{"id":300321,"date":"2018-08-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/the-son-is-enough-for-your-past\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T22:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:41:30","slug":"the-son-is-enough-for-your-past","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/the-son-is-enough-for-your-past\/","title":{"rendered":"The Son Is Enough for Your Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>guest: Barbara Rainey | Series: God Is Enough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of us have a past that includes good, bad, and ugly. How do you reconcile pain and suffering with a good God? 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He was the keeper of the jail in Philippi, and the earthquake had opened all the jail cells and let the prisoners free. He thought he would be executed because of his malfeasance\u2014but the apostle Paul told him in that moment not to worry\u2014but to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Believing on Jesus is central to what it means to be a Christian. Here\u2019s Barbara Rainey.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>There are 84 uses of the word \u201cbelieve\u201d in the book of John\u2014that\u2019s a lot of repetitions of one word. Jesus uses the word \u201cbelieve\u201d over and over again as a line in the sand, asking everyone in various ways, \u201cWho do <em>you<\/em> believe that I am?\u201d There\u2019s no middle ground with Jesus on belief. Either we believe\u2014or we don\u2019t believe.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Wednesday, August 1<sup>st<\/sup>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur host is Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSomeone has famously said, \u201cWhen you finally get to the point where Jesus is all you have\u2014you realize that Jesus is all you need.\u201d We\u2019ll hear more about that today from Barbara Rainey. Stay with us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. Our listeners are going to get a chance to hear from your wife this week.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I just was thinking about that in fact, Bob. We\u2019ve had a lot of really cool people on the broadcast, but I was thinking who my favorite guest is we\u2019ve ever had here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We know who the answer better be. [Laughter] Anything other than Barbara Rainey\u2014you\u2019re in big trouble.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I am in trouble. But I really like her, and she really enjoyed speaking to a group of I think close to 300 women at The Cove in Asheville, North Carolina. Of course, that\u2019s a beautiful spot over there.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It was springtime when she gave this message, and she not only loved the time, she was energized by the people she met\u2014the radio listeners, people who had been to the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>\u00ae, those who\u2019ve been through <em>The Art of Marriage<\/em>\u2122 and looking forward to going through <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2122\u2014which we launched with the movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>\u2014and we have a book coming out by the same name, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is a message that God had put on her heart\u2014which is all about the fact that God is enough for us. I remember she was looking forward to delivering this message because it\u2019s a part of her story; isn\u2019t it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It is, and you\u2019ll hear her talk about it\u2014all of us have disabilities. Some are seen\u2014some aren\u2019t. Some folks walk with a limp. We have a son who that\u2019s a reality for him\u2014as a man, husband, and father\u2014but it\u2019s part of his story. Barbara shares a part of her story and where her disabilities were.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, let\u2019s get right to it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere is Barbara Rainey and part one of a message on God being enough.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Recorded message]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>How many of you have read <em>The Chronicles of Narnia<\/em> to your children or you\u2019ve read it yourself? Most of you, but not everybody. Okay, this is going to be fun, because some of you are going to hear one of my favorite authors and something that he\u2019s written that I think is just as good for adults as it is for kids. I brought my <em>The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe<\/em> book, and I\u2019m going to read us a little story this morning.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is the story of four children who found their way into another land through the back of a wardrobe. They were there, and here\u2019s what happened in chapter seven.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Barbara reads from <em>The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe<\/em>]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSh! Look!\u201d said Susan. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018What?\u2019 said Peter.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018There\u2019s something moving among the trees\u2014over there to the left.\u2019 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey all stared as hard as they could, and no one felt very comfortable.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThere is goes again,\u201d Susan said presently.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI saw it that time too,\u201d said Peter. \u201cIt\u2019s still there. Just behind that big tree.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhat is it?\u201d asked Lucy, trying very hard not to sound nervous. [Barbara adds:] She was the youngest.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Continuing to read] \u2026They all saw it this time, a whiskered furry face which had looked out at them from behind the tree. But this time it didn\u2019t draw back immediately. Instead, the animal put its paw against his mouth, just as humans put their finger on their lips when they\u2019re signalling you to be quiet. Then it disappeared again. The children all stood holding their breath.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA moment later the stranger came out from behind the tree, glanced around as if it were afraid someone was watching\u2026 \u201cHush,\u201d he said\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI know what it is,\u201d said Peter, \u201cit\u2019s a beaver. I saw the tail.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIt wants us to go to it,\u201d said Susan, \u201cand it is warning us not to make a noise.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI know,\u201d said Peter\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo the children all got close together and walked up to the tree\u2026and there, sure enough, they found the Beaver...