{"id":306894,"date":"2021-06-16T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/punchline-and-purpose\/"},"modified":"2021-06-16T07:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:00:04","slug":"punchline-and-purpose","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/punchline-and-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Punchline and Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>God designed laughter to open our hearts. On today&#8217;s program, acclaimed comedian Micheal Jr. teaches us there&#8217;s always a punchline &#8211;something God is teaching us through our experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Show Notes and Resources<\/p>\n<p> \tFind resources from this podcast at https:\/\/shop.familylife.com\/Products.aspx?categoryid=130.<br \/>\n \tVisit Michael Jr&#8217;s website for a free copy of his comedy special https:\/\/go.michaeljr.com\/free-chapter1622921985138\u00a0<br \/>\n \tDownload FamilyLife&#8217;s new app! https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/app\/<br \/>\n \tCheck out all that&#8217;s available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network.\u00a0 https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/familylife-podcast-network\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God designed laughter to open our hearts. 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I\u2019m Ann Wilson.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>And I\u2019m Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on our FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> app.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I <em>love<\/em> your laughter; it just brings joy to the house. You have the greatest laugh!\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Well, it\u2019s kind of irritating, so I\u2019m glad that you like it.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>No, it\u2019s good.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Why is that important to you?\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Because we\u2019re going to talk to a guy that brings the funny\/that brings laughter.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I mean, he is one of my\/he is my favorite\u2014\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Mine too.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>\u2014and Ann\u2019s favorite\u2014comedian in all the world, Michael Jr. It is a joy to have you on the show. Many people know you\u2019re, not only a comedian, but you have purpose behind your comedy. I mean, you\u2019ve been on the <em>Tonight<\/em> show, the <em>Late Late<\/em> show, <em>Jimmy Kimmel<\/em>\u2014you\u2019ve been everywhere\u2014you\u2019re in <em>Selfie Dad<\/em>, the movie; <em>More Than Funny<\/em>, the movie; <em>War Room<\/em>\u2014you were the star of <em>War Room<\/em>\u2014yes, you were the star of <em>War Room<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I love FamilyLife today, and tomorrow, and yesterday. [Laughter] FamilyLife is awesome! You guys are great.\n\nWere you having a private moment right before you introduced me?\u2014[sweet talking] \u201cYou know what I like most about you, honey?\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cWait, what\u2019s going on? Should I be in on this?\u201d [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I didn\u2019t know if she was going to answer the right thing. I didn\u2019t know you were going to say, \u201cfunny\u201d!\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Oh, you say that a lot.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Well, I do.\n\nYou know, it\u2019s interesting\u2014Michael, you probably don\u2019t even know this\u2014the first time we heard you was in Dallas. We were going to speak at the PAO NFL conference, and they introduced <em>you<\/em> to start the whole conference off.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Wow.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I remember\u2014I\u2019m not kidding\u2014I turned to Ann and I\u2019m like, \u201cThey\u2019re going to start this thing with a comedian? [Laughter] Are they crazy?! This is high-end; you have to be good.\u201d Let me tell you, dude\u2014do you remember it?\u2014you killed it.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I <em>do<\/em> remember that.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>It was a genius move; because when you were done, we said, \u201cIt just opened the room,\u201d\u2014all the fear, all the defenses, all of the arms\u2014it became a room of peace and joy. You created that atmosphere to allow speakers to come up and really say what God wanted them to say, so thanks for doing that.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Aw, man, you guys are awesome. Your words are so kind.\n\nYes, comedy just has a way of opening people\u2019s hearts in such a way that a deposit can be made. That\u2019s why I always tell people it\u2019s very important that they watch what they\u2019re laughing at; because when you\u2019re laughing, your heart is open. You need to be careful what information is around that as well.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Wow, that\u2019s <em>deep<\/em> right there.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes; well, let\u2019s talk about that; because you are an expert at funny. You wrote a book called <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>. You\u2019ve done stand-up; you\u2019ve done movies; you have a podcast; why a book? What were you hoping to accomplish?\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I didn\u2019t want to write a book; I don\u2019t even read books! [Laughter] Why would I\u2026 But I actually do read probably about 14 books a year.\n\nI felt like there are a lot of people, who like this medium, who want to be able to sit back, and curl up, and enjoy some really great stories that are funny and heartfelt. And then, also, there are some call to action with each one\u2014we don\u2019t just laugh; we don\u2019t just learn\u2014but I feel like there are some pretty strong takeaways in this book too. The main reason I wanted to do it was really out of obedience, and then the second reason is so I can get paid. [Laughter] It\u2019s comedy, people; I\u2019m not getting paid\u2014well, we\u2019ll see. [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>You know, when I was reading your book\u2014because it\u2019s all stories that have occurred\/that have happened in your life\u2014\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>It\u2019s like watching and listening to you on stage; it really is.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Okay\u2014but I thought, \u201cYou know what this is?\u2014it\u2019s like the parables, because there\u2019s great truth\u2014\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Wait, wait; did you just compare Michael Jr. to Jesus?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Well, the parables; yes!\u2014\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Wow!\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>\u2014because\u2014\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>She\u2019s never done that with me, Michael, <em>ever<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>\u2014there\u2019s deep truth in there. But it\u2019s really good\u2014that\u2019s why it\u2019s super entertaining\u2014but the spiritual depth and truth have been really inspiring to us.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>You did <em>such<\/em> a good job of telling the story and then driving home a point, all the way from the opening chapter, \u201cSixty Cents and an Orange.\u201d\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Let\u2019s talk about that.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes, go ahead; tell us that one.