{"id":303856,"date":"2016-02-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/praying-in-faith\/"},"modified":"2016-02-02T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T17:00:00","slug":"praying-in-faith","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/praying-in-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying in Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you make the Bible the heart of your family? According to author Crawford Loritts, the Bible assumes that every follower of Christ has a faith that will be lived out among family and friends.\u00a0Crawford distinguishes faith from presumption, and reminds us that God isn&#8217;t obligated to do everything we ask. 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There are others that will give your legs a pretty good stretch. That\u2019s the kind of step of faith Crawford Loritts took a few years ago when he became a senior pastor of a local church. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>You know, I am an African American; and our church is predominately white in the South. Yet, I felt God calling us there\u2014that was part of what needed to be done. And you know, I\u2019m 55 years old\u2014that usually would be something a 35-year-old might think about doing. [Laughter]\u00a0 But it was what God wanted to do. \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 Tuesday, February 2<sup>nd<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. Whether it\u2019s a step of faith or a big leap of faith that God is calling you to take, when you are trusting in what He has promised, then, it doesn\u2019t matter how big the distance is. \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\tWe\u2019ll talk about that today. Stay tuned. \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. Now, I think there are folks, who tune into <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> \/ hear us talking about the Bible being the foundation for what our lives, our marriages, our families, are supposed to be all about\u2014and they understand that from a conceptual standpoint\u2014but the day to day: \u201cWhat does it mean for the Bible to be the foundation for your marriage and your family?\u00a0 How does that really look in a marriage and family?\u201d\u2014they\u2019re not exactly sure. Maybe, you have prayer times \/ maybe, you read the Bible from time to time; but apart from that, they\u2019re not sure what it means to have the Bible at the center. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, there are a lot of ways to explain that. \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\tOne of them\u2014I just read the other morning from John 15\u2014Jesus said, \u201cIf you abide in Me and My words abide in you, you will bear fruit.\u201d\u00a0 \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>And the idea of abiding means that you draw your life\u2019s force \/ your life\u2019s source from Jesus\u2014from who He is and from the Scripture. \u201cIf you abide in Me\u201d\u2014and the \u201cMe\u201d is Jesus\u2014\u201cand my words abide in you,\u201d\u2014if you draw your life, your very life substance, the foundation of how you live\u2014from Him and the Scriptures\u2014you will begin to live life as God designed it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we\u2019ve got a good friend with us here on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> who has been a frequent guest. In fact, we ought to count it up sometime, Crawford\u2014how many times you\u2019ve been on our broadcast. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You\u2019d be in the top ten. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Is that right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>You\u2019d be one of our top-ten guys. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Well, you know\u2014you keep inviting me back until I can get it right. [Laughter]\u00a0 That\u2019s probably what it is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That voice is the voice of Crawford Loritts. \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\tA bunch of our listeners recognize it from broadcasts that you\u2019ve done on Moody Radio. Welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Good to be back, Dennis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Crawford and his wife Karen live in Northern Atlanta. They have four adult children and ten grandkids. He\u2019s written a book called <em>Unshaken: Real Faith in our Faithful God<\/em>. Let\u2019s just start\u2014since we\u2019re talking about faith here\u2014start with a definition of faith, Crawford. Let\u2019s just boil it down to the essence of what it is. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. You know, Dennis, I had a hard time when I put this book together. I <em>assumed<\/em> that the Bible defined faith; but you know, the Bible, nowhere, defines faith\u2014it describes it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, Hebrews 11:1\u2014you\u2019re saying is a description \/ not a\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>It\u2019s a description of faith \/ not a definition of faith, but real faith is obvious. For example, I have a hard time\u2014Karen and I have been married for 44 years now. If you asked me to define my love for Karen, I\u2019d have a very difficult time, in terms of defining it; but I can describe it in such a way that it\u2019s <em>unmistakable<\/em>. \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\tSo, it is in the Bible when it comes to faith. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe best definition I\u2019ve come up with\u2014and I\u2019ve built the book on\u2014is two words\u2014God confidence \/ God confidence. That\u2019s the reason why I kind of think the Bible doesn\u2019t define it because it <em>assumes<\/em> that every follower of Christ is going to live out their lives in a vertical way\u2014that we\u2019re going to express confidence in God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe way that truth becomes transformative is through faith. I mean, you can know Bible\u2014you can know content \/ you can know all this stuff\u2014the only way that\u2019s going to become transformative in my life is when I <em>act<\/em> on that. So, faith is a verb, even when it\u2019s a noun\u2014it is something that you <em>must<\/em> do. \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\tThat\u2019s the reason why God orchestrates the test trials, and gaps in our lives, and all these things so that we might see Him, in all of His glory, step into our reality and make truth real in our hearts and lives. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I\u2019m thinking about how we use the word in marriage when we talk about a faithful partner. We talk about a husband or a wife being faithful. We are saying that person has made promises to us, and we trust that that person will keep the promises he or she has made. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And when they do, we say, \u201cThey are a faithful person.\u201d\u00a0 We have faith in them to keep their promises. That\u2019s what you\u2019re talking about with God; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Absolutely. There\u2014you are so good, Bob. [Laughter]\u00a0 That is a <em>great<\/em> picture. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That will preach?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes, it will preach because what it does\u2014it presupposes that I will discipline myself to live out what I said at that altar\u2014\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>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014and I will <em>do<\/em> it. So, it is with God. We open God\u2019s Word\u2014we read it \/ we study it\u2014and God says: \u201cOkay. Okay; are you going to be full of faith now to discipline yourself to do what you just read?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I want you to explain for listeners the difference between presumption and faith because you tell a story about somebody who wanted to go visit a relative or something?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Tell that story. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>This story is so bizarre. You know, sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. This actually happened a number of years ago. This couple was having a struggle\u2014a real struggle\u2014with finances. The woman stopped coming to me; and the guy came to me and said: \u201cListen\u2014listen, I\u2019ve got to tell you this story. My wife really believes this brand of faith that says that all I have to do is just claim anything from God, and God is <em>obligated<\/em> to do it for me.\u201d\u00a0 He said, \u201cWe\u2019re having some trouble with our finances.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI sort of thought to myself: \u201cWell, maybe, she didn\u2019t want God to deal with the finances. \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\u201cIf she had all that much faith, she could have claimed it and you wouldn\u2019t have any problems,\u201d\u2014but that\u2019s another issue. [Laughter]\u00a0 So, here\u2014you see how silly this stuff gets. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right; exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>It really gets silly. She goes off to the airport\u2014true story\u2014takes the kids to the airport\u2014didn\u2019t have money for plane tickets. She told her husband, \u201cWhen I get to the airport, and I get to the ticket counter, God\u2019s going to have my tickets there.\u201d\u00a0 She sits down; and she claims, by faith, with her kids in tow: \u201cLord Jesus, give me my tickets. By faith, I declare it. It\u2019s going to be there.\u201d\u00a0 She did this about three or four times. Each time, she\u2019d go back to the ticket counter. There were no tickets there. Finally, she called her husband and brought her home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, that\u2019s not faith. That\u2019s really not faith\u2014that is not faith at all. God is not obligated to fulfill our wish list. We don\u2019t use God to translate <em>our<\/em> dreams to reality. No\u2014no. God\u2019s only obligated to do what He promised to do and to come through. \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\tWe exercise faith in light of the circumstances and the situations that He places us in. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019d like to say this, too, to our listeners\u2014is that I think guys, like me, who preach and teach an awful lot, have done a disservice. We have only preached one dimension of faith\u2014delivering faith\u2014but faith has three dimensions to it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, God can take us <em>from<\/em> situations, and He does that. That\u2019s what we want to camp on\u2014you know: \u201cTake this sickness from me,\u201d \u201cBring this prodigal child home for me,\u201d \u201cMake sure my husband does this,\u201d \u201cGive us more money,\u201d \u201cGive us\u2026\u201d Sometimes, He does that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>But He also, sometimes, delivers us <em>in<\/em> a situation, where He says, \u201cNo. No.\u201d\u00a0 This is a 2 Corinthians 12 thing: \u201cMy grace is sufficient for you. I\u2019m going to show you that I can sustain you during dark, hard times; and during your journey, you\u2019ll never experience the external deliverance\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014\u201cbut you\u2019ll know profound joy and peace.\u201d\u00a0 \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\tAnd then, there is a third piece that He\u2019ll deliver us <em>through<\/em> it\u2014meaning that He controls the clock and the calendar; and eventually, He\u2019s going to take us through this thing, but there are some <em>lessons<\/em> that you need to learn in this. And by the way, this also\u2014all three of those things require <em>amazing<\/em> faith. \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>Crawford: <\/strong>You\u2019ve got to trust Him, but faith is not telling God to do what we want Him to do. Faith is saying to God: \u201cI believe You no matter what!\u00a0 So, give me what You want me to have in light of where I am.