>> THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES
WE THINK WE'RE SUPERHUMAN
AND WE CAN DO MORE.
OTHER TIMES WE FEEL SUBHUMAN,
WE FEEL WORSE THAN PEOPLE.
THE TRUTH IS
WE'RE SIMPLY HUMAN.
WE'RE JUST HUMAN; I'M NOT
WORSE THAN ANYBODY ELSE
BUT I CAN'T GO LONGER
THAN ANYONE ELSE EITHER.
I NEED REST JUST AS MUCH
AS EVERYONE ELSE
AND I NEED IT BECAUSE
GOD SAID I DID.
Announcer:
PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS
REVEALS THE SCRIPTURAL
IMPORTANCE OF REST IN
OUR INCREASINGLY BUSY LIVES.
NEXT
ON LIFE TODAY!
♪
Betty: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US.
I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES.
WE'VE GOT OUR PASTOR,
ROBERT MORRIS WITH US TODAY.
James: YEAH! AND Y'ALL ARE
TRYING TO HELP ME.
Betty: WE'RE ALL TRYING
TO HELP ONE ANOTHER.
James: THAT'S TRUE.
BUT THEY'RE FOCUSING
A LITTLE BIT ON ME.
I'M A NEEDY LOOKING PERSON.
[Laughing]
YOU KNOW WHAT IS AMAZING?
WE BRING ALL THESE
INCREDIBLE COUNSELORS
AND PSYCHIATRISTS AND
GREAT PREACHERS AND
GREAT WRITERS AND AUTHORS
AND THEY DON'T LOOK AT ME
JUST LIKE I'M THE HOST
INTERVIEWING THEM,
THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE
WE'RE TRYING SO HARD
TO HELP YOU. [Laughing]
YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY ARE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
BETTY, I THINK THAT
OUR VIEWERS, I WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT THEY HAVE AN APPRECIATION
FOR WHAT GOD'S CALLED US
TO DO AND THE FACT THAT
WE SEEM TO LIKE EACH OTHER
AND THAT'S NOT A FRONT.
WE REALLY DO.
WE ACTUALLY ARE CRAZY
ABOUT EACH OTHER.
WE LOVE EACH OTHER
AND ACTUALLY LIKE EACH OTHER
SO IT'S AMAZING.
BUT SEE, I THINK
YOU REALLY PRAY FOR US.
I THINK IF WE WERE HURT
VERY BADLY -- AND WHEN
WE LOST OUR DAUGHTER,
DON'T YOU EVER WONDER
DID WE KNOW YOU CARE.
DID YOU WANT TO MEND
OUR BROKEN HEART?
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.
SO WHEN YOU SEE OUR GUESTS,
AND LIKE ROBERT MORRIS,
OUR PASTOR IS HERE
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
YOUR BODY, MY BODY,
HIS TEMPLE AND WE REALIZE
AND ROBERT SAID IN THE PROGRAM
YESTERDAY, HE DIDN'T
LIKE HIS BODY.
THIS BECAME A BIG FACTOR
IN HIM KNOWING HOW DAMAGING
THAT IS BECAUSE
GOD CREATED THE BODY.
THAT'S WHAT GOD SAID TO HIM;
I MADE YOU.
FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY
YOU'VE BEEN MADE
AND MADE YOU FOR PURPOSE.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A CHANGE.
HE REALIZED THAT HE NEEDED
TO GIVE THIS BODY BACK
TO GOD AND LET IT BECOME
HIS TEMPLE.
AND THE BODY NEEDED
TO BECOME HEALTHY.
THIS SERIES, HEALING FOR
YOUR BODY HIS TEMPLE,
SIX MESSAGES, FIVE OF THEM
ARE FROM ROBERT.
THE LAST ONE IS FROM ME
PULLING EVERYTHING TOGETHER
AND WRAPPING EVERYTHING UP
JUST TO SHOW YOU
HOW IT ALL FITS.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
ROBERT IS SO GIFTED
TO PREACH AS A PASTOR.
THEN WE HAVE THE SCRIPTURES
WITH IT, THE WORDS OF HEALING.
THESE ARE THE SCRIPTURES
THAT WHEN YOU READ
THE WORD COMES ALIVE IN YOU
WITH HEALING POWER
BECAUSE IT IS TRUTH THAT
TRANSFORMS AND IT HEALS.
DR. COLBERT, NOT ONLY
IS THIS DOCTOR
A GREAT COMMUNICATOR
HE IS A GREAT DOCTOR.
BUT HE IS A DOCTOR THAT
UNDERSTANDS THAT MEDICINE
IS MORE THAN DRUGS
AND PHARMACEUTICALS
AND PRESCRIPTIONS;
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US THOSE
THINGS WHICH BUILD OUR HEALTH.
WHAT AN AWESOME COMMUNICATOR
AND WHAT AN AWESOME WRITER
AND BOOK TO SHOW YOU
THAT YOU CAN LET FOOD BE
YOUR HEALING, YOUR MEDICINE.
ROBERT MORRIS IS HERE.
HE IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S
SO IMPORTANT AND I DON'T KNOW
ANYBODY WHO CAN MAKE IT
ANY CLEARER.