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Fascinating story; take us through that. What happened and how old were you?\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I grew up in this place called Michigan. My daddy\u2019s one of those dads, who\u2019s not just going to give you some money. I remember going over to a friend\u2019s house once, and his mom\/she gave him $5 and then gave me $5; and I was blown away by this. I must have sat there for probably 55 seconds, just looking at that money in my hand; because I didn\u2019t understand what was supposed to happen next. Nobody had ever just given me money before.\n\nI grew up in Grand Rapids. Everybody had a bike, but my bike was this Schwuffy; it was half Schwinn\/half Huffy\u2014it was just some stuff I put together\u2014it was raggedy. My cousin had a Predator. I don\u2019t know if you guys remember the BMX Predator.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Oh, yes.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>It was the greatest bike <em>ever<\/em>. [Laughter] So my cousin shows up with a Predator, and his mom just bought it.\n\nSo anyway, the story is really about my dad saying to me\u2014I said to him, \u201cWill you buy me a Predator?\u201d\u2014my dad, as always, was like, \u201cBuy you a Predator? What? Huh?\u201d Even <em>today<\/em>, if I said to my dad, \u201cHey, could I have $100?\u201d he would say, \u201cYes! Have $100 for me, too! Where are we going to get it from?\u201d [Laughter] He just does <em>not<\/em> hand out money.\n\nI wanted this bike, and I finally got the courage to ask my dad for this bike. Instead of saying, \u201cNo,\u201d he actually said, \u201cIf you earn half the money, I\u2019ll earn the other half of the money,\u201d which blew me away. This was an opportunity. Keep in mind, I\u2019m nine years old at this point.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>So I go out, and I start shoveling snow. The first place I go to is my neighbor, and she was <em>old<\/em>. I mention in the book how she used to tell us stories\/Bible stories\u2014and it would include phrases like, \u201cAnd then I said to Jesus\u2026\u201d\u2014[Laughter]\u2014she was crazy old. I shoveled her snow, and I\u2019m working hard. I\u2019m all proud, and I walk up to her door; and she pays me 60 cents and an orange. [Laughter] I was dumbfounded: 60 cents and an orange?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Let me just say this: Michigan winters are rough; we\u2019re not talking probably like a little half inch of snow.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Not even a little bit; it was probably like nine inches of fresh snow, with some of that old snow and ice under that snow! I\u2019m nine years old; I\u2019m sweating\/I have on my snow suit; I shovel this thing out. I remember her patting me on my head, too, like, \u201cThere you go, young man.\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cWhat?!\u201d I didn\u2019t know what to do. In fact, what I didn\u2019t mention in the book is\u2014when I left her, I kicked all that snow back onto her driveway\u2014[Laughter]\u2014I kicked all that snow back, because she only gave me 60 cents.\n\nThen, later that day, after I raised $91 in one day\u2014I\u2019m nine years old\u2014I learned so much through this story.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Well, wait. Go back\u2014and tell your dad what had happened\u2014because you were so discouraged at the 60 cents and the orange.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes, what your dad told you was a great lesson; wasn\u2019t it?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes; he told me: \u201cFirst of all, learn how to negotiate the right prices.\u201d And then he inspired me to go out and get the rest of the money; he told me not to stop there.\n\nBut there were so many lessons that didn\u2019t make any sense. But I went back out, and I actually kept shoveling snow even more. What I didn\u2019t mention in the book\u2014this is the thing I want you to catch\u2014I ended up raising $91. You guys know my dad offered\u2014\u201cOkay, you have $91; that\u2019s close enough,\u201d\u2014he says, \u201cWe\u2019re going to go get the bike.\u201d I was blown away. I get a BMX Predator; that\u2019s what he said to me!\n\nThen, as soon as he said that to me, I was like, \u201cNo, I\u2019m not spending all my money on no bike!\u201d\u2014that\u2019s the first thing I said\u2014\u201cWhy would I spend all this money on a bike?\u201d Before, money was just whatever; but when I had to go out and work for it the way I did, I learned so much from it. I, literally, never got that bike; instead, I fixed up my old Schwuffy, and then I was cool.\n\nThe next day, I went back to my neighbor\u2019s house again\u2014it had snowed again\u2014and I re-shoveled her snow. I didn\u2019t even knock on her door\u2014I don\u2019t know; I just learned something in that moment, even at nine years old, man. It was pretty cool; yes.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Did that influence you, as a dad, now? Do you just give your kids money\/just throw it at them?\u2014or do you make them earn it?\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>No, my kids have always had to earn their money. The one thing I did learn, and even tweak, is I used to teach my kids: \u201cAny money you get, you have to earn it,\u201d when they\u2019re young. But then I changed it to: \u201cHey, make sure, when you get some money, you figure out a way to make the money work for you.\u201d That little add-on was a pretty significant shift that I had to make in a really big way.\n\nOne story that you guys won\u2019t remember from the book\u2014because it\u2019s not even in the book\u2014\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Oh, a little bonus!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>First of all, let me just say my daddy\u2019s amazing\u2014awesome dad\u2014I love, love, love my dad. I think I got the greatest dad in the world.\n\nNow, let me tell you a story. My dad used to cut my hair when I was a kid. I feel like I should say this, because I think some of your listeners might be struggling with a relationship with their dad\u2014maybe they\u2019re struggling with it; they don\u2019t understand\u2014whatever. I want to tell the listeners: \u201cThis is going to be hard to hear at first, but you have to hear me out. Your dad actually did an <em>amazing<\/em> job.\u201d I know\/I know, some of you are wanting to tune off right now. So let me tell you this story.\n\nMy dad used to cut my hair; and when he cut my hair, he would yell at me\u2014I\u2019m talking about not just kind of yell\u2014he would yell really, really, really loud. My dad is cutting my hair and, especially this little knot behind the ear, that stuff would hurt a lot; and I would flinch. When I would flinch, he would yell at me even louder. I remember crying, because he was yelling at me so much. I grew up with low self-esteem, because my dad would always yell every time he cut my hair.\n\nThen, I spoke to my uncle one day. My dad\u2019s dad used to also cut his hair, but my dad\u2019s dad used to drink a lot and was very, very mean. My uncle tells me the story about how he walked in the house one day. My dad, probably 11 years old, was sitting there, getting his hair cut while his drunk father would cut his hair. If he moved, he would take the clippers and hit him upside the head with the clippers. He [uncle] said he walked in; and my dad was sitting there, with tears and blood running down his face, having to sit still while his drunk dad cut his hair.