If asked, most Christians would say that they want to live in God’s will for their lives. But most live in a place where it’s just a matter of time before they experience a crisis and need a miracle to get out of it.
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>> WELCOME TO GOSPEL TRUTH
WITH ANDREW WOMMACK,
A TEACHING MINISTRY THAT FOCUSES
ON GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL
>> LOVE AND GRACE.
>> SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT HE WAS EXPLAINING
WAS JUST SO SIMPLE,
BUT IT WAS TRUTH
>> THAT JUST HIT RIGHT HOME.
>> HE’S CHANGED MY LIFE;
HE’S CHANGED MY WALK.
I HAVE A HUNGER FOR GOD NOW
THAT I’VE NEVER HAD BEFORE,
AND THIS IS JUST
>> THE BEGINNING.
>> AND NOW, HERE’S ANDREW.
WELCOME TO OUR TUESDAY’S
BROADCAST OF THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
TODAY I AM CONTINUING TO TEACH
ON HOW TO LIVE IN GOD’S BEST,
OR I THINK THE ACTUAL TITLE IS
LIVING IN GOD’S BEST.
I’VE GOT A BOOK OUT ON THIS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CDs
AND DVDs.
I JUST STARTED THIS SERIES
YESTERDAY,
AND BASICALLY,
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO
YESTERDAY,
IS JUST CONVINCE PEOPLE
THAT WE’RE LIVING BELOW
GOD’S BEST FOR OUR LIFE.
WE SETTLE FOR LESS
AND AS LONG AS YOU CAN LIVE
WITH LESS, YOU WILL.
AND WHAT I TRIED TO DO YESTERDAY
IS JUST SHOW
THAT THE VERY FIRST STEP
IN LIVING IN GOD’S BEST
IS GETTING
A HOLY DISSATISFACTION
WITH BEING LESS
THAN WHAT GOD WANTS US TO BE.
MAN THAT’S POWERFUL.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU MISSED THAT
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO BACK,
AND LOOK ON OUR WEB SITE,
AND GET YESTERDAY’S TEACHING
BECAUSE THAT WAS
REALLY POWERFUL.
LET ME USE THIS VERSE,
OUT OF 2 CHRONICLES, CHAPTER 16,
VERSE 9,
AND THIS SAYS,
FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD
RUN TO AND FRO
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH,
TO SHOW HIMSELF STRONG IN BEHALF
OF THOSE WHOSE HEART IS PERFECT
TOWARDS HIM.
HEREIN THOU HAST DONE FOOLISHLY:
THEREFORE FROM HENCEFORTH
THOU SHALT HAVE WARS.
NOW I’LL EXPLAIN THE REST
OF THIS LATER.
BUT LET ME JUST FOCUS
ON THIS FIRST PART HERE.
IT SAYS THAT,
THE EYES OF THE LORD
RUN TO AND FRO,
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH
SEEKING TO SHOW HIMSELF STRONG.
IN BEHALF OF THOSE WHO ARE
PERFECT IN HIS SIGHT.
PERFECT IN HIS SIGHT HERE,
ISN’T TALKING ABOUT THAT
YOU DON’T HAVE ANY FLAWS
OR ANYTHING.
THIS IS JUST TALKING ABOUT,
MATTER OF FACT,
THE NIV, TRANSLATES THIS
AS THOSE WHO ARE COMPLETELY
COMMITTED TO HIM.
THIS IS JUST TALKING ABOUT
PEOPLE WHO HAVE A HEART FOR GOD,
PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR GOD,
HUNGRY,
OR I THINK YOU COULD SAY IT
THE WAY THAT I WAS TEACHING
YESTERDAY.
THOSE WHO ARE SICK AND TIRED
OF BEING SICK AND TIRED,
GOD IS LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY
LIKE THIS THAT, SOMEBODY
WHO IS JUST WANTING MORE
AND IS NOT WILLING TO SETTLE
FOR LESS.
IT’S AMAZING TO ME,
THE HERD MENTALITY
THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
YOU KNOW THEY TALK ABOUT
I’M AN INDIVIDUAL,
AND DON’T PUT ME IN A GROUP
AND DON’T JUDGE ME
BY EVERYBODY ELSE.
DON’T JUDGE ME BY THE COLOR
OF MY SKIN.
DON’T JUDGE ME
BY THE WAY I TALK.
DON’T JUDGE ME
BY MY EDUCATION LEVEL
OR SOMETHING.
WE WANT TO BE TREATED
AS INDIVIDUALS,
AND YET, WE HAVE
THIS HERD MENTALITY
THAT WE LOOK AROUND,
AND EVERYBODY ELSE
IS STRUGGLING,
AND WE JUST KIND OF THINK WELL,
THAT’S NORMAL,
AND WE JUST BLEND IN.
WE OUGHT TO WANT GOD’S BEST
AND WE NEED TO BREAK OUT
FROM THE PACK.
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU,
IF YOU START SHOOTING
FOR GOD’S BEST,
YOU ARE GOING TO BE CRITICIZED
BY ALL OF THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE WANTING TO BE MEDIOCRE,
AND THEY LOOK AROUND,
AND JUST THINK,
IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY,
AND SO THEY ACCEPT LESS THINKING
THAT SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER
THIS IS JUST THE WAY YOU HAVE
GOT TO BE.
AND WHEN YOU START TALKING
ABOUT VICTORY,
AND GOING ON,
AND SEEING GREATER THINGS
THAN WHAT YOU’RE EXPERIENCING,
THE AVERAGE PERSON
IS GOING TO CRITICIZE YOU.