BETTY KNOWS BECAUSE
SHE'S ALREADY SAID, "ROBERT,
HELP ME WITH JAMES."
LISTEN, HE'S GOING TO TALK
ABOUT A DAY OF REST,
A SABBATH REST.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
ROBERT MORRIS, PASTOR
OF GATEWAY CHURCH
TO LIFE TODAY?
[Cheers & Applause]
ROBERT, WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT REST.
I'VE GOT TO START WITH THIS
BECAUSE YOU KNOW,
YOU TRAVELED WITH ME.
I PREACHED TOO MUCH; DIDN'T I?
Robert: OH, WAY TOO MUCH!
James: I WAS PREACHING
FIVE TO SEVEN TIMES A DAY
A LOT AND YOU BEGAN TO TAKE
SOME OF THOSE FOR ME
TO TAKE A LOAD OFF.
BUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING EVEN
BEFORE I HAD ENOUGH SENSE
TO ASK YOU TO HELP ME,
I HAD BURNED OUT.
I REACHED A POINT THAT
I WAS TOTALLY, LET'S SAY,
TOTALLY VULNERABLE TO THE
ASSAULT OF THE ENEMY AND
I WAS DEFEATED, IN MY MIND,
MY ATTITUDE, MY ACTIONS.
MY SPIRIT WAS NOT ANYTHING
LIKE HOLY SPIRIT.
I DIDN'T HAVE AN ESSENCE
OF PATIENCE WITH ANYTHING
-- IRRITABLE.
BETTY, SICK AND VULNERABLE
TO THE ENEMY; RIGHT?
Betty: YES.
James: AND I CRIED OUT TO GOD
AND HE DELIVERED ME.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
HE REVEALED TO ME WAS THAT
MY SCHEDULE, I WAS PREACHING
THE WORD BUT I WASN'T
IN THE WORD AND THE WORD
WASN'T IN ME; IT WAS JUST
IN MY HAND IT WASN'T BEING
BOUND UP IN MY HEART.
I WAS GETTING SERMONS BUT
I WASN'T GETTING LIFE.
I ACTUALLY, WOULD YOU SAY
I DON'T EXAGGERATE WHEN
I SAY I EXPERIENCED WHAT
YOU MIGHT CALL TOTAL BURN OUT?
Robert: COMPLETE BURN OUT.
James: AND IT NEARLY
DESTROYED MY LIFE --
MINISTRY AND EVERYTHING.
Robert: YES.
James: I GOT DELIVERED THERE
AND IT WAS MIRACULOUS.
EVEN THE MIRACULOUS PART OF IT
WAS, MY APPETITES CHANGED,
MY WHOLE ATTITUDE CHANGED.
IT WAS A MIRACLE.
IT WAS THE POWER OF THE WORD.
IT IS THE VERY THING
WE'RE SAYING TO PEOPLE HERE
WHEN YOU GET YOUR BODY
HIS TEMPLE AND YOU LOOK AT
WHAT GOD SAYS AS YOU'RE
SHARING BUT THEN YOU GET
INTO THE WORD AND GET
THE WORD IN YOU
MIRACLES OCCUR.
NOW THEN, YOU'VE HEARD ME
SAY TO YOU AND ALL LEADERS,
"GUARD YOUR SCHEDULE.
DON'T LET YOUR SCHEDULE
RUN YOUR LIFE OR IT WILL
RUIN YOUR LIFE."
RIGHT?
Robert: RIGHT.
James: BUT SOME PEOPLE THINK
AND I'VE DONE A PRETTY
GOOD JOB ABOUT THAT BUT
THERE SEEMS TO BE A SABBATH
OR A REST WHERE YOU SEEMINGLY
BREAK FREE.
AND BETTY DOESN'T THINK
I KNOW HOW TO SAY NO BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE HURTING,
THEY NEED HELP, THEY TOUCH
A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND I SEEM
TO ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE.
Betty: YOU DO.
AND I'M HESITANT TO COMMENT
ON THAT TO HIM OR TO SAY IT
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO QUENCH
GOD'S SPIRIT IN HIS LIFE
AND WHAT HE SHOULD DO
OR NOT DO WHEN IT COMES
TO SERVING GOD.
SO THERE'S A FINE LINE
YOU WALK THERE.
BUT YET AT THE SAME TIME
I CARE ABOUT, I SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENING AND I CARE ABOUT
HIS HEART AND HIS BODY
AND HIS MIND.
I WANT THAT REFRESHMENT
THAT COMES FROM THE WORD
TO ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE TO HIM.
James: I TOLD BOTH
MY PERSONAL ASSISTANTS TODAY
THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TALKING
TO YOU AND YOU WERE GOING TO
TALK TONIGHT ABOUT THIS REST.
THEY SAID, "WE'RE NOT SURE
YOU KNOW WHAT REST MEANS.
WE KNOW IT IS A BREAK FROM
THE SCHEDULE, CHANGE
THE SCENERY AND WE SEE
THE GOOD AND THE REFRESHING
THAT IT DOES BUT
WE'RE NOT SURE...
AND BETTY SAYS THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT IT IS TO REST."
SO DO I NEED TO HEAR
THAT PASTOR?
Robert: YOU DO.