\n\nThe reason I say I have an amazing dad\u2014that is just one of many stories, where my dad had taken some things that had happened in the past, and said, \u201cNo, I\u2019m not going to allow this to happen to <em>my<\/em> son,\u201d\u2014all he did was raise his voice. He could have allowed all of that to travel down, generationally; but instead, my dad is so strong that all he did was raise his voice. Now, the load for me, with my son, I don\u2019t raise my voice at all when I cut his hair! It\u2019s 100 percent fun; we laugh and giggle when I cut my son\u2019s hair. What is he going to look like when he cuts his son\u2019s hair?\n\nI suppose\/I mean, just focusing on the fact that he [Michael\u2019s dad] raised his voice\u2014I just did a little bit of math on what he had gone through; found the answer to it\u2014and I have so much love and respect for the man my dad is as a result.\n\nMaybe some people listening right now, you\u2019re probably only focusing on what happened to <em>you<\/em>; but did you ever do the math on what may have taken place to them?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>That\u2019s really good, because there\u2019s always a story behind the story.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Your dad was yelling, but there\u2019s something behind that. I think to find out our parents\u2019 history, and what they\u2019ve been through, and <em>why<\/em> they respond the way that they have is really big. A lot of times, we just never do that; because we\u2019re angry or resentful. That\u2019s big, and it\u2019s important.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>You know, I wasn\u2019t a kid that really read the Bible, growing up. I was dragged to church by my mom\/single mom\u2014divorced dad\u2014didn\u2019t know my dad really that well. I come to Christ, going into my junior year in college. It was one of the first times I started reading the Bible.\n\nI had no idea\u2014because I always said, \u201cI\u2019m never going to be like my dad,\u201d\u2014he drank too much, had women, divorced my mom. \u201cI\u2019m never going to become like my dad.\u201d I\u2019m reading the Bible, brand-new Christian, reading the Ten Commandments in Exodus, Chapter 20. I <em>never<\/em> knew this was in the Bible\u2014it said, \u201cThe sins of the father will visit down through the third and fourth generation,\u201d\u2014I remember reading that one day in my dorm room and thinking, \u201cI am becoming just like my father!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>\u201cThis is happening to me! I\u2019ve made a vow I\u2019m not going to be like my dad; and yet, I\u2019m going to parties; I\u2019m drinking; I\u2019m picking up women. I\u2019ve now given my life to Christ, and I want to stop that [behavior].\u201d\n\nIt hit me right then and there\u2014I wasn\u2019t going to be married for years yet\u2014but I remember thinking, \u201cIf I don\u2019t intentionally stop this pattern, the sins of my dad are going to become my sins. Even though I don\u2019t want to do it, I\u2019m going to do it, unless I intentionally say, \u2018I\u2019m not going to do it,\u2019\u201d\u2014just like your dad said, \u201cI am not going to do what my dad did.\u201d He started a legacy that, now, you\u2019re continuing in a beautiful way.\n\nI remember reading that verse to my nine-year-old son, who\u2019s now 34 and married. I remember reading it to CJ, and saying, \u201cCJ, what do you think of this verse?\u201d\u2014you know, he\u2019s nine years old\u2014\u201cThe sins of your father\u2026\u201d He just looks at me; and all he said was, \u201cDad, don\u2019t sin.\u201d [Laughter] He got it! Man, you just told this great story.\n\nI have to get to\u2014the theme of your book keeps coming up over and over\u2014and it starts in this very first story. At the end of that story about the 60 cents and an orange, you write these words\/you say, \u201cIf you have a mindset that is open to learn from your experiences, the obstacles of today can become the opportunities of tomorrow.\u201d\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Absolutely.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>As I\u2019ve heard you on stage, and in your book, you keep talking about your punchline and your setbacks being your setup. Go ahead\u2014tell us what that all means\u2014because you began it in Chapter 1, and it\u2019s a theme all throughout.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>It\u2019s funny how life works\u2014in fact, that\u2019s why we named the book <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>\u2014because there\u2019s funny, and we explain how life works; but it really is funny how life works too.\n\nEven in comedy, there\u2019s always a setup\u2014not just in stand-up comedy, but anytime you laugh\u2014there\u2019s a formula that takes place. There\u2019s a setup and then there\u2019s a punchline. The setup is when a comedian will cause the audience to think in the same direction, but the punchline occurs when he changes direction in a way they\u2019re not expecting. When the audience catches onto this change, they receive the punchline; and the results are revelation, fulfillment, and joy; but it\u2019s expressed through laughter.\n\nWell, life is the same way; there\u2019s a setup, and there\u2019s a punchline. Your setup is what you have received\u2014the fact that you got a car; you\u2019re married; you have this disability\u2014but your punchline is about what you\u2019re called to deliver. If you know your setup, but you don\u2019t know your punchline, you\u2019ll feel like something\u2019s missing. You\u2019ll think what you need to fill that void is more setup: \u201cIf I could just get this\u2026\u201d; \u201cIf I could just get married,\u201d \u201cIf I could just open this business\u2026\u201d What you really need to know is: \u201cWhat is your punchline?\u201d\n\nJust like me, as I mention in the book, I used to struggle with my reading. Even your setbacks in life are part of your setup, so you can deliver the punchline that you\u2019re called to deliver. What happens more times than not is people really actually believe, once they get some more setup, that\u2019s when they\u2019ll be happy; but it\u2019s really about asking the question: \u201cWhat can I <em>deliver<\/em>?\u201d\n\nEveryone has a question that\u2019s always running in the back of their mind. That question either has to do with getting or receiving. You have to make a decision: \u201cWhat question are you going to ask when you walk into a room? Are you going to be asking, \u2018What can I give?\u2019 or are you going to be asking, \u2018What can I get?\u2019\u201d That is really the reason I wrote the book; I don\u2019t even like writing! Once I sat down and actually put pen to paper\u2014it only took me four years, [Laughter] but I did it out of obedience; I felt like I should\u2014and now, I\u2019m super happy with the results.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>A great example of that would be when you did a show; and a woman came up to you and said, \u201cI get it now.\u201d\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Oh, yes.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>\u201cI get it now.\u201d Tell that story!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>That\u2019s one of my favorite stories.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Me too!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I had a comedian friend of mine, who read the book early, called me up; and she could not make it through Chapter 22, because that\u2019s the one you\u2019re talking about.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>She said she made four attempts to get through that chapter, and she could not do it. And then we talked on the phone\u2014and she was like, \u201cI\u2019m going to try tomorrow,\u201d\u2014she\u2019s couldn\u2019t get through it.\n\nHere\u2019s what happened. I\u2019m doing my event; I think I\u2019m in Peoria, Illinois, hometown of Richard Pryor, as a matter of fact\u2014I don\u2019t know why\u2014that\u2019s random information. Anyway, I\u2019m on stage; and I\u2019m doing my comedy. I\u2019m asking a different question; instead of asking, \u201cWhat can I get?