BECAUSE, IF YOU COULD PROSPER
THE WAY THAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT,
AND IF GOD COULD EXALT YOU,
AND YOU COULD SEE PROSPERITY
IN YOUR BODY,
AND IN YOUR FINANCES
AND IN YOUR EMOTIONS
AND IF YOU COULD LIVE ABOVE
THE AVERAGE LIFE
THAT MOST PEOPLE LIVE,
WELL THEN THAT CONDEMNS THEM
BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT
THEY COULD LIVE ABOVE,
AND THEY DON’T WANT TO DO THAT.
THEY JUST WANT TO BE,
THEY WANT TO BLEND IN.
THEY WANT TO BE LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE,
AND SO, THEY TEND
TO CRITICIZE YOU.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT
A LOT OF PERSECUTION IS ABOUT
ESPECIALLY FROM FAMILY MEMBERS.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE
AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE LORD,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
GOD HAS CALLED YOU,
AND YOU ARE GOING TO
DO SOMETHING,
AND YOU’RE BEING LED BY GOD,
AND YOU START STEPPING OUT
OF THE RUT, THAT EVERYBODY ELSE
IN YOUR FAMILY IS IN,
AND YOU START BELIEVING GOD,
THEIR TENDENCY IS GOING TO
BE TO CONDEMN YOU,
BECAUSE IF THEY DON’T
CONDEMN YOU, WELL THEN,
IT’S CONDEMNING THEM.
WHY DON’T THEY BELIEVE GOD?
WHY DON’T THEY GET OUT OF THIS?
WHY DON’T THEY TRUST GOD,
AND SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN?
SO THEY EITHER HAVE
TO TEAR YOU DOWN,
AND PROVE YOU WRONG,
OR THEY’VE GOT TO ADMIT THAT
WELL, I’M LIVING LESS.
IF…IF MY BROTHER OR SISTER
OR MY SON OR WHATEVER
COULD DO IT,
WELL THEN I COULD DO IT,
AND RATHER THAN THEM CHANGE
IT’S JUST EASIER TO CONDEMN YOU
THAN IT IS FOR THEM TO CHANGE.
BUT THIS SHOWS THAT THE LORD
IS SEEKING SOMEONE.
HE’S LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
WITH THIS ATTITUDE,
THAT GOD, I WANT YOUR BEST.
I WANT TO LIVE
IN SOMETHING MORE.
HE IS LOOKING.
THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE RUNNING
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EARTH.
DID YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW,
THIS BROADCAST CAN BE SEEN
ANYWHERE ON EARTH
THROUGH SATELLITE,
AND WE’VE GOT,
I DON’T EVEN KNOW,
MAYBE A DOZEN OR TWO DOZEN
MAJOR NETWORKS THAT GO ALL OVER
THE WORLD.
AND IT DOESN’T MATTER
WHERE YOU ARE.
I’VE ACTUALLY BEEN TO CHINA,
AND TALKED TO PEOPLE IN CHINA
WHERE THEY BLOCK THESE THINGS
BUT BY SATELLITE PEOPLE ARE
YOU KNOW, PIRATING THESE SIGNALS
AND THEY’RE WATCHING,
AND IF YOU’RE IN THE REMOTEST
PART OF CHINA,
IF YOU’RE IN THE DARKEST PART
OF AFRICA, IN A HUT SOMEPLACE,
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE
THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE THERE
TODAY, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
WHO’S SAYING THAT
GOD, DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER.
HERE AM I,
MAN, I WANT YOU.
I WANT EVERYTHING THAT
YOU HAVE FOR ME.
AND AGAIN, I AM JUST AMAZED
AT HOW PEOPLE SETTLE FOR LESS.
IT’S AMAZING TO ME
HOW PEOPLE DO THIS.
I’VE MET PEOPLE BEFORE,
THAT THEY HATE THEIR JOB.
BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE A JOB
TO PAY THEIR BILLS,
TO EAT,
AND TO DO THE THINGS
THAT THEY DO.
SO THEY GO TO WORK,
BUT THEY HATE IT.
THEY TALK ABOUT BLUE MONDAY
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO START
GOING TO WORK.
THEY TALK ABOUT HUMP DAY
AND THEY’RE ALWAYS LOOKING
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.
AND THEN IT COMES TO FRIDAY
AND T-G-I-F,
AND THEY’RE JUST CELEBRATING
BECAUSE THEY GET
A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF.
I’M TELLING YOU THAT’S
A SORRY WAY TO LIVE.
YOU OUGHT TO HAVE
SOME KIND OF A JOB
THAT ISN’T JUST PROVIDING
FINANCES FOR YOU.
YES, YOU NEED TO DO THAT,
BUT YOU NEED A JOB
THAT IS ENABLING YOU TO TAKE
WHAT GOD HAS PUT
ON THE INSIDE OF YOU,
AND YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING.
YOU’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
YOU OUGHT TO LOVE
WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
YOU OUGHT TO FEEL LIKE THAT
IT IS IMPACTING PEOPLE.
AND EVEN IF WHAT YOU’RE DOING,
YOU KNOW, IS LIKE A MENIAL JOB
OR SOMETHING,
AND IT’S NOT THAT THE PRODUCT
YOU’RE PRODUCING IS SO GREAT,
WELL YOU OUGHT TO LOOK AT IT AS
MAN, I’M GETTING TO IMPACT
THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE.