\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe beaver said to them, \u201cAre you the Sons of Adam and the Daughters of Eve?\u201d it said.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe\u2019re some of them\u201d\u2019 said Peter.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cS-s-s-sh!\u201d said the Beaver, \u201cnot so loud. We\u2019re not safe even here.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018Why, what are you afraid of?\u201d said Peter. \u2018There\u2019s no one here but ourselves.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThere are the trees,\u201d said the Beaver. \u201cThey\u2019re always listening\u2026\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c[Then it signaled] to the children to stand as close\u2026as they possibly could, so that their faces were actually tickled by its whiskers\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey say Aslan is on the move [he said]\u2014perhaps he has already landed.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd now a very curious thing happened. None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do; but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cS-s-s-sh,\u201d said the Beaver, \u201cnot here. I must bring you where we can have a real talk and also some dinner.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo the children followed Mr. Beaver to his little home built out of sticks, they crawled in the home, and Mrs. Beaver was there cooking dinner. They sat down and they all had dinner, and they talked. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd after dinner was over, they said together, \u201c\u2026yes! Tell us about Aslan!\u201d said several voices at once; for once again that strange feeling\u2014like the first signs of spring, like good news, had come over them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWho is Aslan?\u201d said Susan.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAslan?\u201d said Mr. Beaver. \u201cWhy, don\u2019t you know? He\u2019s the King. He\u2019s the Lord\u2014he\u2019s the Lord of the whole wood, but not often here, you understand. Never in my time or my father\u2019s time. But the word has reached us that he will come back. He is in Narnia\u2026[and he will make everything right]...\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2026But shall we see him?\u201d asked Susan.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhy, Daughter of Eve, that\u2019s what I brought you hear for. I\u2019m to lead you to\u2026him,\u201d said Mr. Beaver.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIs he a man?\u201d asked Lucy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAslan a man!\u201d said Mr. Beaver sternly. \u201cCertainly not.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Don\u2019t you know who is the King of the Beasts? Aslan is a lion\u2014<em>the <\/em>Lion, the great Lion.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOoh!\u201d said Susan, \u201cI\u2019d thought he was a man. Is he safe? Is he\u2014quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThat you will, dearie, and no mistake,\u201d\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThen he isn\u2019t safe?\u201d said Lucy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSafe?\u201d said Mr. Beaver. \u201cDon\u2019t you hear what [we said to] you? Who said anything about safe? Of course he isn\u2019t safe. But he\u2019s good, I tell you. He is the King He is the King.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[End of Reading]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, we\u2019re going to talk about this God of ours, who is good\u2014He is very good\u2014but He isn\u2019t always safe. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll my life I\u2019ve wanted a safe God. I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019ve wanted a safe God that I could understand, a God I could figure out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA God I could kind of put a formula to or some kind of system of rules to, so I knew how He worked\u2014so it made sense to me. I\u2019ve learned the truth of Mr. Beaver\u2019s words\u2014that our God is very good\u2014but He is also not always safe. But I have learned that He is enough for my past\u2014and for my present\u2014and for my future.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis morning we\u2019re going to look at three different Scripture verses\u2014about God the Father, one about God the Son, and about God the Holy Spirit\u2014the Trinity\u2014and we\u2019re going to look at who They really are. I\u2019m hoping that as we do this we will be humbled before Their majesty and we will be led to worship.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFirst, we\u2019re going to talk about God the Son and that He is enough for your past. God the Son is enough for your past\u2014and we\u2019re going to look at a passage in the book of John. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut before we do that, I wanted to tell you that there\u2019s a context to this passage. In fact, there\u2019s a context to all of the ones we\u2019re going to read\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because all of Scripture is written in the context of other things that are happening. There are two things of context that I want you to be aware of as we read it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe first one is the word \u201cbelieve.\u201d There are 84 uses of the word \u201cbelieve\u201d in the book of John. That\u2019s a lot of repetitions of one word. Jesus uses the word \u201cbelieve\u201d over and over again as a line in the sand, asking everyone in various ways, \u201cWho do you believe that I am?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s no middle ground with Jesus on belief. Either we believe\u2014or we don\u2019t believe\u2014we\u2019re in unbelief. In the context of our lives\u2014where we find ourselves today\u2014Jesus is still asking us today, \u201cWho do you believe that I am?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tInterestingly, I looked up the word \u201cbelieve\u201d and in the Greek it\u2019s a feminine verb. I find it fascinating\u2014I\u2019m still hoping I can get to do some study on this more someday.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEnglish doesn\u2019t have masculine and feminine assignments to all of our words\u2014our words are just what they are\u2014but there are a lot of languages that have masculine and feminine verbs\u2014masculine and feminine adjectives and adverbs and nouns. Spanish does, Greek does, French does\u2014a lot of them do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn Greek, the word \u201cbelieve\u201d is a feminine noun\u2014it means a conviction of truth\u2014it means believing in God and divine things, with the idea of trusting and having holy fervor.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt reminds me of the women who went to the tomb on Sunday morning. I think the women had a greater capacity to believe, and I think that\u2019s a part of the reason why the word \u201cbelieve\u201d is a feminine noun, because I think we do. I think that\u2019s why Eve believed the serpent\u2014I think we have a greater capacity to believe. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, nobody has told me this who\u2019s a great theologian, but as I\u2019ve looked at the way we\u2019re wired, the way we operate\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014one of the greatest gifts my husband says I\u2019ve ever given to him is that I believe in him, and I\u2019ve always believed in him. I believe in my children, and that belief empowers and fuels and strengthens those that we love. I think that the women who went to the tomb\u2014their faith in who Jesus was was rewarded when they saw Him first. I think Jesus honored and recognized their faith\u2014their quick-to-believe-in-Him faith\u2014when they went to the tomb. So, the word \u201cbelief\u201d is a part of the context of the story in John.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSecondly\u2014this story is in John chapter 9, so if you have your Bibles you can turn there now\u2014but the timing of this story is really interesting\u2014it\u2019s the halfway point of Jesus\u2019s ministry. Two months earlier, Jesus had just been in Jerusalem, and He had celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles. At the Feast of Tabernacles, He had claimed to be the light of the world\u2014which created a ruckus among the Pharisees\u2014but He had stood up and said, \u201cI am the light of the world.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, this story\u2014in John chapter 9\u2014is happening in the month of December, and in this month is the Feast of Lights\u2014the festival of lights. We call it Hanukah\u2014or we know it as Hanukah. We\u2019re going to look at the story of John chapter 9 real quickly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tVerse 1 says, \u201cAnd as he passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.\u201d I want to talk for a couple of minutes about this man\u2014who was blind from birth. First of all, Jesus saw this man. The man didn\u2019t see Him\u2014because he was blind, he couldn\u2019t see\u2014but Jesus saw this man, saw his need, saw his heart, recognized who he was, and he knew\u2014because He was fully God\u2014that this man had been blind from birth. He knew that he needed help.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, think about this man in his life growing up\u2014if he was born without sight\u2014how did he function in the world? He had to have help for everything.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, from the time he was born he was dependent on people for everything\u2014for his food, for his clothing, for his sustenance, for everything. This man was needy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen we look at the passage, we think he was probably of age, which mean he was probably 30, because he was allowed to go into the temple. He was grown. I thought about\u2014how did he feel as a kid growing up, or how did he feel as a teenager, or even as a young man? I would imagine he felt left out. My guess is there were times he was rejected. I think there were probably times he was made fun of. There were probably times when he was not allowed among the community of believers, because in those days anyone who had something wrong with them was unclean and they were cast out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m wondering if he was trying to get well. Did he have hope anymore that he would get well? I wonder if he had lost his initiative. But Jesus took the initiative to reach to him\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014which is what He has done in all of our lives. \u201cWe love because He first loved us.\u201d Jesus loved this man and He reached out to him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tVerse 2: \u201cAnd His disciples asked Him, saying, \u2018Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just love this, because this is so who we are. The disciples wanted to know not, \u201cAre you going to heal him?\u201d\u2014not, \u201cWhat are you thinking about this man?\u201d\u2014they wanted to know whose fault it was! Why did they want to know whose fault it was? Because they wanted to avoid a similar fate.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it\u2019s an issue of control, quite frankly\u2014they didn\u2019t trust God. We don\u2019t trust God, because we think we can manage this. We think we can control the circumstances if we just figure out what\u2019s really going on below the surface.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen verse 3, \u201cJesus answered and said, \u2018It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him.\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe didn\u2019t rebuke them for asking the question\u2014He let them ask the question\u2014and He turned it and showed them what the truth was. The truth was that God wanted His glory to be seen. He wanted those who were there to watch Jesus\u2019s power and who He really was.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s a verse that I think is really interesting\u2014Exodus 4:11. God said to Moses, \u201cWho has made man\u2019s mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?\u201d Who was behind this man\u2019s blindness? It wasn\u2019t the parents\u2019 fault. It wasn\u2019t the man\u2019s fault. It was God, who wanted to do something to demonstrate who He was to people. God intentionally made this man blind\u2014He intentionally subjected Him to decades of life with a handicap\u2014a disability\u2014and the man suffered for it. We don\u2019t like that kind of God, do we?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut the reason He did it\u2014Jesus makes it really clear in verse 3\u2014because God had a higher purpose in mind\u2014to display His glory.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs I thought about it I thought, \u201cIf the man had been born whole, he would have never experienced the wonder of being healed. But he lived with this blindness for so long that when Jesus healed him, he was exuberant.\u201d If you read the rest of the chapter, he couldn\u2019t stop talking about it. He was jumping up and running around and telling everyone what had happened to him\u2014and we would too; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I want to turn this to us. What handicap were you born with that has never left you since birth? My handicap was not anything physical that could be seen or measured, like blindness or deafness. My handicap\u2014I always felt like\u2014was that I was shy, and I was insecure, and I was quiet, and I wasn\u2019t comfortable with people.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember going through high school and noticing people who were really popular and they had fun and they talked easily, and I remember thinking, \u201cWhy can\u2019t I be more like those people?\u201d I tried to be different and I couldn\u2019t break out of my shell, and it followed me all of my life. I always felt like if I didn\u2019t have this\u2014if I wasn\u2019t made this way, if I wasn\u2019t made to be cautious and quiet and think things through, if I could be more like these other people\u2014I would be happier, I would have more fun. People would like me, I could be popular.