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Series Code: IIWC
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00:36 [sound of waves crashin] 00:43 >> Welcome to It Is Written 00:45 Canada. 00:46 Thank you for joining us. 00:49 Our special guest, Paulie 00:50 Rogers, lives in the beautiful 00:52 north central region of 00:54 Saskatchewan, Canada. 00:56 And when she started renovating 00:58 and remodeling their old 01:00 Victorian farmhouse, it inspired 01:03 Paulie to write a book called 01:05 My House Renovated 01:08 One Room at a Time. 01:10 >> It is a six week Bible study 01:12 to discover what it means to be 01:14 remodeled in Christ as we 01:16 experience Him in every aspect 01:19 of our lives. 01:20 This is Paulie Roger's story of 01:22 renovating and remodeling her 01:24 family's old Victorian farmhouse 01:26 and how that experience led her 01:29 to opening her heart to Jesus 01:31 remodeling every room 01:33 of her life. 01:35 >> Today, our special guest, 01:36 Paulie, shows us the bedroom, 01:39 a place to rest peacefully, 01:42 knowing that Jesus stills the 01:44 raging storms of trials and 01:46 heartaches in our lives. 01:49 Here we will learn what it truly 01:51 means to trust our Creator and 01:54 Redeemer with everyone and 01:57 everything in our lives. 02:00 >> Paulie, welcome to It Is 02:01 Written Canada. 02:02 Come on into your dressing room. 02:05 [PAULIE] Thank you. [laughs] 02:07 >> So last time we were here and 02:10 you were talking to us about 02:11 what happens in the dressing 02:13 room and also what happens in 02:16 this old treasure trunk that you 02:18 found in the attic and one of 02:20 the things in there was a Bible 02:22 and you spoke about the Bible, 02:25 but you also opened a box that 02:27 represented hate to you. 02:29 [PAULIE] Yes. 02:30 >> And that was a hard box 02:31 to open. 02:32 [PAULIE] A very hard box. 02:33 >> And you said that that box 02:35 and that hatred was-- had to do 02:38 with the fact that you were 02:39 raped when you were 02:40 14 years old. 02:41 [PAULIE] Yes. 02:42 >> And that was very hard. 02:43 I don't know how anyone can face 02:44 anything like that. 02:45 But what it really has to do 02:47 with is, I think the question of 02:49 forgiveness. 02:50 We have these storms in our 02:51 lives and you're gonna take us 02:54 to look into what happens in the 02:56 bedroom where we can find peace 02:58 in the midst of those storms. 02:59 >> Wonderful, wonderful peace. 03:01 >> Yes. 03:02 And so I was reading this this 03:03 morning, actually in Luke 03:04 chapter 17, and Jesus is praying 03:07 in a certain place and His 03:08 disciples come to Him and 03:10 they're talking to Him and He 03:11 says to them there's something 03:13 that's inevitable, something 03:14 that you cannot avoid. 03:16 And here it is, "You cannot 03:18 avoid," in John or sorry, Luke, 03:21 chapter 17, verse 1, "that you 03:23 are going to be offended." 03:26 So He says there's something you 03:27 can't get away from. 03:28 You're gonna be offended. 03:29 But then He goes down and He 03:31 says to them, "Be on guard," in 03:34 verse 3 of Luke 17... 03:40 Verse 4... 03:56 So what that really speaks to me 03:58 about is this: here's the 04:00 disciples, these apostles, they 04:02 had been sent out, they had 04:04 healed people who couldn't walk, 04:06 they had healed people who 04:08 couldn't see. 04:09 So now they could see, now they 04:10 could walk, now they could hear, 04:12 those who couldn't hear. 04:13 They had cast out demons, they 04:15 had raised the dead. 04:17 They had done everything. 04:18 But never is it recorded that 04:20 they say, "Lord, increase 04:22 our faith." 04:23 They must have had faith to do 04:24 those things. 04:25 But when Jesus says forgive... 04:29 ...then they say, "Oh, wait. 04:31 That's a big thing. 04:32 Especially if someone hurts me 04:34 repeatedly." 04:35 And so this thing of forgiveness 04:37 is big, it's a big storm that 04:39 comes into your life. 04:40 [PAULIE] Yeah. 04:42 >> How did you possibly deal 04:44 with the storm of opening that 04:46 box of hate and forgiving the 04:49 person who had raped you? 04:52 >> For starters, it had to be 04:54 Christ. 