\u201d\u2014I\u2019m on stage, asking, \u201cWhat can I give?\u201d\u2014not audibly; but in between the jokes, while people are laughing, that\u2019s the question I ask sometimes.\n\nI used to only ask, \u201cHow can I get more laughs?\u201d; but now I\u2019m saying, \u201cWhat can I give to this audience?\u201d I feel like I\u2019m supposed to say something a little extra. I explain to them how life is: that there\u2019s a setup; there\u2019s a punchline\u2014I said something a little extra\u2014went on to the next joke. We started having fun; it was great.\n\nThen, at the end of the show, we have an autograph line normally. This lady walks up to me; she\u2019s in the autograph line, and she says, \u201cI get it now\u201d; and then she walks off. I was like, \u201cYou didn\u2019t get anything,\u201d\u2014I have books and CDs\u2014\u201cYou didn\u2019t get anything. What are you talking about?\u201d Then she just walks off; I was like, \u201cOh, whatever.\u201d\n\nThen I\u2019m back in Peoria, Illinois, a year-and-a-half later. She says, \u201cDo you remember me?\u201d Weirdly enough, I kind of did remember her; because it was so weird the way she approached me last time. She said, \u201cWell, I came to your event last year\/a year-and-a-half ago. I came because\u201d\u2014she said she\u2019s a school teacher, and her bank account was minus $130; she was negative in her bank account. Somebody gave her the ticket to my comedy show, because they knew she had so much pressure she was under; they just wanted her to laugh. She comes to the show and she said, \u201cI really laughed; I had a great time. But then you started saying some things that really penetrated me, and I wasn\u2019t expecting that at a comedy show.\u201d\n\nThat\u2019s just me, listening between the gaps\u2014listen, all the listeners right now, you have gaps in your life\u2014what question are you asking in between the gaps?\n\nI said whatever I said to her; and then she said, \u201cWhen you said what you said, I knew what I had to do.\u201d She explained to me that earlier that day\u2014she\u2019s a schoolteacher\u2014her favorite student had approached her and said, \u201cHey, I just want you to know I\u2019m not going to be coming back to school anymore.\u201d See, her mom was going to prison; she never met her dad before, didn\u2019t have any other family; and she did not want to end up in a foster care system. She said she was just going to work it out.\n\nWell, this teacher, after going to my show, realized that she had a setup, a punchline\u2014something to deliver, part of the message\u2014she said, \u201cI went on ahead and I called that student up. I said, \u2018Listen, I don\u2019t know what this looks like, but why don\u2019t you come stay with me for a little while?\u2014and we can just figure this thing out together.\u2019\u201d\n\nShe said she takes the student home; and then over the weekend, they start unpacking her clothes; because they\u2019re just going to figure this thing out together. She let her move in with her. While she\u2019s unpacking her clothes, she found a suicide note dated for that weekend that she\u2019d contacted her. Then she says to me\u2014she\u2019s looking at me, telling me this, and I\u2019m trying to hold it together\u2014I have tears welling up. She says to me, \u201cSince then, I\u2019ve adopted that student; she\u2019s my daughter now. Would you like to meet her and her sister? I adopted them both.\u201d\n\nI couldn\u2019t even turn my head to look at them without <em>losing<\/em> it! What a deal! All I did was say whatever I felt like I was supposed to say in that moment, after asking the question, \u201cWhat can I give?\u201d As a result of it, that story blesses me <em>so, so<\/em> much. It just really does.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>It\u2019s so possible that that girl wouldn\u2019t be here today had this woman not ended up at your show! I mean, that just shows God. If we just open our ears and listen: \u201cGod, what do You want? What do You have? What\u2019s the punchline? What\u2019s my part?\u201d And \u201clistening in the gaps,\u201d\u2014I love that.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>You know, as I look over at Ann right now, she has a tear in her eye. I\u2019m thinking everyone <em>listening<\/em> has a tear in their eye right now, because\u2014and you know this, and you said it better than anybody in your book, Michael Jr.\u2014is we were made for purpose. That\u2019s why God created us; we have a purpose in us.\n\nWhen we hear a story like that\/like, \u201cWow, look at how God used <em>you<\/em>,\u201d and even comedy! That\u2019s one of the things I love about you\u2014is you\u2019re not just a funny guy, getting up there, trying to make money and make people laugh\u2014you\u2019re like, \u201cNo, there\u2019s something bigger. There\u2019s a purpose bigger than just the funny.\u201d That story highlights\/that saved somebody\u2019s life.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>And there\u2019s a purpose bigger than just teaching kids; you know?\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes, exactly. Even for the listener listening, it\u2019s like: \u201cWhat\u2019s your purpose? What has God made you to do?\u201d As you say, it probably has something to do with the setbacks in your life\u2014the obstacles\/the hard things in your life\u2014the adversity is probably part of what God allowed you to go through so that He can use that to put you on your purpose.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Conversations, like the one we\u2019ve heard today with Dave and Ann Wilson and Michael Jr., always remind me of Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse 10, which tells us that: \u201cWe are God\u2019s workmanship; we are created in Christ for good works that He prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.\u201d Do we understand God has a punchline for us, and do we understand how our setup affects that punchline?\n\nAs Michael Jr. said, he\u2019s written a book that deals with this subject. The book is called <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>, and it\u2019s a book that we have in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center. You can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, to find out more about Michael\u2019s book. You can order it from us online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or you can call to order: 1-800-FL-TODAY is the number. Again, Michael\u2019s book is called <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>. Order it from us online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or call to order: 1-800-358-6329; that\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\nI think many of you already know about the new book that Dave and Ann Wilson have just completed, a book called <em>No Perfect Parents<\/em>. It\u2019s a great guide for all of us, who are in the process of raising our children\u2014a great reminder that there are no perfect parents\u2014but there are things we can do to point our kids in the right direction, as parents.\n\nWe are making Dave and Ann\u2019s book available this week, as a thank-you gift, to those of you who can help support the ministry of FamilyLife\u2014help us reach more people, more often, through this daily podcast and radio program\u2014<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is being heard by hundreds of thousands of people every day, people who are getting practical biblical help and hope for their marriages and for their families; and you make that possible every time you donate.