Announcer: NEXT!
FORMER SPORTS ATTORNEY,
MISS AMERICA FINALIST
AND COMPETITOR
ON THE APPRENTICE,
MARSHAWN EVANS DANIELS.
>> SO TO BELIEVE BIGGER
IS TO BELIEVE BEYOND
WHAT IT IS THAT WE SEE
AND BELIEVE WHAT
WE'VE SEEN IN OUR PAST.
FOR ME, SIX DAYS
BEFORE MY WEDDING,
MY LIFE
WAS CHANGED.
I DISCOVERED THAT
THE PERSON I THOUGHT
WAS MY PRINCE CHARMING
WAS CHEATING
ON ME
AND I FOUND OUT
WHILE HE IS ON THE PLANE
ON HIS WAY
TO ATLANTA
FOR WEDDING WEEK.
♪
James: Y'ALL ARE
PRETTY SPECIAL.
YOU'RE PRETTY SPECIAL.
AND YOU'RE SPECIAL.
WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
OUR SON RANDY IS HERE.
BETTY HAS ANOTHER
RESPONSIBILITY TONIGHT
WHICH SHE JOYFULLY TAKES.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL BOOK COVER
AND A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
ON THE COVER.
SHE'S GOT HER LAW DEGREE.
SHE IS THIRD RUNNER UP
MISS AMERICA.
SHE WAS ON THE APPRENTICE
AND LASTED TO RIGHT DOWN
TOWARD THE END.
SHE IS JUST BRILLIANT.
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL.
YOU TALK ABOUT HAVING
SOME HEARTBREAK.
YOU TALK ABOUT GETTING
YOUR HEART CUT OUT
WHEN YOU LEAST WANT IT,
MARSHAWN EXPERIENCED THAT.
BUT SHE SAYS, BELIEVE BIGGER.
I'M JUST READING
THE SUBHEADING HERE:
"DISCOVER THE PATH
TO YOUR LIFE PURPOSE."
IF YOU UNDERSTAND,
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
SHE'S GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT,
THE BOOK'S VERY THOROUGH IN
IT, WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH
TO GET TO THIS LIFE PURPOSE
WITH FULL UNDERSTANDING.
BUT I WANT YOU TO WELCOME
THIS BEAUTIFUL LADY
TO LIFE TODAY.
WOULD YOU WELCOME MARSHAWN?
[Applause]
Marshawn: THANK YOU!
James: LET'S JUST
TAKE THE TITLE.
IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE:
BELIEVE BIGGER.
WE WANT TO START OFF ON THAT?
Marshawn: SURE!
WELL, TO BELIEVE BIGGER
REALLY MEANS TO BELIEVE BEYOND
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.
B-I-G IS ACTUALLY AN ACRONYM
THAT STANDS FOR BUILT IN GOD.
SO A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE
WILL HEAR BELIEVE BIGGER
AND THEY THINK
IT IS ABOUT CARS OR HOUSES
OR NICE STUFF OR FAME,
FORTUNE, OR INFLUENCE
BUT REALLY IT'S ABOUT
BELIEVING IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE FREQUENCY OF GOD
AND THE MIND
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
GOD OPERATES IN THE REALM
OF THE UNSEEN
AND SO TO BELIEVE BIGGER
IS TO BELIEVE BEYOND
WHAT IT IS THAT WE SEE
AND BELIEVE WHAT WE'VE SEEN
IN OUR PAST.
FOR ME, I LEARNED THIS.
IT WAS EASY
WHEN THINGS WERE GOING WELL,
WHEN ALL THOSE THINGS
THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT
ON TELEVISION AND SUCH
BUT SIX DAYS BEFORE MY WEDDING
MY LIFE WAS CHANGED.
I DISCOVERED THAT
MY PERSON THAT I THOUGHT
WAS MY PRINCE CHARMING
WAS CHEATING ON ME.
I FOUND OUT
WHILE HE IS ON THE PLANE
ON HIS WAY TO ATLANTA
FOR WEDDING WEEK.
IT LITERALLY TOOK THE BREATH
OUT OF MY LUNGS.
James: AND YOU KNEW
IT WAS TRUE; WHAT YOU HEARD.
Marshawn: WELL,
I'M A LAWYER BY TRADE
AND SOME DETECTIVE SKILLS
WENT IN.
BUT THAT SAME DAY
THAT I FOUND OUT,
AS HE LANDED IN ATLANTA,
I GOT TO TALK TO HIM
AT THE AIRPORT
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK GOD
FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.
[Laughter]
BUT YOU KNOW WHEN
I REALLY KNEW IT WAS TRUE,
I ACTUALLY TALKED TO THE WOMAN
WHO DELIVERED THIS MESSAGE
BECAUSE SHE SAID
SHE WAS THE ONE
WHO THIS WAS HAPPENING WITH.
I STOOD AT BAGGAGE CLAIM
WATCHING HIM PICK UP HIS BAGS.
IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT
I HAD BEEN TOLD OR WHAT HE
WAS GOING TO SAY TO ME NEXT,
I LOOKED AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
SHOWED ME EXACTLY
THAT IT WAS A TRUE.
I SAW A COUNTENANCE OF SHAME
THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY A WORD,
I ALREADY KNEW.
THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING
WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE,
I SAY "SCHEDULED"
AS OPPOSED TO "SUPPOSED TO"
AND IT WAS ACTUALLY
HELPFUL FOR ME IN TERMS
OF THE HEALING PROCESS OF
NOT HAVING A THING OF REGRET,
FEELING LIKE SOMETHING
WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN
THAT GOT JERKED AWAY.
IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I SCHEDULED.
IT DIDN'T MEAN IT WAS
EVER SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
James: THAT'S GOOD!
Marshawn: THE DAY AFTER
I REMEMBER LEANING UP AGAINST
THE CAR AND THIS IS A CAR
THAT MY THEN FIANCÉ
HAD PURCHASED FOR ME,
THAT WAS A VERY
DIFFICULT DECISION FOR ME
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN
AND I REMEMBER TALKING
TO MY DADDY AND HIM SAYING,
"THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO.
YOU LET A MAN TAKE CARE OF YOU
AND PROVIDE FOR YOU."
AND NOW I HAVE THIS LUXURY
VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD.
AND I'M LEANING AGAINST IT,
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD STILL COME
INTO TOWN FOR THE WEDDING
BECAUSE MIND YOU,
MY DRESS WAS PAID FOR,
THE VENUE WAS PAID FOR,
THE CHURCH, THE CAKES,
ALL OF THAT.
PEOPLE HAD THEIR PLANE TICKETS
AND THEY COULDN'T GET REFUNDS.
SO PEOPLE STILL CAME IN
AND LOVED ON ME.
INSTEAD OF
A REHEARSAL DINNER WE HAD
A LOVE ON MARSHAWN DINNER.
I REMEMBER LEANING UP AGAINST
THIS CAR AT THE HOST HOTEL
FOR THE WEDDING
AND ASKING GOD
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME?
I TODAY BELIEVE THAT
IT IS NOT THE RIGHT QUESTION.
I BELIEVE INSTEAD
WE SHOULD ASK THE QUESTION,
GOD, WHERE ARE YOU LEADING?
BECAUSE SO OFTEN
WE ASK THE WHY QUESTION
AND WE DON'T GET A RESPONSE.
GOD'S NOT ENTITLED
TO TELL US WHY
BUT I ASKED IT FROM PROBABLY
THE MOST SINCERE PLACE
OF MY SPIRIT THAT I COULD.
AND AS I WAS LEANING UP
ON THE BUSIEST STREET IN
THE CITY OF ATLANTA HE SAID,
"YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF WOMEN
LIKE NEVER BEFORE."
WHEN HE SAID,
"GOING TO BE ABLE TO"
FIRST I SAID, "GOD, COULDN'T
YOU HAVE JUST SENT ME A MEMO?
DID THIS HAVE TO BE
SO DRAMATIC AND DIFFICULT
AND HEARTBREAKING
AND EMBARRASSING?"
I HAD WAITED TO --
I WAS ABSTINENT
UNTIL I GOT MARRIED.
I WAITED 30 YEARS.
I THOUGHT THIS WEDDING
WAS THE SIGN
OF GOD'S FAITHFULNESS; OF
ALL OF THOSE RIGHT DECISIONS
TRYING TO BE WHAT I THOUGHT
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
AND WHAT HE CALLED ME TO BE.
SO I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING.
AND WHEN HE SAID,
"YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CHANGE
THE LIVES OF WOMEN
LIKE NEVER BEFORE"
I WAS HUMBLED TO SAY,
"MY CAPACITY IS NOT THERE YET?
THOUGH I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU
MY WHOLE LIFE,
THERE MUST BE ANOTHER LEVEL."
SO I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT IT MEANT BUT HE SAID
"THE LIVES OF WOMEN."
I WAS WORKING
WITH PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
AT THE TIME MANAGING
N.F.L. AND N.B.A. PLAYERS.
SO THIS WAS EVEN IF HE HAD
SENT ME THE MEMO I PROBABLY
WOULD HAVE SENT IT BACK
BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON MY RADAR,
IT WASN'T WHAT I WAS
EXPECTING, AND I FIRMLY
BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF TIMES
WE'RE LOOKING IN THE PAST
FOR WHAT OUR FUTURE HOLDS.
AND WHEN GOD GIVES US
SOMETHING NEW
HE WILL DO IT IN A WAY
THAT WILL MAKE YOU THINK
THAT IT IS NOT HIM BECAUSE
IT IS SO OFF OF YOUR RADAR.
IT IS ALSO PROBABLY THE THING
YOU SAID YOU WOULD NEVER DO.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PLACE
IS PROBABLY
YOUR KINGDOM ASSIGNMENT,
YOUR ACTUAL TERRITORY,
THE MISSION THAT HAS
ONLY YOUR NAME ON IT.
