Lee: 70% OF AMERICANS
CAN'T GO AN HOUR WITHOUT
IT.
THE ADDICTION THAT MAY HAVE
TAKEN OVER THE LIVES OF YOUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
ON TODAY'S "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
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[APPLAUSE]
Gordon: WELL, WELCOME
TO THE SHOW.
TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE IT
EASIER FOR US TO CONNECT,
COMMUNICATE, AND SOCIALIZE.
BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THESE
THINGS, ALL THESE ADVANCES
CAN ALSO BE DAMAGING.
AS IT HAS INTRODUCED PHRASES
SUCH AS "CRACKBERRY" AND "I
iPAD ENVY" TO THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE.
♪♪♪
YEAH, JUST ONE.
I'LL BE THERE IN FIVE.
MOM, HE'S DOING IT
AGAIN.
NO, IT'S NOT WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE.
Gordon: WELL, JOINING
US NOW IS AUTHOR AND COUNSEL
ER GREG GARY.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
TOPIC.
Gordon: YOU TELL US
THAT SMARTPHONES ARE KIND OF
LIKE L.S.D.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
WE'RE SEEING MORE AND
MORE FOLKS WHO TRULY ARE
ADDICTED TO TECHNOLOGY.
75% OF THE FOLKS WE WORK
WITH CANNOT PUT DOWN THEIR
DEVICE FOR ONE DAY WITHOUT
CHECKING IT.
AND WE'RE FINDING PEOPLE
WITH TRUE ANXIETY DISORDER.
BY THAT, WHAT I MEAN IS THEY
GET PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS IF
THEY CAN'T GET TO THEIR
DEVICE.
Gordon: I'LL TELL YOU A
STORY OF ONE OF MY FRIENDS
WHO SECRETLY TOOK HIS
SMARTPHONE AND HE LITERALLY
STARTED TO GET ALL KINDS OF
ANXIETY BECAUSE HE COULDN'T
FIND IT.
YES.
Gordon: AND IT WAS KIND
OF ODD, AND THE MORE HE GOT
DISTRESSED, IT WAS JUST A
SPACE OF ABOUT 90 SECONDS.
[LAUGHTER]
Gordon: AND HE COULDN'T
FIND IT, AND I GAVE IT BACK
TO HIM.
HE DIDN'T TALK TO ME FOR A
WHILE AFTER THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
Gordon: WHY DO WE GET
ADDICTED TO IT?
WHY DO WE HAVE FEELINGS OF
ANXIETY IF WE CAN'T FIND OUR
PHONE OR GO FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME WITHOUT CHECKING OUR
E-MAIL?
YOU KNOW, GORDON, THAT'S
A GREAT QUESTION.
ONE THE REASONS IS WE
ACTUALLY FIND OURSELVES
ADDICTED IN A SENSE BECAUSE
WE LIVE IN A ONE-CLICK
SOCIETY, SO EVERYTHING IS
INSTANT.
AND THE TECHNOLOGY TEACHES
US TO HAVE WHAT I CALL LOW
IMPULSE CONTROL.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TROUBLE
CONTROLLING OUR IMPULSES.
THAT SAID, ONE OF THE THINGS
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO IS
BALANCE TECHNOLOGY IN OUR
LIVES.
MY CONCERN IS EVEN WHAT
WE'RE MODELING FOR OUR
KIDS.
Gordon: THERE IS A NEW
STUDY COMING OUT OF STANFORD
HOW YOUNG MEN, BECAUSE
THEY'RE SPENDING SO MANY
HOURS DOING VIDEO GAMES, AND
FRANKLY SO MANY HOURS
WATCHING INTERNET PORN, THAT
THEIR ABILITY TO INTERACT
WITH FEMALES IS AT RISK
NOW.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT?
I AM FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE SAYS IS FOR PEOPLE THAT
DEVELOP PRIMARILY VIRTUAL
RELATIONSHIPS, NOT TRUE,
REAL RELATIONSHIPS, THEY
DON'T GO THROUGH THE NORMAL
RELATIONSHIP STAGES.
ONLINE, ON Facebook -- I
LOOK PERFECT ONLINE.
WE ALWAYS PRESENT OUR VERY
BEST.
THAT SAID, WE FIND OURSELVES
MORE AND MORE MOVING TOWARDS
THESE VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS,
WHICH MANY TIMES TAKE US
WHERE WE DON'T REALLY WANT
TO GO.