\n\nIf you\u2019d like to help support the ongoing work of this ministry, and get a copy of Dave and Ann Wilson\u2019s new book, <em>No Perfect Parents<\/em>\u2014either for yourself or to give to someone you know\u2014go to FamilyLifeToday.com; make a donation to support the ministry; and ask for your copy of Dave and Ann\u2019s new book. 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Acclaimed comedian Micheal Jr. teaches us there's always a punchline --something God is teaching us through our experiences.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylife.com\/fl2021-06-16.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Alright, honey, I have a question for you.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Okay.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>What do you think is the thing I love the most about you?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Umm\u2014\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>We\u2019re not talking physical here, we\u2019re just talking\u2014\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>\u2014that I laugh a lot.\n\nWelcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I\u2019m Ann Wilson.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>And I\u2019m Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLifeToday.com or on our FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> app.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I <em>love<\/em> your laughter; it just brings joy to the house. You have the greatest laugh!\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Well, it\u2019s kind of irritating, so I\u2019m glad that you like it.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>No, it\u2019s good.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Why is that important to you?\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Because we\u2019re going to talk to a guy that brings the funny\/that brings laughter.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I mean, he is one of my\/he is my favorite\u2014\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Mine too.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>\u2014and Ann\u2019s favorite\u2014comedian in all the world, Michael Jr. It is a joy to have you on the show. Many people know you\u2019re, not only a comedian, but you have purpose behind your comedy. I mean, you\u2019ve been on the <em>Tonight<\/em> show, the <em>Late Late<\/em> show, <em>Jimmy Kimmel<\/em>\u2014you\u2019ve been everywhere\u2014you\u2019re in <em>Selfie Dad<\/em>, the movie; <em>More Than Funny<\/em>, the movie; <em>War Room<\/em>\u2014you were the star of <em>War Room<\/em>\u2014yes, you were the star of <em>War Room<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I love FamilyLife today, and tomorrow, and yesterday. [Laughter] FamilyLife is awesome! You guys are great.\n\nWere you having a private moment right before you introduced me?\u2014[sweet talking] \u201cYou know what I like most about you, honey?\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cWait, what\u2019s going on? Should I be in on this?\u201d [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I didn\u2019t know if she was going to answer the right thing. I didn\u2019t know you were going to say, \u201cfunny\u201d!\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Oh, you say that a lot.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Well, I do.\n\nYou know, it\u2019s interesting\u2014Michael, you probably don\u2019t even know this\u2014the first time we heard you was in Dallas. We were going to speak at the PAO NFL conference, and they introduced <em>you<\/em> to start the whole conference off.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Wow.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>I remember\u2014I\u2019m not kidding\u2014I turned to Ann and I\u2019m like, \u201cThey\u2019re going to start this thing with a comedian? [Laughter] Are they crazy?! This is high-end; you have to be good.\u201d Let me tell you, dude\u2014do you remember it?\u2014you killed it.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I <em>do<\/em> remember that.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>It was a genius move; because when you were done, we said, \u201cIt just opened the room,\u201d\u2014all the fear, all the defenses, all of the arms\u2014it became a room of peace and joy. You created that atmosphere to allow speakers to come up and really say what God wanted them to say, so thanks for doing that.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Aw, man, you guys are awesome. Your words are so kind.\n\nYes, comedy just has a way of opening people\u2019s hearts in such a way that a deposit can be made. That\u2019s why I always tell people it\u2019s very important that they watch what they\u2019re laughing at; because when you\u2019re laughing, your heart is open. You need to be careful what information is around that as well.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Wow, that\u2019s <em>deep<\/em> right there.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes; well, let\u2019s talk about that; because you are an expert at funny. You wrote a book called <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>. You\u2019ve done stand-up; you\u2019ve done movies; you have a podcast; why a book? What were you hoping to accomplish?\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I didn\u2019t want to write a book; I don\u2019t even read books! [Laughter] Why would I\u2026 But I actually do read probably about 14 books a year.\n\nI felt like there are a lot of people, who like this medium, who want to be able to sit back, and curl up, and enjoy some really great stories that are funny and heartfelt. And then, also, there are some call to action with each one\u2014we don\u2019t just laugh; we don\u2019t just learn\u2014but I feel like there are some pretty strong takeaways in this book too. The main reason I wanted to do it was really out of obedience, and then the second reason is so I can get paid. [Laughter] It\u2019s comedy, people; I\u2019m not getting paid\u2014well, we\u2019ll see. [Laughter]\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>You know, when I was reading your book\u2014because it\u2019s all stories that have occurred\/that have happened in your life\u2014\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>It\u2019s like watching and listening to you on stage; it really is.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Okay\u2014but I thought, \u201cYou know what this is?\u2014it\u2019s like the parables, because there\u2019s great truth\u2014\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Wait, wait; did you just compare Michael Jr. to Jesus?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Well, the parables; yes!\u2014\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Wow!\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>\u2014because\u2014\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>She\u2019s never done that with me, Michael, <em>ever<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>\u2014there\u2019s deep truth in there. But it\u2019s really good\u2014that\u2019s why it\u2019s super entertaining\u2014but the spiritual depth and truth have been really inspiring to us.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>You did <em>such<\/em> a good job of telling the story and then driving home a point, all the way from the opening chapter, \u201cSixty Cents and an Orange.\u201d\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Let\u2019s talk about that.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes, go ahead; tell us that one.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Fascinating story; take us through that. What happened and how old were you?