S1: Coming to you from the Morning Star Mission sponsored studio.
S1: This is Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: Well, apparently the word's out on the street, and people
S2: are saying, I love this. Good morning. Can I get
S2: the article for today? Okay, we don't always have an article,
S2: but today we do, and it's a good one. There's
S2: a celebration on the Jewish calendar that is amazing. And
S2: it's these are celebrations that we need to look at
S2: from time to time and go, huh? I wonder why
S2: that's there. Whether it's Feast of Booths. I mean, my goodness,
S2: we've got the Great One coming up here. Are you
S2: kidding me? Passover. Here we go. But what we what
S2: we really have in this book of Esther is a
S2: celebration of God's providence over the roll of a dice.
S2: And it's it's so cool. We're going to give you
S2: this link here in just a moment, but there is
S2: a proverb that speaks to this. Let me tell you why.
S2: Christ's followers should never get scratch-offs, why Christ's followers should
S2: never get lottery tickets. Why Christ's followers should never go
S2: to casinos. First off, it's dumb. Secondly, you're going to lose.
S2: How do I know that? Because God loves you. God
S2: loves you. Here's the passage. Proverbs 1633. The lot is
S2: cast into the lap, but its every decision is from
S2: the Lord. Oh, I guarantee you this right now. It
S2: is not God's will for you to be a mega
S2: lottery winner. I can say that unequivocally. It is not
S2: God's will for you to be a mega lottery winner, Carl.
S3: Even if I promised to give a lot of money
S3: to the church, right? Oh.
S2: That's classic. No, no. That's classic. That's the normal response.
S4: Of course.
S2: God, if I win this, I'll give more than 10%. Oh,
S2: way to tip God there, junior. Way to go! No! No! Why? Why?
S2: Why not gamble? Why? Why not get a mega lottery ticket?
S2: And I'm going to go off on this one. Why not?
S2: Where are those monies coming from?
S5: Uh, what do you mean, where? Oh, the money that you.
S2: You win the money. Where does it come from?
S5: Well, it comes off of the backs of all the
S5: people who wrecked their lives trying to gamble. Yeah.
S2: Yeah. Think about this, man.
S5: One person wins. About 32 million. Lose.
S2: Trust me, if Matthew got called out of the tree.
S2: The tax collector. If. If. Matthew. If a tax. Here's
S2: the bottom line. If a tax collector is getting busted
S2: by Jesus, and he goes back and he makes right
S2: those wrongs by times four For if you win the
S2: mega lottery, the direct application of that passage is you
S2: might have won $100 million, but you need to give
S2: 400 million away because it's on the backs of people
S2: that can't afford it.
S5: Yeah. I also just looked this up. The United States
S5: has 58 million active gamblers, 58 million. So I was
S5: even low when I said 32 million people, 58 million
S5: people are active gamblers in the US.
S2: And we know it's a problem because we got public
S2: service announcements everywhere telling kids to stop this. And now,
S2: you mentioned something earlier that the amount of harassment that's
S2: online right now, when, let's say, even a college team
S2: loses a game if somebody gambled on it, and then
S2: they start railing against athletes that they think lost the game.
S3: I saw an ad actually kind of like another public
S3: service announcement, basically saying, don't do that when you gamble.
S3: If you lose, don't threaten these student athletes. I thought,
S3: what in the world?
S5: It's crazy. Don't threaten children.
S3: We're having to tell people this. I was shocked.
S2: The.
S6: Same thing.
S2: When we saw that ad. My my bride said the
S2: same thing. She said what? We're having to warn people.
S2: Don't harass kids.
S3: Because you lost a bet.
S5: Doesn't surprise me in the slightest either.
S2: By the way, that was a really good ad. I
S2: think I saw the same one as you. Does it
S2: have the squiggly line going through all those pictures of
S2: all these athletes and students?
S3: I don't even remember. I think I was doing something
S3: else and just heard it, and it just caught my
S3: ear because it was so odd.