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember one day years later. I was married, I had kids, and I was still struggling with this and feeling insecure\u2014I just didn\u2019t like the way I was. I was driving somewhere, and I just had this thought out of the blue\u2014which of course was God Himself\u2014the Holy Spirit\u2014He reminded me that it was important for me to be that way. He said, \u201cYou don\u2019t know what you escaped. You don\u2019t know what you were saved from\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because you were not a part of that group of kids that you longed to be a part of.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI went, \u201cYes, Lord. You\u2019re right.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI shared this story with a group of women about a month and a half ago at a retreat. We all shared what our handicap was. One woman said, \u201cI always felt like the odd person in my family, because everybody else in my family\u2014all my other siblings were just like my parents\u2014and I was so different from anyone else. I always felt like the odd one out. I felt like I was a mistake my whole life.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want you to think for a second: what were you born with that you have wished all of your life was not a part of who you are? You may never see the reason why God did this in your life this side of heaven\u2014you may never experience dramatic healing like the man born blind\u2014but you can know without question that God did not make a mistake in your life. You can know He meant it for your good, that the works of God might be displayed in you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe story of the man born blind finishes with Jesus going and finding this man and asking him, \u201cDo you believe in the Son of Man?\u201d The blind man, who was now seeing, said, \u201cYes, I believe,\u201d and he fell on his face and he worshipped Jesus.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, my question for you and for me: will you be like the blind man, who recognized his need, who believed God intended good for him\u2014or will you be like the disciples, who wanted control?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, that is Barbara Rainey with a penetrating question right there.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s a good question. Frankly, I was listening to her and I was going, \u201cWhoa.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. We all want some level of control in our lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When things are out of control\u2014nobody\u2019s comfortable in that situation.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. I got a letter from a friend who is struggling right now, and she just sent me a text to let me know that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014it\u2019s really easy to say you can trust God, but it\u2019s really difficult to do it in the midst of the storm.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s what Barbara\u2019s talking about here. When you\u2019re disciples, you still have the wrong conclusion that you are in control and somehow you can change your destiny.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I know a lot of people look at their past and wonder if they are disqualified from being a part of God\u2019s family because of the past, yet the apostle Paul, I think, gives us the best evidence\u2014that even if you were an accessory to murder\u2014even if you hated the things of God, God can still welcome you into the family\u2014and he tells us to forget what lies behind and to press on.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019m sorry David\u2014King David\u2014sinned and committed adultery and murder and spoiled his son and on and on and on, but you know\u2014there\u2019s great hope for all of us broken human beings to realize, God never gave up on him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe never stopped loving David. He never stopped loving Paul\u2014and met him on the road to Damascus. God may be after somebody right now who\u2019s on the road\u2014and He may be after you and wants your whole heart. The question is: how will you answer what Barbara said\u2014will you be like the blind man, who cries out\u2014or will you negotiate with God and try to retain control?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you missed any portion of Barbara\u2019s message today or if you\u2019d like to hear the message in its entirety you can go to our website\u2014FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014download the file, or listen online. Barbara\u2019s message is titled \u201cGod Is Enough for Our Past, Present, and Future.\u201d Again, it\u2019s available online at FamilyLifeToday.com. There\u2019s also a link there to Barbara\u2019s blog and the <em>Ever Thine Home<\/em>\u00ae website. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy the way, here in a few weeks we\u2019re going to be\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014releasing the brand new book that you and Barbara have written together, called <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>. We wanted to let our listeners know, if you\u2019d like to get a copy of this book as soon as it\u2019s available, we\u2019re sending it out early to those of you who can help us with a donation this month in support of this ministry. We\u2019ve had a friend who has come to the ministry and offered to match any donation we receive during the month of August\u2014dollar for dollar\u2014up to a total of 500,000 dollars. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s a great end-of-summer challenge for us here at the ministry, and we\u2019re trying to rally as many listeners as possible to be a part of this matching gift challenge. If you can help us, we will send you a copy of Dennis and Barbara\u2019s new book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, as soon as it\u2019s available. This book is a companion to <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em> video series that has recently been released. A lot of couples\u2014a lot of churches are using this content in small groups or for parenting classes in the church.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, some of the churches are showing our movie, \u201c<em>Like Arrows<\/em>,\u201d as a kickoff event to help launch these <em>Art of Parenting<\/em> classes. If you\u2019d like information about that, you\u2019ll find it online at FamilyLifeToday.com, but if you can help with a donation today, we will send you an early copy of <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em> as soon as it\u2019s in from the publisher. Make your donation online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can also mail your donation to us, along with your request for Dennis and Barbara\u2019s new book. Send your donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at Box 7111, Little Rock, Arkansas; our zip code is 72223. Don\u2019t forget your donation will be matched dollar for dollar during the month of August, and we hope to hear from you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFinally, if you\u2019ve not yet signed up for our back-to-school Prayer Challenge for parents, we want to send you 30 days of prayer prompts\u2014via email\u2014so that each day you have a new topic to be praying for your children as they get ready to head back to school.