THE AVERAGE AGE OF EXPOSURE
TO PORNOGRAPHY ON THE
INTERNET IS ACTUALLY 11
YEARS OLD.
Gordon: THAT IS A
SHOCK.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT STAT.
YEAH.
Gordon: I'VE HEARD IT
IS AS HIGH AS 50% OF MALES,
25% OF FEMALES HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH ONLINE
PORNOGRAPHY.
AND THE NUMBERS ARE
GROWING.
THEY ARE GROWING, YES.
Gordon: IT IS STARTING
TO GET STAGGERING, AND THERE
IS AN ADDICTION THERE, TOO,
THAT IS EVEN SEPARATE FROM
THE WHOLE TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION.
ABSOLUTELY.
Gordon: WHY DO -- I'VE
NOTICED A PHENOMENON WHERE
TEXTING SEEMS TO BE TAKING
OVER FOR CONVERSATION.
WE'RE LITERALLY HAVING
PEOPLE IN THE SAME ROOM
TEXTING EACH OTHER AS
OPPOSED TO TALKING.
ARE WE FUNDAMENTALLY
CHANGING OUR SOCIAL
INTERACTIONS AS A CULTURE?
OH, MY GOODNESS, I MUST
TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE.
I HAVE TO BOYS, I KNEW I HAD
A PROBLEM WHEN AT THE DINNER
TABLE, THEY'RE TEXTING BACK
AND FORTH TO EACH OTHER.
YES.
AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T
USE A CELL PHONE TO MAKE
PHONE CALLS.
THEY USE THE CELL PHONE FOR
TEXTING.
I CALLED MY SON THE OTHER
DAY.
HE DIDN'T ANSWER, BUT HE
TEXTED ME BACK AND SAID,
DAD, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THE TEXTING HAS ITS OWN
UNIQUE LANGUAGE, AS WELL.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE
LANGUAGE OF TEXTING, THERE
IS A GENERATION GAP THERE.
Gordon: YOU'RE BOOK
ALSO POINTS OUT THERE
ANOTHER FACTOR HERE.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS ACTUALLY
INCREASING STRESS,
INCREASING ANXIETY.
FOR US.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
WELL, THE STRESS AND
ANXIETY -- ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT HAPPENS, GORDON, IS WE
FIND OURS -- HERE IS MY
SMARTPHONE RIGHT HERE.
WE FIND OURSELVES, IF WE
CAN'T GET TO THIS THING, IT
CREATES THESE PHYSICAL
SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY.
HOW THIS DEVELOPS IS WE KEEP
THIS WITH US.
I HAVE CLIENTS WHO COME TO
SEE US.
THEY ACTUALLY SLEEP WITH
THEIR SMARTPHONE, WITH THEIR
DEVICE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T
WANT TO MISS A TEXT.
THAT'S A PROBLEM.
Gordon: YEAH, I WOULD
SAY THAT'S A PROBLEM.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET TO
WHAT -- I GUESS
OLD-FASHIONED CONNECTIONS,
OLD-FASHIONED CONVERSATION,
REAL INTERPERSONAL
CONNECTING WITH ANOTHER
PERSON?
HOW CAN WE GET THERE?
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
DOING IS THAT WE ARE
ACTUALLY SPENDING MORE TIME
WITH OUR REAL RELATIONSHIPS,
IN PERSON, VERSUS OUR
VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS.
TAKE ONE DAY, MAYBE IT IS
GOING TO BE SUNDAY, AND DO A
TECHNOLOGY DETOX.
TAKE THAT DAY AND SET IT
ASIDE.
AND DON'T INVOLVE YOURSELF
WITH TECHNOLOGY FOR ONE
DAY.
SEE HOW YOU FEEL.
SEE IF THERE ARE PHYSICAL
SYMPTOMS?
DO YOU FEEL EMOTIONALLY
DISCONNECTED?
BUT ALLOW THAT JUST AS A
PLACE OF STARTING.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT YOU
TO DO IS WHEN YOU'RE WITH
PEOPLE, REALLY BE WITH
THEM.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN WITH
SOMEBODY AND THEY'RE TEXTING
AWAY AT THEIR DEVICE, AND
THEY LOOK UP AT YOU AND THEY
GO, WHAT DID YOU SAY?