AND SO YOU READY TO LISTEN?
[Laughter]
James: I'M GOING
TO DO MY BEST.
Robert: YOU WANT TO LIE DOWN
ON THE COUCH AND LET ME
TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?
[Laughter]
ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU SAID WAS,
YOU WORE YOURSELF OUT.
YOU DID, I KNEW YOU THEN,
AND YOU WERE VULNERABLE.
YOU WERE -- THE REASON
YOU WERE VULNERABLE,
AND A LOT OF TIMES WE SAY,
"I'M TIRED" BUT REALLY
IT IS NOT THAT WE'RE TIRED
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE TIRED
YOU CAN TAKE A NAP
AND FEEL BETTER.
IT'S THAT WE'RE DEPLETED
-- THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
WE'RE DEPLETED PHYSICALLY,
MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY,
AND SPIRITUALLY BECAUSE
WE'RE CONTINUALLY GIVING OUT,
WE'RE GIVING TO OTHER PEOPLE.
SO GOD GAVE US ONE DAY
A WEEK TO REPLENISH.
HERE'S WHAT IT
ACTUALLY SAYS IN SCRIPTURE.
IT SAYS, "GOD RESTED ON
THE SEVENTH DAY
AND WAS REFRESHED."
WELL, THAT'S TOUGH
FOR THEOLOGIANS TO FIGURE OUT.
HOW COULD GOD, AN OMNIPOTENT,
ALL-POWERFUL GOD BE REFRESHED?
WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO BACK TO
THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE,
THE HEBREW THAT THE
OLD TESTAMENT WAS WRITTEN IN.
THAT WORD REFRESHED
ACTUALLY MEANS TOOK BREATH,
TO BREATHE IN.
WHAT HAD GOD BEEN DOING
FOR SIX DAYS?
HE HAD BEEN BREATHING OUT.
HE HAD BEEN CREATING.
HOW DID HE CREATE? HE SPOKE.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SPEAK?
YOU BREATHE OUT.
SO FOR SIX DAYS HE HAD
BEEN SAYING, "LET..."
THE BREATH WAS COMING OUT.
"THERE BE LIGHT."
AND HE'S DOING THIS SIX DAYS.
HE EVEN BREATHED INTO MAN
AND WOMAN ON THE SIXTH DAY,
THEY BECAME LIVING SOULS.
ON THE SEVENTH DAY
GOD TOOK A BREATH.
James: DID HE BREATHE IN LIFE,
YOU MIGHT SAY.
Robert: HE DID!
James: THAT WOULD BE,
IN ESSENCE FOR US.
Robert: AND THIS IS GOD.
THIS IS GOD.
SO HERE'S THE BIG PROBLEM
IS IF YOU REALLY WANT
TO GET DOWN TO IT IS WE THINK
WE'RE MORE POWERFUL THAN GOD.
James: BETTER THAN GOD.
STRONGER THAN GOD.
Robert: I CAN GO SEVEN DAYS
AND GOD, YOU ONLY WENT SIX.
WELL, WE CAN'T AND
WE'RE ACTUALLY KILLING
OURSELVES BY DOING THAT.
James: I DON'T THINK
IT IS DELIBERATE.
I THINK WE'VE BEEN CRAFTILY
DECEIVED INTO IT BECAUSE
WHEN I THINK OF THE IMPORTANCE
OF HELPING SOMEBODY THAT
IS DESPERATE I DON'T WANT
TO CUT OFF A HURTING PERSON.
SO IT'S JUSTIFIABLE.
I CAN FIND SUCH AN EASY REASON
TO NOT...
[Breathing in]
Robert: WELL, AND THERE'S ALSO
TO EVEN GIVE YOU
A LITTLE SLACK ON THIS...
James: OH THANK YOU.
Robert: WE'RE BELIEVERS
AND WE'RE CHRISTIANS,
WE HELP PEOPLE.
SO SOMETIMES YOU'RE JUST
HELPING SOMEONE.
BUT THERE ARE ALSO THINGS
THAT YOU DO FOR YOUR WORK,
YOUR JOB AND THE WORD SABBATH
COMES FROM TWO HEBREW WORDS.
THE MAIN WORD MEANS LABOR
BUT THE OTHER WORD IS CEASE.
STOP.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO AS LABOR?
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR WORK?
YOU NEED TO STOP IT
ONE DAY A WEEK.
ONE OF THE REASONS
IT IS NOT JUST YOUR BODY,
IT IS YOUR MIND.
BECAUSE IF YOU'LL LET
YOUR MIND REST THEN YOU CAN
BE MORE CREATIVE,
YOU CAN THINK.
James: YOUR MIND ACTUALLY
COMES ALIVE WHEN YOU REST.
BUT NOW I'M HEARING ABOUT
THE OX IN THE DITCH
ON THE SABBATH.
SO I FEEL LIKE I HEAR ALL
OF THESE PEOPLE CRYING OUT
LIKE OX IN THE DITCH,
I'VE GOT TO GET THEM OUT.
Robert: ALL RIGHT,
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
JESUS SAID...
James: LET ME GET OVER HERE.
BETTY, SHE'LL BE WANTING YOU
TO GET ON ME.