AS I REBUILT MY LIFE,
HOLDING ON TO THIS REVELATION
ON THE SIDE OF THIS STREET,
LEANING UP AGAINST A CAR THAT
"YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CHANGE
THE LIVES OF WOMEN
LIKE NEVER BEFORE,"
LOOKING AT WHAT I NOW CALL
A SPLIT ROCK MOMENT
OF THE TRAIL OF INFIDELITY
AND SAYING,
"GOD, THERE IS NEW LIFE."
I STEPPED OUT AND ANOTHER
WHAT I CALL
A LIGHTNING BOLT MOMENT
HAPPENED ONE DAY
IN THE KITCHEN AND GOD SAID,
"I WANT YOU TO START
TEACHING WOMEN ABOUT
HOW TO BE PROVERBS 31 WOMEN;
360 MEANING SUCCESSFUL
IN BUSINESS AND NOT TO SHRINK,
NOT TO BE SHY,
BUT TO LEARN HOW TO WIN
IN THAT SPACE."
I WAS LIKE OKAY.
I ASSUMED THAT MEANT I WAS
GOING TO START A MINISTRY;
THAT I NEEDED
TO GO TO SEMINARY.
AND IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT
WHEN GOD TELLS US SOMETHING
THAT HE WANTS US TO DO
WE FEEL UNQUALIFIED.
I FELT UNQUALIFIED RIGHT AWAY.
SO WHAT I DID IS I JUST
HELD THIS BUSINESS EVENT
THINKING I WOULD DO
THE GOD THING WHEN I WAS
GOOD ENOUGH TO DO IT.
AND LITTLE DID I KNOW
HE WAS TRICKING ME
WITH WHAT FELT COMFORTABLE
TO GET ME INTO THE GAME.
SO I'VE WORKED WITH NOW
THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS
IN OUR PROGRAMS AND HUNDREDS
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND
I'VE SEEN WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
TO WALK SOMEONE
INTO THEIR PURPOSE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING
YOU CAN FIND OUT ON STAGE.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT
TO BE ENGAGED WITH PEOPLE.
WHAT I BELIEVE TODAY
IS THAT PURPOSE IS THE MOST
POWERFUL FORCE ON THE PLANET.
WE'RE CREATED ON PURPOSE
WITH PURPOSE
FROM A PLACE OF PURPOSE
FOR THE VERY PURPOSE
OF PURPOSE.
James: IS THAT OUTLINE
SOMEWHERE IN HERE?
Marshawn: OH YES, SIR!
ABSOLUTELY!
James: YOU'LL GO DOWN
THE STEPS.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE REALLY
EXPANDING, EMBELLISHING,
YOU'RE EXPLAINING?
Marshawn: YES.
SO THE THING ABOUT PURPOSE IS
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DESTINY,
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PURPOSE
AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT WORDS
LIKE CALLING,
WE MIX THEM TOGETHER
AND THEN WE TAKE THE GIFTS --
WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN?
SO WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS
THAT OUR PURPOSE IS EMBEDDED
IN OUR SPIRITUAL D.N.A.;
JUST LIKE SOMETHING
THAT IS FORMED OR FASHIONED,
LET'S JUST TAKE A TIRE,
IT HAS UTILITY,
IT HAS A PURPOSE,
IT HAS A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT
BASED OFF OF
HOW IT IS DESIGNED.
IF AS BELIEVERS
WE UNDERSTOOD OUR GIFTS
WE WOULD UNDERSTAND OUR DESIGN
AND THEN OUR DESIGN
WOULD HELP US UNDERSTAND
OUR DEPLOYMENT;
WHERE DO WE LAUNCH?
James: HAVE YOU EVER
WRITTEN ON THAT?
Marshawn: A COUPLE
OF CHAPTERS!
James: BUT SEE, WHAT YOU ARE,
YOU ARE HITTING
BEAUTIFUL POINTS.
I THINK YOU COULD
PROBABLY SAY THEM AGAIN
BUT THE POINT IS THAT
EVERYTHING YOU POINTED TO
IS VITALLY IMPORTANT.
DON'T YOU THINK IT IS AMAZING,
RANDY, THE WAY
SHE IS UNFOLDING THIS?
WE KNOW SHE IS SMART,
BRIGHT, AND ARTICULATE
BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE
KIND OF A SUPERNATURAL,
IN MY OPINION, DIRECTION THAT
SHE'S FOUND HERSELF RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF.
Randy: WELL, SHE IS ORGANIZED,
SHE IS INTELLIGENT
AND SHE HAS APPLIED THIS,
SHE IS ANOINTED.
I SUSPECT THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN
SOME FEEDBACK FROM SOME WOMEN
THAT YOU'VE HELPED.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING
AS YOU'VE BEEN OUT
TALKING ABOUT THIS?
Marshawn: WELL, ONE,
I'VE DISCOVERED
THAT FEAR IS A REAL THING.
THAT ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT HOLDS US BACK
FROM STEPPING INTO
OUR ASSIGNMENT IS FEAR.
