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ANNOUNCER: COMING UP
ON "MARRIAGE TODAY
WITH JIMMY & KAREN"...
JIMMY EVANS: HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
TO PRAY AND YOUR MIND WANDERS?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR MIND IS
WANDERING TO? WHAT YOU REALLY
OUGHT TO BE PRAYING ABOUT.
KAREN EVANS: AND SO I WAS TAUGHT
EARLY ON, YOU KNOW, PRAY
FOR YOUR HUSBAND. SEE WHAT
HAPPENS IN YOUR MARRIAGE
IF YOU JUST PRAY. AND SO I TOOK
THAT CHALLENGE. AND IT REALLY
DID, I STARTED SEEING HUGE
DIFFERENCES IN YOU.
WORRY, ANXIETY, AND FEAR ARE
REALLY THE SAME THING
EMOTIONALLY. THEY'RE JUST
EXPERIENCED ON DIFFERENT LEVELS.
WORRY, ANXIETY, AND FEAR.
THEY'RE STAIR STEPS. SO FEAR
IS--AND EVEN FEAR IS EXPERIENCED
IN DIFFERENT INTENSITIES. AND I
SAY POODLE TO PIT-BULL FEAR, YOU
KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE EXPERIENCING
FEAR. I DELIVERED APPLIANCES IN
COLLEGE FOR MY UNCLE. AND I WAS
DELIVERING A WASHER ONE DAY WITH
A FRIEND OF MINE. AND WE WERE
DELIVERING IT AND I WAS PULLING
THE WASHER THROUGH THE HOUSE ON
A SET OF DOLLIES, AND HE WAS ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WASHER AND
HAD THIS HORRIBLE LOOK ON HIS
FACE. AND SO I'M PUTTING--
INSTALLED THE WASHER. AND THEY
HAD THIS LITTLE POODLE IN
THE HOUSE. AND SO WHEN WE GOT
BACK IN THE TRUCK, I SAID, "WHAT
WAS THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE?" HE
SAID, "THAT POODLE BIT ME FROM
THE TIME WE WALKED IN TO
THE TIME WE WALKED OUT."
[LAUGHTER]
AND I SAID, "DID IT HURT?" HE
SAID, "HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TEETH.
IT JUST WORRIED ME." YOU KNOW.
SO THERE'S POODLE TYPE OF FEAR,
BUT THEN THERE'S PIT BULL FEAR.
OK, FEAR IS A NEGATIVE EMOTION
CAUSED BY A REAL OR PERCEIVED
THREAT TO OUR WELL-BEING.
A NEGATIVE--THERE'S A THREAT TO
OUR WELL-BEING, SO WE FEEL THIS
EMOTION, ANXIETY, AGAIN, AS
EXPERIENCED IN DIFFERENT
INTENSITIES. AND I HAVE COWBOY
GAME TO COMPANY LAYOFFS. HOW
MANY OF YOU GET NERVOUS DURING
COWBOYS GAMES?
YOU KNOW, THE ANXIETY IS TO
BE UNEASY AND NERVOUS ABOUT
AN EVENT, PERSON, OR PROBLEM I
CAN'T CONTROL. I'M ANXIOUS
BECAUSE I CAN'T CONTROL IT. I
WISH I COULD CONTROL IT, BUT I
CAN'T, SO I FEEL ANXIOUS ABOUT
THAT WORRY. AND I HAVE WEATHER
TO WEDDING KIND OF WORRY. AND
WORRY IS TO MENTALLY DWELL ON
DIFFICULTY OR TROUBLE. IT JUST
MEANS A CHRONIC CONCERN. AND
AGAIN, THIS IS THE LEAST LEVEL
I'M WORRIED, BUT WORRY CAN
BECOME ANXIETY AND FEAR, AND
FEAR CAN SUBSIDE TO ANXIETY AND
WORRY. SO IT'S REALLY THE SAME
EMOTION, IT'S JUST EXPERIENCED
ON DIFFERENT LEVELS. BUT WE'RE
COMMANDED IN SCRIPTURE NOT TO DO
ALL THREE. WE'RE COMMANDED IN
SCRIPTURE NOT TO FEAR, NOT TO BE
ANXIOUS, AND NOT TO WORRY.
NOW, LISTEN--LISTEN TO WHAT I'M
ABOUT TO SAY NOW. GOD WOULD
NEVER COMMAND US NOT TO DO
SOMETHING IF WE DIDN'T HAVE
THE ABILITY NOT TO DO IT. RIGHT?
IS THAT RIGHT? AM I RIGHT? YOU
CAN SAY "AMEN" IF YOU AGREE.
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JIMMY: OK, YOU AGREE. SO GOD HAS
COMMANDED ALL OF US NOT TO FEAR.
OK. BY THE WAY, THE COMMANDMENT
DO NOT FEAR OR FEAR NOT IS
THE MOST COMMON COMMANDMENT IN
THE BIBLE. GOD CREATED US TO
LIVE IN PEACE, NOT IN FEAR. LET
ME MAKE THIS STATEMENT. AS MUCH
AS YOU KNOW THE PRESENCE OF GOD
BY PEACE, YOU KNOW THE
PRESENCE OF THE DEVIL BY FEAR.