Robert: HE DOES SAY
IF YOUR OX FALLS IN THE DITCH
JUST PULL IT OUT.
BUT IF YOUR OX FALLS
IN THE DITCH EVERY WEEK
YOU'RE A BAD MANAGER.
[Laughter]
GET SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU
WITH YOUR OX.
THAT'S WHY YOUR TWO ASSISTANTS
SAID, "WE'RE NOT SURE
YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THIS."
SO YOU ACTUALLY, A WHILE BACK
TOOK A SABBATICAL AND
YOU SAID TO ME AND YOU SAID
TO SOME FRIENDS, "I'M GOING
TO TAKE A SABBATICAL.
BETTY AND I ARE GOING
TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF.
I NEED TO BE REFRESHED."
SO WE ALL, ALL OF US SAID,
"LET'S NOT CALL JAMES.
LET'S LET HIM REFRESH."
WHAT IF YOU SAID,
"MONDAY IS MY SABBATICAL."
OR "SUNDAY IS MY SABBATH.
THIS IS MY DAY OF REST."
AND IF YOU SAID THAT TO ME
AS A FRIEND, "I JUST NEED
TO REST THAT DAY."
I WOULDN'T CALL YOU.
I WOULDN'T TEXT YOU.
NOW I MIGHT CALL ABOUT
THE COWBOYS, AND SAY,
"PLEASE PRAY!
THE COWBOYS ARE DOWN."
YOU'D BE WATCHING THEM TOO,
I KNOW; BUT THAT'S FUN STUFF.
THAT'S NOT WORK.
SO WE NEED TO STOP FROM WORK.
THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION
PEOPLE ASK ME IS, "WHAT
DO YOU DO ON YOUR SABBATH?"
I SAY, "THAT'S THE WRONG
QUESTION.
THE QUESTION IS NOT WHAT
DO I DO, THE QUESTION IS
WHAT I DO I NOT DO?"
SEE FOR WORK, I PREPARE
MESSAGES SO I DON'T PREPARE
MESSAGES ONE DAY A WEEK.
FOR WORK, I WRITE BOOKS.
I DON'T WRITE BOOKS
ONE DAY A WEEK.
FOR WORK, SOMETIMES I HAVE
TO ANSWER EMAILS DEALING
WITH STAFF OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T DO THAT
ONE DAY A WEEK.
SO ONE DAY A WEEK
I'M GOING TO REST.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS
ABOUT THIS IS, THIS IS
A GIFT FROM GOD.
GOD DIDN'T DO THIS TO MAKE US
FEEL BAD OR TO PUNISH US.
HE GAVE IT TO US AS A GIFT
AND YET WE'RE NOT USING
THIS GIFT THAT COULD
SO HELP US AND
SO CHANGE OUR LIVES.
Betty: I KNOW AND I'VE HEARD
HIM SAY THIS MANY, MANY TIMES
AND I KNOW WHAT
HE MEANS BY IT.
HE ALWAYS, IF SOMEBODY
NEEDS HELP HE'S READY
TO BE THERE FOR THEM.
BUT EVERY CONVERSATION
I HEAR HIM TELL ANYBODY,
SECRETARY OR ANYBODY,
"I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE."
Robert: HERE'S THE PROBLEM
WITH THAT.
ONLY GOD SHOULD ALWAYS
BE AVAILABLE.
AND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS,
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
STRAIGHT OUT LIKE MY GUY
HELPING ME TELLS ME,
YOU'RE NOT GOD.
James: I HAVE NO PROBLEM
UNDERSTANDING THAT. OKAY.
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING
INSIDE ME THAT JUST MAKES ME
WANT TO HELP PEOPLE WHEN
I KNOW THEY NEED HELP.
I CAN'T JUST OVERLOOK THEM.
Robert: BUT YOU CAN GET
TO THE END OF YOUR ROPE
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER HUMAN.
THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES
WE THINK WE'RE SUPERHUMAN
AND WE CAN DO MORE;
OTHER TIMES WE FEEL SUBHUMAN.
WE FEEL WORSE THAN PEOPLE
AND THE TRUTH IS
WE'RE SIMPLY HUMAN.
WE ARE JUST HUMAN.
I'M NOT WORSE THAN ANYBODY
ELSE BUT I CAN'T GO LONGER
THAN ANYONE ELSE EITHER.
I NEED REST JUST AS MUCH
AS EVERYONE ELSE AND I NEED IT
BECAUSE GOD SAID I DID.
THIS IS IN THE TOP TEN.
THIS IS IN GOD'S TOP TEN,
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
WE DON'T KEEP
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
TO BE SAVED,
WE'RE SAVED BY GRACE.
BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
WE THINK WE SHOULD
KEEP NINE OF THE TEN.
WE REALLY DO.
WE THINK WE SHOULD NOT HAVE
ANY GODS BEFORE HIM.
WE SHOULD NOT HAVE IDOLS.
WE SHOULD NOT TAKE
HIS NAME IN VAIN.
WE ALL BELIEVE THAT
AS BELIEVERS, AS CHRISTIANS.
SO THEN I'LL SKIP NUMBER FOUR.
WE SHOULD HONOR
OUR MOTHER AND FATHER.