I’M MAKING A DIFFERENCE
IN THE LIVES OF THESE PEOPLE.
I’M HERE TO MINISTER TO THEM.
YOU OUGHT TO BE EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
IF YOU DRAG TO WORK ON MONDAY
AND THEN YOU JUST ARE EXCITED
ON THE WEEKENDS
AND YOU’RE…YOU HATE YOUR JOB,
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU,
YOU HAVE NOT FOUND GOD’S BEST.
WHEN YOU FIND GOD’S PERFECT WILL
FOR YOUR LIFE,
THERE IS A SATISFACTION,
AND A JOY THAT GOES WITH THAT
THAT YOU CAN’T FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE.
YOU OUGHT TO BE EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING
IT OUGHT TO BE EXCITED
TO THINK THAT MAN,
TODAY I’M GOING TO FULFILL
GOD’S WILL FOR MY LIFE,
AND WHEN YOU ARE IN THE PERFECT
WILL OF GOD, IT’S SATISFYING.
IT MINISTERS TO YOU.
IT’S GRATIFYING.
YOU KNOW I’VE USED THIS EXAMPLE
BEFORE,
BUT I WAS IN CHARLOTTE,
NORTH CAROLINA,
AND ONE OF MY PARTNERS
OPENED HIS BUSINESS UP,
TOLD HIS EMPLOYEES
TO COME SIT DOWN.
THE CLOCK’S RUNNING,
LISTEN TO THIS MAN TALK,
AND I JUST PREACHED TO THEM.
AND ANYWAY, ONE TIME
WHEN I DID THIS I CAME OUT
AFTER I HAD MINISTERED
TO THE EMPLOYEES,
AND THERE WAS A LADY OUT
AT THE RECEPTION DESK,
AND SHE WAS AN ORIENTAL LADY,
AND I…I DIDN’T RECOGNIZE HER
AS BEING BACK IN THE GROUP
AND I S…AND I SAID,
WHO ARE YOU?
AND SHE SAID OH,
I’M THE RECEPTIONIST.
I’M THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK,
AND THEY LEFT ME HERE
TO ANSWER THE PHONES
WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE
WAS IN THE BACK,
AND SHE ASKED WHO I WAS.
AND I TOLD HER MY NAME
AND SHE SAYS,
WHAT DO YOU DO?
AND I SAID, I’M A MINISTER,
AND SHE…HER EYES GOT BIG
AND SHE SAYS, FOR WHO?
AND I SAID,
FOR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,
AND SHE SAID, YOU’RE THE ONE!
AND I SAID, I’M THE ONE WHAT?
AND SHE TOLD ME THAT
SHE WAS A BUDDHIST,
AND THE NIGHT BEFORE
SHE HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH
HER RITUALS,
AND SHE JUST STOPPED
IN THE MIDDLE
AND…AND IF YOU WATCHED
YESTERDAY’S PROGRAM,
AND THE FEW THINGS
I’VE SAID TODAY,
SHE GOT DISSATISFIED
WITH THESE RITUALS.
SHE JUST KNEW THAT THERE HAD TO
BE SOMETHING MORE,
AND SO, RIGHT IN THE MIDST
OF ALL OF HER RITUALS
SHE JUST STOPPED,
AND SHE SAYS, GOD,
I KNOW THAT YOU’RE REAL.
I KNOW THAT THERE IS A GOD,
BUT THIS CAN’T BE IT.
SHE WAS DISSATISFIED
WITH JUST GOING THROUGH
THESE MOTIONS,
AND SHE GOT SICK AND TIRED
OF BEING SICK AND TIRED.
AND SHE JUST SAID,
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE.
SHE SAYS, GOD,
REVEAL YOURSELF TO ME.
THIS CAN’T BE IT.
AND AS SHE WAS EXPRESSING
THIS DISSATISFACTION,
AND JUST ASKING GOD TO REVEAL
HIMSELF TO HER, SHE SAID,
THAT A BALL OF LIGHT CAME
AND WAS JUST IN FRONT OF HER,
AND IT WAS PULSATING,
AND THERE WAS A VOICE THAT SAID,
TOMORROW I’LL SEND YOU A MAN
WHO WILL TELL YOU WHO I AM.
AND THEN SHE SAYS,
YOU’RE THE ONE,
AND I SAID, I AM THE ONE,
AND I GOT TO SHARE THE LORD
WITH THIS WOMAN.
SHE GOT BORN AGAIN,
BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND WHEN I LEFT THERE
I GOT IN MY CAR,
AND I AM TELLING YOU THAT THERE
WAS SUCH A SENSE OF SATISFACTION
AND PEACE, GRATIFICATION KNOWING
THAT I WAS EXACTLY
WHERE GOD WANTED ME TO BE.
HE HAD TOLD THIS WOMAN
I WAS GOING TO BE THERE.
I WAS IN THE EXACT SPOT,
AND THERE IS A FEELING OF JOY
AND SATISFACTION THAT COMES
THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT
THAT YOU WILL NEVER GET JUST
DOING YOUR OWN THING,
JUST DOING WHAT YOU HAVE
GOT TO DO.
GOD HAS A PERFECT PLAN FOR YOU
AND I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF US
ARE LIVING BELOW
THE TOTAL FULFILLMENT OF THAT.
SOME PEOPLE HAVEN’T EVEN
STARTED IN THAT DIRECTION.