GOD NEVER CREATED US TO LIVE IN
FEAR. AND THAT'S WHY CONSTANTLY
THROUGH THE BIBLE WE ARE
COMMANDED DO NOT FEAR. GOD
DOES NOT WANT US TO LIVE THAT
WAY. AND THEN IN PHILIPPIANS
4:6, THE SCRIPTURE I'LL READ IN
JUST A LITTLE BIT,
THE APOSTLE PAUL SAYS, "BE
ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING." BE ANXIOUS
FOR NOTHING. AND I'LL READ
THE ENTIRE SCRIPTURE IN JUST
A MINUTE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT
IT. ANXIETY. THE BIBLE SAYS BE
ANXIOUS FOR NOT ONE THING. WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIVE WITHOUT
BEING ANXIOUS ABOUT ONE THING.
AND YOU SAY STRESS, ANXIETY,
STRESS, ON WHATEVER LEVEL, IT IS
THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR
SICKNESS AND DISEASE. IN AMERICA
TODAY, THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR
PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS IS STRESS
AND ANXIETY. THE NUMBER ONE
REASON FOR DOCTOR'S OFFICE
VISITS IS STRESS AND ANXIETY.
IT IS A KILLER ON EVERY LEVEL.
IT LITERALLY CAUSES US TO LIVE
NOT AS LONG, IS TO HAVE
A SHORTER LIFESPAN. AND THEN
WORRY. JESUS SAID IN MATTHEW
6:25, "THEREFORE I SAY TO YOU,
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR LIFE,
WHAT YOU WILL EAT, OR WHAT YOU
WILL DRINK, NOR ABOUT YOUR BODY,
WHAT YOU WILL PUT ON." AND JESUS
ALSO TOLD US, BY THE WAY, THAT
WE WERE NOT TO WORRY ABOUT
TOMORROW BECAUSE TOMORROW, HE
SAID, HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS OF
ITS OWN. SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT
TOMORROW. HE WOULD NEVER SAY
THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE
ABILITY NOW NOT TO DO THAT. SO I
GREW UP WORRYING. I GREW UP WITH
FEAR, ANXIETY, AND WORRY. I JUST
REMEMBER AS A KID I WAS ALWAYS
WORRIED. AND I HAD, YOU KNOW,
DIFFERENT FEARS. AND I DIDN'T
ACT LIKE I WAS WORRIED. YOU
KNOW, I KIND OF CARRIED MYSELF
IN A WAY THAT I DIDN'T--I DIDN'T
SEEM TO BE FEARFUL BY OTHER
PEOPLE, BUT I WAS. I HAD A LOT
OF FEAR AND ANXIETY IN MY LIFE.
IT CAUSED PHYSICAL PROBLEMS,
ESPECIALLY SKIN PROBLEMS WHEN I
WAS A KID--ECZEMA AND DIFFERENT
KINDS OF PROBLEMS THAT I HAD.
ONE TIME I WENT TO THE DOCTOR
WITH A SKIN PROBLEM. I WAS
PROBABLY ABOUT 20 OR 21 YEARS
OLD. AND I WENT AND SAID,
"DOCTOR, I'VE GOT THIS SKIN
PROBLEM RIGHT HERE." AND
THE DOCTOR SAID, "OK, GREAT" AND
LEFT THE ROOM. AND THE NURSE
CAME IN. AND I JUST WANTED
A PRESCRIPTION, YOU KNOW. I JUST
WANTED HIM TO GIVE ME
A PRESCRIPTION, I'D GO GET MY
PRESCRIPTION FILLED, GO HOME
HAPPY, I GOT MY MEDICINE. AND
THE NURSE CAME IN WITH A
CASSETTE TAPE PLAYER, FOR THOSE
OF YOU THAT REMEMBER CASSETTE
TAPES, AND SHE PUT IT ON
THE COUNTER AND SAID,
"THE DOCTOR WANTS YOU TO LISTEN
TO THIS." AND SHE PUSHED
THE PLAY BUTTON AND WALKED OUT
AND IT WAS ON WORRY. AND I WAS
SO MAD. I WAS JUST SO--I DIDN'T
COME HERE TO GET PREACHED TO,
YOU KNOW. I JUST WANT MY
MEDICINE. BUT THE PROBLEM THAT I
HAD WAS NOT A PHYSICAL PROBLEM,
IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM THAT
BECAME A PHYSICAL PROBLEM. AND
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I HAD
RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS. I HAD
PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE PLEASING
AND PROBLEMS WITH CONTROL ALL AT
THE SAME TIME. I HAD ALL KINDS
OF PROBLEMS. AND THEN I
CAME INTO THE MINISTRY. NEVER
DONE A FUNERAL, NEVER DONE
A WEDDING, NEVER LED A STAFF.