WE SHOULDN'T STEAL,
WE SHOULDN'T LIE,
WE SHOULDN'T COMMIT ADULTERY,
WE SHOULDN'T MURDER
AND WE SHOULDN'T COVET.
WE BELIEVE THAT; RIGHT?
James: SURE!
Robert: WHY WOULD WE BELIEVE
THEN THAT WE SHOULDN'T REST
ONE DAY A WEEK?
James: I THINK THE ENEMY
TRICKS US.
AND ESPECIALLY, I THINK
THOSE OF US WHO ARE
IN MINISTRY, HE TRICKS US
INTO THINKING WELL,
MINISTRY IS MINISTRY
SO THAT WOULDN'T COUNT
AS BEING AWAY FROM IT.
Betty: WELL, AND I THINK
IF WE CAN REMEMBER,
EACH ONE OF US, WE'RE PART
OF THE BODY OF CHRIST.
IF WE HAVE OUR DAY OF REST,
GOD'S GOT PEOPLE THAT
CAN FILL IN SO TO SPEAK.
HE'S GOT PLENTY CAPABLE PARTS.
James: CAN I TELL THEM
TO CALL YOU?
Robert: NO.
NOT ON MY SABBATH.
[Laughter]
-- ANY OTHER DAY.
Betty: BUT I THINK WE ALLOW
THE ENEMY SOMETIMES TO PUT
THAT PRESSURE ON US.
IF YOU DON'T DO IT,
WHO IS GOING TO DO IT?
Robert: WELL, I'VE HEARD
YOU SAY, JAMES, "IF THE ENEMY
CAN'T STOP YOU, HE WILL
GET BEHIND YOU AND PUSH YOU."
SO HE'LL JUST TRY TO GET YOU
TO BURN OUT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HELP
ANYONE IF WE BURN OUT.
James: IF HE CAN'T GET YOU
TO DO WRONG, HE'LL GET YOU
TO DO RIGHT WRONG AND THAT'S
WHAT HE DOES TOO OFTEN.
YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE
CAUGHT IT WHEN I SAID IT
THAT I WAS PREACHING THE WORD
BUT I WASN'T GOING
TO THE WORD.
I WAS CARRYING IT
IN MY HAND BUT IT WASN'T
CARRYING ME BECAUSE
I WASN'T HIDING IT
IN MY HEART, I WAS JUST
GETTING A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
THESE ARE WORDS OF LIFE.
IT IS FOOD.
IT IS NOURISHMENT.
IT IS ENRICHING.
IT IS BETTER THAN FINE GOLD
-- IT IS BETTER THAN ANYTHING.
ROBERT, WE KNOW THAT TO BE SO.
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT BETTY
IS CONCERNED ABOUT,
IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MY ASSISTANTS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT.
WE KNOW THAT I'LL BREAK OUT
OF THE ROUTINE.
I'LL KIND OF GET AWAY
FROM THE CRIES OF HUMANITY
AND JUST HEAR THE SOLITUDE
OR QUIET OF NATURE.
BUT I'M STILL ACCESSIBLE.
THE THINGS THAT ACCESS ME
ARE NORMALLY HEART-RENDING,
THEY'RE NORMALLY WEIGHTY
AND THERE IS NO WAY
THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT
AS LESS IMPORTANT THAN AN OX.
SO OKAY, LET'S JUST TAKE
THE AVERAGE PERSON WATCHING.
THEY DON'T HAVE MINISTRY,
THEY DON'T GO THROUGH
THE THINGS THAT YOU
AND I ARE GOING THROUGH.
THEY HAVE A ROUTINE.
HOW DO WE SAY TO A PERSON
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T LIKE --
SOME PEOPLE SAY,
"I'M ON A SABBATICAL."
THEY CAN GO OUT OF TOWN
FOR A WEEK, SHUT EVERYTHING
DOWN FOR A WEEK.
OTHERS SAY,
"I COULDN'T DO THAT.
I'D LOSE MY JOB."
HOW DO WE TELL THE AVERAGE
PERSON, AND THEY'RE HOPEFULLY
GOING TO LISTEN TO THE
MESSAGES, THE WHOLE PACKAGE
OF TRUTH ON THE CD'S,
HOW DO WE TELL THE AVERAGE
HOMEMAKER, THE AVERAGE WORKER
TO TAKE THAT REST?
Robert: THE GREAT THING
IS WE JUST TELL THEM.
WHAT I FOUND IS WHEN
I'M TELLING PEOPLE AND
SHOWING THEM, IT IS ALMOST
LIKE SAYING, "HERE'S A GIFT
IF YOU'D LIKE TO UNWRAP IT."
EVERYONE SAYS, "YEAH!
I'D LOVE TO."
WHEN YOU TELL THEM,
"YOU GET A DAY OFF."
I HAVEN'T HAD MANY PEOPLE
PUSH BACK.
THEY'RE LIKE, "IT'S OKAY.
YOU NEED TO TAKE A DAY OFF?
IT'S OKAY."
I'M TELLING YOU, IT IS NOT
ONLY OKAY, IT IS SOMETHING
GOD WANTS YOU TO DO.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT
GOD MADE IT ONE OF
THE COMMANDMENTS.