BE PRESENT IN REALITY WITH
RELATIONSHIPS.
Gordon: NO MORE
MULTI-TASKING.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD TIP.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO FIND OUT
MORE ABOUT GREG'S WORK, YOU
CAN GO TO
700CLUBINTERACTIVE.COM.
AND HIS BOOK "HOOKED" IS
AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE
SOLD.
THANKS FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY.
THANK YOU, GORDON.
Gordon: YOU'VE HEARD
HOW ADDICTIVE TEXT MESSAGING
CAN BE, AND THIS ONE TEXT
MESSAGE IN THIS NEXT STORY
HELPED SAVE A YOUNG WOMAN'S
LIFE.
FIND OUT HOW AFTER THIS.
Gordon: WELL, TODAY
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE
DANGERS OF TECHNOLOGY.
HOWEVER, IN INDONESIA, IT
WAS A TEXT MESSAGE THAT
SAVED ONE GIRL'S LIFE.
WATCH THIS.
Reporter: HANNAH WAS
ONLY 15 WHEN SHE LEFT HER
VILLAGE AND MOVED TO THE
CITY TO FIND WORK.
HER PARENTS WERE SIMPLY TOO
POOR TO CONTINUE PROVIDING
FOR HER.
I FELT LIKE A STRANGER IN
JAKARTA.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE.
EVERYTHING WAS SO
DIFFERENT.
Reporter: HANNAH FOUND
WORK AS A LIVE-IN
HOUSEKEEPER.
ONE NIGHT AFTER WORK, SHE
FOUND CBN'S SALUCCI
PROGRAM.
HANNAH BEGAN WATCHING IT
EVERY NIGHT.
I WAS INTERESTED IN THE
STORIES.
I COULD IDENTIFY WITH THE
PEOPLE IN THEM.
Reporter: AFTER
WATCHING ONE EVENING, HANNAH
FELL ASLEEP AND BEGAN TO
DREAM.
I DREMPT THAT I WAS IN A
PLACE I HAD NEVER SEEN
BEFORE.
THEN SUDDENLY A BIG CROSS
WAS IN FRONT OF ME.
I FELT VERY PEACEFUL.
Reporter: THE NEXT
MORNING HANNAH WONDERED WHY
THE DREAM MEANT.
SO SHE SENT A TEXT MESSAGE
TO CBN.
A PRAYER COUNSELLOR
CONTACTED HANNAH AND BEGAN
TO TELL HER ABOUT GOD.
SOON THE TEENAGER PRAYED TO
RECEIVE JESUS AS HER
SAVIOR.
WHEN I PRAYED WITH CBN, I
FELT HAPPY IN MY HEART.
I STARTED BELIEVING THAT
JESUS TRULY EXISTS.
I THOUGHT, THIS COULD BE THE
START OF A NEW LIFE FOR ME.
Reporter: WITHIN A FEW
DAYS, SOMEONE FROM CBN MET
WITH HANNAH, HELPED HER TO
FIND A CHURCH, AND BROUGHT
HER A NEW BIBLE.
CBN IS SO AMAZING.
THROUGH THEIR MINISTRY, A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FINDING
JESUS AS SAVIOR.
I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THEM.
Gordon: THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE ABOUT HERE AT CBN.
WE WANT TO PREACH THE
GOSPEL, THE GOOD NEWS,
AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WE WANT TO DO IT IN
THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.
SO WE VIEW OUR ROLE AS
TRAINING AND EQUIPPING
CHRISTIANS IN THEIR OWN
CULTURE HOW TO DO CHRISTIAN
TELEVISION.
AND THEN SHOWING STORIES OF
WHAT JESUS IS DOING NOT HERE
IN AMERICA, BUT RIGHT THERE
IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY, WITH
PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE THEM,
TALK LIKE THEM.
WE WANT TO MAKE IT
CULTURALLY RELEVANT SO THEY
CAN HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THE
GOOD NEWS.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF
IT, IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART
OF PREACHING THE GOSPEL
AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH
TELEVISION, ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS JOIN "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
AND YOU CAN BE A PART OF
IT.
BECAUSE A PORTION OF EVERY
GIFT GOES INTO THE WORK OF
CBN INTERNATIONAL TO DO JUST
THAT.
WE HAVE 15 PRODUCTION
CENTERS SCATTERED AROUND THE
WORLD.
