARD.
GOD, WOULD YOU PLEASE HEAL
THE FATHERLESSNESS
IN OUR NATION.
WOULD YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE
WOMEN SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH,
GIVE US ALL.
GIVE EACH PERSON LISTENING
TO US TODAY THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT THEY CAN RUN THE RACE
YOU SET BEFORE THEM WITH YOUR
STRENGTH AND YOUR ENABLING;
IN JESUS' NAME.
BOY, I PRAY THAT FOR YOU.
IF YOU NEED SOMEBODY
TO PRAY WITH YOU, THAT LINE
IS THERE AS A PRAYER LINE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST SAY
THANKS FROM THE BOTTOM
OF YOUR HEART FOR CHRYSTAL
AND THE WAY SHE'S BLESSED US?
[Applause]
CHRYSTAL, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT OUR VIEWERS,
AND I'VE SAID IT MANY TIMES,
I DON'T THINK THERE ARE
GREATER PEOPLE ON THE PLANET
AND ALL OVER THE WORLD,
ALL THE DIFFERENT NATIONS
THAT SIT RIGHT HERE
AND THEY LISTEN AND WE TRY
TO POUR BLESSING
AND SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
AND SPIRITUAL FOOD
AND NOURISHMENT TO YOU,
BUT THEN WE ASK OUR VIEWERS
TO BE A MIRACLE.
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PRAYERS
AND WANT THEM ANSWERED,
ISAIAH 58 INDICATES THAT
IF YOU BECOME AN ANSWER
TO PRAYER, YOUR PRAYERS
ARE ANSWERED QUICKLY.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW RIGHT NOW YOU CAN
BE A PERFECT, PERFECT ANSWER
TO PRAYER.
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.
Tammy: I'VE LOVED TRAVELING
ALL AROUND THE WORLD
WITH
LIFE OUTREACH,
BEING ABLE TO TELL
THE STORIES OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
IN MANY OF THE PLACES
I'VE GONE INTO,
MANY CHILDREN THAT I HAVE
HEARD STORIES ABOUT HAVE DIED
BECAUSE OF THE WATER
THAT THEY'RE DRINKING.
AND IT REALLY
BREAKS YOUR HEART WHEN
YOU GO INTO THESE PLACES
AND YOU HEAR SUCH STORIES AND YOU THINK, "WHAT CAN I DO?"
THIS IS MY HEART'S CRY TO YOU
TO SAY WE NEED YOU.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DRILL MORE AND MORE AND MORE WELLS
SO IT WILL GIVE
WATER FOR LIFE
TO THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE JUST LIKE THIS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
PLEASE WON'T YOU
HELP US?
GO TO THE PHONE,
GO ONLINE
AND HELP US BRING LIFE
THROUGH WATER TO THESE PEOPLE.
James: BETTY AND I ARE
SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOVE
AND THANKS SO MUCH!
THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE
BEEN SPENDING THE 30 DAYS
IN FOCUSED PRAYER
LIKE TURNING THE POWER
OF A RIVER THROUGH A TURBINE
TO LIGHT UP A CITY;
YOU'VE BEEN FOCUSING IN ON
OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR LEADERS
ASKING GOD TO SHELTER THEM,
PROTECT THEM AND
POUR WISDOM OUT ON THEM,
THAT THEY'D RECEIVE IT.
I WANT YOU TO BE
DETERMINED EAGLES;
DETERMINED TO SOAR ON
THE TURBULENCE OF THE TIMES
AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE DAY.
REMEMBER THIS.
THIS EAGLE IS CREATED
TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS
HE CAN'T GENERATE.
HE HAS TO BE CARRIED BY
A GREATER POWER AND FORCE
BUT HE'S DESIGNED FOR IT.
YOU'RE DESIGNED TO LIVE
IN THE DIVINE ENABLING
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
GOD WANTS TO CARRY --
YOU'RE DESIGNED TO BE CARRIED
BY POWER FAR BEYOND ANYTHING
WE CAN GENERATE.
LET'S LIVE THAT
SUPERNATURAL LIFE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT CHRYSTAL
-- I THINK THE WHOLE
EVANS' FAMILY IS TRYING
TO HELP US ALL DO THAT.
HERE'S THE BOOK,
SHE IS STILL THERE.
YOU GIVE A CUP OF WATER;
YOU SAY, "COULD YOU SEND ME
THAT BOOK TOO ALONG WITH
THOSE OTHER BOOKS?
I JUST THINK IT WILL HELP ME."
YOU TOUCH SOMEONE WITH LOVE,
WE'LL GLADLY SEND IT TO YOU.
WOULD ALL OF YOU HERE SAY
THANKS TO CHRYSTAL?
THANKS TO GOD FOR HER.
THANK ALL OF YOU!
THANK YOU CHRYSTAL!
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR WATCHING!
THANKS FOR SHARING LIFE.
ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS
TO JOIN US EVERY DAY
IN THE FAMILY ROOM.
♪
♪
>> NO MATTER HOW DEPRESSING
OR SAD OR HOPELESS
IT MIGHT LOOK, THERE'S ALWAYS
A PATH FORWARD.
Announcer: BOBBY HOUSTON ENCOURAGES US
TO STAY THE PATH.
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.