IN BELIEVE BIGGER
I TALK ABOUT THE VOICE
OF LITTLE ME VERSUS FUTURE ME.
LITTLE ME IS THE PART OF US
THAT LIKES TO SHRINK AND
THAT LISTENS TO THE ENEMY.
I ALSO SAY THAT WE ARE
A TARGET OF THE ENEMY BECAUSE
WE ARE A THREAT TO THE ENEMY.
THE GREATER YOUR DESTINY,
THE GREATER YOUR PURPOSE,
THE GREATER YOUR ASSIGNMENT,
THE LOUDER THAT LITTLE ME,
INNER ME, ENEMY VOICE WILL BE.
BUT THE OPPOSITE OF THAT
IS THE VOICE OF FUTURE ME
WHICH IS WHERE I BELIEVE
GOD COLLABORATES
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
TO GET US TO LEARN TO LISTEN
TO HOW GOD SPEAKS TO US
AND I THINK WE EACH HAVE
A FUTURE ME.
FUTURE ME IS NOT SCARED
OF LITTLE ME.
IN FACT, FUTURE ME SWALLOWS
LITTLE ME LIKE A VITAMIN FOR
BREAKFAST AND GETS STRONGER.
James: SHE HAS WRITTEN A BOOK.
SHE IS SHARP.
RANDY SAID IT RIGHT,
SHE'S GOT IT.
PEOPLE WANT TO HIRE HER.
SOME OF YOU SAY,
"WELL, SHE'S GOT A JOB
OR I'D TALK TO HER."
THE POINT IS, SHE'S GOT IT.
WHAT SHE'S DOING NOW,
SHE IS TRYING TO PASS IT ON
TO EVERYBODY THAT WILL JUST
GIVE HER A CHANCE TO COME IN
AND SHARE WHAT GOD
HAS REVEALED TO HER
AND SEE IT CHANGE YOUR LIFE
FOR THE GOOD.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR WHAT SHE IS SHOWING US?
[Applause]
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO IS
YOU TEACH -- DO YOU HAVE
TIME TO JUST GO OVER THIS
REAL QUICKLY BECAUSE
THIS ISN'T OPRAH OR DR. PHIL.
THIS IS JUST JAMES AND BETTY
AND JAMES AND RANDY.
Marshawn: THIS IS WAY BETTER.
James: TOUCH ON THAT.
WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS
AS YOU WERE SAYING SUCCESSFUL.
I WOULD RATHER BE SOAKED
IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
THAN ANY OTHER STRATEGY
IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THAT'S
WHERE GOD GIVES US INSIGHT
THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW.
WE NEED IT BECAUSE WHAT THE
ENEMY DOESN'T WANT US TO KNOW
IS THIS PATH TO OUR PURPOSE.
SO WHAT HAPPENS
IN THE FIRST SEASON OF LIFE,
WE ENTER INTO WHAT I CALL
THE DISCOVERY PHASE.
AND THE DISCOVERY IS
WHERE WE ASK OURSELVES
WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO BE?
WE ALL GO THROUGH THIS.
AND THERE IS NO RIGHT
OR WRONG STAGE.
THE QUESTION IS WHERE ARE YOU?
AND MOST BELIEVERS WILL NEVER
MAKE IT OUT OF STAGE 2.
WHEN WE'RE ASKING
THAT QUESTION
"WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO BE"
WE GET INUNDATED WITH
WHAT I CALL "THE RULES."
THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOT
A NICE LITTLE RULE BOOK THERE.
AND YOUR RULES
WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN MINE.
THIS IS WHERE WE LEARN
THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF LIFE;
WHO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE,
WHO WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE,
WHAT WE SHOULD DO,
WHAT WE SHOULDN'T DO.
THAT BECOMES INGRAINED IN US.
THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE LEARN
HOW TO THINK SMALL AND SHRINK
AND ACTUALLY TO QUIET
THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR PROTOCOL.
THE NEXT STAGE
IS CALLED TALENT.
TALENT IS WHERE
WE ASK THE QUESTION,
"WHO DID I DECIDE TO BE?"
AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR US AS BELIEVERS TO KNOW
THAT WE CAN BE ANYTHING
WE DECIDE, IT MAY NOT BE
WHO GOD FORMED US TO BE.
WE END UP CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
AND I TALK
IN BELIEVE BIGGER ABOUT
THE FIVE SUCCESS MOUNTAINS.
SO YOU CAN GET BELIEVE BIGGER
TO LEARN WHAT THOSE ARE.
BUT WHEN THOSE MOUNTAINS
BECOME OUR IDENTITY
AND TITLES BECOME OUR IDOLS
THE LABELS THAT WE TELL
OURSELVES BECOME FABLES
THAT KEEP US STUCK
AS OPPOSED TO SHIFTING
INTO A SEA OF SIGNIFICANCE
WHICH IS WHERE
GOD REALLY WANTS US.
James: THIS IS POETIC TRUTH.
POWERFUL! IT REALLY IS AN
AMAZING GIFT GOD'S GIVEN YOU.