04:55 I couldn't have done it 04:56 without Him. 04:58 And, you know, when I gave Him 05:02 that pain and that situation, 05:06 it was really, really difficult 05:09 because when we are hurt so bad, 05:13 how do you let go of that pain? 05:16 You know? 05:17 Part of you wants to hang on to 05:18 it because it's part of 05:20 your life. 05:22 But when I did, there was a 05:26 power of chains being broken and 05:30 I was set free. 05:32 That's what forgiveness does 05:34 for us. 05:36 You know, when I handed it to 05:37 Him... 05:39 ...I couldn't let go at first, 05:42 you know, it's like I'm trying, 05:43 I'm trying to give this to Him, 05:45 but I couldn't quite completely 05:47 let go of it. 05:50 And in my mind, I could see Him 05:52 reaching out and saying, 05:54 "Paulie, just let me hold it 05:56 for you. 05:57 Let me hold it for you for 05:59 a while." 06:01 Then I was able to say, "Okay, 06:05 okay, take it." 06:07 You know, and He said, "Just let 06:08 Me hold that pain for you 06:09 for a while. 06:10 I'll put it right here in 06:10 My pocket. 06:12 Okay? 06:14 You can have it back whenever 06:15 you want it. 06:16 Just let me hold it." 06:18 I've never asked Him 06:19 for it back. 06:20 The freedom is just too 06:22 marvellous. 06:24 >> So when you forgive, you're 06:26 letting go of the pain. 06:29 [PAULIE] Yeah. 06:29 >> And some people, when they 06:32 are told, "Oh, say sorry," and 06:35 then you say you're sorry, and 06:37 the other person says, 06:39 "It's all right." 06:40 So when you say "I forgive you," 06:43 are you saying it's all right? 06:45 What you did to me was 06:46 all right? 06:47 >> You know, I think that that 06:49 is why it was so hard to let it 06:50 go, because it wasn't all right. 06:54 And so, you know, you don't want 06:58 that situation to be right. 07:03 But-- and it's not. 07:05 And that's okay because God is 07:07 the judge and He's gonna take 07:09 care of whoever and whatever 07:12 in the end. 07:14 And to let Him take that and be 07:19 the judge over everything, I 07:20 know that He's gonna be fair 07:23 and right and He's gonna make 07:27 me okay. 07:30 >> Thank you very much for 07:31 sharing that with us, Paulie. 07:33 [PAULIE] You're welcome. 07:34 >> And now you're going to also 07:36 take our guests to show them 07:40 a place of peace. 07:41 >> My favourite room in the 07:42 whole house. 07:43 I love talking about the 07:44 bedroom. 07:45 I can't wait to share it. 07:48 [peaceful piano music playing] 07:59 [PAULIE] You are sleeping 08:01 soundly when suddenly a loud 08:03 crack of thunder startles you 08:04 awake. 08:05 Your heart is pounding in fear 08:07 as you register what just 08:09 happened. 08:10 Lightning lights up the room for 08:11 a split second as rain begins 08:14 to plummet the window. 08:16 Another loud boom shakes the 08:18 whole house. 08:19 [thunder clap] 08:20 That is what my life felt like 08:23 as one bad torrent of trials 08:26 poured down on us, one right 08:29 after another. 08:31 Kenny and I were just settling 08:32 into a new relationship together 08:34 after a few trials and errors 08:36 under the watchful care of the 08:38 doctor to find the right 08:40 medication for his clinical 08:42 depression as our kids were 08:44 turning into teenagers. 08:47 We finally got through that 08:48 parenting stress to be met with 08:50 broken marriages in the family, 08:52 grandchildren born out of 08:54 wedlock, and alcoholism in the 08:56 family that left our nephew in a 08:59 coma after a horrific accident. 09:02 And then my dad died 09:04 unexpectedly. 09:06 It was at the height of this 09:07 raging storm that I got a phone 09:09 call from our son, who was in 09:11 great heartache after his 09:13 fiancée left him, taking his 09:15 daughter with her. 09:17 I had been praying with him 09:18 daily over his relationship 09:20 problems, and now he was telling 09:22 me to never pray for him again. 09:26 His prayers were not answered 09:29 and now he had nothing. 09:31 He just wanted to die. 09:33 Tyler was trucking in the oil 09:35 fields at that time with a 09:36 special tickets for hauling 09:38 dangerous goods. 09:40 It's a precarious job, and 09:41 occasionally you would hear of 09:43 some horrific accident taking 09:46 the lives of a trucker. 