HE WANTS YOU TO REST.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
HAPPENED TO ME, I SEEM
TO ALWAYS GET IN A CRISIS
AND THEN I FIGURE IT OUT.
SO I HAD LITERALLY GONE
OVERSEAS FOR THE TWO
OF YOU AND GONE TO SOME
PLACES WHERE YOU'RE
FEEDING PEOPLE,
LOOKED INTO THE CAMERA AND
SAID, "LOOK, THIS IS REAL.
THIS IS HAPPENING.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
EFFECTIVE MISSION
ORGANIZATIONS I'VE EVER SEEN."
BUT IT DRAINS YOU.
IT IS TOUGH,
DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE BABIES.
YOU'VE SEEN THEM STARVING.
IT IS JUST HORRIBLE.
IT RENDS YOUR HEART.
I CAME BACK, I WAS DEPLETED
BUT I'D HAD ABOUT TWO
OR THREE MONTHS OF JUST
GOING, GOING, GOING.
I GOT BACK FROM THAT
MISSION TRIP, AND THIS IS
HORRIBLE TO TELL YOU
WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
BUT I WENT TO GET DRESSED
AND I OPENED MY UNDERWEAR
DRAWER AND I HAD
ONE PAIR OF UNDERWEAR.
I STOOD THERE THINKING,
WHAT AM I GOING
TO WEAR TOMORROW?
AND MY MIND WAS SO TIRED
I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
I COULDN'T THINK. I'LL WASH.
I'LL GO TO WALMART
AND GET 12 FOR A $1.
I COULDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT.
[Laughter]
I REMEMBER THINKING, PREACHERS
SHOULD WEAR UNDERWEAR.
I NEED TO GET UNDERWEAR.
SO I GOT MY UNDERWEAR OUT
AND THEN I OPENED UP
MY SOCK DRAWER AND
I HAD NO SOCKS.
AND I STARTED CRYING --
LITERALLY CRYING.
I WENT TO LUNCH WITH TOM LANE
THAT DAY FROM OUR STAFF.
I SAID, "TOM, I'M LOSING
MY MIND.
I STARTED CRYING OVER SOCKS."
HE SAID, "YOU'RE NOT LOSING
YOUR MIND.
YOU'RE TIRED.
YOU'RE EXHAUSTED."
AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED
STUDYING ABOUT IT
AND ASKING THE LORD AND
THE LORD SAID TO ME,
"YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
DILIGENT TO TAKE A DAY OFF
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING
TO WEAR YOURSELF OUT
IF YOU DON'T DO IT."
Betty: LIKE YOU SAID TAKE
A DEEP BREATH --
TAKE A BREATH.
I'VE EVEN HEARD THAT
THEY'LL SAY, "BE STILL
AND TAKE FIVE DEEP BREATHS."
BECAUSE IT GETS THE TOXINS
OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.
THAT WOULD MAKE IT
IMPORTANT ENOUGH.
JUST TO STOP LONG ENOUGH
JUST LIKE GOD DID
ON THE SEVENTH DAY.
Robert: I'VE HAD SOME TROUBLE
WITH MY BACK AND A LOT
OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED
THAT AND THAT'S PART
OF OUR -- WE TALK ABOUT
YOUR BODY AND ALL.
THE PERSON WHO HELPED ME,
SHE PUT THAT LITTLE BALL
BACK THERE ON THE MUSCLE.
BUT THIS IS WHAT
SHE SAID TO ME.
SHE SAID, "THEN BREATHE FOR
ABOUT THREE MINUTES BECAUSE
WHILE YOU'RE BREATHING
THAT BREATH CAUSES THAT
MUSCLE TO LOOSEN UP."
IT IS AMAZING WHAT HAPPENS.
AND WE EVEN SAY THIS.
WE SAY, "COULD I JUST
CATCH MY BREATH?
LET ME JUST CATCH MY BREATH
FOR A MINUTE."
WE HAVE THAT SAYING.
AND GOD KNEW THAT AND
HERE'S WHAT HE IS SAYING,
"DO IT ONE DAY A WEEK.
DO IT ONE DAY A WEEK.
SLOW DOWN, BREATHE, BE STILL
AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.
YOU'RE NOT GOD, I'M GOD."
James: I WANT YOU TO PRAY
FOR ME THAT I LEARN TO DO IT
AND PRAY FOR EVERYBODY
WATCHING THAT THEY WILL LEARN
WHAT THAT MEANS TO REST
AND BREATHE IN.
YOU COULD READ,
JUST MEDITATE ON SCRIPTURE,
JUST REST YOUR MIND.
BUT WOULD YOU PRAY FOR ME?
AND FOR ALL OF OUR VIEWERS?
Robert: I ABSOLUTELY WILL.
LORD, IN JESUS' NAME
I PRAY FIRST OF ALL
FOR JAMES THAT TAUGHT ME
HOW TO MINISTER TO
OTHER PEOPLE YEARS AGO.
LORD, I PRAY GOD THAT
RIGHT NOW EVEN AS
HIS ASSISTANT SAID AND
AS BETTY HAS SAID AND
HIS PASTOR SAID,
"YOU DO NEED TO SLOW DOWN.
YOU NEED TO BE INACCESSIBLE
SOMETIMES."