ONLY PREPARED FOR A COUPLE OF
SERMONS. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
THE FIRST TIME I DID A FUNERAL,
I HAD TO ASK THE GUY AT
THE FUNERAL HOME WHAT TO DO. AND
THAT WAS PRETTY BAD. AND SO I
JUST--AND I HAD--SO WHEN I CAME
IN THE MINISTRY, FEAR OF MEN,
FEAR OF FAILURE, FEAR OF
REJECTION, FEAR OF FINANCIAL
FAILURE, ANXIETY ABOUT
EVERYTHING. AND THE CHURCH WAS
GROWING. THE CHURCH WAS DOING
WELL. BUT I LIVED IN CONSTANT
ANXIETY AND FEAR, WHICH PUT
KAREN AND I INTO A POSITION,
RELATIONAL PROBLEMS, EMOTIONAL
PROBLEMS. I WAS A DISTRACTED
FATHER, ON AND ON AND ON, ALL
BECAUSE OF FEAR, ANXIETY, AND
WORRY IN MY LIFE AT THAT POINT.
AND THE ROOT OF ALL FEAR AND
ANXIETY AND WORRY IS THE SAME,
IT'S AN ORPHAN SPIRIT.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT
GOD. HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES TO BE
A DADDY. IN THE CONTEXT OF
JESUS' STATEMENT OF NOT WORRYING
WAS THE CONTEXT OF GOD BEING OUR
FATHER. AND THE REASON THAT I
GREW UP WITH SO MUCH FEAR,
ANXIETY, AND WORRY IS BECAUSE I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT I HAD A FATHER.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SOMEBODY WAS
TAKING CARE OF ME. AND I DID
NOT--EVEN THOUGH I PRAYED AS
A PASTOR, A YOUNG PASTOR, AND
EVEN THOUGH I HAD A RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD, I JUST DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH HE LOVES
BEING A FATHER. NOW LET ME SAY
THIS. THE--I HAVE TWO CHILDREN,
4 GRANDCHILDREN. I ABSOLUTELY
LOVE BEING A FATHER. AND I
ABSOLUTE--AND I LOVE BEING
A GRANDFATHER EVEN MORE. I LOVE
BEING A FATHER. I'M PAPPY, IS
WHAT MY GRANDKIDS CALL ME. I
LOVE BEING PAPPY. AND MY
GRANDCHILDREN ARE NEVER A BOTHER
TO ME. AND WHAT WOULD HURT ME
THE MOST IS IF THEY DIDN'T LET
ME PAPPY THEM. WHEN MY CHILDREN
OR MY GRANDCHILDREN ASK ME TO DO
SOMETHING, IT IS ONE OF
THE GREATEST JOYS OF MY LIFE.
GOD AND--I'M EVIL COMPARED TO
HIM. HE ADORES YOU. HE KNOWS
EVERY HAIR ON YOUR HEAD. HE
KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE
FACING. AND WHAT HE LOVES
THE MOST IS TO DADDY US THROUGH
EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE IN OUR LIVES.
THE ROOT ISSUE OF ALL FEAR,
WORRY, AND ANXIETY, CHRONIC
FEAR, WORRY, AND ANXIETY, IS
AN ORPHAN SPIRIT. I CAN'T TELL
YOU HOW MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE
THAT THE JOY IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN
ROBBED BY WORRY AND ANXIETY. AND
IN THE MIDST OF MY FAMILY AND IN
THE MIDST OF THE PEOPLE THAT I
ENJOY THE MOST, I COULDN'T ENJOY
IT. AND THE LORD SAID, HERE'S
HOW YOU'RE GONNA OVERCOME WORRY
AND ANXIETY. FOCUS ON ME.
CONSIDER WORRY AND ANXIETY AS
ENEMIES OF YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'RE
GONNA DEAL WITH EVERY DAY AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY. AND
ENJOY THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
AND STOP WORRYING. I'VE CHANGED
MY MIND ABOUT WORRY AND ANXIETY,
AND I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT
I'M SAYING. THEY ARE NOT NORMAL
AND INEVITABLE. THEY'RE COMMON,
BUT THEY'RE NOT NORMAL. JESUS IS
NORMAL. EVERYTHING ELSE ISN'T
NORMAL. SEE, THE REASON THAT
WORRY EXISTS SO OFTEN IS BECAUSE
WE JUST THINK IT'S NORMAL. IT'S
NOT NORMAL. IT'S COMMON, BUT
IT'S NOT NORMAL. IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE IN OUR LIFE. AND IT'S
ROBBING US OF GOD. IT'S ROBBING
US OF OUR FAMILY AND THEM. IT
DISTRACTS ME FROM GOD AND
PEOPLE. IT ROBS ME OF MY JOY.
AND IT EXISTS BECAUSE I ALLOW IT
TO EXIST. LISTEN TO WHAT I'M
SAYING. WORRY EXISTS AND ANXIETY
EXIST BECAUSE WE ALLOW IT. WE
ARE IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF OUR
LIVES. GOD WOULD NEVER COMMAND
US TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T
HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO. SO WHEN
GOD SAYS "DO NOT FEAR, DO NOT
WORRY, DO NOT BE ANXIOUS," WE
HAVE THE POWER OF DOING IT. SO
LET ME TELL YOU HOW TO OVERCOME
WORRY AND ANXIETY AND I'M DONE.