Marshawn: WELL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
WHAT I BELIEVE ABOUT
DISCOVERY AND TALENT
IS THAT WHAT HAPPENS HERE
IS BECAUSE YOUR TALENT SEASON
CAN BE VERY SUCCESSFUL
AND SUCCESSFUL
CAN STILL BE COMFORT
AND GOD WANTS TO BREAK US UP
WITH OUR COMFORT ZONES.
SOMETIMES DISRUPTION COMES IN
BECAUSE WE'VE JUST GOTTEN
TOO SAFE AND TOO SETTLED;
AND IT CAN BE
AT THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN.
I WAS WORKING AT A LAW FIRM
AT THE TOP OF A HIGH RISE
AND I WAS MISERABLE THERE.
SO JUST BECAUSE
WE CAN CLIMB A MOUNTAIN,
DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE USING
OUR ANOINTING BECAUSE
GOD HAS DESIGNED US
TO MOVE THE MOUNTAINS.
SO WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS
THAT WE'LL GET SPLIT ROCKED,
AS I WAS, OUT OF THIS
AND WE ENTER INTO THIS PLACE
CALLED THE "SHIFT"
AND THE "GAP."
NOW WE WANT TO BE IN THE SHIFT
BUT MOST OF US ARE GOING
IN A GAP GOING IN CIRCLES.
GOD CALLS US NOT TO RETIREMENT
BUT TO REINVENTION.
SO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MOVE --
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RETIRE
ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN,
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MOVE
INTO A GREATER PLACE.
BUT BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT TAUGHT THAT,
WE END UP GOING IN CIRCLES.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE
THE WILDERNESS
IN-BETWEEN YOUR EGYPT
AND YOUR PROMISED LAND.
SO MANY OF US BELIEVERS
GO IN CIRCLES TALKING ABOUT
WHAT GOD IS GOING TO DO
BUT WE NEVER STEP INTO IT
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LEARN
TO MAKE BIGGER DECISIONS.
BIGGER DECISIONS TAKE US
INTO A BIGGER PLACE.
SO IN THE MIDDLE,
WHEN GOD SPLITS OUR LIFE UP,
WHAT HE'S REALLY DOING IS
HE'S INVITING US
INTO THIS GROWTH ZONE.
IT WILL FEEL LIKE A WAR ZONE
BUT WHAT HE IS DOING IS
HE IS STRIPPING
WHAT NO LONGER BELONGS.
HE IS STRIPPING THE OLD YOU
AND TAKING YOU INTO A NEW YOU
YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED
BUT WHO HE ALWAYS INTENDED.
BECAUSE WHERE HE WANTS US
AND I THINK YOU'LL LIKE THIS,
HE'S TRYING TO GET US
INTO THE "GLORY ZONE."
AND IN THE GLORY ZONE
WE STEP INTO
THE STAGE CALLED "GIFTS"
AND GIFTS ARE ALL ABOUT
OUR SPIRITUAL D.N.A.,
OUR SUPER POWERS.
AND OUR UNIVERSAL SUPER POWER,
I BELIEVE IS OUR VOICE.
WE'RE CREATED
IN THE IMAGE OF GOD
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING.
THE WAY THIS WHOLE THING
GOT STARTED WAS GOD SAID,
"LET THERE BE LIGHT."
SO OUR UNIVERSAL SUPER POWER
THAT WE EACH SHARE,
ALTHOUGH MY INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
MIGHT BE DIFFERENT, I BELIEVE
BUSINESS IS ONE OF MY GIFTS
AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
THAT THAT WAS SPIRITUALLY
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE I NEVER
LEARNED ABOUT IT IN CHURCH.
BUT ALL OF US HAVE GIFTS,
WHETHER YOU'RE A SCIENTIST,
WHETHER YOU'RE AN ENGINEER,
WHATEVER GOD HAS UNIQUELY
GIVEN YOU I BELIEVE
YOU ARE A UNIQUE EXPRESSION
OF AN IDEA OF GOD
THAT IS EXCLUSIVE TO YOU
AND THAT HE HAS PUT
HIS DIVINE D.N.A. --
THERE IS A PIECE OF GOD IN ME
THAT NOBODY ELSE CARRIES.
AND THAT IS MY SUPER POWER.
THAT'S WHERE OUR GIFTS ARE.
OUR TALENTS
ARE WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO.
OUR GIFTS ARE WHAT
WE WERE BORN TO DO.
THESE ARE THE THINGS
THAT GIVE GLORY TO GOD.
THESE ARE THE THINGS
THAT ARE LIMITED BY PROTOCOL.
SO GOD WANTS TO BREAK US
FROM OUR COMFORT ZONE,
GET US INTO OUR GLORY ZONE,
ULTIMATELY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF INFLUENCE.
AND EACH OF US
ARE CALLED TO LEAD.
OUR VOICE IS SUPPOSED
TO LEAD OTHER PEOPLE
TO A GREATER PLACE,
TO THEIR PROMISED LAND.