S6: Yeah.
S2: Here's the amazing thing. God ultimately orchestrates this stuff. And
S2: we find in the book of Esther that God allowed
S2: Haman to roll the dice. Only God got the final
S2: word on this thing. I'm going to give you details
S2: about the story coming up, and let's give away this
S2: article right now.
S3: This is an article from Doctor Michael right now. This
S3: is going to be a great resource on a pure Purim. Purim?
S3: How do you say it?
S2: Well, we don't say it rightly either way. So Purim
S2: is fine.
S3: Purim. Okay, then just text the word lots to 800 555,
S3: 7898 text lots to get the resource for today. Lots
S3: to 800 555 7898.
S2: Yeah. Here's what Michael answers in this article. What's going
S2: on in the book of Esther? Why was it written?
S2: And do we see God's providential hand? We do. We'll
S2: break it down. Heyman coming up.
S1: You can take him out of Alaska, but you can't
S1: take Alaska out of him. Carl is in the crew.
S1: It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: All right, we're going to show you how not to
S2: do it so that we can learn how to do it.
S2: It's sometimes a great way to observe Scripture. Heyman is
S2: his name. Tell me about Heyman, young Thunder.
S5: Oh man, Heyman is a jerk. I don't like Heyman.
S2: Heyman was a bad dude, man.
S5: He's a bad.
S2: Dude. What do you think he looked like?
S5: Oh man. So the only thing I. I can get
S5: when I think of Heyman is Veggie Tales. Veggie Tales.
S5: There was the story of S.
S2: That was coming.
S5: And, uh. And the potato I think he was a
S5: potato played Heyman. And so I just think of the
S5: of the kind of like any he had like little
S5: squinty eyed potato with a little, uh, hairline mustache. And
S5: so that's what I think of when I think of Heyman.
S5: And I can't change it. It's just stuck in my
S5: head like that.
S2: Things you thought you would not hear when you ask
S2: a question.
S5: Yeah.
S3: Veggie tales.
S5: I know, right?
S2: For 500 right there. I just I just won.
S5: You just.
S2: Won. I did not know that was going to pop up. Okay.
S2: So Heyman bad dude. Tell the story.
S5: Yeah. So Heyman's the right hand man of Xerxes. And
S5: and he's pompous and he wants everyone to bow down
S5: to him and you know and we talked a little
S5: bit about this yesterday. Heyman is walking out in, you know,
S5: in front of the temple and or not in front
S5: of the in front of the palace. And Mordecai, who
S5: is a relative to Esther, is is sitting out there,
S5: and he wants everyone to bow before him as he
S5: walks by because he goes, hey, I'm I'm high up.
S5: You guys better recognize and and Mordecai says, no, I'm
S5: not doing it. I'm you know, you're not a man
S5: of God. I don't have anything to do with you.
S5: I'm not bowing to you. And and Haman is so
S5: offended by this. He says, I'm going to take it out.
S5: Not just on Mordecai, but on Mordecai, his entire entire
S5: people group. So he he basically he he tells the king, listen,
S5: there's this people group out there that's following laws that
S5: aren't your laws, and you have no benefit of keeping
S5: them in your kingdom. He goes, let me take care
S5: of it. The king says, yeah, go ahead, take care
S5: of these people. He doesn't tell him it's the Jews.
S5: And he says, you know, I'm going to go take
S5: care of these people for you. So he makes an
S5: edict to say, let's kill all the Jews, identify every
S5: single one of them in our entire empire, and then
S5: let's kill them. And Mordecai is going to be one
S5: of them. He makes a gallow specifically for Mordecai to
S5: die on. But before he sends this edict out, he decides, hey,
S5: let's put a little gamble to it and decide when
S5: this is going to happen by casting lots. And so
S5: he basically throws down a set of dice to see
S5: when when he's going to set it out. And in
S5: God's providence, it landed on 11 months away.