NUMBER ONE, CONSIDER THEM AS
AGENTS OF THE ENEMY TO DESTROY
YOUR LIFE AND TO ROB YOU OF YOUR
JOY. WORRY AND ANXIETY MEANS
THE DEVIL HAS IMPLANTED
SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT'S
JUST SITTING THERE INTIMIDATING
YOU. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU
CAN'T FOCUS ON GOD AND
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE. AND
THAT'S THE GREATEST PROBLEM WITH
WORRY AND ANXIETY. IT ROBS YOU
OF YOUR ABILITY TO WORSHIP, TO
LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE
SO IT'S AN ENEMY. EVERY MORNING
I'M GOING TO WAKE UP.
NUMBER TWO, TURN EVERY ANXIOUS
AND WORRISOME THOUGHT
INTO A PRAYER UNTIL VICTORY.
EVERY WORRISOME AND ANXIOUS
THOUGHT, I'M GONNA PRAY UNTIL I
GET VICTORY. THIS IS PHILIPPIANS
4 THAT I REFERRED TO EARLIER.
"BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING." NOT
ONE THING. "BUT IN EVERYTHING,
IN PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, WITH
THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUEST
BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD AND
THE PEACE WHICH SURPASSES ALL
UNDERSTANDING WILL GUARD YOUR
HEARTS AND MINDS THROUGH JESUS
CHRIST." BE ANXIOUS FOR NOT ONE
THING. SO LET'S NOT BE RELIGIOUS
ABOUT THIS. LET'S--AND I DON'T
WANT YOU TO BE SPIRITUAL ABOUT
IT, OK. WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN
THE MORNING, DON'T HAVE A PRAYER
LIST. DON'T HAVE A PRAYER LIST.
HAVE A LIST THAT SAYS THIS--
THIS IS WHAT'S BOTHERING ME
TODAY. HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO
PRAY AND YOUR MIND WANDERS?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR MIND IS
WANDERING TO? WHAT YOU REALLY
OUGHT TO BE PRAYING ABOUT. AND
YOU'RE SITTING THERE TRYING TO
PRAY, BUT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT
THE GUY THAT YOU HATE AND YOU
HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH HIM
TODAY. AND YOUR MIND IS
WANDERING AT THIS ANXIOUS
THOUGHT ABOUT MONEY OR
SOMETHING, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO
BE RELIGIOUS AND PRAY THESE NICE
PRAYERS. YOU'LL EITHER WORRY--
YOU'LL EITHER PRAY OR YOU'LL
WORRY. AND YOUR OLD WORRY LIST
IS YOUR NEW PRAYER LIST. AND ALL
DAY LONG, RATHER THAN BEING ABLE
TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND
THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE, YOU'RE
JUST FOCUSED ON THE POTENTIAL
LIABILITY, THE POTENTIAL HARM
THAT'S GONNA COME FROM THIS
SITUATION TODAY OR SOMETIME IN
THE FUTURE. SO YOU JUST CAN'T
EVER ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND YOU
CAN'T EVER ENJOY GOD. AND THAT'S
THE PROBLEM. SO LET ME GO BACK
THROUGH THIS SCRIPTURE. "BE
ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, BUT IN
EVERYTHING WITH PRAYER AND
SUPPLICATION." SUPPLICATION
MEANS ANYTHING THAT HELPS YOU
PRAY MORE EFFECTIVELY. FASTING,
READING THE WORD, WORSHIP,
ANYTHING THAT HELPS YOU IN YOUR
PRAYERS. "WITH THANKSGIVING, LET
YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN TO
GOD." WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
LISTEN TO ME. YOU SAY, "WITH
THANKSGIVING, I'M GOING TO LET
MY REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN TO
GOD." THAT MEANS, GOD, THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE THINGS YOU'VE
DONE FOR ME. THAT'S NOT WHAT
THAT MEANS. WITH THANKSGIVING,
LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN
TO GOD MEANS AS I'M PRAYING, I'M
THANKING HIM THAT HE LOVES ME,
HE'S HEARING ME, AND HE'S GONNA
ANSWER MY PRAYER. GOD, I THANK--
JESUS SAID, FATHER, I THANK YOU
THAT YOU HEAR MY PRAYERS. I
THANK YOU, FATHER. I'M COMING TO
YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE MY LOVING
DADDY, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING GOING
ON IN MY LIFE, AND YOU CARE
ABOUT IT. AND I'M THANKING YOU
RIGHT NOW THAT YOU'RE HEARING
THIS PRAYER AND YOU'RE GONNA
ANSWER ME FROM HEAVEN. AND YOU
WALK THROUGH THE--ALL DAY LONG
NOT WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER GOD'S
GONNA DO IT. YOU'RE THANKING GOD
BECAUSE YOU KNOW HE'S THE BEST
DADDY IN THE UNIVERSE. LISTEN,
WELL-FATHERED CHILDREN ARE
FEARLESS CHILDREN.