BUT I’M TELLING YOU
ON THE AUTHORITY
OF THIS SCRIPTURE
THAT THE EYES OF THE LORD
ARE RUNNING TO AND FRO
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EARTH
WHEREVER YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.
GOD IS SPEAKING TO YOU
THROUGH ME,
AND GOD IS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
WHO WILL SAY GOD,
I WANT MORE OF YOU.
I WANT YOUR BEST FOR MY LIFE.
WHAT IS IT THAT
YOU WANT ME TO DO?
GOD, I’M SICK AND TIRED
OF JUST MARKING TIME.
DID YOU KNOW THAT EVERY DAY
THAT THE SUN RISES AND SETS
THAT’S A DAY THAT YOU’LL NEVER
GET BACK.
YOU ARE EITHER MAKING
THIS DAY COUNT,
AND MOVING TOWARDS WHAT GOD HAS
OR IF ALL YOU’RE DOING
IS JUST SURVIVING,
THEN YOU’RE MOVING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
YOU’VE WASTED A DAY.
YOU NEED TO GET TO A PLACE
TO WHERE YOU AREN’T GOING TO
WASTE ANY MORE TIME.
I BELIEVE THAT GOD IS SPEAKING
TO PEOPLE THROUGH ME,
AND TELLING YOU THAT
HE’S GOT MORE FOR YOU,
AND THE FIRST STEP IS
YOU GOT TO GET DISSATISFIED.
THIS IS WHAT THE LORD
IS LOOKING FOR.
HIS EYES ARE GOING TO AND FRO
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH
RIGHT NOW LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.
YOUR RESPONSE OUGHT TO BE GOD,
DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER.
HERE I AM.
I WANT YOUR BEST.
I’M SICK AND TIRED
OF BEING SICK AND TIRED.
I DON’T WANT TO SETTLE FOR LESS.
GOD I WANT YOUR BEST.
YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW,
I’M JUST PRAYING THAT GOD WILL
SPEAK TO PEOPLE,
AND THAT YOU WILL RESPOND
RIGHT NOW BY SAYING GOD,
I WANT TO BE EVERYTHING
YOU WANT ME TO BE.
I WANT TO SEE YOUR WILL
FULFILLED IN ME AND THROUGH ME.
AND IF YOU WOULD MAKE
THAT COMMITMENT,
AND MEAN IT FROM YOUR HEART,
I BELIEVE GOD WILL STOP
RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW, I HEARD A STORY
ABOUT A MAN
NAMED DWIGHT L. MOODY.
SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW
WHO THAT WAS,
BUT BACK IN THE 1800s,
DWIGHT L. MOODY WAS LIKE
THE BILLY GRAHAM OF HIS DAY.
HE MINISTERED ALL OVER
MULTIPLE CONTINENTS,
SAW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS,
MAYBE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
BORN AGAIN,
WAS JUST A POWERFUL FORCE
FOR GOD.
AND DWIGHT L. MOODY,
WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN
WENT INTO A REVIVAL SERVICE,
AND THERE WAS NOT
A SINGLE PERSON SAVED
DURING THIS REVIVAL SERVICE.
THERE WASN’T ANY MAJOR
THINGS HAPPEN,
BUT THE MAN WHO WAS PREACHING
THE SERVICE SAID SOMETHING
ALONG THESE LINES,
AND HE HAD A QUOTE,
AND HE SAID, THE WORLD
HAS YET TO SEE
WHAT GOD COULD DO
THROUGH ONE MAN WHO IS
TOTALLY COMMITTED TO HIM,
AND DWIGHT L. MOODY STOOD UP
AND SAID, BY THE GRACE OF GOD
I’LL BE THAT MAN,
AND I DON’T THINK HE FULFILLED
IT PERFECTLY.
I DON’T THINK ANY OF US EVER
M…MAXIMIZE WHAT IS
THE FULL POTENTIAL.
BUT, HE MADE THAT COMMITMENT,
AND LIKE I SAID THIS MAN REACHED
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
HE H…HE STARTED UNIVERSITIES
THAT ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE
TODAY,
AND STILL FUNCTIONING TODAY,
AND I MEAN SO MUCH OF OUR WORLD
WAS IMPACTED BY HIM,
BECAUSE SOMEBODY JUST SAID THAT
GOD, DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER.
HERE I AM.
SEND ME,
AND I BELIEVE THAT GOD
IS SAYING THIS TO YOU.
SO HERE’S ANOTHER THING
I GET OUT OF THIS.
THAT GOD WANTS YOU TO REACH
YOUR FULL POTENTIAL
MORE THAN YOU WANT TO REACH IT.
THAT’S A BIG STATEMENT
RIGHT THERE.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE
SOME PEOPLE THAT BEG AND OH GOD,
PLEASE MOVE IN MY LIFE,
AND OH GOD, PLEASE DO THIS,
AND THEY FEEL LIKE
SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER
THEY HAVE TO COERCE GOD.
BUT THIS VERSE SHOWS THAT NO,
GOD IS LOOKING THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE EARTH.
HE’S GOING INTO EVERY HOUSE,
INTO EVERY BUILDING,
INTO EVERY HUT,
UNDER EVERY TREE.
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.
GOD IS LOOKING TODAY
FOR SOMEBODY WHO WILL
JUST REACH OUT,
AND SAY, BY THE GRACE OF GOD
I AM GOING TO BE ALL THAT GOD
WANTS ME TO BE,
AND HE’S LOOKING.
