Well, friends, as
you know, our time comes
00:00:01.36\00:00:02.70
and go so quickly.
00:00:02.73\00:00:04.07
But I am thankful that
we have a little extra time
00:00:04.10\00:00:05.43
on this end of our newsbreak,
00:00:05.47\00:00:06.80
because Brenda
is not just a person
00:00:06.84\00:00:08.90
who God shows to
put a devotion together
00:00:08.94\00:00:11.14
and work with Kids' time,
00:00:11.17\00:00:12.51
and prayer promises
and the other resources
00:00:12.54\00:00:15.21
and Brenda's bedtime stories.
00:00:15.24\00:00:17.65
But these books are the
result of her own experience.
00:00:17.68\00:00:21.68
I want to...
00:00:21.72\00:00:23.05
one of the first
books I came to discover
00:00:23.08\00:00:25.69
about you was the
one Battered to Blessed.
00:00:25.72\00:00:28.62
I mean we look at you today,
you're prim, you're proper,
00:00:28.66\00:00:31.43
you're a person of detail.
00:00:31.46\00:00:33.40
But you had your own experience.
00:00:33.43\00:00:35.00
Talk about that briefly
00:00:35.03\00:00:36.36
as we wind up our program down?
00:00:36.40\00:00:37.93
You know, certainly
there are many people
00:00:37.97\00:00:39.50
that will ask
me when you grew up
00:00:39.53\00:00:41.30
in such a Christ centered home,
00:00:41.34\00:00:42.67
how did something so
horrible happened to you,
00:00:42.70\00:00:44.87
that you ended up
being a battered wife.
00:00:44.91\00:00:47.58
And I was a battered
wife from my first marriage,
00:00:47.61\00:00:49.48
I want to make that clear.
00:00:49.51\00:00:51.75
And my husband now is precious
and wouldn't lay a hand on me.
00:00:51.78\00:00:54.22
Wonderful man.
00:00:54.25\00:00:55.58
But, and the answer is simple.
00:00:55.62\00:00:57.22
I chose a path God
didn't choose for me,
00:00:57.25\00:00:59.45
and when you do that,
00:00:59.49\00:01:01.02
you're gonna
suffer the consequences.
00:01:01.06\00:01:03.02
And I tell my story
in Battered to Blessed
00:01:03.06\00:01:06.09
of being a battered wife.
00:01:06.13\00:01:07.66
And literally I was
left for dead many times
00:01:07.70\00:01:10.00
and the really bad
stuff isn't even in the book
00:01:10.03\00:01:12.10
because you really
wouldn't be able to read it.
00:01:12.13\00:01:14.70
You know, you wouldn't be
able to get to the blush part,
00:01:14.74\00:01:17.14
if I didn't.
00:01:17.17\00:01:19.21
And I thank God everyday for,
00:01:19.24\00:01:22.14
I mean, I know
I'm a walking miracle.
00:01:22.18\00:01:23.98
I know that the
most powerful prayer
00:01:24.01\00:01:27.62
you could ever
pray is Jesus save me.
00:01:27.65\00:01:29.72
That's right.
00:01:29.75\00:01:31.09
And I think back to
when I was just beat so bad,
00:01:31.12\00:01:34.46
my eyes are swollen shut,
00:01:34.49\00:01:36.12
I'm on the bathroom
floor, I'm bleeding out,
00:01:36.16\00:01:37.89
I know I'm not gonna make it,
00:01:37.93\00:01:39.26
I can feel myself drifting away.
00:01:39.29\00:01:41.10
I can't even
lift a leg or finger,
00:01:41.13\00:01:44.30
I'm so weak at this point
00:01:44.33\00:01:45.90
and all I can
muster was Jesus save me,
00:01:45.93\00:01:51.47
and He did.
00:01:51.51\00:01:52.84
And look at what He's
done on the flip side.
00:01:52.87\00:01:54.68
And, you know, I
thank Jesus every day
00:01:54.71\00:01:56.75
for the
privilege of being alive.
00:01:56.78\00:01:59.91
I thank Him for every birthday,
00:01:59.95\00:02:01.32
I celebrate as a
celebration to Him,
00:02:01.35\00:02:03.92
my Lord and Savior
for giving me life.
00:02:03.95\00:02:07.36
And I'm thankful
to be here to work in
00:02:07.39\00:02:11.63
whatever capacity
God wants me to work in.