THE ROOT OF ALL FEAR, WORRY, AND
ANXIETY IS AN ORPHAN SPIRIT
BECAUSE ORPHANS ARE ON THEIR OWN
AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF
THEIR OWN PROBLEMS. AND THE
DEVIL WANTS YOU TO FEEL AS
THOUGH THAT YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN
AND YOU HAVE TO SOLVE YOUR OWN
PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE THE BEST
FATHER IN THE UNIVERSE. STOP
GRIEVING OVER THE FATHER YOU
DIDN'T HAVE AND START REJOICING
THAT YOU HAVE THE BEST FATHER
IN THE UNIVERSE.
[APPLAUSE]
HE IS YOUR DADDY. HE LOVES BEING
YOUR DADDY. AND HE LOVES HELPING
YOU PROCESS ANYTHING IN YOUR
LIFE. NOTHING IS TOO SMALL.
NOTHING IS TOO LARGE. HE JUST
ENJOYS THE RIDE. HE JUST ENJOYS
THE RELATIONSHIP. AND AS WE'RE
SITTING HERE OBSESSING ABOUT
SOMETHING, WHAT IT MEANS IS,
WE'RE WASTING THE RELATIONSHIP.
I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING TO YOU
AND I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
IF BILL GATES WAS YOUR DADDY,
YOU'D NEVER WORRY ABOUT
MONEY AGAIN. RIGHT? WELL,
YOUR DADDY CAN BUY BILL GATES
A MILLION TIMES OVER AND NOT
EXHAUST HIS POCKET
CHANGE. HUH? IF I'M PREACHING
GOOD, YOU CAN SAY AMEN.
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JIMMY: THANK YOU. WELL, SO WITH
THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUEST
BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD. AND THE
PEACE THAT PASSES COMPREHENSION.
IT'S CALLED DUMB PEACE. PEACE
THAT--YOU'RE EITHER DUMB OR YOU
HAVE THE PEACE OF GOD.
[LAUGHTER]
YOU KNOW? THE PEACE--AND
EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT YOU
SAYING, "WHAT ARE YOU ON?"
[LAUGHTER]
PEACE. LISTEN, YOU KNOW YOU'VE
PRAYED ENOUGH WHEN YOU GET
PEACE. THE SAINTS OF OLD CALLED
IT PRAYING THROUGH. AND THEY
SAY, "I'M GONNA PRAY THROUGH
THIS ISSUE." WHAT THEY MEANT
WAS, "I'M GONNA PRAY UNTIL I GET
THAT PEACE." AND IT SAYS IT WILL
GUARD YOUR HEART AND YOUR MIND,
YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOUR FEELINGS.
THE WORD "GUARD" THERE IS
THE GREEK WORD [SPEAKS GREEK],
AND IT MEANS TO GUARD AGAINST
A MILITARY INVASION. DON'T BE
ANXIOUS FOR ANYTHING, BUT IN
EVERYTHING WITH PRAYER AND MORE
PRAYER, LET YOUR REQUEST GO TO
GOD IN PRAYER WITH THANKSGIVING.
THANK HIM THAT HE'S LISTENING,
HE'S GONNA DO IT. AND THE PEACE
OF GOD THAT PASSES. YOU WON'T
EVEN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE SO
MUCH PEACE. IT WILL SET
A MILITARY GUARD AROUND YOUR
MIND AND HEART SO THE DEVIL
CANNOT PENETRATE IT WITH FEAR,
WORRY, AND ANXIETY. SOMEBODY SAY
AMEN.
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JIMMY: IT'S THE BEST NEWS IN
THE WORLD. DON'T MAKE IT
RELIGIOUS. DON'T MAKE IT
SPIRITUAL. MAKE IT PRACTICAL.
WHAT'S EATING AT YOU? WHAT ARE
YOU WORRIED ABOUT? WHAT'S COMING
AGAINST YOU? HOLD HANDS WITH
DADDY AND ATTACK IT. PUT YOUR
EYES ON GOD. AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE
BY FAITH KNOWING THAT YOUR
DADDY'S IN CONTROL AND YOU'RE
NOT AN ORPHAN, YOU'RE THE MOST
WELL-FATHERED PERSON IN
THE WORLD. ALL WE'VE GOT TO DO
IS BELIEVE THAT. AND THE LAST
THING IS BY FAITH BELIEVE AND
CONFESS THAT GOD IS OUR LOVING
DAD AND HE CARES FOR US. AND FOR
SOME PEOPLE, THAT MIGHT BE
A STRETCH, MAYBE BECAUSE THE WAY
WE WERE RAISED OR CIRCUMSTANCES
IN OUR LIFE. BUT JESUS SAID,
MATTHEW 6, "THEREFORE DO NOT
WORRY SAYING WHAT SHALL WE EAT,
WHAT SHALL WE DRINK, WHAT SHALL
WE WEAR? FOR AFTER ALL THESE
THINGS THE GENTILES SEEK, FOR
YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS THAT
YOU NEED ALL THINGS." DON'T
WORRY. DON'T BE ANXIOUS.