GOD WANTS THIS
MORE THAN YOU WANT IT.
BOY THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT
THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS.
SO IT’S NOT A MATTER OF US
TRYING TO COERCE GOD,
AND BEG GOD TO MOVE
AS IF HE’S DISJOINTED,
DISASSOCIATED WITH US,
AND HE’S NOT GOT
ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR YOU.
I USED THIS VERSE YESTERDAY,
BUT JEREMIAH, CHAPTER 29:11,
I KNOW THE THOUGHTS THAT
I THINK TOWARDS YOU,
SAYS THE LORD,
THOUGHTS OF PEACE,
AND NOT OF EVIL,
TO GIVE YOU AN EXPECTED END.
GOD HAS PLANS FOR YOUR LIFE,
AND THEY ARE NOT PLANS
FOR FAILURE.
THEY’RE GOOD PLANS TO GIVE YOU
A HOPE AND A FUTURE.
GOD HAS BETTER PLANS FOR YOU
THAN WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING.
IF YOU’RE SICK,
IF YOU’RE POOR,
IF YOU’RE STRESSED OUT,
IF YOU’RE BITTER,
IF YOU’RE HURT,
IF YOU’RE DEPRESSED,
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU
NONE OF THAT IS GOD’S WILL
FOR YOUR LIFE.
GOD HAS A PERFECT PLAN
FOR YOUR LIFE.
BUT, IT’S NOT UP TO GOD.
GOD HAS THIS PERFECT PLAN
FOR EVERY PERSON ON THIS PLANET,
BUT NOT EVERYBODY ON THIS PLANET
RESPONDS TO GOD.
MANY PEOPLE ARE CONTENT
WITH JUST BEING MEDIOCRE,
AND STRUGGLING THROUGH
THIS LIFE,
AND LIVING AND DYING,
AND THEY DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT
THE FUTURE.
THEY DON’T THINK ABOUT
WHAT LEGACY THEY’RE GOING
TO LEAVE BEHIND.
IS ANYBODY GOING TO MISS THEM
WHEN THEY’RE GONE?
MOST PEOPLE AREN’T EVEN THINKING
ABOUT THAT.
THAT’S THE REASON THAT
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY IS SO BIG
IS PEOPLE JUST ARE NUMBING
THEMSELF.
THEY’RE JUST OCCUPYING THEMSELF.
THEY’RE JUST MARCHING,
AND…AND MARKING TIME.
THEY AREN’T GOING ANYWHERE.
IT’S KIND OF LIKE BEING
ON A TREADMILL.
YOU DO ALL OF THIS STUFF,
BUT YOU NEVER GET ANYWHERE.
THAT’S THE WAY THAT
MOST PEOPLE’S LIFE IS LIKE.
IT’S NOT GOD WHO KEEPS US
FROM REACHING
OUR FULL POTENTIAL.
HE’S LOOKING,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,
WE INITIATE IT WHEN WE SAY,
GOD, DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER.
HERE AM I; SEND ME.
YOU KNOW THIS HAPPENED
WITH ISAIAH IN THE 6TH CHAPTER
OF ISAIAH.
HE SAW THE GLORY OF THE LORD
AND HE FELL DOWN,
OH GOD, I’M A MAN
OF UNCLEAN LIPS,
AND I DWELL IN THE MIDST
OF A PEOPLE OF UNCLEAN LIPS…
MAN, THAT’S JUST
AN OLD ENGLISH WAY OF SAYING
HE LIVED AN UNGODLY SOCIETY,
AND HE HIMSELF WAS UNGODLY.
HE REPENTED.
I TELL YOU THIS IS TRUE
OF US TODAY,
AND IF WE WOULD REPENT OF THAT,
THE LORD SAYS WHO’S GOING
TO GO FOR ME.
WHO CAN I SEND
AND ISAIAH SAID, LORD,
HERE AM I; SEND ME.
THAT OUGHT TO BE OUR RESPONSE
AND DID YOU KNOW,
WHEN ISAIAH CRIED OUT LIKE THAT
GOD TOOK A COAL FROM OFF
THE ALTAR,
AND PURGED HIS LIPS,
AND PUT HIS WORD IN HIS MOUTH
AND IT…IT, GOD APPEARED,
GOD PRESENTED THE OPPORTUNITY
AND THE POTENTIAL
BUT IF A…ISAIAH HADN’T OF SAID
OH LORD, HERE AM I; SEND ME.
IT NEVER WOULD’VE HAPPENED.
I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS COME
ACROSS YOUR PATH TODAY.
GOD HAS HAD YOU TUNE IN
TO THIS PROGRAM.
YOU MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THAT,
BUT I BELIEVE GOD DREW YOU
TO THIS PROGRAM,
AND GOD IS SPEAKING
THROUGH ME TO YOU TODAY,
AND YOUR RESPONSE IS,
LORD, HERE AM I; SEND ME.
GOD, HERE AM I, DO IN ME.
GOD I WANT YOUR BEST.
AND YOU’RE THE ONE
THAT INITIATES IT.
GOD HAS A GREAT PLAN
FOR YOUR LIFE,
FOR EVERY PERSON’S LIFE.
BUT VERY, VERY, VERY FEW PEOPLE
EVER TAP INTO IT.
NOT BECAUSE GOD DIDN’T HAVE
THE PLAN,
BUT BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T
PURSUE IT.
IF YOU DON’T PURSUE
THE PLAN OF GOD,
IT WILL NOT COME TO PASS
AUTOMATICALLY.