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSome kids are already back at it, in certain parts of the country. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com and sign up for the 30-day Parenting Prayer Challenge and then look for those daily prayer prompts in your e-mail inbox.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd be sure to join us back tomorrow. We will hear part two from Barbara Rainey about God being enough for our past, our present, and our future. That comes up tomorrow. Hope you can be with us for that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of <em>FamilyLife<\/em> of Little Rock, Arkansas. A Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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Of course, that\u2019s a beautiful spot over there.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It was springtime when she gave this message, and she not only loved the time, she was energized by the people she met\u2014the radio listeners, people who had been to the <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em>\u00ae, those who\u2019ve been through <em>The Art of Marriage<\/em>\u2122 and looking forward to going through <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2122\u2014which we launched with the movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>\u2014and we have a book coming out by the same name, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is a message that God had put on her heart\u2014which is all about the fact that God is enough for us. I remember she was looking forward to delivering this message because it\u2019s a part of her story; isn\u2019t it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It is, and you\u2019ll hear her talk about it\u2014all of us have disabilities. Some are seen\u2014some aren\u2019t. Some folks walk with a limp. We have a son who that\u2019s a reality for him\u2014as a man, husband, and father\u2014but it\u2019s part of his story. Barbara shares a part of her story and where her disabilities were.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, let\u2019s get right to it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere is Barbara Rainey and part one of a message on God being enough.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Recorded message]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>How many of you have read <em>The Chronicles of Narnia<\/em> to your children or you\u2019ve read it yourself? Most of you, but not everybody. Okay, this is going to be fun, because some of you are going to hear one of my favorite authors and something that he\u2019s written that I think is just as good for adults as it is for kids. I brought my <em>The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe<\/em> book, and I\u2019m going to read us a little story this morning.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is the story of four children who found their way into another land through the back of a wardrobe. They were there, and here\u2019s what happened in chapter seven.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Barbara reads from <em>The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe<\/em>]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSh! Look!\u201d said Susan. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018What?\u2019 said Peter.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018There\u2019s something moving among the trees\u2014over there to the left.\u2019 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey all stared as hard as they could, and no one felt very comfortable.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThere is goes again,\u201d Susan said presently.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI saw it that time too,\u201d said Peter. \u201cIt\u2019s still there. Just behind that big tree.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhat is it?\u201d asked Lucy, trying very hard not to sound nervous. [Barbara adds:] She was the youngest.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Continuing to read] \u2026They all saw it this time, a whiskered furry face which had looked out at them from behind the tree. But this time it didn\u2019t draw back immediately. Instead, the animal put its paw against his mouth, just as humans put their finger on their lips when they\u2019re signalling you to be quiet. Then it disappeared again. The children all stood holding their breath.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA moment later the stranger came out from behind the tree, glanced around as if it were afraid someone was watching\u2026 \u201cHush,\u201d he said\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI know what it is,\u201d said Peter, \u201cit\u2019s a beaver. I saw the tail.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIt wants us to go to it,\u201d said Susan, \u201cand it is warning us not to make a noise.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI know,\u201d said Peter\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo the children all got close together and walked up to the tree\u2026and there, sure enough, they found the Beaver...\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe beaver said to them, \u201cAre you the Sons of Adam and the Daughters of Eve?\u201d it said.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe\u2019re some of them\u201d\u2019 said Peter.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cS-s-s-sh!\u201d said the Beaver, \u201cnot so loud. We\u2019re not safe even here.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018Why, what are you afraid of?\u201d said Peter. \u2018There\u2019s no one here but ourselves.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThere are the trees,\u201d said the Beaver. \u201cThey\u2019re always listening\u2026\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c[Then it signaled] to the children to stand as close\u2026as they possibly could, so that their faces were actually tickled by its whiskers\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey say Aslan is on the move [he said]\u2014perhaps he has already landed.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd now a very curious thing happened. None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do; but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cS-s-s-sh,\u201d said the Beaver, \u201cnot here. I must bring you where we can have a real talk and also some dinner.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo the children followed Mr. Beaver to his little home built out of sticks, they crawled in the home, and Mrs. Beaver was there cooking dinner. They sat down and they all had dinner, and they talked. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd after dinner was over, they said together, \u201c\u2026yes! Tell us about Aslan!\u201d said several voices at once; for once again that strange feeling\u2014like the first signs of spring, like good news, had come over them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWho is Aslan?\u201d said Susan.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAslan?\u201d said Mr. Beaver. \u201cWhy, don\u2019t you know? He\u2019s the King. He\u2019s the Lord\u2014he\u2019s the Lord of the whole wood, but not often here, you understand. Never in my time or my father\u2019s time. But the word has reached us that he will come back. He is in Narnia\u2026[and he will make everything right]...\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2026But shall we see him?\u201d asked Susan.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhy, Daughter of Eve, that\u2019s what I brought you hear for. I\u2019m to lead you to\u2026him,\u201d said Mr. Beaver.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIs he a man?\u201d asked Lucy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAslan a man!\u201d said Mr. Beaver sternly. \u201cCertainly not.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201c\u2018I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Don\u2019t you know who is the King of the Beasts? Aslan is a lion\u2014<em>the <\/em>Lion, the great Lion.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOoh!\u201d said Susan, \u201cI\u2019d thought he was a man. Is he safe? Is he\u2014quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThat you will, dearie, and no mistake,\u201d\u2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThen he isn\u2019t safe?\u201d said Lucy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSafe?\u201d said Mr. Beaver. \u201cDon\u2019t you hear what [we said to] you? Who said anything about safe? Of course he isn\u2019t safe. But he\u2019s good, I tell you. He is the King He is the King.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[End of Reading]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, we\u2019re going to talk about this God of ours, who is good\u2014He is very good\u2014but He isn\u2019t always safe. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll my life I\u2019ve wanted a safe God. I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019ve wanted a safe God that I could understand, a God I could figure out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA God I could kind of put a formula to or some kind of system of rules to, so I knew how He worked\u2014so it made sense to me. I\u2019ve learned the truth of Mr. Beaver\u2019s words\u2014that our God is very good\u2014but He is also not always safe. But I have learned that He is enough for my past\u2014and for my present\u2014and for my future.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis morning we\u2019re going to look at three different Scripture verses\u2014about God the Father, one about God the Son, and about God the Holy Spirit\u2014the Trinity\u2014and we\u2019re going to look at who They really are. I\u2019m hoping that as we do this we will be humbled before Their majesty and we will be led to worship.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFirst, we\u2019re going to talk about God the Son and that He is enough for your past. God the Son is enough for your past\u2014and we\u2019re going to look at a passage in the book of John. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut before we do that, I wanted to tell you that there\u2019s a context to this passage. In fact, there\u2019s a context to all of the ones we\u2019re going to read\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because all of Scripture is written in the context of other things that are happening. There are two things of context that I want you to be aware of as we read it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe first one is the word \u201cbelieve.\u201d There are 84 uses of the word \u201cbelieve\u201d in the book of John. That\u2019s a lot of repetitions of one word. Jesus uses the word \u201cbelieve\u201d over and over again as a line in the sand, asking everyone in various ways, \u201cWho do you believe that I am?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s no middle ground with Jesus on belief. Either we believe\u2014or we don\u2019t believe\u2014we\u2019re in unbelief. In the context of our lives\u2014where we find ourselves today\u2014Jesus is still asking us today, \u201cWho do you believe that I am?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tInterestingly, I looked up the word \u201cbelieve\u201d and in the Greek it\u2019s a feminine verb. I find it fascinating\u2014I\u2019m still hoping I can get to do some study on this more someday.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tEnglish doesn\u2019t have masculine and feminine assignments to all of our words\u2014our words are just what they are\u2014but there are a lot of languages that have masculine and feminine verbs\u2014masculine and feminine adjectives and adverbs and nouns. Spanish does, Greek does, French does\u2014a lot of them do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn Greek, the word \u201cbelieve\u201d is a feminine noun\u2014it means a conviction of truth\u2014it means believing in God and divine things, with the idea of trusting and having holy fervor.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt reminds me of the women who went to the tomb on Sunday morning. I think the women had a greater capacity to believe, and I think that\u2019s a part of the reason why the word \u201cbelieve\u201d is a feminine noun, because I think we do. I think that\u2019s why Eve believed the serpent\u2014I think we have a greater capacity to believe. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, nobody has told me this who\u2019s a great theologian, but as I\u2019ve looked at the way we\u2019re wired, the way we operate\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014one of the greatest gifts my husband says I\u2019ve ever given to him is that I believe in him, and I\u2019ve always believed in him. I believe in my children, and that belief empowers and fuels and strengthens those that we love. I think that the women who went to the tomb\u2014their faith in who Jesus was was rewarded when they saw Him first. I think Jesus honored and recognized their faith\u2014their quick-to-believe-in-Him faith\u2014when they went to the tomb. So, the word \u201cbelief\u201d is a part of the context of the story in John.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSecondly\u2014this story is in John chapter 9, so if you have your Bibles you can turn there now\u2014but the timing of this story is really interesting\u2014it\u2019s the halfway point of Jesus\u2019s ministry. Two months earlier, Jesus had just been in Jerusalem, and He had celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles. At the Feast of Tabernacles, He had claimed to be the light of the world\u2014which created a ruckus among the Pharisees\u2014but He had stood up and said, \u201cI am the light of the world.