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This presupposes for us\u2014if we are going to have faith in the promises of God \/ in what He\u2019s promised to do\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014we have to have a pretty clear picture of what He\u2019s promised to do. We have to get to know Him\u2014understand His promises \/ not misinterpret Scripture\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014to get us there; but really dig in and say, \u201cWhat exactly is it that God has said He\u2019ll do?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. And I want to say something that is obvious\u2014what you just said. Remember the distinction between promises of God and my <em>desires<\/em>\u2014\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>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>\u2014they are two different things. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Now, it is true\u2014there is this gap. God will place in our hearts desires that are not necessarily clearly stated in His Word\u2014there are desires. This ministry exists, for example, because there was a desire\u2014there was a burden, there was a dream, there was a vision on your heart\u2014God gives that to people. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut even in that, I think there are ways of checking that to make sure it\u2019s not presumption\u2014the consistency of prayer, the advice of godly counsel, the fact that it doesn\u2019t conflict with the Word of God, how consistent this visits me, circumstances that indicated that, and the Spirit of God can lead us in that direction. When those things are lined up, we release faith to believe Him to translate that dream into reality. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We are talking to Crawford Loritts, who has written a book on faith called <em>Unshaken: Real Faith in Our Faithful God<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>\u00a0<\/em>\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\tThis understanding of what it means to trust God is a critical part of how we do marriage and family; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It really is. It\u2019s how a husband and a wife make a major decision or even smaller decisions. You have to be God-dependent and take it before Him and pray about it, as a couple. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>As I was reading your book, I thought: \u201cYou know what?\u00a0 You have written a book about how you have lived your life.\u201d I happen to be privy to some of the decisions you\u2019ve made by faith along the way. And I\u2019m going to give the <em>Reader\u2019s Digest<\/em> version of this story, but I want you to take us to kind of the root of it after I share what you did. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI thought about you, Crawford\u2014and you and I work together in what was, then, Campus Crusade for Christ,<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> which is now Cru<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. You came to a fork in the road, where you and Karen felt like God was calling you two away from something you had done for nearly your entire adult life to go to work in a church and become a pastor and preach every week. \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\tI reflected on that and I thought, \u201cThat must have been a <em>massive<\/em> step of faith for you two, as a couple.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere have to be listeners, who\u2014as husband and wife \/ maybe as parents\u2014who are facing things, right now, where they need an illustration of how you trusted God \/ how you confirmed what He wanted you to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Wow, Dennis, thanks. I didn\u2019t know you were going to ask me that. [Laughter] That\u2019s good. You know, I want to give a principle here: \u201cWe follow Christ and not our careers. We follow Christ and not our assumptions about our lives, and we follow Christ and not the presumption of comfort.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is a journey down here, and God has assignments for us. My changing is not so much a heroic thing; but I had been on staff, at that time, 26\/27 years before we made that change. \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\tWhat happened in my heart and life was\u2014I didn\u2019t leave Cru because there was something negative, or I was running from something or whatever, or anything bad. It was just a constant, deepening desire to preach and teach the Word of God in such a way that I saw lives changed. It was about a timing piece to be a better steward of the teaching and preaching gift that God had given to me that I needed to leverage in a better way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs I prayed about that, and sought the Lord about that, and sought counsel over that, and interacted with friends\u2014the only thing worse than not taking God\u2019s opportunity is just waiting too late, my friend\u2014and I didn\u2019t want to do that. God was making it clear that <em>now<\/em> is the time to respond. So, we did. I mean, it was a major change in terms of an outward career thing; but it was what the Lord wanted. \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<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Was there any fear?\u00a0 I mean, did you and Karen have a lot of fear stepping out into this unknown entity\u2014a church in Northern Atlanta?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes, there was a lot of fear. I did things in an idiotic way, from a human perspective\u2014I was 55 years old before I became a senior pastor. Usually, people do it the other way around\u2014they leave churches and go to other places. So, there was\u2014sure there was a lot of fear involved. I might just add this element because, you know, I am an African American; and our church is predominately white in the South. Yet, I felt God calling us there\u2014that was part of what needed to be done. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe whole point\u2014and Dennis, you and I\u2014we\u2019ve grown up in Campus Crusade and our ministry. We used to hear the legendary Bill Bright say this statement: \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be successful, but you do have to be obedient.\u201d\u00a0 And when God is making clear what He wants you to do, don\u2019t procrastinate that thing. \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>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>You know?\u00a0 If you fear God more than you fear the change, you will always come out courageous. So, it\u2019s <em>not<\/em> a matter of being fearful\u2014it\u2019s a matter of whom you fear and what you fear. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know, here is what some of our listeners know\u2014because they\u2019ve either visited your church or listened online\u2014but most of our listeners do not know that Crawford has become one of the premier spokesmen for Jesus Christ in preaching the Scriptures in America. And Bob, you listen to his sermons frequently\u2014I do too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just\u2014I kind of sat back, look at this book; and I thought, \u201cYou know, Crawford took a step of faith that most people will not understand fully\u201d; but at 55 years of age, God blessed him \/ led him. It doesn\u2019t mean, if you take a step of faith, you\u2019re going to become the best\u2014that\u2019s not the point\u2014but it does mean you may end up exercising your gifts and be a steward of your life for the glory of God and for His purposes in fresh ways. \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>Bob: <\/strong>Well, I was talking to a young man, this week, who is making a career change. He\u2019s kind of weighed out the pros and the cons of this change. He\u2019s looked at different options in front of Him. He and his wife have spent time getting wise counsel. They\u2019ve spent time on their knees \/ they spent time in the Word. They really feel like the choice in front of them is the one that God is directing them toward. So, they are making that step. As he and I talked, there is no certainty that what he is stepping out to is going to be successful, in human terms. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt could have gone badly for you at your church in Atlanta. Sometimes, though, God takes us into\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014hard situations. We\u2019re following Him; and two years later, we go, \u201cThis is a mess!\u201d We think, \u201cI must have missed God,\u201d\u2014maybe not \/ maybe, God wanted you to be in a mess because He\u2019s got lessons for you to learn in the mess that you wouldn\u2019t learn any other way. \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>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, in fact, in your book, Crawford\u2014and this is one of the things\u2014Bob, you have actually taken us\u2014this is one of the things I wanted to talk about. You make the statement: \u201cUncertainty is a gift from God.\u201d\u00a0 <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s what Bob just said. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Speak to that in a person\u2019s life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>God has not called us to make decisions because we are going to be successful. God has called us to make decisions because there is something He wants to do in and through us in history. Often, the decisions that we make will end up in suffering \/ sometimes, we\u2019ll be in obscurity\u2014that\u2019s not the issue. The issue always is obedience and not managing my future. That\u2019s the reason why uncertainty is a gift. It is a gift because God has prerogative concerning what He wants to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>The last paragraph of Hebrews, Chapter 11\u2014you know, it talks about, prior to that time, all these great men and women of God that experienced the healing, and deliverance, and all this stuff\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\u2014and you can hear the shouting going on. Then, it says, \u201cAnd others\u201d\u2014no-named people\u2014\u201cwho were sawn in two, and they lived in caves...\u201d\u00a0 Are these losers? Are these unsuccessful people? Then, the writer adds, \u201c\u2026men of whom the world was not worthy.\u201d\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<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>God knows and God sees, and He\u2019s going to honor you for your faithfulness. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Hebrews 11 says we may not know their names\u2014Jesus knows their names; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes; no doubt about it. I\u2019m just thinking of a listener right now: \u201cHow do you apply this to your life?\u201d I\u2019ve got a couple of questions for you: \u201cWhat are you basing your life on?\u00a0 What\u2019s the philosophy?\u00a0 Is it from the Bible, or is it from the world?\u201d\u00a0 Secondly, \u201cWho are you building your life on?\u00a0 Is it around you?\u00a0 Are you the center of your universe?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m telling you that there is One greater than you\u2014He makes a whole lot better God to worship than you\u2014it\u2019s Jesus Christ. \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\tAnd the final question is: \u201cWho do you trust in the middle of a crisis?\u201d\u00a0 So, if you\u2019re going to trust Him in a crisis, why would you wait until everything is coming unglued?\u00a0 Why wouldn\u2019t you want to get on with life with the One who designed it?\u2014the Lord God Almighty. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd maybe, there is somebody listening right now, Crawford, who doesn\u2019t have a relationship with Christ and is listening to us, going: \u201cI\u2019ve nibbled at the edges of church. I\u2019ve been around religion, but I don\u2019t know Jesus Christ like those guys are talking about.\u201d What would you say to him or her, right now, Crawford?