THIS WHOLE TEACHING ABOUT FATE
AND THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
THAT HE JUST MOVES US
LIKE A CHESS PIECE
AND WHATEVER HAPPENS
IN OUR LIFE IS GOD’S WILL.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
GOD DID NOT MAKE THE FAILURES.
GOD DID NOT CAUSE THE HEARTACHE.
GOD IS NOT THE ONE
WHO’S KILLING PEOPLE.
GOD IS THE W…AUTHOR OF ALL OF
THIS POVERTY AND SUFFERING.
GOD IS NOT DOING THOSE THINGS.
GOD HAS A PERFECT PLAN
FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON
AND HIS EYES ARE GOING
TO AND FRO,
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH,
BUT YOU HAVE TO REACH OUT
AND CAUSE HIM TO STOP
AND BEGIN TO MOVE IN YOUR LIFE.
HE HAS A PLAN,
BUT YOU HAVE TO RESPOND.
YOU KNOW WHEN JESUS CAME
WALKING ON THE WATER TO PETER.
THIS IS IN THE 14TH CHAPTER
OF THE BOOK OF MATTHEW.
IT’S OBVIOUS THAT JESUS CAME
OUT THERE TO HELP THESE GUYS.
THEY WERE IN A BOAT.
IT HAD, IT’S NORMALLY A TWO-HOUR
TRIP ACROSS THE SEA OF GALILEE.
THEY HAD BEEN AT IT FOR ABOUT
10 HOURS,
AND WERE ONLY HALFWAY ACROSS.
THAT SHOWS YOU HOW BAD
THE STORM WAS.
IT SAYS THE BOAT WAS FILLED
WITH WATER.
IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE
GOING TO DROWN.
THEY WERE IN A CRISIS SITUATION
AND THEY WERE THERE
BECAUSE JESUS SENT THEM
OUT THERE.
IF YOU READ THIS IN MARK,
CHAPTER 6,
ALSO MATTHEW, CHAPTER 14,
AND OTHER PLACE,
IT’LL SAY THAT JESUS HAD TO
CONSTRAIN THEM TO GET INTO
THE BOAT.
THEY DIDN’T WANT TO DO IT.
THEY WERE FISHERMAN.
THEY KNEW THAT A STORM
WAS COMING.
THIS WAS AGAINST
THEIR BETTER JUDGMENT,
AND YET JESUS CONSTRAINED THEM.
AND SO, OUT OF OBEDIENCE,
AND COMMITMENT TO THE LORD
THEY WERE DOING
WHAT THE LORD TOLD THEM TO,
BUT IT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE
GOING TO DROWN.
AND SO THEY WERE IN THIS CRISIS
SITUATION
AT JESUS’ RIS…JESUS WAS
AT FAULT FOR IT.
HE WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE.
HE CAME WALKING ON THE WATER,
NOT BECAUSE, HE WAS JUST
WALKING ON.
I MEAN IT’S NOT LIKE
HE DID THIS EVERY NIGHT.
IT’S NOT LIKE THIS WAS JUST
A COMMON OCCURRENCE.
HE CAME
BECAUSE HE WAS COMING OUT THERE
TO HELP THEM.
LET ME JUST TURN OVER,
AND READ A BIT OF THIS TO YOU
IN MARK, CHAPTER 6.
IN VERSE 47,
AND WHEN THE EVEN WAS COME,
THE SHIP WAS IN THE MIDST
OF THE SEA,
AND HE ALONE ON THE LAND.
AND HE SAW THEM TOILING
IN ROWING;
FOR THE WIND WAS CONTRARY
UNTO THEM:
AND ABOUT THE FOURTH WATCH
OF THE NIGHT
THAT MEANS 3 TO 6 A.M.
HE HAD SENT THEM AWAY
BEFORE SUNSET,
SO THIS IS AT LEAST
10 HOURS LATER,
ABOUT THE FOURTH WATCH
OF THE NIGHT
HE COMETH UNTO THEM,
WALKING UPON THE SEA,
AND WOULD HAVE PASSED BY THEM.
NOW THAT’S A HUGE STATEMENT.
YOU…IT’S OBVIOUS
HE WAS WALKING
OUT THERE TO HELP THEM.
THEY WERE IN A CRISIS.
HE WAS COMING TO HELP THEM,
AND YET IT SAYS,
HE WOULD HAVE PASSED BY THEM.
YOU KNOW SOMETIMES
WE JUST SKIP OVER THIS.
WHY WOULD JESUS JUST COME
WALKING ON THE WATER,
AND SHOW HIMSELF TO THEM,
BUT HE DIDN’T JUST;
YOU KNOW IF IT WOULD’VE BEEN ME,
I WOULD HAVE BEEN
COMING SOMETHING
LIKE WAVING MY ARMS LIKE,
HEY GUYS, THE CAVALRY’S COMING.
HOLD ON!
I’M COMING!
I’M GOING TO SAVE YOU.
THAT’S THE WAY WE…WE WOULD
HAVE BEEN RUSHING OUT THERE.
WE WOULD HAVE COME
AND LET THEM KNOW THAT
WE HAD COME TO SAVE THEM.
JESUS JUST WALKED CLOSE ENOUGH
THAT THEY COULD SEE HIM
BUT HE WOULD HAVE
PASSED BY THEM.
IF THEY HADN’T OF
CRIED OUT TO HIM.