\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I grew up in this place called Michigan. My daddy\u2019s one of those dads, who\u2019s not just going to give you some money. I remember going over to a friend\u2019s house once, and his mom\/she gave him $5 and then gave me $5; and I was blown away by this. I must have sat there for probably 55 seconds, just looking at that money in my hand; because I didn\u2019t understand what was supposed to happen next. Nobody had ever just given me money before.\n\nI grew up in Grand Rapids. Everybody had a bike, but my bike was this Schwuffy; it was half Schwinn\/half Huffy\u2014it was just some stuff I put together\u2014it was raggedy. My cousin had a Predator. I don\u2019t know if you guys remember the BMX Predator.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Oh, yes.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>It was the greatest bike <em>ever<\/em>. [Laughter] So my cousin shows up with a Predator, and his mom just bought it.\n\nSo anyway, the story is really about my dad saying to me\u2014I said to him, \u201cWill you buy me a Predator?\u201d\u2014my dad, as always, was like, \u201cBuy you a Predator? What? Huh?\u201d Even <em>today<\/em>, if I said to my dad, \u201cHey, could I have $100?\u201d he would say, \u201cYes! Have $100 for me, too! Where are we going to get it from?\u201d [Laughter] He just does <em>not<\/em> hand out money.\n\nI wanted this bike, and I finally got the courage to ask my dad for this bike. Instead of saying, \u201cNo,\u201d he actually said, \u201cIf you earn half the money, I\u2019ll earn the other half of the money,\u201d which blew me away. This was an opportunity. Keep in mind, I\u2019m nine years old at this point.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>So I go out, and I start shoveling snow. The first place I go to is my neighbor, and she was <em>old<\/em>. I mention in the book how she used to tell us stories\/Bible stories\u2014and it would include phrases like, \u201cAnd then I said to Jesus\u2026\u201d\u2014[Laughter]\u2014she was crazy old. I shoveled her snow, and I\u2019m working hard. I\u2019m all proud, and I walk up to her door; and she pays me 60 cents and an orange. [Laughter] I was dumbfounded: 60 cents and an orange?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Let me just say this: Michigan winters are rough; we\u2019re not talking probably like a little half inch of snow.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Not even a little bit; it was probably like nine inches of fresh snow, with some of that old snow and ice under that snow! I\u2019m nine years old; I\u2019m sweating\/I have on my snow suit; I shovel this thing out. I remember her patting me on my head, too, like, \u201cThere you go, young man.\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cWhat?!\u201d I didn\u2019t know what to do. In fact, what I didn\u2019t mention in the book is\u2014when I left her, I kicked all that snow back onto her driveway\u2014[Laughter]\u2014I kicked all that snow back, because she only gave me 60 cents.\n\nThen, later that day, after I raised $91 in one day\u2014I\u2019m nine years old\u2014I learned so much through this story.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Well, wait. Go back\u2014and tell your dad what had happened\u2014because you were so discouraged at the 60 cents and the orange.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes, what your dad told you was a great lesson; wasn\u2019t it?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Right.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes; he told me: \u201cFirst of all, learn how to negotiate the right prices.\u201d And then he inspired me to go out and get the rest of the money; he told me not to stop there.\n\nBut there were so many lessons that didn\u2019t make any sense. But I went back out, and I actually kept shoveling snow even more. What I didn\u2019t mention in the book\u2014this is the thing I want you to catch\u2014I ended up raising $91. You guys know my dad offered\u2014\u201cOkay, you have $91; that\u2019s close enough,\u201d\u2014he says, \u201cWe\u2019re going to go get the bike.\u201d I was blown away. I get a BMX Predator; that\u2019s what he said to me!\n\nThen, as soon as he said that to me, I was like, \u201cNo, I\u2019m not spending all my money on no bike!\u201d\u2014that\u2019s the first thing I said\u2014\u201cWhy would I spend all this money on a bike?\u201d Before, money was just whatever; but when I had to go out and work for it the way I did, I learned so much from it. I, literally, never got that bike; instead, I fixed up my old Schwuffy, and then I was cool.\n\nThe next day, I went back to my neighbor\u2019s house again\u2014it had snowed again\u2014and I re-shoveled her snow. I didn\u2019t even knock on her door\u2014I don\u2019t know; I just learned something in that moment, even at nine years old, man. It was pretty cool; yes.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Did that influence you, as a dad, now? Do you just give your kids money\/just throw it at them?\u2014or do you make them earn it?\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>No, my kids have always had to earn their money. The one thing I did learn, and even tweak, is I used to teach my kids: \u201cAny money you get, you have to earn it,\u201d when they\u2019re young. But then I changed it to: \u201cHey, make sure, when you get some money, you figure out a way to make the money work for you.\u201d That little add-on was a pretty significant shift that I had to make in a really big way.\n\nOne story that you guys won\u2019t remember from the book\u2014because it\u2019s not even in the book\u2014\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Oh, a little bonus!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>First of all, let me just say my daddy\u2019s amazing\u2014awesome dad\u2014I love, love, love my dad. I think I got the greatest dad in the world.\n\nNow, let me tell you a story. My dad used to cut my hair when I was a kid. I feel like I should say this, because I think some of your listeners might be struggling with a relationship with their dad\u2014maybe they\u2019re struggling with it; they don\u2019t understand\u2014whatever. I want to tell the listeners: \u201cThis is going to be hard to hear at first, but you have to hear me out. Your dad actually did an <em>amazing<\/em> job.\u201d I know\/I know, some of you are wanting to tune off right now. So let me tell you this story.\n\nMy dad used to cut my hair; and when he cut my hair, he would yell at me\u2014I\u2019m talking about not just kind of yell\u2014he would yell really, really, really loud. My dad is cutting my hair and, especially this little knot behind the ear, that stuff would hurt a lot; and I would flinch. When I would flinch, he would yell at me even louder. I remember crying, because he was yelling at me so much. I grew up with low self-esteem, because my dad would always yell every time he cut my hair.\n\nThen, I spoke to my uncle one day. My dad\u2019s dad used to also cut his hair, but my dad\u2019s dad used to drink a lot and was very, very mean. My uncle tells me the story about how he walked in the house one day. My dad, probably 11 years old, was sitting there, getting his hair cut while his drunk father would cut his hair. If he moved, he would take the clippers and hit him upside the head with the clippers. He [uncle] said he walked in; and my dad was sitting there, with tears and blood running down his face, having to sit still while his drunk dad cut his hair.\n\nThe reason I say I have an amazing dad\u2014that is just one of many stories, where my dad had taken some things that had happened in the past, and said, \u201cNo, I\u2019m not going to allow this to happen to <em>my<\/em> son,\u201d\u2014all he did was raise his voice. He could have allowed all of that to travel down, generationally; but instead, my dad is so strong that all he did was raise his voice. Now, the load for me, with my son, I don\u2019t raise my voice at all when I cut his hair! It\u2019s 100 percent fun; we laugh and giggle when I cut my son\u2019s hair. What is he going to look like when he cuts his son\u2019s hair?