Living in God’s Best: Week 1, Day 2

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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