S2: The 13th day of Adar, which was 11 months away.
S2: The OP, I mean, a full, almost a full calendar
S2: year away.
S5: And he had every right to just say, send the
S5: edict out now. Let's get it moving. Today he could
S5: have done that. He decided not to. And in God's providence,
S5: it gave Esther and Mordecai enough time to talk with
S5: the King about this, to hear about it, talk with
S5: the king about it, and then let the king know
S5: so they could stop it.
S2: We got a we got a resource for you. There
S2: is a celebration two day celebration called Purim. P u
S2: r I'm and it is celebrated to this day. It's
S2: a celebration of the dice being rolled by Heyman that
S2: came up so far out that it gave time for
S2: the providence of God to work. It's a pretty cool celebration.
S2: Isn't that cool? They're celebrating. Heyman's rolling of the dice
S2: per is lots. Lots are dice rolling or short straw.
S2: It could be either.
S5: Probably not the action Heyman wanted of his to be celebrated,
S5: but by God's providence, it is.
S2: Got it nonetheless. We got a resource for you right now.
S3: Just text lots to 855 five 7898. Lots to 800
S3: 555 7898.
S2: So lots were thrown by God's people for thousands of years.
S2: When did it all change? And what does that mean
S2: for you coming up?
S7: Well, I better lose a gambler. Yeah, just throwing snake eyes. Oh,
S7: love ain't got me down That heartache I know. Around
S7: the corner lies my fool's Paradise. Just another roll of
S7: the dice. Oh, yeah. Oh, my.
S2: It's not his.
S7: Fault. I mean.
S2: The boss sounds. Every song sounds the same.
S5: They really do.
S2: Every song sounds the same.
S5: There's no variation.
S2: It's so funny, man. You hear that? And you're like,
S2: all right, man. Born in the U.S.A.. He just sits
S2: in the same key. And you just keep going, man.
S6: Glory days.
S2: Yep. Same thing. It just keeps on rolling.
S5: That's so funny.
S2: Um, so we don't roll dice anymore. What do we do, Ali?
S3: Seek the power of the Holy Spirit.
S2: When did that happen?
S3: I mean, the day of Pentecost.
S2: Yeah. It's a it's an astounding observation here. If you
S2: look in the New Testament, you find that they were
S2: rolling dice, casting lots, even to fill the slot of
S2: Judas's discipleship. He's gone. Matthias was coming in. They rolled
S2: dice to find out who would be selected. But they're
S2: never rolled again. I'm going to give the floor to
S2: you guys. Why is this so powerful now?
S3: Why? I find this really fascinating one, the timing of it.
S3: Because I just literally last night was reading and and
S3: not even this passage, another one about lots and I
S3: and I was like, I wonder what that is. So
S3: I love that we're talking about this today. But I mean,
S3: the desire to see God's sovereign will, as Doctor Michael
S3: Wright described to us, the rolling of the dice at
S3: the time was a guarantee that that that God would
S3: be controlling the outcome.
S2: Because he does.
S3: Because he does. So there was no influence of anyone else.
S3: But we don't have to rely on that sort of
S3: roll of the dice, because we have now have the
S3: leading of the Holy Spirit. But here's the thing, though.
S3: Do you think that sometimes rolling the dice would feel easier?
S2: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
S5: Absolutely.
S3: It's definitive. Everybody can see it. You can't miss what
S3: it says.
S5: It's a literal sign. Do this.
S3: Exactly. And so I think most people would say, give
S3: me the literal sign, please. If I have the choice
S3: between the two, they could be tempting to be like.
S3: Can I get a literal sign?