WE'RE TRAINING LOCAL
CHRISTIANS HOW TO DO
CHRISTIAN TELEVISION.
ALL IT TAKES IS FOR YOU TO
SAY, YEAH, I WANT TO JOIN.
I WANT TO BE A PART OF
THAT.
THE NUMBER IS TOLL-FREE,
1-888-777-1999.
JUST SAY, I WANT TO BE A
MEMBER OF "THE 700 CLUB."
IT'S $20 A MONTH, 65 CENTS A
DAY.
WHEN YOU CALL, ASK FOR
PLEDGE EXPRESS.
THAT'S ELECTRONIC MONTHLY
GIVING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE A
CHECK.
THERE IS NOTHING TO MAIL
IN.
WE SAVE SO MUCH ON THE
PROCESSING, WE CAN SEND AS
OUR GIFT FOR YOU, "POWER FOR
LIFE" MONTHLY TEACHING
C.D.s.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT, ASK
FOR PLEDGE EXPRESS WHEN YOU
CALL.
COMING UP, A KILLER HABIT.
I WOULD BE ON FIVE
NARCOTICS AND A FIFTH OF
WHISKEY EVERY DAY.
I COULDN'T GO ANY LOWER THAN
I FELT.
I WAS ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED,
HEARTBROKEN, ASHAMED OF
MYSELF.
Gordon: THIS WOMAN'S
WAKEUP CALL NEXT ON "700
CLUB INTERACTIVE."
Gordon: WHEN WE'RE
CHILDREN, WE OFTEN DON'T
CONTROL THE THINGS THAT
HAPPEN AROUND US, AND WE
SOMETIMES GET INTO SOME VERY
BAD REACTIONS.
FOR AMANDA, WHAT HAPPENED TO
HER WAS HER PARENTS'
DIVORCE, AND IT LED HER
STRAIGHT DOWN A ROAD TO A
LIFE OF ADDICTION.
WATCH THIS.
SHE IS YOUR PROBLEM.
I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF
THE TIMES OF MY PARENTS
BEING THERE.
NOT ONE, SINGLE TIME.
I WAS JUST SAD.
Reporter: AMANDA
HERRING'S PARENTS DIVORCED
WHEN SHE WAS FIVE.
SHE WENT TO LIVE WITH HER
FATHER, WHO REMARRIED.
AMANDA DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SHE
FIT IN WITH THE NEW FAMILY
AND FELT NEGLECTED.
I FELT VERY
INSIGNIFICANT, REALLY
INSECURE.
IT WAS AWFUL.
I FELT VERY FORGOTTEN.
Reporter: WHEN SHE GOT
OLDER, SHE MET A YOUNG MAN
WHO SHOWERED HER WITH
ATTENTION.
HE WAS ALSO RICH AND BOUGHT
AMANDA LOTS OF GIFTS.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE SHE
GOT HIS MONEY UNTIL SHE
OVERHEARD HIM YELLING ON THE
PHONE.
AND I WAS, LIKE, WHO WERE
YOU TALKING TO.
AND HE WAS CUSSING, MAD, AND
THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT.
HE SAID, I SELL DOPE.
MY MOM'S A CRACKHEAD, AND
SHE BROKE INTO MY ROOM AND
STOLE ALL OF MY DOPE.
AND I WAS JUST LIKE, WOW.
Reporter: HER BOYFRIEND
WAS A NOTORIOUS DRUG
DEALER.
I KNEW THAT IT WAS WRONG,
NOT ONLY MORALLY WRONG, BUT
CRIMINALLY WRONG.
SO I GUESS IT WAS MAYBE
EXCITING.
WOW, THIS IS A WHOLE WORLD I
NEVER KNEW ABOUT.
THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY
INVOLVED, A LOT OF FLASHY
STUFF, JEWELRY, CARS.
Reporter: AMANDA FOUND
HERSELF DEEP IN THE DRUG
WORLD, AND WRAPPED UP IN HER
BOYFRIEND'S OBSESSION WITH
HER.
SHE THOUGHT IT WAS CHARMING
UNTIL THE BOYFRIEND
THREATENED TO KILL A MUTUAL
FRIEND.
HE THOUGHT THE FRIEND TRIED
TO RAPE AMANDA.
SHE TRIED TO CONVINCE HIM IT
WAS NOT TRUE.