SO THE QUESTION IS NOT
STARTING YOUR PURPOSE WITH
"WHAT IS MY BIG WHY?"
THE REAL QUESTION IS,
"WHERE IS YOUR DIVINE WHERE?"
WHERE ARE YOU
UNIQUELY DESIGNED
TO LEAD OTHER PEOPLE TO?
WHEN GOD LEADS YOU
INTO YOUR PROMISED LAND,
THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL DISCOVER
THE UNIQUE GIFTINGS THAT
GOD HAS GIVEN YOU TO LEAD
OTHER PEOPLE INTO THEIRS.
WHEN PEOPLE SEE US
OPERATING IN OUR GIFTS,
WITNESSING AND BEING
A GUARDIAN OF THE GOSPEL
IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT BECAUSE
PEOPLE WILL NATURALLY SEE OUT
OF THE OVERFLOW OF OUR HEART,
THEY WILL SEE THE HOLY SPIRIT,
THEY WILL SEE
MIRACLES HAPPENING.
I'VE LED MORE PEOPLE
TO CHRIST IN BUSINESS
AND I THOUGHT THAT WASN'T
A HOLY ENOUGH PLACE.
BUT ONE THING I SAY IN HERE
AND THIS IS IMPORTANT
FOR US AS WOMEN TO KNOW
THAT A WOMAN'S PLACE
IS ANYWHERE GOD SENDS HER
AND ANYWHERE GOD SENDS HER
IS HOLY GROUND.
WE'RE ALL HERE TO LEAD,
HAVE INFLUENCE,
AND WHEN WE DO THAT, WE WILL
DRAW OTHER PEOPLE INTO --
THEY'LL SEE THE GLORY OF GOD,
THEIR HEARTS WILL BE TURNED
TO HIM, AND WE WON'T EVEN
REALLY HAVE TO SAY AS MUCH
OR TRY AS HARD.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
WHERE THE YOKE IS EASY
AND THE BURDEN IS LIGHT.
THE THING WE NEED TO BE
AWARE OF IN THIS SEASON IS
WHAT IS OUR MISSION,
WHAT IS OUR ASSIGNMENT?
UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR LIVES
ARE MESSAGES THAT GOD USES
TO SPEAK INTO --
AND ALL THE BAD STUFF
IS ALSO WORKING FOR HIS GOOD.
ALL OF IT IS A MESSAGE
AND GOD IS AUTHORING,
WE'RE JUST THE PEN.
SOMETIMES THE PEN IS WRITTEN
ON DIFFICULT SURFACES
BUT WE'RE JUST THE PEN.
SO OUR LIFE IS A MESSAGE,
WE HAVE A MISSION,
THERE IS ONE
WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.
SOMETIMES WE THINK
THAT WE'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH
OR READY ENOUGH TO LEAD.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO FEEL.
BUT THANKFULLY
GOD EQUIPS THE CALLED;
HE DOESN'T CALL
THOSE WHO ARE EQUIPPED.
James: ONE OF THE CLEAREST
MOST IMPORTANT BEST
DELIVERED MESSAGES
I'VE HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!
WOULD YOU SAY THANK GOD!
THANK YOU, MARSHAWN.
I WANT YOU TO GET THE BOOK.
I'M PLEADING WITH YOU
TO GET IT BECAUSE
SHE IS GOING TO HELP YOU.
LET ME SAY SOMETHING TO YOU
THAT I JUST SEE.
YOU'RE THE KIND OF WOMAN
SO GIFTED, SO CALLED,
AND I BELIEVE SO COMMITTED
TO WHAT HE WANTS.
YOU COULD ACTUALLY HELP
LEAD US OUT OF THE DARKNESS,
OUT OF THE DITCH.
YOU REALLY CAN.
YOU CAN BE ONE OF
THE MOST DYNAMIC LEADERS
ON THIS PLANET.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I SEE THAT.
I CHERISH THAT
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
I COVET IT FOR THE BENEFIT
OF ALL THE PEOPLE GOD LOVES.
I WANT IT FOR THEM.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU,
IS MY PRAYER FOR YOU
AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE.
WILL YOU JOIN ME
IN THAT PRAYER FOR HER?
[Applause]
BECAUSE GOD HAS GIFTED HER.
THANKS, MOM.
THANK YOU, MOM.
THANK YOU, GOD.
YOU WILL LOVE WHAT WE DID.
YOU SAY YOU WATCH LIFE TODAY.
YOU LIKE LIFE TODAY
BECAUSE WE SHARE LIFE TODAY.
WE REVEAL IT, WE SHARE IT.
I WANT ALL OF YOU WATCHING
RIGHT NOW,
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK NOW.
I MEAN THIS IS A BIGGIE!
TWICE A YEAR WE ASK YOU
TO SAVE THE LIVES
OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN.
YOU'VE SAVED MILLIONS.
THAT'S A FACT.
THAT'S NOT JUST A MERE STAT,
THAT'S REALITY.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AND LISTEN.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO SHEILA.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO THE HEART OF GOD
EXPRESSED THROUGH SHEILA
IN BEHALF OF SOMEONE --
LISTEN TO ME -- SOMEONE
YOU ARE THE ANSWER FOR.