I PRAY LORD THAT YOU WILL
SPEAK TO HIM HOW TO DO THIS.
JUST LIKE EVERY MOTHER
THAT'S WATCHING, EVERY WORKER
THAT'S WATCHING,
EVERY PERSON NOT IN MINISTRY
THAT'S WATCHING,
ALL THAT DOESN'T MATTER,
I PRAY LORD GOD THAT
YOU WILL SPEAK TO ALL OF US
HOW TO DO THIS.
THANK YOU LORD THAT
WHEN YOU SPEAK THERE IS
NO CONDEMNATION BUT THERE IS
LIFE FOREVERMORE;
IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
James: I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU SENSE THE FAMILY ROOM
ATMOSPHERE BUT WHEN GOD
LED BETTY AND ME TO DO
THE LIFE TODAY PROGRAM
LIKE THIS IT WAS TO CALL
THE FAMILY IN THE FAMILY ROOM
AND HELP THEM GET TO KNOW
THE FATHER.
ROBERT IS OUR SHEPHERD;
HE IS OUR PASTOR
AT GATEWAY CHURCH.
I'M AN ELDER THERE,
AND I'M GRATEFUL.
AND ROBERT WORKED WITH ME
BEFORE BIG CHANGES CAME
IN BOTH OF OUR LIVES
THAT HAVE BEEN REMARKABLE.
WE HAD LIVED WHAT
MOST PEOPLE THOUGHT
A REMARKABLE LIFE BEFORE
GOD DID A DEEP WORK
IN BOTH OF US.
BUT ROBERT HAS SEEN TRUTH
ABOUT OUR BODY.
WHAT HE JUST SAID TO ME
PRAYING FOR ME, I KNOW BETTY,
I KNOW HOW STRONGLY YOU WERE
IN AGREEMENT WITH HIM
AND EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS ME
CLOSE WANTS ME TO KNOW
HOW TO REALLY REST
AND TAKE THAT BREAK
AND BREATHE IN.
ROBERT, IT IS AMAZING HOW
QUICKLY I FEEL REFRESHED.
SOMETIMES I FEEL REFRESHED
SO FAST I THINK WELL,
HALF A DAY IS ENOUGH.
ISN'T THAT KIND OF TYPICAL?
BUT GOD TOOK A DAY.
AND SO I'M REALLY ASKING
THE LORD TO LET THAT SOAK IN.
OKAY, BOY, YOU'VE GOTTEN
A HALF DAY, HOW ABOUT IF
YOU JUST STAYED QUIET
AND JUST RESTED.
GET THESE CD'S,
GET THESE MESSAGES.
IT'S PACKAGED
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH
EACH ONE OF THEM.
THERE ARE SIX OF THE MESSAGES
AND YOU GO THROUGH THEM.
AND WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL
IF THEN YOU TOOK A DAY
OF REST AND YOU JUST LET
ALL OF THIS SOAK IN?
AND YOU COULD READ THE WORD
AND HEAR THE SCRIPTURES
ON HEALING.
WE'RE ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW,
YOU SEE THE PHONE NUMBER
THERE?
YOU SEE THE WEBSITE THERE?
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO DO.
IF YOU WATCH US AND IF
YOU LISTEN TO ROBERT MORRIS,
YOU KNOW THAT THE BLESSED
LIFE IS BLESSING LIVES,
IT IS RELEASING GOD'S LOVE.
WHEN YOU WATCH US WE ASK YOU
TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF
THE GREATEST BLESSINGS
ON THIS PLANET AND THAT IS
TO LOOK AND NOTICE SOMEONE
THAT IS OVERLOOKED --
THE LEAST OF THESE,
THE PEOPLE THAT FELT
LIKE NOBODY NOTICED.
GOD NOTICES BUT
HE NOTICES THROUGH US.
AND THEN THEY NOTICE THAT
GOD NOTICES WHEN
YOU MEET THEIR NEED.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO SIMPLY MAKE A GIFT
TO HELP US KEEP SHARING LIFE
ALL OVER THE WORLD IN THE MOST
OVERLOOKED PEOPLE'S LIVES
AND OVERLOOKED PLACES
ON THE EARTH.
WOULD YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $40
TO HELP US LOVE PEOPLE
AND RESCUE THEM
AND SHARE CHRIST WITH THEM?
THEN IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
THE BOOK BY DR. COLBERT,
LET FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE,
YOU TALK ABOUT HEALING.
DR. COLBERT,
YOU'RE A BLESSING!
AND WHAT A COMMUNICATOR!
AND WHAT A DOCTOR YOU ARE!
AND HOW MANY PEOPLE
YOU'VE HELPED FIND HEALING.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
THAT MEANS ALL THESE PEOPLE
WHO SAY WELL, I'LL GIVE $100
TO GET THOSE CD'S
AND THOSE BOOKS,
AND I'LL EVEN GIVE $1,000
AND GET THAT BEAUTIFUL
"BRIDGE OF FAITH" PAINTING
BY THOMAS KINKADE BECAUSE
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HELP
PEOPLE, THOSE PEOPLE RIGHT
NOW CAN START EXPERIENCING
LIFE BY EXPRESSING LIFE
WHILE THEY'RE GROWING
AND THEIR BODY IS THE TEMPLE
OF GOD AND THEY BEGIN
TO LET GOD FLOW THROUGH.