THEY HAD TO CRY OUT
AND PLACE A DEMAND UPON THE LORD
IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO RESPOND
AND TO FIX THEIR SITUATION.
AND THIS IS WHAT I’M SAYING
TO YOU, IS THAT THE LORD,
THE EYES OF THE LORD
ARE RUNNING TO AND FRO
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH
TODAY, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
GOD IS THERE.
HE’S PRESENTING HIMSELF
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO YOU.
BUT YOU HAVE TO RESPOND.
YOU HAVE TO CRY OUT
AND IF YOU DON’T,
YOU KNOW WHAT,
HE’LL PASS RIGHT ON BY,
AND THIS WILL BE JUST ANOTHER
PROGRAM THAT YOU’VE WATCHED.
IT’LL BE ANOTHER 30 MINUTES
THAT YOU’VE LET GO,
AND IT WON’T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
THAT RIGHT NOW,
YOU COULD JUST RESPOND,
AND DO WHAT ISAIAH DID
AND SAID LORD, HERE AM I;
SEND ME.
YOU COULD SAY GOD,
DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER.
HERE AM I, I WANT YOUR BEST.
GOD, I DON’T WANT TO LIVE
A MEDIOCRE LIFE.
I DON’T WANT TO DIE
WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL.
YOU KNOW I THINK IT W…WELL
I’M NOT GOING TO SAY WHO IT WAS
CAUSE I’M NOT TOTALLY SURE,
BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS A MINISTER
THAT I HEARD.
HE SAID THAT IF YOU WANT TO FIND
THE PLACE ON THE EARTH
THAT HAS THE MOST POTENTIAL,
GO TO THE GRAVEYARD
BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE
DID NOT UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL.
MOST PEOPLE NEVER REACHED
THEIR FULL POTENTIAL,
AND THEY TOOK IT TO THE GRAVE.
THAT’S A TRAGEDY,
BUT I BELIEVE THAT’S TRUE.
I BELIEVE THAT GOD MADE
EVERY ONE OF US FOR GREATNESS.
NOT NECESSARILY THAT
YOU’RE GOING TO BE KNOWN
WORLDWIDE.
GOD HAS DIFFERENT PLANS
FOR EVERY PERSON,
BUT WITHIN YOUR WORLD,
WITHIN YOUR REALM OF INFLUENCE,
YOUR JOB,
YOUR FAMILY,
YOUR CHURCH,
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU DO
BUSINESS WITH,
GOD HAS DESTINED EVERY ONE
OF YOU FOR SOMETHING AWESOME.
NOT ONLY INDIVIDUALLY,
BUT SO THAT HE COULD FLOW
THROUGH YOU
AND I TELL YOU MOST PEOPLE
ARE TAKING THAT POTENTIAL
TO THE GRAVE.
I’M CHALLENGING YOU TODAY
TO OPEN UP YOUR HEART
AND BELIEVE GOD FOR MORE.
♪ MUSIC ♪
>> WELCOME TO THE AWM MINUTE,
A SMALL GLIMPSE
ON HOW THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES
ARE HELPING US SPREAD THE GOSPEL
WHEN THE WORLD
NEEDS IT THE MOST.
THOUGH 2020
BROUGHT UNPRECEDENTED OBSTACLES,
GOD’S WORD HAS REMAINED TRUE
AND WE ARE NOW SEEING
A HARVEST UNLIKE EVER BEFORE.
THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS
AND PARTNERS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO MINISTER VIA LIVESTREAM
ON A DAILY BASIS,
EXPAND OUR PHONE CENTER
TO ANSWER A RECORD AMOUNT
OF CALLS,
AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE OUT
FREE MATERIAL TO THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER
CONTACTED US BEFORE.
JUST LIKE THE WORD PROMISES,
WHAT THE ENEMY MEANT FOR EVIL
GOD TURNED AROUND FOR GOOD
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE
ALL THE GREAT THINGS
HE HAS IN STORE FOR US NEXT.
TO SEE THE FULL 2020
ANNUAL REPORT VIDEO,
>> VISIT AWMI.NET TODAY.
♪ MUSIC ♪
YOU KNOW, I’VE HAD A DESIRE
TO HAVE A 24/7 PHONE CENTER
WHERE WE COULD TAKE CALLS
ALL OF THE TIME.
RIGHT NOW WE’RE OPERATING
FIVE DAYS A WEEK,
24 HOURS A DAY,
BUT WE ARE STARTING TO OPEN
ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FROM 7:30 IN THE MORNING
UNTIL 6PM JUST SO THAT WE CAN
MINISTER TO YOU BETTER.
SO WE’VE EXPANDED THESE HOURS.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT.
IT’S 719-635-1111.
♪ MUSIC ♪
>> TODAY YOU CAN GET
ANDREW’S TEACHING,
LIVING IN GOD’S BEST,
IN A HARDBACK BOOK
FOR A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT
>> WHEN YOU CONTACT US.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU
TO GET THESE MATERIALS
THAT I’M OFFERING.
I’VE GOT THIS HARD COVER BOOK
ON LIVING IN GOD’S BEST,
WE’VE GOT A STUDY GUIDE,
WHICH IS 475 PAGES,
AND THIS IS SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED SO THAT YOU CAN
DISCIPLE OTHER PEOPLE IN THIS.
WE’VE ALSO GOT THIS BOOK
IN SPANISH,
WE’VE GOT A SERIES
THAT WAS RECORDED LIVE,
AND THEN WE HAVE A CD SET
AND A DVD SET.