DON'T FEAR. YOU'VE GOT THE BEST
DADDY IN THE UNIVERSE, AND HE
WANTS TO ATTEND YOU AND FATHER
YOU THROUGH YOUR LIFE. HE'S
THE ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM.
I LOVE THIS SERIES "I CHANGED
MY MIND," BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE
OUR MINDS. AND, YOU KNOW, ALMOST
ALL OF US COME INTO LIFE
AND ESPECIALLY INTO ADULTHOOD
WITH SOME REALLY TOXIC THINKING
THAT CHANGES OUR LIVES
DRAMATICALLY. BUT THANK GOD
WE CAN CHANGE OUR MINDS.
AND SO I HOPE THIS WAS
A BLESSING TO YOU, BUT WE HAVE
AN ENTIRE SERIES OF MESSAGES
CALLED "I CHANGED MY MIND,"
ABOUT FEAR, ABOUT ALL KINDS OF
THINGS, MY ATTITUDE.
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FULFILLMENT.
JIMMY: WE HAVE THE ABILITY
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AND TO EXPEL ANY THOUGHT THAT IS
IN OUR MINDS RIGHT NOW THAT
DOESN'T BELONG THERE.
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JIMMY: WELL, THIS PROGRAM
IS ABOUT CHANGING OUR MIND
ABOUT WORRY AND ANXIETY.
NOW, KAREN, I WANT TO TALK.
WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE
BIT OF TIME LEFT HERE. BUT I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE
OF PRAYER. PHILIPPIANS 4 SAYS,
DON'T BE ANXIOUS FOR ANYTHING.
BUT IN EVERYTHING WITH PRAYER
AND SUPPLICATION, WITH THANKS
GIVING, LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE
KNOWN TO GOD. AND THE PEACE THAT
PASSES ALL COMPREHENSION WILL
GUARD YOUR MIND AND YOUR HEART.
IF YOU DON'T PRAY, YOU'RE GOING
TO FIGHT. IF YOU DON'T PRAY,
YOU'RE GOING TO WORRY. OK.
'CAUSE PHILIPPIANS 4 TALKS
ABOUT, IF YOU PRAY ABOUT
EVERYTHING, DON'T BE ANXIOUS
FOR ANYTHING. BUT PRAY ABOUT
EVERYTHING, THAT GOD'S PROMISE
IS HIS PEACE THAT GIVES YOU
SUPERNATURAL PROTECTION OVER
YOUR MIND AND HEART. WELL,
YOU WERE THE PRAYER WARRIOR
IN OUR MARRIAGE AT THE
BEGINNING, AND NOW WE PRAY ABOUT
EVERYTHING IN OUR MARRIAGE.
BUT TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE
OF PRAYER RATHER THAN WORRY
AND ANXIETY.
KAREN: WELL, I THINK,
FOR WOMEN, I THINK WE GET INTO
THE WORRY AND ANXIETY A LOT MORE
THAN THE MEN, JUST BECAUSE
WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING. WE THINK.
AND--
JIMMY: [SCOFFS]
SO WE'RE NOT THINKING?
KAREN: OK, WELL, EXCUSE ME.
THAT'S DEBATABLE. BUT WE THINK.
AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING.
AND WE TAKE THOUGHTS PLACES
NO MAN EVER THOUGHT TO GO.
AND SO THAT'S HOW WE LIVE OUR
LIFE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK
FOR--YOU SAID IT RIGHT,
WE SAID PRAYER. BUT THE FIRST
THING THAT POPPED INTO MY HEAD
IS, THE REASON I THINK PRAYER IS
SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE IT DOES
GET OUR THOUGHTS IN CONTROL.
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO STOP,
AND WE'VE GOT TO STOP THINKING
AND THEN WE NEED TO START
PRAYING. SO IF YOU MAKE PRAYER
A DISCIPLINE, BECAUSE IT STARTS
OUT THAT WAY. AND IT'S
A RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU CAN
DEVELOP WITH THE LORD THAT'S SO
PRECIOUS.
JIMMY: YES.
KAREN: AND SO I DID IT BECAUSE
EXACTLY, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT,
BECAUSE I WAS ANXIOUS
AND WORRIED. AND SO I WAS TAUGHT
EARLY ON, YOU KNOW, PRAY
FOR YOUR HUSBAND. SEE WHAT
HAPPENS IN YOUR MARRIAGE
IF YOU JUST PRAY. AND SO I TOOK
THAT CHALLENGE. AND IT REALLY
DID, I STARTED SEEING HUGE
DIFFERENCES IN YOU. I MEAN,
YOUR ATTITUDE, YOUR DEMEANOR,
HOW YOU TALK TO ME, YOU STARTED
SOFTENING. AND I REMEMBER
THINKING, OH, MY GOSH,
THIS PRAYER THING WORKS.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE PRAYER
THING, IT'S GOD. SEE, WHEN
WE PRAY AND WE TRUST GOD,
IT GETS US OUT OF THE WAY.