\n\nI suppose\/I mean, just focusing on the fact that he [Michael\u2019s dad] raised his voice\u2014I just did a little bit of math on what he had gone through; found the answer to it\u2014and I have so much love and respect for the man my dad is as a result.\n\nMaybe some people listening right now, you\u2019re probably only focusing on what happened to <em>you<\/em>; but did you ever do the math on what may have taken place to them?\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>That\u2019s really good, because there\u2019s always a story behind the story.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Your dad was yelling, but there\u2019s something behind that. I think to find out our parents\u2019 history, and what they\u2019ve been through, and <em>why<\/em> they respond the way that they have is really big. A lot of times, we just never do that; because we\u2019re angry or resentful. That\u2019s big, and it\u2019s important.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>You know, I wasn\u2019t a kid that really read the Bible, growing up. I was dragged to church by my mom\/single mom\u2014divorced dad\u2014didn\u2019t know my dad really that well. I come to Christ, going into my junior year in college. It was one of the first times I started reading the Bible.\n\nI had no idea\u2014because I always said, \u201cI\u2019m never going to be like my dad,\u201d\u2014he drank too much, had women, divorced my mom. \u201cI\u2019m never going to become like my dad.\u201d I\u2019m reading the Bible, brand-new Christian, reading the Ten Commandments in Exodus, Chapter 20. I <em>never<\/em> knew this was in the Bible\u2014it said, \u201cThe sins of the father will visit down through the third and fourth generation,\u201d\u2014I remember reading that one day in my dorm room and thinking, \u201cI am becoming just like my father!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>\u201cThis is happening to me! I\u2019ve made a vow I\u2019m not going to be like my dad; and yet, I\u2019m going to parties; I\u2019m drinking; I\u2019m picking up women. I\u2019ve now given my life to Christ, and I want to stop that [behavior].\u201d\n\nIt hit me right then and there\u2014I wasn\u2019t going to be married for years yet\u2014but I remember thinking, \u201cIf I don\u2019t intentionally stop this pattern, the sins of my dad are going to become my sins. Even though I don\u2019t want to do it, I\u2019m going to do it, unless I intentionally say, \u2018I\u2019m not going to do it,\u2019\u201d\u2014just like your dad said, \u201cI am not going to do what my dad did.\u201d He started a legacy that, now, you\u2019re continuing in a beautiful way.\n\nI remember reading that verse to my nine-year-old son, who\u2019s now 34 and married. I remember reading it to CJ, and saying, \u201cCJ, what do you think of this verse?\u201d\u2014you know, he\u2019s nine years old\u2014\u201cThe sins of your father\u2026\u201d He just looks at me; and all he said was, \u201cDad, don\u2019t sin.\u201d [Laughter] He got it! Man, you just told this great story.\n\nI have to get to\u2014the theme of your book keeps coming up over and over\u2014and it starts in this very first story. At the end of that story about the 60 cents and an orange, you write these words\/you say, \u201cIf you have a mindset that is open to learn from your experiences, the obstacles of today can become the opportunities of tomorrow.\u201d\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Absolutely.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>As I\u2019ve heard you on stage, and in your book, you keep talking about your punchline and your setbacks being your setup. Go ahead\u2014tell us what that all means\u2014because you began it in Chapter 1, and it\u2019s a theme all throughout.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>It\u2019s funny how life works\u2014in fact, that\u2019s why we named the book <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>\u2014because there\u2019s funny, and we explain how life works; but it really is funny how life works too.\n\nEven in comedy, there\u2019s always a setup\u2014not just in stand-up comedy, but anytime you laugh\u2014there\u2019s a formula that takes place. There\u2019s a setup and then there\u2019s a punchline. The setup is when a comedian will cause the audience to think in the same direction, but the punchline occurs when he changes direction in a way they\u2019re not expecting. When the audience catches onto this change, they receive the punchline; and the results are revelation, fulfillment, and joy; but it\u2019s expressed through laughter.\n\nWell, life is the same way; there\u2019s a setup, and there\u2019s a punchline. Your setup is what you have received\u2014the fact that you got a car; you\u2019re married; you have this disability\u2014but your punchline is about what you\u2019re called to deliver. If you know your setup, but you don\u2019t know your punchline, you\u2019ll feel like something\u2019s missing. You\u2019ll think what you need to fill that void is more setup: \u201cIf I could just get this\u2026\u201d; \u201cIf I could just get married,\u201d \u201cIf I could just open this business\u2026\u201d What you really need to know is: \u201cWhat is your punchline?\u201d\n\nJust like me, as I mention in the book, I used to struggle with my reading. Even your setbacks in life are part of your setup, so you can deliver the punchline that you\u2019re called to deliver. What happens more times than not is people really actually believe, once they get some more setup, that\u2019s when they\u2019ll be happy; but it\u2019s really about asking the question: \u201cWhat can I <em>deliver<\/em>?\u201d\n\nEveryone has a question that\u2019s always running in the back of their mind. That question either has to do with getting or receiving. You have to make a decision: \u201cWhat question are you going to ask when you walk into a room? Are you going to be asking, \u2018What can I give?\u2019 or are you going to be asking, \u2018What can I get?\u2019\u201d That is really the reason I wrote the book; I don\u2019t even like writing! Once I sat down and actually put pen to paper\u2014it only took me four years, [Laughter] but I did it out of obedience; I felt like I should\u2014and now, I\u2019m super happy with the results.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>A great example of that would be when you did a show; and a woman came up to you and said, \u201cI get it now.\u201d\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Oh, yes.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>\u201cI get it now.\u201d Tell that story!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>That\u2019s one of my favorite stories.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Me too!\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>I had a comedian friend of mine, who read the book early, called me up; and she could not make it through Chapter 22, because that\u2019s the one you\u2019re talking about.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>She said she made four attempts to get through that chapter, and she could not do it. And then we talked on the phone\u2014and she was like, \u201cI\u2019m going to try tomorrow,\u201d\u2014she\u2019s couldn\u2019t get through it.\n\nHere\u2019s what happened. I\u2019m doing my event; I think I\u2019m in Peoria, Illinois, hometown of Richard Pryor, as a matter of fact\u2014I don\u2019t know why\u2014that\u2019s random information. Anyway, I\u2019m on stage; and I\u2019m doing my comedy. I\u2019m asking a different question; instead of asking, \u201cWhat can I get?\u201d\u2014I\u2019m on stage, asking, \u201cWhat can I give?