BUT I TELL YOU, THIS TEACHING
ON LIVING IN GOD’S BEST
IS ABSOLUTELY LIFE CHANGING
IF YOU WILL LISTEN TO IT
AND THEN HEED IT AND ACT ON IT.
SO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT TODAY.
>> ANDREW’S ENTIRE SERIES,
LIVING IN GOD’S BEST,
IS AVAILABLE AS A BOOK
IN EITHER ENGLISH OR SPANISH,
AS A DVD ALBUM
MADE FROM OUR DAILY
TELEVISION BROADCAST,
OR AS A CD OR DVD ALBUM
RECORDED LIVE
FROM A GOSPEL TRUTH SEMINAR.
YOU CAN ALSO GET THIS TEACHING
AS A COMPANION STUDY GUIDE.
THE STUDY GUIDE WILL DEEPEN
YOUR PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING
AND IS PERFECT FOR HOME GROUPS
OR SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
EACH OF THESE VALUABLE RESOURCES
ARE AVAILABLE
FOR A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT
WHEN YOU CONTACT US.
THIS ENTIRE SERIES
IS ALSO AVAILABLE
FOR AUDIO DOWNLOAD
ABSOLUTELY FREE
FROM OUR WEB SITE.
GO TO AWMI.NET
TO SEE ALL THE WAYS
YOU CAN GET THIS TEACHING.
THE INDIVIDUAL TOPIC
HIGHLIGHTED ON TODAY’S BROADCAST
IS AVAILABLE AS AN AUDIO CD
FOR A GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT
WHEN YOU WRITE OR CALL.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GIVE
BECAUSE THERE IS A BLESSING
IN GIVING,
BUT IF YOU’RE SIMPLY
UNABLE TO AFFORD IT,
ANDREW AND HIS PARTNERS
WILL PROVIDE TODAY’S TEACHING
FREE OF CHARGE.
WE WANT TO SAY
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO THE GRACE PARTNERS
OF ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES.
YOUR GIFTS MAKE IT POSSIBLE
TO PUT FREE MINISTRY MATERIALS
INTO THE HANDS
OF MANY PEOPLE IN NEED.
IF YOU’RE NOT ALREADY
A GRACE PARTNER,
WE ASK YOU TO PRAY
ABOUT BECOMING ONE TODAY.
YOU CAN BECOME
A GRACE PARTNER
OR ORDER RESOURCES
THROUGH OUR WEB SITE
AT AWMI.NET.
WHILE THERE, YOU CAN DISCOVER
MORE PRODUCT DETAILS
AND DOWNLOAD ADDITIONAL
FREE RESOURCES.
OR YOU CAN CALL OUR HELPLINE
AT 719-635-1111.
OUR HELPLINE IS OPEN
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
24 HOURS A DAY,
AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FROM 7:30AM TO 6PM,
>> MOUNTAIN TIME.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT WE HAVE NOW STARTED
A CHARIS DAILY LIVE BIBLE STUDY.
WE’VE BEEN DOING A BIBLE STUDY
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
LIVE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS,
BUT NOW WE HAVE
FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
WE’VE VARIED THE TIMES
SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE
ANYBODY’S SCHEDULE.
AND IT’S GOING TO
REALLY BE GOOD.
WE’RE GOING TO USE
OUR INSTRUCTORS
FROM THE SCHOOL,
AND IT’LL BE A BLESSING,
SO REMEMBER, WE NOW HAVE
A CHARIS DAILY LIVE BIBLE STUDY
FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
♪ MUSIC ♪
♪ MUSIC ♪
>> I TELL YOU, I’M EXCITED.
GOD IS GOING TO DO
SOMETHING SPECIAL
>> DURING THESE MEETINGS.
>> I FELT THAT HE WAS JUST
>> SPEAKING TRUTH.
>> THE PERSPECTIVE
IS SO DIFFERENT, IT’S SO NEW,
AND THE…THE UNDERSTANDING
>> RUNS SO DEEP.
>> WHEN YOU START SPEAKING
TO YOUR PROBLEM
AND COMMANDING IT TO LEAVE,
THAT’S WHEN YOU START SEEING
>> GREAT THINGS HAPPEN.
>> ANDREW’S TEACHING
AND THE LOVE THAT HE HAS
FOR GOD’S WORD AND TRUTH,
>> IT IS THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
♪ MUSIC ♪
YOU KNOW, I WANT
TO SHARE WITH YOU
ABOUT CHARIS DISTANCE EDUCATION.
THIS IS WHAT WE CALL
OUR ONLINE PLATFORM
OR OUR CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
WHERE YOU GET THE MATERIALS
SENT TO YOU,
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO COME
TO A PHYSICAL LOCATION.
YOU CAN RECEIVE THE TEACHING
THROUGH THESE PLATFORMS
AND THEN YOU CAN SEND IN
YOUR TEST.
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE INTERACTION
AND STUFF,
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE
AND GO TO A PHYSICAL LOCATION,
AND FOR SOME OF YOU,
THIS IS YOUR ANSWER
TO HOW YOU COULD RECEIVE
THE TEACHING FROM CHARIS
WITHOUT HAVING TO PICK UP
AND MOVE
TO ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS.
YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION
BY CONTACTING US,
BUT WE ENCOURAGE YOU
TO BECOME A PART
OF CHARIS BIBLE COLLEGE
THROUGH OUR DISTANCE EDUCATION.
♪ MUSIC ♪
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