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>I would tell you that this is the greatest step that you could take. It\u2019s just to turn from your sin and say: \u201cLord, Jesus, I am who I am right now; and I turn from my sin. I acknowledge to You that I need You, and I trust You to come into my heart and life, and forgive me and cleanse me of all my sin.\u201d\u00a0 The Bible says, \u201cTo as many as received Him, to him He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name [John 1:12].\u201d\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\tThat\u2019s all you have to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou say, \u201cIt sounds so simple.\u201d\u00a0 Well, yes, He\u2019s made the way clear. Jesus was nailed to the cross and took our sin upon Him. Every thought, every misdeed, every mistake, every wicked thing we have ever done has been nailed to the cross. He just says: \u201cCome.\u201d\u00a0 You can\u2019t buy it. You can\u2019t manipulate it. You can\u2019t promise to do good. Just surrender to Jesus, right now, and say: \u201cLord, I turn to You. I trust You. I receive You.\u201d\u00a0 And you are now a son or a daughter of God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And the Spirit of God comes to live in your life. What happens to you at that point is\u2014you\u2019re born again. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Crawford: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It\u2019s a new birth. It is a transformation of a different kind. Now, you can get on with living life according to the Bible and abiding in Christ\u2014drawing your life from Him, getting in the Bible, making your decisions with God\u2019s Word being the source\u2014\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>Crawford: <\/strong>Amen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014guiding you all the way. That\u2019s when you can know you\u2019re living life as God designed it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>It is a step of faith\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Crawford: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014to step and say: \u201cMy confidence will no longer be in me and my abilities, my skills, my goodness. My confidence is now in Jesus, and His goodness, and His ability.\u201d\u00a0 Now, you have to learn how to live that out every day to continually place your confidence in His ability. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, it\u2019s not\u2014\u201conce and done.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You\u2019ve got to learn how to walk by faith, moving forward. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s why it\u2019s called a step of faith because you take one step\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and then, it\u2019s followed by another step and another step. It\u2019s something that we learn to do over and over again. This is what you outline for us \/ this is what you help us with, Crawford, in the book that you\u2019ve written called <em>Unshaken: Real Faith in Our Faithful God<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me just, again, remind our listeners\u2014we\u2019ve got the book in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center. If you\u2019d like your own copy, go to FamilyLifeToday.com\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\u2014you can order online\u2014or call 1-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 The book, again, is called <em>Unshaken<\/em> by Dr. Crawford Loritts; and our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, today is a big day for our friends, Hilton and Felecia Gabourel. They live in La Palma, California, in the Los Angeles area. They have been married 25 years today. It\u2019s their silver wedding anniversary today. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd you know, FamilyLife is celebrating 40 years of ministry in 2016; but honestly, it\u2019s all the other anniversaries that are as important to us because, over the years, God has used the ministry of FamilyLife and this radio program, <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, to intersect with the lives of enough couples that there are more anniversaries being celebrated every year because of what <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is all about.\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\tWe\u2019d like to acknowledge <em>your<\/em> anniversary this year. In fact, we\u2019d love to give you some ideas on how this could be your best anniversary year ever, but we need to know your anniversary date. So, go to FamilyLifeToday.com and give us your name and your anniversary date. We\u2019ll have some ideas for you on your anniversary celebration in 2016. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd if you are a regular listener to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, could we ask you to join with us as a regular contributor to this ministry?\u00a0 We\u2019ve got a group of friends we call Legacy Partners, who make a monthly donation in support of this ministry. During the month of February, we\u2019d like to think, that in every state where <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is heard, we could add 20 new Legacy Partner families. Would you be one of those 20 in your state? Go to FamilyLifeToday.com and say, \u201cI\u2019d like to become a Legacy Partner\u201d; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and join the Legacy Partner team\u2014 \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\t\u2014become a regular supporter of what God is doing through this ministry. Again, you can sign on at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019ll continue our conversation about what authentic faith looks like and what it looks like to walk by faith. Our guest, Crawford Loritts, will be here with us tomorrow. Hope you can be here as well. \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\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow 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 FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tHelp for today. 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