AND THEN GOD IS THE ONE THAT CAN
GET IN THERE AND START DOING
THE THINGS THAT BOTH OF US
NEED TO HAPPEN.
JIMMY: YOU SAY BEGIN
TO SOFTEN; THE OTHER THING IS,
WHEN YOU'RE PRAYING,
YOU'RE AT PEACE.
KAREN: YEAH, EXACTLY!
JIMMY: IF YOU'RE NOT PRAYING,
YOU'RE ALL WORRIED AND ANXIOUS.
AND IT CHANGES THE WAY YOU
RESPOND TO ME.
KAREN: AND WE TALK TO EACH OTHER
THAT WAY. IT'S LIKE, YOU DO
THIS, AH, AH, AH, INSTEAD
OF JUST, YOU KNOW.
JIMMY: YEAH. SO WE COME TOGETHER
AND WE PRAY. MATTHEW 18 SAYS IF
TWO ON EARTH WOULD AGREE
TOGETHER AS TOUCHING ANYTHING
THEY WOULD ASK TO BE DONE FOR
THEM. AND SO PART OF OUR STUDIO
AUDIENCE HERE, WE HAVE A COUPLE
THAT WE USED TO WALK IN FRONT
OF THEIR HOUSE 30 YEARS AGO,
20 YEARS AGO. WE WALKED IN FRONT
OF THEIR HOUSE EVERY DAY WITH
OUR DOG HUNTER, AND WE PRAYED.
KAREN: AND WE DID.
JIMMY: WE WOULD WALK FOR--
TALK FOR 45 MINUTES AND PRAY
FOR 45 MINUTES. HUNDREDS
OF ANSWERED PRAYERS. AND RATHER
THAN WORRYING, WE PRAYED.
AND BECAUSE WE HELD HANDS
AND WE PRAYED ABOUT OUR KIDS
AND ABOUT MONEY AND EVERYTHING,
PEACE.
KAREN: EXACTLY.
JIMMY: THE PEACE CAME UPON
OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS.
AND THAT WORD THERE, IT SAYS
WE'LL GUARD, IT SAYS, THE PEACE
OF GOD THAT PASSES ALL
COMPREHENSION WILL GUARD YOUR
MINDS AND HEARTS. THE GREEK WORD
THERE FOR GUARD IS THE WORD
[SPEAKING GREEK]. AND IT MEANS
A MILITARY GUARD AGAINST
AN ENEMY. WHEN WE PRAY,
WHEN WE TRUST GOD, THE PROMISE
OF THE BIBLE IS, GOD WILL SET
A MILITARY GUARD. BECAUSE WE PUT
OUR FAITH IN HIM, BECAUSE OUR
FOCUS IS ON HIM. ISAIAH SAID,
GOD WILL KEEP US IN PERFECT
PEACE WHOSE MIND IS FIXED ON
HIM. SO WHEN WE GO TO GOD,
WE'VE GOT MONEY PROBLEMS,
WE GOT KID PROBLEMS, WE'VE GOT
ALL KINDS OF ISSUES, BUT RATHER
THAN WORRYING AND PUT OUR FOCUS
ON THE PROBLEM, WE GO TO GOD
AND PRAY. GOD PROMISES A PEACE
THAT SETS A MILITARY GUARD
AROUND OUR MIND AND HEARTS
SO THE DEVIL CAN'T ATTACK.
AND THEN THE PEACE COMES, KAREN,
AND THEN WE'RE OK.
KAREN: EXACTLY. AND, YOU KNOW,
THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE AFFECTS
THE WHOLE HOUSE. YOUR CHILDREN
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THAT.
THEY WILL GROW UP IN A SECURE,
PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT.
JIMMY: YOU BET. IT'S PHYSICAL
PROBLEMS. I MEAN, WHEN YOUR
CHILDREN GROW UP IN A HOME
WITH PARENTS AND CONFLICT
AND ANXIOUS, IT CAN CAUSE
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL
PROBLEMS, AND PHYSICAL PROBLEMS
FOR US AS WELL. SO DO NOT LET
THE DEVIL ROB YOU OF YOUR PEACE
AND OF YOUR JOY. YOU FIGHT FOR
IT WITH PRAYER AND THE PROMISES,
THE PEACE THAT PASSES
UNDERSTANDING. GOD BLESS YOU
GUYS. WE HAVE SOMETHING WE WANT
YOU TO WATCH. WATCH THIS.
I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING TODAY'S
PROGRAM. YOU KNOW,
"MARRIAGE TODAY WITH JIMMY &
KAREN," OUR TELEVISION PROGRAM,
IS BROADCAST INTO OVER
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DAY AND MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY
ACROSS AMERICA INTO OVER 200
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A JOY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COME
TO YOU, AND ALSO GO LITERALLY
AROUND THE WORLD HELPING
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND
MARRIAGE FROM GOD'S PERSPECTIVE,
FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE.