S2: Yeah. This is why you don't want to do you
S2: don't want to use Gideon's story of putting out a
S2: fleece as what you're doing, because the the fleece that
S2: he put out was an act of disobedience, because God
S2: had already told him what to do. Yeah. So you
S2: don't want to use that as a proof text. And
S2: here we find in Proverbs 1633, the lot is cast
S2: into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
S2: Don't go to a casino. Don't do scratch offs. Don't
S2: do any of that stuff. Because in the new Covenant,
S2: we don't cast lots. Roll dice. We don't gamble, we
S2: get led by the power of the Holy Spirit. That's
S2: the power of Pentecost.
S4: Okay.
S3: Oh, go ahead, Jonathan.
S5: I was going to say, I think of John 1027
S5: where Jesus says, my sheep hear my voice and I
S5: know them and they follow me. Is is that's kind
S5: of the new the new way of doing it is
S5: when we are in Jesus, we have the Holy Spirit.
S5: We know his voice. So when he calls us, yeah,
S5: sometimes we want to go and get counsel and say,
S5: you know, but at the same time, God's using all
S5: these things to bring it together to where we can
S5: hear his voice and say, I know God's calling me
S5: to do that.
S3: Okay. So, Carl, so, so someone who's facing a decision,
S3: let's say they come to you, you're a pastor. Like,
S3: is it wrong for me to ask God to show
S3: me in a specific way? Is that a wrong way
S3: to seek to be led by the power of the
S3: Holy Spirit? Could these work together? Obviously, I'm not going
S3: to roll a physical dice, but I mean, you've heard
S3: of people who look for closed and open doors. Like
S3: I feel that God opened this door. Isn't that similar?
S2: Okay, so you just gave me three there. So let's
S2: let's deal with the last one first. Be careful with
S2: open door prayers, because Satan is more than willing to
S2: open doors of opportunity that maybe are not from God.
S2: That's one. Secondly, is it bad to ask God for
S2: wisdom and insight? No. What do we find? My bride
S2: and I were up early this morning praying together. And
S2: what do we find in verse five of James one?
S2: I think it's verse five. If you lack wisdom for
S2: the trial that you're going through, check me on that.
S2: If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask of God. And
S2: God wants to freely give us that wisdom when we're
S2: going through that trial. Yeah, I'm certain it's verse five.
S5: Yeah. James one five.
S2: Yeah. So we. Open door can be dangerous. Have you
S2: ever seen that God opens doors for us that we
S2: realize in retrospect, it's like, whoa. There's there's an open
S2: door here. Sometimes open doors are from the Lord, sometimes
S2: they're not. And by the way, this is why we
S2: need to be careful with this, because even the apostle
S2: Paul says in first Corinthians 16 verse nine, he said, look,
S2: I want to come see you in Corinth, but right
S2: now I'm going to stay on in Ephesus for a
S2: wide door for effective work has opened to me. And
S2: there are many adversaries. So does Paul use open door policy? Yeah,
S2: but there's there's something even deeper still. And that is
S2: this and proven, by the way, with what Paul said.
S2: Notice we often look for open doors or windows of
S2: opportunity or signs that God's leading because it will be absent,
S2: maybe of conflict, or maybe some of the question marks
S2: will evaporate because it'll be a clear sign. Yeah, this
S2: is a boulevard of opportunity in front of me. But
S2: according to Paul in first Corinthians 16, verse nine, that
S2: wide door for effective work actually was met with resistance
S2: from the evil one, because there were many adversaries. So
S2: this is a great question, Ali. And this is a really, uh,
S2: there's a there's a very clear answer here. If we
S2: look at what God's will is for our life, it's
S2: pretty conclusive. Even if you look at First Thessalonians chapter four,
S2: verse three, and I steal this from John Piper from
S2: about 25 years ago. It's been that long. He was
S2: asked by someone, how can I know the will of God?
S2: And he? You. He went to first Thessalonians four, verse three.
S2: Now it goes on to talk about abstaining from sexual immorality.
S2: But it's a good enough standalone where Paul says, this
S2: is the will of God, your sanctification. So God's will
S2: for our life is that we would grow up in him.