09:49 Just a few days prior to Tyler's 09:51 phone call, one of these 09:53 accidents had caused a great 09:55 explosion. 09:56 There were no survivors. 09:58 And now this is what our son 10:01 wished for himself as well, 10:04 to just end it all. 10:06 My heart pounded in fear. 10:10 One of my jobs on our hay farm 10:12 is to trap and poison pocket 10:14 gophers, the ones that make 10:16 those big dirt mounds. 10:19 On that particular day, after 10:21 that dreadful phone call 10:22 conversation, I headed out on my 10:25 trap run. 10:26 The day was drizzly, heavy, and 10:28 overcast, completely in sync 10:31 with my mood as I walked from 10:33 one miserable dirt mound 10:34 to the next, crying and praying 10:37 over our son. 10:40 In anguished sobs, I dropped to 10:42 my knees and begged God to 10:45 save my son. 10:48 The mist turned to a light rain 10:50 as I dug into the dirt mound to 10:52 open the gophers hole. 10:55 I stopped and looked up at the 10:56 sky, letting the rain mix with 10:59 the flowing tears. 11:00 The more I cried, the harder the 11:03 rain came down. 11:04 And I kid you not, with a 11:07 mother's breaking heart, I asked 11:09 God to take my life in the place 11:12 of my son's. 11:14 I was willing to lose my life in 11:17 eternity if it meant it could 11:20 save my son's. 11:23 A small portion of the sky 11:25 cleared just enough that I could 11:28 see sunlight peeking through the 11:30 grey clouds. 11:32 And as clear as if He were 11:34 speaking it aloud, I heard God 11:36 say within me, "What makes you 11:40 think you can do for your son 11:43 what My son has already done 11:46 for him?" 11:47 Suddenly, in my mind's eye, I 11:50 could picture Jesus hanging on 11:52 the cross with His mother, Mary, 11:54 weeping at His feet as He hung 11:58 there dying in our place. 12:03 "I love Tyler more than you 12:05 possibly ever could," God 12:08 continued, "I will never leave 12:11 him nor forsake him. 12:14 He is My son, too, whom I have 12:18 already saved." 12:37 Never again have I ever felt 12:40 that kind of fear as I did that 12:42 day over my son. 12:46 God has given me total peace, 12:48 resting in Jesus because now I 12:51 know without an ounce of doubt 12:55 He is taking care of my son much 12:58 better than I ever could. 13:02 We have nothing to fear when 13:04 Jesus is near. 13:06 We can rest peacefully, even 13:08 while the storms of life rage 13:11 all around us. 13:12 Another clap of thunder and I 13:15 thank God for this lesson in 13:17 trust that He showed me that day 13:20 in the hayfield, because it came 13:22 just in time for the tsunami 13:24 that came next in our life. 13:27 It was 2:30 a.m. 13:29 when the phone rang. 13:30 It was our daughter, Earlene. 13:32 She had crawled out of an 13:33 upstairs window of her house and 13:35 was sitting on the roof of their 13:36 porch to escape him again. 13:40 We received similar 13:41 middle-of-the-night calls over 13:43 the next four years. 13:46 At this time in my life, I felt 13:48 like the storms just kept 13:51 coming. 13:51 One wave after another, each one 13:54 bigger than the last, 13:56 hardly able to catch my breath. 13:59 I remember praying, "Lord, pull 14:02 me up out of this raging sea. 14:04 I can't take another blow! 14:06 I'm drowning!" 14:08 And then another large wave 14:10 would sweep over me. 14:12 Have you ever felt that way? 14:58 Do I trust God to deliver me out 15:00 of my troubles? 15:02 Do I know that He is capable and 15:05 will see me and my loved ones 15:07 through? 15:09 Are my eyes on Jesus? 15:11 Is my faith in Him? 15:14 A life with Christ is a life of 15:17 restfulness, trusting in our 15:20 Saviour. 15:22 I once heard this little 15:23 sentence spoken in a testimony 15:25 of a pastor's wife after they 15:27 had gone through very similar 15:29 trials in their life with their 15:31 kids and it has stuck with me 15:33 profoundly. 15:44 God has to write His love story 15:49 into the hearts of every 15:52 individual. 15:54 I cannot do it for them. 15:56 It is a spiritual journey and 15:58 growth that they must go on for 16:01 themselves. 16:02 And as a mother, I cannot walk 16:04 it for them. 16:06 As much as I so desperately want 16:08 to, I cannot. 