\u201d\u2014not audibly; but in between the jokes, while people are laughing, that\u2019s the question I ask sometimes.\n\nI used to only ask, \u201cHow can I get more laughs?\u201d; but now I\u2019m saying, \u201cWhat can I give to this audience?\u201d I feel like I\u2019m supposed to say something a little extra. I explain to them how life is: that there\u2019s a setup; there\u2019s a punchline\u2014I said something a little extra\u2014went on to the next joke. We started having fun; it was great.\n\nThen, at the end of the show, we have an autograph line normally. This lady walks up to me; she\u2019s in the autograph line, and she says, \u201cI get it now\u201d; and then she walks off. I was like, \u201cYou didn\u2019t get anything,\u201d\u2014I have books and CDs\u2014\u201cYou didn\u2019t get anything. What are you talking about?\u201d Then she just walks off; I was like, \u201cOh, whatever.\u201d\n\nThen I\u2019m back in Peoria, Illinois, a year-and-a-half later. She says, \u201cDo you remember me?\u201d Weirdly enough, I kind of did remember her; because it was so weird the way she approached me last time. She said, \u201cWell, I came to your event last year\/a year-and-a-half ago. I came because\u201d\u2014she said she\u2019s a school teacher, and her bank account was minus $130; she was negative in her bank account. Somebody gave her the ticket to my comedy show, because they knew she had so much pressure she was under; they just wanted her to laugh. She comes to the show and she said, \u201cI really laughed; I had a great time. But then you started saying some things that really penetrated me, and I wasn\u2019t expecting that at a comedy show.\u201d\n\nThat\u2019s just me, listening between the gaps\u2014listen, all the listeners right now, you have gaps in your life\u2014what question are you asking in between the gaps?\n\nI said whatever I said to her; and then she said, \u201cWhen you said what you said, I knew what I had to do.\u201d She explained to me that earlier that day\u2014she\u2019s a schoolteacher\u2014her favorite student had approached her and said, \u201cHey, I just want you to know I\u2019m not going to be coming back to school anymore.\u201d See, her mom was going to prison; she never met her dad before, didn\u2019t have any other family; and she did not want to end up in a foster care system. She said she was just going to work it out.\n\nWell, this teacher, after going to my show, realized that she had a setup, a punchline\u2014something to deliver, part of the message\u2014she said, \u201cI went on ahead and I called that student up. I said, \u2018Listen, I don\u2019t know what this looks like, but why don\u2019t you come stay with me for a little while?\u2014and we can just figure this thing out together.\u2019\u201d\n\nShe said she takes the student home; and then over the weekend, they start unpacking her clothes; because they\u2019re just going to figure this thing out together. She let her move in with her. While she\u2019s unpacking her clothes, she found a suicide note dated for that weekend that she\u2019d contacted her. Then she says to me\u2014she\u2019s looking at me, telling me this, and I\u2019m trying to hold it together\u2014I have tears welling up. She says to me, \u201cSince then, I\u2019ve adopted that student; she\u2019s my daughter now. Would you like to meet her and her sister? I adopted them both.\u201d\n\nI couldn\u2019t even turn my head to look at them without <em>losing<\/em> it! What a deal! All I did was say whatever I felt like I was supposed to say in that moment, after asking the question, \u201cWhat can I give?\u201d As a result of it, that story blesses me <em>so, so<\/em> much. It just really does.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>It\u2019s so possible that that girl wouldn\u2019t be here today had this woman not ended up at your show! I mean, that just shows God. If we just open our ears and listen: \u201cGod, what do You want? What do You have? What\u2019s the punchline? What\u2019s my part?\u201d And \u201clistening in the gaps,\u201d\u2014I love that.\n\n<strong>Michael: <\/strong>Yes.\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>You know, as I look over at Ann right now, she has a tear in her eye. I\u2019m thinking everyone <em>listening<\/em> has a tear in their eye right now, because\u2014and you know this, and you said it better than anybody in your book, Michael Jr.\u2014is we were made for purpose. That\u2019s why God created us; we have a purpose in us.\n\nWhen we hear a story like that\/like, \u201cWow, look at how God used <em>you<\/em>,\u201d and even comedy! That\u2019s one of the things I love about you\u2014is you\u2019re not just a funny guy, getting up there, trying to make money and make people laugh\u2014you\u2019re like, \u201cNo, there\u2019s something bigger. There\u2019s a purpose bigger than just the funny.\u201d That story highlights\/that saved somebody\u2019s life.\n\n<strong>Ann: <\/strong>And there\u2019s a purpose bigger than just teaching kids; you know?\n\n<strong>Dave: <\/strong>Yes, exactly. Even for the listener listening, it\u2019s like: \u201cWhat\u2019s your purpose? What has God made you to do?\u201d As you say, it probably has something to do with the setbacks in your life\u2014the obstacles\/the hard things in your life\u2014the adversity is probably part of what God allowed you to go through so that He can use that to put you on your purpose.\n\n<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Conversations, like the one we\u2019ve heard today with Dave and Ann Wilson and Michael Jr., always remind me of Ephesians, Chapter 2, verse 10, which tells us that: \u201cWe are God\u2019s workmanship; we are created in Christ for good works that He prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.\u201d Do we understand God has a punchline for us, and do we understand how our setup affects that punchline?\n\nAs Michael Jr. said, he\u2019s written a book that deals with this subject. The book is called <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>, and it\u2019s a book that we have in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center. You can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, to find out more about Michael\u2019s book. You can order it from us online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or you can call to order: 1-800-FL-TODAY is the number. Again, Michael\u2019s book is called <em>Funny How Life Works<\/em>. Order it from us online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or call to order: 1-800-358-6329; that\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\nI think many of you already know about the new book that Dave and Ann Wilson have just completed, a book called <em>No Perfect Parents<\/em>. It\u2019s a great guide for all of us, who are in the process of raising our children\u2014a great reminder that there are no perfect parents\u2014but there are things we can do to point our kids in the right direction, as parents.\n\nWe are making Dave and Ann\u2019s book available this week, as a thank-you gift, to those of you who can help support the ministry of FamilyLife\u2014help us reach more people, more often, through this daily podcast and radio program\u2014<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is being heard by hundreds of thousands of people every day, people who are getting practical biblical help and hope for their marriages and for their families; and you make that possible every time you donate.\n\nIf you\u2019d like to help support the ongoing work of this ministry, and get a copy of Dave and Ann Wilson\u2019s new book, <em>No Perfect Parents<\/em>\u2014either for yourself or to give to someone you know\u2014go to FamilyLifeToday.com; make a donation to support the ministry; and ask for your copy of Dave and Ann\u2019s new book. 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