YOU'RE GOD'S ANSWER
FOR WHAT YOU SEE.
Sheila: I KNOW WHEN
I'VE SEEN PICTURES OF MALNOURISHED CHILDREN --
SEVERELY MALNOURISHED
CHILDREN BEFORE,
I THOUGHT
IT IS TOO LATE,
THERE IS NOTHING
I CAN DO.
BUT WHAT I DISCOVERED
WHILE I WAS HERE
IS THAT WITH
THE FIRST BOWL OF FOOD
YOU REVERSE
THE PROCESS.
THE MINUTE NUTRITION BEGINS
TO ENTER THE BODY OF A CHILD
IT IS AS IF DEATH
TURNS A CORNER
AND LIFE
MARCHES IN.
IT IS AMAZING
WHAT EVERY SINGLE
ONE OF US CAN DO!
SO YOU MIGHT LOOK AT
THESE PICTURES AND THINK
LIKE I DID,
THIS IS OVERWHELMING.
IT MIGHT SEEM
THAT WAY
BUT THAT'S JUST
A LIE OF THE ENEMY.
THIS IS FIXABLE.
WE CAN DO THIS.
WE CAN TURN
FROM DEATH TO LIFE
IN A MOMENT.
James: I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY OF YOU HEARD
THERE AT THE FIRST,
I DON'T KNOW IF IT REGISTERED.
THIS MOTHER SAID
THAT SHE HAD FOUR CHILDREN.
SHE LOST THEM ALL.
BETTY AND I HAVE
THREE CHILDREN
AND AS YOU KNOW, RANDY,
WE SAID GOOD-BYE
TO ONE OF THEM.
YOU SANG TO HER
ON THE WAY OUT.
YOU HAVE FOUR CHILDREN.
SHE LOST ALL FOUR.
Randy: I CAN'T IMAGINE.
James: WHAT DO YOU LONG
IN YOUR HEART TO SEE
OUR VIEWERS UNDERSTAND AND DO?
Randy: THE FIRST TIME
I WENT OVER TO AFRICA
AND WATCHED
THE MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM
IN ACTION, WHEN I CAME BACK,
IT WAS DIFFICULT.
YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.
THERE IS FOOD EVERYWHERE.
YOU SEE US THROWING OUT FOOD
AT RESTAURANTS.
MY CHILDREN WERE SMALL
AND MAYBE DIDN'T WANT
WHAT WE WERE SERVING AND
THERE WAS A BIT OF AN ANGER.
I THOUGHT, GOD,
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
THESE PEOPLE ARE STARVING
AND WE'VE GOT SO MUCH?
THIS IS WRONG.
AND GOD SAID, "THIS,"
WHERE WE ARE, "IS RIGHT.
I'M A GOD OF PLENTY.
I'M A GOD OF ABUNDANCE.
I'M NOT A GOD OF HUNGER.
I'M A GOD THAT WANTS TO BLESS
THE PEOPLE."
I SAID, "WELL, LORD,
GIVE THEM SOME FOOD.
SEND SOME FOOD!"
GOD SAID, "I SENT YOU.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE."
WE ARE HIS HANDS AND FEET.
WE SAY THAT
BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
GOD WANTS TO BLESS
THOSE PEOPLE.
HE DOESN'T WANT THEM
TO STARVE.
HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT DESIRE
FOR ANYONE TO SUFFER
BUT HE'S PUT YOU AND I HERE
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
THAT'S WHY I'M HONORED
TO BE A PART
OF ALL THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE
BUT ESPECIALLY
MISSION FEEDING.
James: WELL, YOU HAVE SEEN IT.
YOU'VE SEEN THE UNBELIEVABLE
INDESCRIBABLE EFFECT OF IT.
Randy: OH IT'S WONDERFUL!
IT'S GREAT!
James: IT'S LIKE,
IN SOME WAYS IT IS LIKE
THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.
IT'S CERTAINLY LIKE
THE HEALING OF THOSE
WHO APPEAR INCURABLE
AND THEY'RE NOT.
NOW LISTEN TO ME.
THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK
IN THIS EMPHASIS.
TWICE A YEAR WE COME.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF CHILDREN THAT MISSIONARIES
WITH A HEART FULL OF LOVE
HAVE LOCATED,
COMPASSION LED THEM.
THEY'VE LEFT THEIR COMFORT
TO GIVE LOVE
BUT THEY CAN'T GIVE THE LIFE
THAT THOSE KIDS NEED UNLESS
WE GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE FOOD.
WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
400,000 CHILDREN
RIGHT NOW ARE WAITING.
MANY IN MALNUTRITION CLINICS
WHERE YOUR RESOURCES
ALSO FUND THAT SUPPORT.