00:02:11.66\00:02:14.36
And I know I've had people
criticize me saying, you know,
00:02:14.40\00:02:17.30
I've been a volunteer
full time for 16 years
00:02:17.33\00:02:19.70
and say, you
know, that's horrible,
00:02:19.73\00:02:21.67
you give the best
years of your life away,
00:02:21.70\00:02:23.44
you know, I'm thanking,
00:02:23.47\00:02:24.81
they have no idea, you know,
00:02:24.84\00:02:27.08
the joy of serving Jesus.
00:02:27.11\00:02:28.91
You cannot work for Jesus
00:02:28.94\00:02:30.28
and get the best
life of your years away,
00:02:30.31\00:02:31.91
I mean, not at all.
00:02:31.95\00:02:33.42
There is no greater
joy then serving Jesus
00:02:33.45\00:02:35.75
and I mean that
with all my heart.
00:02:35.78\00:02:37.12
It's not just
something you say or, you know,
00:02:37.15\00:02:39.09
I really I love him so
much, he's my best friend.
00:02:39.12\00:02:41.99
Now, there's a
reason why I asked you that
00:02:42.02\00:02:43.43
and I want to
let our audience know
00:02:43.46\00:02:44.86
there is a reason
why I asked Brenda that
00:02:44.89\00:02:46.53
because in order to be
as dedicated and devoted
00:02:46.56\00:02:49.80
as you'll see
whenever you read a materials
00:02:49.83\00:02:52.37
or this devotional book,
00:02:52.40\00:02:53.74
that is gonna come out
reflecting the love of God
00:02:53.77\00:02:55.47
in so many ways.
00:02:55.50\00:02:56.84
You begin to see that to
be able to write this way,
00:02:56.87\00:03:01.24
she had to have her own moment
where her life was so dark
00:03:01.28\00:03:05.71
and so broken that the Lord,
00:03:05.75\00:03:07.22
He responded to that prayer
00:03:07.25\00:03:09.12
and He didn't just save you
00:03:09.15\00:03:10.49
but He saved you
because He had a plan for you.
00:03:10.52\00:03:12.59
He had a purpose for you
00:03:12.62\00:03:13.96
that is being
unfolded 29 years with 3ABN,
00:03:13.99\00:03:18.33
all the different
facets of your ministry.
00:03:18.36\00:03:20.60
You've been battered,
00:03:20.63\00:03:22.43
but I want to say,
the battered is here,
00:03:22.46\00:03:24.90
terrible as it was
00:03:24.93\00:03:26.27
but the blessed
continued throughout eternity.
00:03:26.30\00:03:28.04
Amen.
00:03:28.07\00:03:29.40
If you want to say
something to our audience
00:03:29.44\00:03:30.77
listening to the program,
00:03:30.81\00:03:32.14
what could you say to
them before we wind up?
00:03:32.17\00:03:33.51
I would say spend more
time with Jesus everyday.
00:03:33.54\00:03:35.64
He's your best friend.
00:03:35.68\00:03:37.01
Friends, let me encourage you.
00:03:37.05\00:03:38.38
You need to get on the list
00:03:38.41\00:03:39.75
whenever you
hear about this book,
00:03:39.78\00:03:41.12
contact 3ABN through the number
00:03:41.15\00:03:42.48
that we made available,
00:03:42.52\00:03:43.85
the address there.
00:03:43.89\00:03:45.22
Moments with God,
00:03:45.25\00:03:46.59
make this a
gift to your friends,
00:03:46.62\00:03:47.96
your neighbors, to people that,
00:03:47.99\00:03:49.49
if you have children, if
you have a daughter or son,
00:03:49.52\00:03:51.96
audio book,
00:03:51.99\00:03:53.33
whatever you need to do
to give people something
00:03:53.36\00:03:55.50
that would give them
precious moments with God.
00:03:55.53\00:03:58.30
Prayer time
through prayer promises,
00:03:58.33\00:04:00.14
and if you have children,
00:04:00.17\00:04:01.50
whatever you do,
God will bless you.
00:04:01.54\00:04:03.34
Here at 3ABN,
thank you for tuning in.
00:04:03.37\00:04:05.47
May God bless you
until we see you again.
00:04:05.51\00:04:07.84