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, this story\u2014in John chapter 9\u2014is happening in the month of December, and in this month is the Feast of Lights\u2014the festival of lights. We call it Hanukah\u2014or we know it as Hanukah. We\u2019re going to look at the story of John chapter 9 real quickly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tVerse 1 says, \u201cAnd as he passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.\u201d I want to talk for a couple of minutes about this man\u2014who was blind from birth. First of all, Jesus saw this man. The man didn\u2019t see Him\u2014because he was blind, he couldn\u2019t see\u2014but Jesus saw this man, saw his need, saw his heart, recognized who he was, and he knew\u2014because He was fully God\u2014that this man had been blind from birth. He knew that he needed help.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, think about this man in his life growing up\u2014if he was born without sight\u2014how did he function in the world? He had to have help for everything.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, from the time he was born he was dependent on people for everything\u2014for his food, for his clothing, for his sustenance, for everything. This man was needy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen we look at the passage, we think he was probably of age, which mean he was probably 30, because he was allowed to go into the temple. He was grown. I thought about\u2014how did he feel as a kid growing up, or how did he feel as a teenager, or even as a young man? I would imagine he felt left out. My guess is there were times he was rejected. I think there were probably times he was made fun of. There were probably times when he was not allowed among the community of believers, because in those days anyone who had something wrong with them was unclean and they were cast out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m wondering if he was trying to get well. Did he have hope anymore that he would get well? I wonder if he had lost his initiative. But Jesus took the initiative to reach to him\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014which is what He has done in all of our lives. \u201cWe love because He first loved us.\u201d Jesus loved this man and He reached out to him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tVerse 2: \u201cAnd His disciples asked Him, saying, \u2018Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just love this, because this is so who we are. The disciples wanted to know not, \u201cAre you going to heal him?\u201d\u2014not, \u201cWhat are you thinking about this man?\u201d\u2014they wanted to know whose fault it was! Why did they want to know whose fault it was? Because they wanted to avoid a similar fate.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it\u2019s an issue of control, quite frankly\u2014they didn\u2019t trust God. We don\u2019t trust God, because we think we can manage this. We think we can control the circumstances if we just figure out what\u2019s really going on below the surface.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen verse 3, \u201cJesus answered and said, \u2018It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was in order that the works of God might be displayed in him.\u2019\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe didn\u2019t rebuke them for asking the question\u2014He let them ask the question\u2014and He turned it and showed them what the truth was. The truth was that God wanted His glory to be seen. He wanted those who were there to watch Jesus\u2019s power and who He really was.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s a verse that I think is really interesting\u2014Exodus 4:11. God said to Moses, \u201cWho has made man\u2019s mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?\u201d Who was behind this man\u2019s blindness? It wasn\u2019t the parents\u2019 fault. It wasn\u2019t the man\u2019s fault. It was God, who wanted to do something to demonstrate who He was to people. God intentionally made this man blind\u2014He intentionally subjected Him to decades of life with a handicap\u2014a disability\u2014and the man suffered for it. We don\u2019t like that kind of God, do we?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut the reason He did it\u2014Jesus makes it really clear in verse 3\u2014because God had a higher purpose in mind\u2014to display His glory.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs I thought about it I thought, \u201cIf the man had been born whole, he would have never experienced the wonder of being healed. But he lived with this blindness for so long that when Jesus healed him, he was exuberant.\u201d If you read the rest of the chapter, he couldn\u2019t stop talking about it. He was jumping up and running around and telling everyone what had happened to him\u2014and we would too; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I want to turn this to us. What handicap were you born with that has never left you since birth? My handicap was not anything physical that could be seen or measured, like blindness or deafness. My handicap\u2014I always felt like\u2014was that I was shy, and I was insecure, and I was quiet, and I wasn\u2019t comfortable with people.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember going through high school and noticing people who were really popular and they had fun and they talked easily, and I remember thinking, \u201cWhy can\u2019t I be more like those people?\u201d I tried to be different and I couldn\u2019t break out of my shell, and it followed me all of my life. I always felt like if I didn\u2019t have this\u2014if I wasn\u2019t made this way, if I wasn\u2019t made to be cautious and quiet and think things through, if I could be more like these other people\u2014I would be happier, I would have more fun. People would like me, I could be popular.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember one day years later. I was married, I had kids, and I was still struggling with this and feeling insecure\u2014I just didn\u2019t like the way I was. I was driving somewhere, and I just had this thought out of the blue\u2014which of course was God Himself\u2014the Holy Spirit\u2014He reminded me that it was important for me to be that way. He said, \u201cYou don\u2019t know what you escaped. You don\u2019t know what you were saved from\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014because you were not a part of that group of kids that you longed to be a part of.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI went, \u201cYes, Lord. You\u2019re right.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI shared this story with a group of women about a month and a half ago at a retreat. We all shared what our handicap was. One woman said, \u201cI always felt like the odd person in my family, because everybody else in my family\u2014all my other siblings were just like my parents\u2014and I was so different from anyone else. I always felt like the odd one out. I felt like I was a mistake my whole life.