S2: Have you ever noticed that the things that cause us
S2: to grow Often we head into with trembling and apprehension.
S3: Absolutely.
S2: Yeah. And sometimes we find things that grow us up,
S2: that we're at the same time begging. God, God, take
S2: this cup from me. But then we need to remember
S2: what Jesus even said on the Mount of Olives. Not
S2: my will, but yours be done. So was Jesus on
S2: the right path when he went to the cross?
S5: Of course he was.
S2: Of course he was. Was it hard? Of course. Brutal.
S2: He took the sins of mankind on his shoulders, man.
S2: And on his heart. He took it all the way
S2: to the cross. So I remember the first time I
S2: used this. It was really cool. I remember the first
S2: time after hearing John Piper share this. So it had
S2: to have been maybe more than 25 years ago. Um,
S2: we were with a bunch of hundreds of single adults
S2: that were just growing and just going with God. And
S2: a guy came up to me after a Thursday night
S2: service and he said, hey, I've got an opportunity. How
S2: do I know if this is from the Lord or not?
S2: I said, well, let me run this by you. I
S2: opened up the Bible to first Thessalonians four verse three,
S2: and I said, if this move he was moving from
S2: little Rock to Dallas or that was what's in front
S2: of him. I said, if this move, based on opportunity
S2: and challenges alike, combined for an opportunity that's going to
S2: press you closer to God, maybe move you out of
S2: some apathy. And when I said that, he goes, man,
S2: that's it. He said, I feel like I've gotten so
S2: apathetic in my faith. And even the prospect of going
S2: to Dallas has already driven me to my face before
S2: the Lord. I go, you know, that could be God's
S2: dinner bell for you, that you're on the right path here.
S2: Because when something is going to drive us closer to
S2: the Lord, depending on him more, and is by virtue
S2: of making that move, that decision, that job that we take,
S2: that promotion that we take or don't take in that. Interesting.
S3: Yeah.
S2: Will cause us to grow up in our relationship with God.
S2: All of those things can be great indicators that we're
S2: on the right path. Here's the added thing that I
S2: would say. Not all doors. Okay, so let's rehearse this.
S2: Not all open doors are from God. Satan's willing to
S2: open plenty of doors for you. My goodness, we we
S2: don't have to explain that. We can all see things
S2: in our life that seem like. Whoa, look at that.
S2: We jumped in it and we're like, oh, that wasn't
S2: from God. Can we ask God for wisdom? And should
S2: we ask him for signs? Absolutely. Sometimes the wisdom that
S2: comes down from above is going to be God crossing
S2: someone in our path who's older and wiser in the Lord.
S2: And we ask them for counsel in many counselors is wisdom.
S2: But know this at the end of the day, any
S2: decision that's going to drive you closer to dependence upon
S2: God is probably a good decision to make. Any decision
S2: that's going aimed at giving you, um, a little more glory.
S2: And by the way, um, a little more platform. You know,
S2: I'd be suspicious of that, but there's a lot of
S2: you that are maybe on the cusp of applying for
S2: a new job, or looking for a promotion or looking
S2: for a new avenue. And by virtue of you taking this,
S2: you may get a little more exposure. Ali's going to
S2: share her story, but it's going to cause you to
S2: cling more closely to God. Wow, that could be a
S2: beautiful thing. So it's not a straight line. It involves
S2: getting some wise counsel around you. But it's a great
S2: question to ask Ali. This is the will of God,
S2: your sanctification. So any decision that you're facing today, just
S2: ask God, is this going to grow me up? Is
S2: this going to grow me up? Is this going to
S2: take me closer to you? And if it is, you
S2: might be on some solid ground. Get some wise counsel
S2: around you.
S3: Want to make sure you can get the show cast today.
S3: Maybe you heard that. And that's something you want to
S3: share with someone in your life who you know is
S3: facing a decision. Just get our show cast. You can
S3: send them the link. Just text show to 800 555 7898.