RIGHT NOW IF YOU'LL SIMPLY
GO GET YOUR BANKCARD,
PLEASE DO IT OR GO GET A CHECK
AND KNOW I'M GOING TO MAKE IT
TO LIFE AND GIVE LIFE,
IF YOU'LL SIMPLY GO ONLINE,
TAKE THAT BANKCARD
OR DIAL THAT PHONE NUMBER,
IT IS A LIFE LINE RIGHT NOW
FOR SOMEONE AND SAY,
"HERE'S MY GIFT."
$30, $50, OR $100
FEEDS THREE --
LISTEN TO ME --
FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN.
COULD YOU FEED TEN
WITH A $100 GIFT
THAT WILL GIVE
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS?
$50 OR $30 FOR FIVE OR THREE?
AND IS THERE ANY WAY
YOU COULD GIVE $1,000
AND GIVE 100 CHILDREN FOOD?
WOULD YOU DO THAT RIGHT NOW?
WOULD YOU DO IT PLEASE?
FATHER, I PRAY
EVERY PERSON WATCHING
WILL HEED YOUR VOICE,
EXPRESS YOUR HEART
AND YOUR LOVE RIGHT NOW;
IN JESUS' NAME.
PLEASE GO TO THE PHONE
WITH THAT CARD
OR GO ONLINE.
MAKE THE GIFT
GOD LEADS YOU TO MAKE.
REMEMBER IT IS THE LAST WEEK
FOR YOU TO HELP --
THE LAST DAYS.
DO WHAT GOD LEADS YOU TO DO.
THANK YOU.
Announcer: IN IMPOVERISHED
AND DROUGHT-STRICKEN AREAS
OF AFRICA
CHILDREN
ARE SUFFERING.
THE NEED IS GREAT
AND WITHOUT FOOD
THEY FACE SEVERE
MALNUTRITION --
EVEN DEATH.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING
OUTREACH CAN SAVE LIVES
BY FEEDING AND CARING
FOR CHILDREN
IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS
OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE,
AND SOUTH SUDAN.
WITH PREVIOUS
RESERVES GONE
AND MISSION FEEDING
HELPING IN AREAS WITH
SEVERE CROP FAILURE
WE URGENTLY NEED TO
REPLENISH OUR FOOD SUPPLIES
TO REACH 400,000 CHILDREN
WHO ARE COUNTING ON US.
YOUR LIFESAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THREE
FULL MONTHS.
AND WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT,
WE'LL SEND YOU PROVERBS POWER:
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION.
THIS POWERFUL CD SERIES,
ALONG WITH STUDY GUIDE
FEATURING
STEVEN K. SCOTT
UNVEILS THE SECRETS
TO INCREDIBLE WISDOM
FOUND ONLY IN
THE BOOK OF PROVERBS.
THIS SERIES WILL
GIVE YOU THE TOOLS
TO TRANSFORM YOUR
RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
REQUEST THE COMPLETE
PROVERBS POWER LIBRARY
FEATURING FIVE
POWER-PACKED SESSIONS
THAT INCLUDE:
"THE POWER OF VISION,"
"BREAKING THROUGH MEDIOCRITY,"
AND MUCH MORE.
FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR 100 CHILDREN,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THE "BRIDGE OF FAITH"
FRAMED CANVAS PRINT
BY THOMAS KINKADE.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
James: WE'RE GOING TO SEND
THE GIFT OF PROVERBS POWER.
YOU HEARD
THE POWER OF PROVERBS
FROM THIS WOMAN TODAY --
NOT ONLY IN LIVING COLOR
BUT IN LIVING ACTION.
THIS LADY,
DRESSED UP IN GLORY,
IN JESUS AND WISDOM;
I MEAN I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
A GOOD COMMUNICATOR.
I FEEL LIKE A TOTAL DUD.
I CAN'T MAKE ANY LINE RHYME.
THIS WOMAN TALKS POETRY.
SHE TALKS IN POWER --
INSPIRATIONAL POWER.
LET HER HELP YOU.
PLEASE! PLEASE!
YOU JUST GIVE FOOD
TO THOSE KIDS,
YOU JUST MAKE A GIFT
TO HELP THEM, AND YOU SAY,
"WOULD YOU MIND
SENDING US THAT BOOK?
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE IT."
YOU BETTER BELIEVE
WE'LL SEND IT.
YOU GIVE LIFE,
WE'RE GOING TO POUR
ALL THE LIFE WE CAN OUT ON YOU
AND SO WILL MARSHAWN.
WOULD YOU JOIN RANDY AND ME
IN SAYING THANKS TO MARSHAWN?
YOU'VE JUST BLESSED US
BEYOND MEASURE, LADY!
YOU'VE BLESSED US.
I MEAN IT.
I BELIEVE WHAT I SAID.
THERE IS NO LIMIT.
HE'S YOUR LIMIT.
THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH --
SO MUCH FOR HELPING US!
BLESS YOU.
THANKS.
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>> IS THERE
IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE
THAT GOD IS STILL
IN THE MIRACLE BUSINESS?
James: TODAY?
Announcer:
LEE STROBEL AND THE CASE
FOR MIRACLES 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.