AND TO SUCCEED AND THRIVE
IN THEIR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS RATHER THAN
SUFFERING THE HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
OF FAMILY BREAK-UP, WHICH I KNOW
MANY OF YOU HAVE. AND WE ONLY
ARE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO
BECAUSE OF OUR FAITHFUL
FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS. AND IF
THIS MINISTRY HAS TOUCHED YOU;
IF YOU BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE
DOING, YOU KNOW, MARRIAGE IS
UNDER ATTACK, FAMILY IS UNDER
ATTACK. AND WE ARE ON THE FRONT
LINES OF THE BATTLE TO RAISE
A BIBLICAL STANDARD FOR MARRIAGE
AND FAMILIES TO STOP THE
ONSLAUGHT OF DIVORCE AND FAMILY
BREAK-UP AND TO HELP OUR SOCIETY
LITERALLY TO HEAL AND TO HELP
OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
TO HAVE A BETTER WORLD BY
HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
MARRIAGE FROM A BIBLICAL
PERSPECTIVE. EVERYONE CAN
SUCCEED IN MARRIAGE. GOD NEVER
DESIGNS ANYTHING TO FAIL.
BUT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND GOD'S
WAY FOR MARRIAGE. AND THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT WE DO HERE
AT "MARRIAGE TODAY." IF YOU
BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING,
WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WITH US
FINANCIALLY? I'M ASKING YOU
TO GIVE YOUR MOST GENEROUS
FINANCIAL GIFT RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER THAT'S
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IS ALSO THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
I'M ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW
IF YOU WOULD GIVE YOUR MOST
GENEROUS GIFT. NOTHING'S TOO
SMALL, NOTHING'S TOO LARGE,
BUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU GIVE
EQUIPS US TO GO AND REACH
MORE FAMILIES, MORE COUPLES,
AND TO KEEP CHILDREN TOGETHER
WITH THEIR PARENTS. ALSO RIGHT
NOW YOU CAN BECOME A MONTHLY
PARTNER. WE HAVE A SPECIAL
PREMIUM. THAT INFORMATION IS
ALSO THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
PLEASE STAND WITH US
FINANCIALLY. GOD BLESS YOU.
ANNOUNCER: WHEN YOU STAND WITH
"MARRIAGE TODAY,"
YOUR INDIVIDUAL EFFORT
MULTIPLIES WITH OTHER
LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS.
AND TOGETHER, WE CAN REBUILD
THE DREAM OF MARRIAGE
FOR COUPLES AROUND THE WORLD.
MAN: I WOULD RECOMMEND BECOMING
A ROCK SOLID PARTNER BECAUSE YOU
ARE GRAFTING INTO A GROUP
OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
COMMITTED TO RESTORING MARRIAGE
TO THIS COUNTRY, AND THAT'S
SOMETHING WE WANT
TO BE A PART OF.
ANNOUNCER: IN PURSUIT OF THIS
VITAL MISSION, "MARRIAGE TODAY"
UTILIZES A DAILY TELEVISION
BROADCAST, MULTIPLE LIVE EVENTS,
A COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE OUTREACH,
AND HUNDREDS OF MARRIAGE
BUILDING RESOURCES.
YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS LITERALLY
MAKING EVERY FACET OF THIS
MINISTRY POSSIBLE, AND THAT
MEANS COUPLES ARE RECEIVING
THE HELP AND HOPE THEY NEED
TO TAKE THEIR MARRIAGE
TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF FULFILLMENT
AND INTIMACY.
WOMAN: WE ENJOY THE RESOURCES,
WE ENJOY ALL OF IT. BUT I THINK
JUST KNOWING THAT WE'RE TOUCHING
THE LIVES OF SO MANY OTHER
MARRIAGES, CREATING AN
ATMOSPHERE FOR THEM TO GET
THE HELP THEY NEED.
ANNOUNCER: BEING A ROCK SOLID
PARTNER WITH "MARRIAGE TODAY"
GRANTS YOU IMMEDIATE ACCESS
TO AN EXCLUSIVE LIBRARY
OF THE MINISTRY'S
RESOURCES AND INTIMATELY
CONNECTS YOU WITH OUR MISSION
OF HELPING COUPLES SUCCEED
IN MARRIAGE.
WOMAN: WE'RE PROOF THAT
THE MINISTRY IS BENEFICIAL
AND THAT IT WORKS. IT HAS HELPED
TO SAVE US, AND THAT MEANS THAT
OUR CHILDREN GET TO GROW UP
WITH TWO PARENTS IN A HOME
TOGETHER. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
IN OUR LIVES EVERY SINGLE DAY,
THAT I COULDN'T IMAGINE NOT
BEING A PART OF.
ANNOUNCER: EVERYONE HAS
SOMETHING TO GIVE. AND THERE ARE
MILLIONS OF UNREACHED COUPLES
WHO DESPERATELY NEED THE
MARRIAGE STRENGTHENING RESOURCES
OF "MARRIAGE TODAY." THAT'S WHY
WE NEED YOU TO JOIN US.
BECOME A ROCK SOLID PARTNER
WITH THE MINISTRY AND MISSION
OF "MARRIAGE TODAY."
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