S3: Text show to 800 555 7898.
S2: Okay, we have not forgotten. We have not forgotten. What
S2: have we not forgotten? Well, you got to stick around
S2: for that.
S6: Hang on.
S1: A basketball mom who's mastered the dad joke. Ali is
S1: in the crew. It's Carl and crew on Moody Radio.
S2: It's perfect.
S1: Time for.
S2: Ali to step in here, right, because we need a
S2: little levity. Ali. How about that for a setup?
S3: Okay. Sounds good.
S1: Making herself laugh. No matter who joins her, it's time
S1: for Ali thinks it's funny.
S3: Little pop quiz for my team to help me set
S3: up the first joke. Who's heard of? Who has heard
S3: of aquaculture?
S5: No.
S3: Yeah.
S2: Aquasana.
S5: People who drink a lot of water?
S3: No. Have you heard of aquaculture?
S2: Is it a band?
S3: No.
S5: Sounds like a band.
S3: Okay. So aquaculture is shellfish farming?
S8: Oh, I didn't know that. I didn't know that.
S3: Did you know that? That's an important part of the
S3: how we get food jobs ecosystem. Shellfish farming.
S2: Well, I'm not going to clam up. I'm going to
S2: tell you. Yes, I know that's important.
S3: I like it. Okay. Well played with the little pun.
S3: I like it.
S2: But I can't even get her but groaning on that stuff.
S3: So there was.
S5: A.
S3: Shellfish farmer. Guys, I'm going in on the joke. Just
S3: a heads up. It's coming, it's coming, it's coming. The
S3: people are waiting. Whoa! Oh, wow. Okay.
S8: Okay.
S3: So, the shellfish farmer, let's call him Dan.
S8: Okay.
S3: Dan really wanted to get in shape. Summer's coming. He's
S3: going on vacation. Dan, the shellfish farmer, decided to take
S3: up running. But there was a problem. He couldn't do it.
S3: You want to know why?
S5: Why?
S3: Pulled a muscle.
S2: That was worth the wait.
S8: That was good.
S5: That was good.
S3: I enjoyed that one, I really did.
S2: What's great is that you can't. You got to pull
S2: a muscle.
S8: You got a.
S3: Muscle. Okay, so I guess it's story time. I didn't
S3: realize both of these required a little one, a little
S3: bit of setup. So, uh, Rachel is our next character
S3: in our next joke.
S8: Our next.
S3: Character. Rachel started dating a new guy. He had a
S3: lot of great qualities, but her guy Rachel dated. Um,
S3: give me a name for her boyfriend.
S8: Ted. Ted.
S3: Okay. I like Ted. Ted's a gardener. So Rachel and Ted,
S3: they're dating. Ted's doing well in gardening, but at some
S3: point in time, Rachel goes. Ted, I'm sorry. I know
S3: you're a gardener. I can't marry you.
S5: Oh, no.
S3: Little too rough around the hedges.
S5: Oh, no, really, you know what? The music ran out,
S5: and I think it's just okay to leave it down
S5: on this one.
S3: Yeah.
S5: So I kind of like it with no music. You
S5: could just hear Ali wheezing.
S3: Come on, guys, we need video jokes. We need video
S3: of this. My eyes are watering. Text jokes rough around
S3: the hedges. Yeah, I can't read.
S9: She's just I, like, pulled the muscle even better.
S3: Like, pull the muscle was better. She has a victory
S3: sign in the air. Two incredible puns delivered text jokes
S3: to 800 555, 7898. Text jokes to 800 555 7898. Guys,
S3: this is the highlight of my morning.
S5: I'm glad.
S10: Because Ali thinks it's.
S3: Funny. I mean, I think I give myself ten out
S3: of ten for both of those.
S9: Well, the muscles.
S3: You like.
S9: The muscle was.
S2: Outstanding.
S3: Okay.
S2: Rough around the hedges.