BUT HE DIDN'T BELIEVE HER.
HE WAS PLANNING TO KILL
THIS GUY.
HE WAS NOT HIDING HIS
FEELINGS ABOUT THIS.
SO HE CALLED HIM TO THE
PARK.
AND WHEN HE GOT TO THE PARK,
THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HE
STARTED SHOOTING HIM.
HE SHOT HIM FIVE TIMES.
AFTER THE FIFTH SHOT, HE WAS
DEAD.
Reporter: AMANDA'S
BOYFRIEND WAS SENTENCED TO
24 YEARS IN PRISON.
WHEN HER FATHER FOUND OUT,
HE DISOWNED HER AND BLAMED
HER DRUG-RELATED LIFESTYLE
ON THE MURDER OF AN HONEST
MAN.
HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS
BETTER OFF DEAD.
THAT HE NEVER WANTED TO SEE
ME AGAIN.
IT WAS THE WORST THING I HAD
EVER -- THE WORST THING IN
MY LIFE.
Reporter: AMANDA RELIED
ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TO NUMB
ALL EMOTIONS.
I WENT FROM SMOKING WEED
TO SNORTING COCAINE TO
POPPING ECSTASY PILLS.
I WOULD DO THEM ALL IN ONE
DAY.
I WOULD BE ON FIVE NARCOTICS
AND A FIFTH OF WHISKEY IN A
DAY.
Reporter: THEN AMANDA
GOT PREGNANT.
SHE MANAGED TO STOP THE
DRUGS AND DRINKING UNTIL THE
BABY WAS BORN, AND THEN GAVE
THE BABY TO HER MOTHER.
AMANDA KNEW IT WAS THE BEST
THING FOR HER DAUGHTER.
IT WAS VERY DEPRESSING TO
BE OFF AWAY FROM HER AND
WONDERING, WHAT'S MY BABY
THINKING?
WHAT IS GOING THROUGH HER
MIND?
DOES SHE MISS ME?
YOU KNOW, DOES SHE THINK I'M
NEVER GOING TO COME AROUND?
DOES SHE THINK WE'RE NOT
NORMAL?
IS SHE GLAD I'M NOT AROUND?
Reporter: AMANDA'S
WORRY DIDN'T STOP HER DAILY
SELF-DESTRUCTION.
I WOULD BUY EVERY
DRUG AND JUST DO THEM, DO
THEM, DO THEM.
DRINKING WHISKEY, I COULD
NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT IT.
DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD
SURVIVE A DAY WITHOUT IT.
I HAD TO HAVE IT,
PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND
MENTALLY, HAD TO HAVE IT.
I KNEW I COULDN'T GAIN
ANYTHING FROM THIS TYPE OF
LIFESTYLE.
IT WAS SO HARD BEING AWAY
FROM MY DAUGHTER, BUT
KNOWING I WAS ANY KIND OF
GOOD EXAMPLE THAT NEEDED TO
BE AROUND HER.
IN MY MIND, I WAS JUST
TRASH.
Reporter: WHEN HER
CHILD GOT OLDER, AMANDA
DECIDED SHE WANTED A SECOND
CHANCE AND ASKED TO MOVE IN
WITH HER MOM AND DAUGHTER.
SHE TRIED TO STOP DRINKING.
BUT ONE DAY SHE PASSED OUT
DRUNK.
HER DAUGHTER THOUGHT SHE WAS
DEAD.
TERRIFIED, THE LITTLE GIRL
RAN THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ASKING FOR HELP.
I WAS SO HEARTBROKEN,
ASHAMED OF MYSELF.
I WAS SO SAD THAT I PUT HER
IN A POSITION TO BE SCARED
THAT HER MOM WAS GOING TO
DIE AND SHE WAS GOING TO
HAVE TO DEAL WITH A DEAD
MOM.
THAT WAS HORRIFYING.
I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT MY
9-YEAR-OLD HAD TO DEAL WITH
THAT BECAUSE OF ME.
IT SCARED ME TO DEATH.
AND I BEGGED GOD NOT TO LET
THAT HAPPEN.
I BEGGED GOD TO SAVE MY
LIFE.
AND I WAS SO REPENTANT, AND
I WAS JUST READY TO LET
HIM -- I JUST SURRENDERED.
I WAS READY TO LET HIM WORK
ON ME.
I KNEW HE COULD.
EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER KNOWN
ABOUT GOD AND HIS GOODNESS
AND HIS GRACE AND HIS MERCY
IMMEDIATELY CAME TO ME RIGHT
THEN.
THAT DAY I KNEW WITHOUT A
DOUBT THAT GOD WAS GOING TO
SAVE MY LIFE.
I KNEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO
HELP ME, AND THAT I WAS
GOING TO BE FINE.
EVERYTHING RIGHT THEN JUST
CAME TO ME AND I KNEW THAT
IT WAS OVER.
THAT LIFE WAS OVER.
AND THE NEW LIFE WAS
BEGINNING.
Reporter: AMANDA WENT
TO A CHRISTIAN TREATMENT
FACILITY.
THERE SHE BEGAN A NEW LIFE.
IT WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE
SATURATION WITH THE WORD OF
GOD.
GENUINE, WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
NOTHING BUT THE LORD.
Reporter: AMANDA SOON
MET TREY AND BECAME HIS
WIFE.
THEY HAD THREE MORE CHILDREN
TOGETHER, AND THEY BOTH WORK
IN FULL-TIME MINISTRY.
I'M IN AWE DAILY, JUST
GRATEFUL AND IN AWE AND
HUMBLED, THANKFUL, AMAZED.
ANYONE CAN BE SAVED AND CAN
BE USED BY GOD IF I CAN, FOR
SURE.
Gordon: AND YOU CAN BE
SAVED.
YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE SAYS
"WHO SO EVER."
"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE
WORLD --" THAT MEANS YOU --
"THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY
BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOM SO
EVER BELIEVED IN HIM, WOULD
HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
IF YOU'RE IN AN ADDICTION,
YOU'RE NOT HAVING
EVERLASTING LIFE.
YOU'RE HAVING EVERLASTING
ADDICTION.
AND EVERY DAY YOU WAKE UP
AND GO, OH, NO, AM I GOING
TO DO THIS AGAIN TODAY?
AND MAYBE LIKE AMANDA, YOU
CAN'T STOP.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW, YOU
LITERALLY HAVE TO LIVE LIFE
DROP BY DROP.
BUT YOU CAN CHANGE.
THERE IS A SAVIOR.
HE DOES WANT TO COME TO
YOU.
HE DOES LOVE YOU.
JUST AS YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.
HE HASN'T GIVEN UP ON YOU.
HE WANTS YOU TO JUST ASK HIM
FOR HELP.
AND WHEN YOU DO, HE'LL
COME.
AND HE'LL PROVIDE IT, AND
HE'LL OPEN THE DOOR.
NOW, SOME OF YOU, IF YOU'VE
GOT SEVERE ADDICTIONS, YOU
NEED TO GO INTO A TREATMENT
CENTER.
YOU NEED TO BE IN A SAVE,
PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT WHERE
YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
CHEMICALS AND ALCOHOL AND
CAN BE FREE.
CAN HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME
WHERE YOU'RE BODY ADJUSTS,
AND IT'S IN A SUPERVISED
ENVIRONMENT.
BUT THAT CAN ALL HAPPEN FOR
YOU.
IF YOU JUST SAY YES.
IF YOU JUST SURRENDER.
AND SAY, GOD, NOT MY WILL
ANYMORE.
LET YOUR WILL BE DONE IN MY
LIFE.
LET YOUR PLAN COME TO PASS
IN MY LIFE.
AND IF YOU'LL DO THAT, HE'LL
COME.
HE'LL COME.
HE'LL BE THERE FOR YOU.
HERE IS THE PRAYER FOR YOU,
AND IT'S A VERY SIMPLE ONE:
JESUS, IF YOU'RE THERE --
YOU CAN EVEN SAY, I SAW WHAT
YOU JUST DID FOR AMANDA, CAN
YOU DO THAT FOR ME?
JESUS, IF YOU'RE THERE, IF
THIS IS TRUE, IF YOU CAN
HELP ME, WILL YOU DO THAT?
WILL YOU COME TO ME?
WILL YOU SHOW UP FOR ME?
AND WILL YOU CHANGE MY
LIFE?
AND IF YOU PRAY THAT WITH
ALL OF YOUR HEART, HE'LL
COME.
HE'LL BE YOUR SAVIOR, YOUR
MESSIAH.