SO IT IS PRETTY EXCITING;
ISN'T IT?
Robert: IT IS EXTREMELY
EXCITING!
EXTREMELY EXCITING!
James: THANK YOU
FOR HELPING ME BECAUSE
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN HELPED.
GO RIGHT NOW ONLINE,
TO THE PHONE, MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART
TO HELP US SHARE HIS LOVE.
BUT ASK FOR THESE
INCREDIBLE CD'S AND
THE BOOKS THAT I THINK
WILL HELP YOU FIND HEALING
AND HEALTH.
I PRAY WITH
ALL MY HEART YOU DO.
Announcer: INTRODUCING HEALING
FOR YOUR BODY HIS TEMPLE,
A POWERFUL NEW SERIES THAT
WILL PUT YOU ON THE ROAD
TO SUPERNATURAL HEALTH
AND EMOTIONAL WHOLENESS.
THROUGH SIX
LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGES,
PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS
AND JAMES ROBISON JOIN HEARTS
TO REVEAL POWERFUL PRINCIPLES
OF SPIRITUAL HEALTH
AND HOW IT TRANSLATES
TO YOUR PHYSICAL WELLNESS.
THEIR BIBLICAL INSIGHT,
COMBINED WITH
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF
SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
WILL ELEVATE YOU
TO A NEW UNDERSTANDING
OF HEALTH AND HEALING
FOR YOUR BODY HIS TEMPLE.
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
WORDS OF HEALING,
A PROMISE BOOK
FILLED WITH SCRIPTURES
THAT INSPIRE FAITH FOR HEALING
BODY, MIND, AND SOUL.
Announcer: REQUEST HEALING
FOR YOUR BODY HIS TEMPLE
PLUS WORDS OF HEALING
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $40.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100
YOU'LL RECEIVE THE CD'S
AND PROMISE BOOK,
PLUS DR. DON COLBERT'S
LET FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE
AND DIVINE HEALTH,
A BONUS DVD BY ROBERT MORRIS.
AND PLEASE CONSIDER A GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE
AND YOU CAN RECEIVE
THE BEAUTIFUL NEW
FRAMED CANVAS PRINT "BRIDGE
OF FAITH" BY THOMAS KINKADE,
AS WELL AS
THE OTHER RESOURCES.
AND REMEMBER,
YOUR GIFT TODAY WILL HELP US
DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE
OF GOD IN WORD AND DEED
AROUND THE WORLD.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT YOU GETTING WORDS
OF HEALING BECAUSE
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
THAT YOU REALLY TAKE CARE
OF THE TEMPLE OF GOD.
BUT WHEN YOU LISTEN,
AND BETTY, THESE ARE SO BRIEF
-- THE MESSAGES ARE BRIEF.
YOU SAY, "JAMES, I BET
IF YOU WERE SENDING US SIX
OF THOSE CD'S, YOURS WOULD
BE ABOUT AN HOUR
AND 15 MINUTES EACH.
WELL, THAT MIGHT BE SO.
BUT ROBERT CAN GET IT SAID
SO WELL.
PEOPLE HAVE SUCH MARVELOUS
GIFTS AND I'VE LEARNED
TO COVET THE GIFTS FOR
THE BODY BUT I DON'T COVET
PEOPLE'S GIFTS FOR MYSELF.
I KNOW THAT I HAVE A GIFT
TO RECOGNIZE HIM IN OTHERS
AND POINT TO HIM AND
I WANT YOU TO KNOW HE IS
IN YOU AND PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO START SEEING HIM IN YOU
BECAUSE GOD'S GOING TO WORK
SOME GREAT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE
AND THROUGH YOU.
YOU LET THAT BODY BE
HIS TEMPLE BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT HE CREATED IT FOR.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLESSED
AND YOU'RE GOING
TO BE A BLESSING.
WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME
SAYING THANKS TO OUR PASTOR,
ROBERT MORRIS?
THANK YOU, ROBERT!
YOU CAN WATCH ROBERT
ON TELEVISION
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND VISIT GATEWAY!
YOU CAN WATCH GATEWAY
EVERY WEEK ONLINE! GATEWAY!
COME VISIT US SOMETIME.
WE WOULD LOVE
TO SAY HI TO YOU.
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Announcer: REGARDLESS
OF YOUR NET WORTH,
ESTATE PLANNING BENEFITS
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
BEFORE AND AFTER DEATH,
AND RESULTS IN PEACE OF MIND.
AS A FREE SERVICE
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS,
LIFE PLANNING SERVICES,
A MINISTRY OF LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL
CAN HELP WITH
YOUR ESTATE PLANNING NEEDS
AND CHART
YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE!
DON'T PUT OFF
THIS IMPORTANT STEP
TO PEACE OF MIND
THROUGH BETTER PLANNING.
CONTACT LIFE PLANNING
SERVICES TODAY!
>> WE DEVELOP MOST DISEASES
BY CONSISTENTLY MAKING
THE WRONG
FOOD CHOICES.
Announcer: DR. DON COLBERT
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.