S3: Huh? That one just got me.
S2: I'd give it a six.
S3: Okay, I'll take a six. I mean, if I'm above five,
S3: I'm winning.
S2: Oh, yeah. Oh, you're a winner.
S3: 805. Five. Five. 78. 98.
S2: Boy pulled a.
S3: Muscle, huh?
S2: Oh, okay.
S3: All right.
S2: Got a question for you guys right now. And, uh,
S2: how did Ali say that? Basically. Get out of my way.
S2: I've got some jokes to tell here.
S5: I mean, basically.
S3: People are waiting. People are waiting. People were waiting. Hello?
S3: There they go. Bottom of the hour. It's Wednesday. Don't
S3: make us wait for these delightful jokes. Ooh!
S11: Oh, now you're getting.
S2: Some interesting texts. We still love you, Ali.
S12: We still love you.
S3: Wow. I get it. It's. It's. Ali thinks it's funny.
S3: It's not for everybody, but it's for a lot of people.
S11: It is.
S3: Right.
S2: Okay. Uh, we've got a question for you right now.
S2: And listen, we've been talking faith all week, so maybe
S2: God's stirring in you right now. And you've got an
S2: answer to this question.
S3: What's the step of faith God's calling you to take today.
S3: This is going to be a step that glorifies God
S3: and is for the good of others. Give us a
S3: call or a text 805 55, 7898, 805, 55, 78, 98.
S1: He was sharing the gospel on the radio and then
S1: he got saved. Young thunders in the crew. It's Carl
S1: and crew on Moody radio.
S2: Ali by faith. God called you to do something and
S2: you weren't just absolutely certain of yourself. As a matter
S2: of fact, you were clinging to God. Give us the story.
S3: It's terrified to start working here. Are you?
S2: That's a good thing to hear.
S3: It really was. I didn't know much about Moody Bible Institute.
S3: I had lived in Chicago. I'd heard of it. I
S3: knew a lot of great people from my church who'd
S3: gone to school here. But Moody Radio wasn't really on
S3: my radar at all. I had a background in television news,
S3: did some reporting and anchoring, and even was a weather
S3: girl for about six months and then for the next
S3: 11 years of my life, I was a stay at
S3: home wife and mom. And so when this came, really
S3: what felt like out of the blue, I was excited
S3: but terrified because it seemed like this. I've never done radio.
S3: I didn't go to Bible school. I'm not great with
S3: early mornings. I have young children. So a lot of
S3: reasons why this seems like a not a good option stacked.
S11: Against you, but it made you cling to God.
S3: But it made me cling to God. So I started
S3: seeking God for wisdom because there's no way I would
S3: take a step like this without knowing it was from God.
S3: And I felt like I made that pretty clear. Like God,
S3: this has to you have to make this happen because
S3: this cannot be something I just take on. And it
S3: was terrifying. But it became over time very clear that
S3: this was what the Lord had for me. And so
S3: I stepped into it with trepidation and some fear. But
S3: clinging to God like God, you called me here. You've
S3: got to show up because I definitely don't have what
S3: it takes for this.
S2: It's brought glory to God. Good to others. And you've
S2: grown through it, which proves the point. God's primary goal
S2: for us, in anything that we step out in by
S2: faith is that we we enter into a sanctification process.
S2: We do. It's awesome. Joyce in Illinois, what do you say? Joyce?
S13: Yes. Hi. My step in faith was when I was
S13: driving my granddaughter home from school. I pick her up
S13: every day, and he has been prompting me and prompted
S13: me to share the gospel with her, to ask her
S13: if she had any questions about being saved, what it entailed.
S13: And I was terrified to start the conversation, but I
S13: did it. And before we got home, I got her
S13: into ordering a Bible. She's going to start reading that Bible,
S13: and she's going to start speaking with me every time
S13: she has a question. And Carl, I've been with you
S13: guys since 2011, and I've been growing and growing and
S13: growing and growing. God is great.