HE'LL CHANGE YOU AND CHANGE
YOUR HEART AND CHANGE YOUR
WAYS.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
IT'S NOT COMPLICATED.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WHEN YOU
TURN TO ME WITH ALL OF YOUR
HEART, WHEN YOU SEEK ME WITH
ALL OF YOUR HEART, THEN I'LL
BE FOUND.
AND YOU CAN TRUST THOSE
WORDS.
BECAUSE THOSE WORDS ARE
TRUE.
BELIEVE THEM.
BELIEVE ON THE ONE THAT HE
SENT AND YOU'LL BE SAVED.
IF YOU WANT HELP, IF YOU
NEED SOMEONE TO PRAY WITH
YOU, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
AND WE'RE HERE FOR YOU 24
HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK.
AND IT'S A TOLL-FREE
NUMBER.
SO IF YOU NEED SOMEBODY TO
AGREE WITH YOU IN PRAYER,
JUST CALL.
1-888-777-1999.
AND IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
ADDICTION AND YOU'RE TRYING
TO GET FREE.
REALIZE THAT NUMBER IS
THERE.
YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY --
WE'RE NOT HERE TO JUDGE
YOU.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO CONDEMN.
WE'RE HERE TO PRAY.
WE'RE HERE TO LOVE YOU JUST
AS JESUS LOVES U.THAT'S WHAT
YOU.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
SO IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLES
AND YOU'RE BEING TEMPTED,
JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND
SAY, LOOK, I'M HAVING A
COMPULSION AND I NEED
SOMEBODY TO PRAY THROUGH
IT.
THERE IS THIS WONDERFUL
PRAYER LINE, AND WE'LL AGREE
WITH YOU IN PRAYER.
JUST TRY IT AND SEE AND YOU
CAN BE FREE.
THIS IS "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE," WHERE WE WANT
TO INTERACT WITH YOU.
WE'VE GOT AN IN-BOX QUESTION
FROM SARAH.
"TWO YEARS AGO I STARTED
TAKING PAIN MEDS FOR A
CHRONIC BACK PAIN CAUSED BY
A TUMOR PRESSING ON THE
BOTTOM OF MY SPINE.
I WOULD LIKE TO STOP TAKING
THEM NOW BUT I'M ADDICTED.
CAN YOU PLEASE PRAY FOR ME,
FOR STRENGTH TO GET OFF?"
Gordon: SARAH, I WILL
DO THAT FOR YOU.
BUT I WANT YOU TO GO TO THE
DOCTOR AND LET HIM KNOW
YOU'RE ADDICTED AND YOU WANT
TO GET OFF.
SOMETIMES WITH NARCOTICS,
YOU NEED TO GO TO A DOCTOR.
SOMETIMES BLOOD PRESSURE CAN
SPIKE WHEN YOU GO OFF A
MEDICATION.
I SPONSOR FOR NARCOTIC
ADDICTION, YOU NEED MEDICAL
CARE WHEN YOU GET OFF.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR SARAH, AND
WE PRAY FOR HER ADDICTION.
AND FOR HER BACK TO BE
PAIN-FREE.
YOU'RE NOT ONLY ABLE TO
BREAK ADDICTIONS, BUT FOR
THESE PRESSURES, SO THEY NO
LONGER HAVE EFFECT ON HER
SPINE.
WE BELIEVE IN YOUR SACRIFICE
AND THE STRIPES THAT HAVE
HEALED HER.
AND WE ASK FOR THAT NOW IN
JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
WELL, LET'S GO OVER TO THE
CHATROOM.
I THINK WE HAVE ONE QUICK
CHAT.
WE HAVE JULIA WHO
SAYS, "I HAVE A TEENAGED SON
WHO SPENDS HOURS PLAYING
VIDEO GAMES.
HE BARELY INTERACTS WITH
ANYONE.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET HIM
INTERESTED IN SOMETHING THAT
IS GOOD FOR HIM?"
Gordon: LOCK UP THE
VIDEO GAME AND YOU'LL SEE.
IT WILL TAKE A BIT OF TIME.
LOCK IT UP.
IF HE IS SPENDING HOURS,
THAT'S NOT LIVING.
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE
WORDS FROM JAMES: "HUMBLE
YOURSELF BEFORE GOD.
RESIST THE DEVIL AND
HE WILL FLEE FROM YOU.
COME CLOSE TO GOD, AND GOD