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want you to think for a second: what were you born with that you have wished all of your life was not a part of who you are? You may never see the reason why God did this in your life this side of heaven\u2014you may never experience dramatic healing like the man born blind\u2014but you can know without question that God did not make a mistake in your life. You can know He meant it for your good, that the works of God might be displayed in you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe story of the man born blind finishes with Jesus going and finding this man and asking him, \u201cDo you believe in the Son of Man?\u201d The blind man, who was now seeing, said, \u201cYes, I believe,\u201d and he fell on his face and he worshipped Jesus.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, my question for you and for me: will you be like the blind man, who recognized his need, who believed God intended good for him\u2014or will you be like the disciples, who wanted control?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, that is Barbara Rainey with a penetrating question right there.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s a good question. Frankly, I was listening to her and I was going, \u201cWhoa.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. We all want some level of control in our lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>When things are out of control\u2014nobody\u2019s comfortable in that situation.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. I got a letter from a friend who is struggling right now, and she just sent me a text to let me know that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014it\u2019s really easy to say you can trust God, but it\u2019s really difficult to do it in the midst of the storm.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s what Barbara\u2019s talking about here. When you\u2019re disciples, you still have the wrong conclusion that you are in control and somehow you can change your destiny.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I know a lot of people look at their past and wonder if they are disqualified from being a part of God\u2019s family because of the past, yet the apostle Paul, I think, gives us the best evidence\u2014that even if you were an accessory to murder\u2014even if you hated the things of God, God can still welcome you into the family\u2014and he tells us to forget what lies behind and to press on.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019m sorry David\u2014King David\u2014sinned and committed adultery and murder and spoiled his son and on and on and on, but you know\u2014there\u2019s great hope for all of us broken human beings to realize, God never gave up on him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe never stopped loving David. He never stopped loving Paul\u2014and met him on the road to Damascus. God may be after somebody right now who\u2019s on the road\u2014and He may be after you and wants your whole heart. The question is: how will you answer what Barbara said\u2014will you be like the blind man, who cries out\u2014or will you negotiate with God and try to retain control?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you missed any portion of Barbara\u2019s message today or if you\u2019d like to hear the message in its entirety you can go to our website\u2014FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014download the file, or listen online. Barbara\u2019s message is titled \u201cGod Is Enough for Our Past, Present, and Future.\u201d Again, it\u2019s available online at FamilyLifeToday.com. There\u2019s also a link there to Barbara\u2019s blog and the <em>Ever Thine Home<\/em>\u00ae website. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy the way, here in a few weeks we\u2019re going to be\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014releasing the brand new book that you and Barbara have written together, called <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>. We wanted to let our listeners know, if you\u2019d like to get a copy of this book as soon as it\u2019s available, we\u2019re sending it out early to those of you who can help us with a donation this month in support of this ministry. We\u2019ve had a friend who has come to the ministry and offered to match any donation we receive during the month of August\u2014dollar for dollar\u2014up to a total of 500,000 dollars. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s a great end-of-summer challenge for us here at the ministry, and we\u2019re trying to rally as many listeners as possible to be a part of this matching gift challenge. If you can help us, we will send you a copy of Dennis and Barbara\u2019s new book, <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>, as soon as it\u2019s available. This book is a companion to <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em> video series that has recently been released. A lot of couples\u2014a lot of churches are using this content in small groups or for parenting classes in the church.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, some of the churches are showing our movie, \u201c<em>Like Arrows<\/em>,\u201d as a kickoff event to help launch these <em>Art of Parenting<\/em> classes. If you\u2019d like information about that, you\u2019ll find it online at FamilyLifeToday.com, but if you can help with a donation today, we will send you an early copy of <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em> as soon as it\u2019s in from the publisher. Make your donation online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can also mail your donation to us, along with your request for Dennis and Barbara\u2019s new book. Send your donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at Box 7111, Little Rock, Arkansas; our zip code is 72223. Don\u2019t forget your donation will be matched dollar for dollar during the month of August, and we hope to hear from you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFinally, if you\u2019ve not yet signed up for our back-to-school Prayer Challenge for parents, we want to send you 30 days of prayer prompts\u2014via email\u2014so that each day you have a new topic to be praying for your children as they get ready to head back to school.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSome kids are already back at it, in certain parts of the country. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com and sign up for the 30-day Parenting Prayer Challenge and then look for those daily prayer prompts in your e-mail inbox.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd be sure to join us back tomorrow. We will hear part two from Barbara Rainey about God being enough for our past, our present, and our future. That comes up tomorrow. Hope you can be with us for that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of <em>FamilyLife<\/em> of Little Rock, Arkansas. A Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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