S2: Joyce, you are an inspiration. Stay on the horn because
S2: we got a prize pack coming your way. You didn't
S2: call because of it, but we're sending one to you. Joyce.
S2: That's inspiring. Sister. We love you, Joyce. We love.
S13: You. I love you, too.
S2: Oh, we love you.
S10: Wow.
S3: Cool story.
S2: Hold on a second. Hold on.
S10: Boom boom boom.
S2: Triple boom. And Joyce. Because that is. Come on.
S10: Now.
S3: Yeah, that. That trepidation that you feel like. Man, this
S3: could be awkward trying to talk to my 17 year
S3: old granddaughter. I mean, what if she gets mad? What
S3: if she doesn't want to hear it? What if it
S3: hurts our relationship?
S5: Yeah.
S2: Give us a call. God has prompted you to step
S2: out by faith, and it's for his glory and someone
S2: else's good. That's big. Two leading indicators. It's from God. Jeannette,
S2: first time caller in Tennessee. What's your story? Jeannette.
S14: Well, um, I was cruising down the road this morning
S14: on my way to work, and a gentleman caught my
S14: eye and I heard, you know, go give him some love.
S14: And I'm like, yeah, right.
S10: Right.
S14: It's like, okay. You know. Yeah. And so I turned
S14: around and went back and. Yeah, um, I approached him
S14: and we spoke for a minute. I asked him if
S14: I could pray for him. Um, I gave him a hug. And,
S14: you know, when I reached out to, you know, and
S14: I don't carry cash, but when I was told to
S14: give him 20 bucks and, you know, I. Yeah, I
S14: don't know who he was, but. Well, I do know
S14: his name is Corey, and I'm going to keep praying
S14: for him.
S2: That's beautiful.
S14: This is not something I do.
S2: That's okay. See, there's that's the point. Because you got
S2: to be. Listen, you don't take every testimony here as
S2: a proof text for something you've got to go do because,
S2: I mean, just having. Thanks, Jeannette. Boom. Sister from Tennessee.
S2: First time caller. But when when you do feel truly
S2: prompted to the Lord. And by the way, God's not
S2: going to put you in a compromised position. Faith is
S2: not reckless, is what I would say, but oftentimes it's
S2: out of the norm. And I love hearing her say,
S2: I don't do this all the time, like never. But
S2: it's a beautiful thing when God prompts us by faith
S2: to do something. Thad, let's get you in here from Alaska,
S2: my man. What do you say?
S15: Yeah. I just yesterday filled out an application for the
S15: ABC Crisis Pregnancy Center. Just have had it on my
S15: heart recently. Tried to run from it a little bit,
S15: and the Lord just prompted me hard again. And I
S15: don't know what I can provide, but it sounds like
S15: they're men that come there with their either their girlfriends
S15: or their wives and need counsel and coaching. And I'm
S15: just stepping out and hopefully I can contribute in one
S15: way or another to the glory of God.
S10: Amen.
S2: Dad? What's what, uh, what town are you in up
S2: there in Alaska.
S15: I'm in Soldotna.
S2: Soldotna. Bro, I used to go to solid Rock Bible
S2: Camp all the time, and I served there for several years.
S2: I'm an Alaskan, so I know you know where solid
S2: rock is. Right down the road from you, buddy. Way
S2: to go. I'm proud of you, Thad. Boom! Brother, stay
S2: on the horn. I'm going to give you Carl and
S2: crew prize pack. We're going to ship one to Alaska. Yes,
S2: it is in the United States of America. Some people
S2: get off the plane from Alaska and people go. Welcome
S2: to the United States. No, it's in the United States.
S2: It is in the United States. What a cool step
S2: of faith by Thad.
S12: Yes.
S3: Wow.
S10: Come on.
S3: Thad kind of ran from it for a little bit
S3: and then just took that step of faith to go. God,
S3: could you use me here?