16:11 But I can be there for them 16:13 holding their hand if they will 16:15 let me, having this incredible 16:17 peace as I place them into the 16:19 mighty care of my Lord and 16:20 Saviour, Jesus Christ, who came 16:23 to save every soul, every one. 16:28 I can trust this process in His 16:32 care implicitly. 16:35 Tyler left the oil fields and 16:37 trading in his W900L Kenworth 16:40 for a swanky newer model, he hit 16:42 the highways, gaining a large 16:44 following from his truck shows 16:46 and social media, over 7000 on 16:49 his truckers Facebook page 16:51 alone. 16:52 Time and distance help ease the 16:55 pain of break-ups so Ty wasn't 16:57 quite so mad at God anymore and 17:00 was beginning to accept the fact 17:02 that maybe He had a different 17:05 plan for his life. 17:07 He was hauling across country 17:09 with time to think and pray and 17:11 began listening to some 17:13 religious radio stations. 17:15 And then he was met with an 17:17 oncoming car that veered 17:19 directly into the path of his 17:21 big rig. 17:22 With quick and steady reflexes, 17:24 Tyler swerved his truck onto the 17:26 shoulder, missing a head-on 17:28 collision. 17:31 But the little red car hit the 17:33 back of his cab and ripped down 17:34 the full length of his loaded 17:36 trailer. 17:38 The car flipped several times, 17:40 finally coming to a stop in a 17:42 farmer's field. 17:44 Vehicles stopped, drivers and 17:45 passengers all running to the 17:47 little car to find with relief 17:50 that the young man inside was 17:52 miraculously alive. 17:55 It was well below freezing temps 17:57 with a cold wind and snowing. 18:00 The injured man in the mangled 18:02 car was pinned in and exposed to 18:04 the elements. 18:05 So Ty ran back to his truck and 18:07 grabbed a warm blanket to wrap 18:09 around him. 18:12 Waiting for help to arrive, a 18:13 woman on the scene explained she 18:16 was a friend of the man 18:17 in the car. 18:18 She had followed him as he 18:20 recklessly sped down the 18:22 highway, frantic because he was 18:24 in a state of suicide and she 18:26 just knew he was going to try 18:28 something desperate. 18:32 Insurance wanted to write Ty's 18:33 truck off as a total loss, but 18:36 he couldn't afford that to 18:37 happen. 18:38 There was more money put into 18:40 that truck than they would pay 18:42 him out for. 18:43 He was at a crossroads. 18:45 If he let his truck go, it was 18:47 the end of his trucking career. 18:49 The loss was too great. 18:52 He contemplated his options with 18:55 the possibility of returning to 18:57 the farm, but we knew he would 18:59 not be happy there. 19:01 Trucking was in his blood. 19:03 He was born to be 19:04 behind the wheel. 19:07 So we prayed and Ty prayed 19:09 for direction. 19:11 The dispatch company he was 19:13 hauling for offered him one of 19:14 their trucks until his could be 19:16 fixed with discounts on his 19:19 expenses. 19:20 But he was going in the hole 19:22 fast. 19:23 It was at this time a real 19:25 personal turning point happened 19:27 for my son. 19:29 While Tyler was angry with the 19:31 guy who had caused this to 19:32 happen, he also realized that 19:35 he, too, had been in the exact 19:38 same state of mind once and had 19:41 deep compassion and concern 19:44 for the man's well-being. 19:46 So he began praying for him. 19:49 He also realized where his own 19:51 heart was. 19:52 It had been in worship of his 19:55 truck, making it an all 19:57 important God in his life 19:59 instead of the God of Heaven. 20:03 With a repenting heart, he threw 20:04 up his hands to God and said, 20:06 "Lord, here I am. 20:09 I'm all yours. 20:10 I'm tired of trying to live my 20:12 life my way. 20:14 Show me what You would have me 20:17 do and I will do it." 20:20 He was truly ready to walk away 20:23 from his beloved truck, if that 20:25 is what God was asking of him. 20:29 Tyler came home for a few days 20:30 to spend time with us and his 20:32 daughter while he sorted 20:34 things out. 20:35 Lingering after church one 20:36 weekend, we were visiting with 20:38 his grandparents and uncle and 20:40 cousins. 20:41 The conversation turned to what 20:42 it means to have a personal 20:45 relationship with Jesus and how 20:47 vitally important it is for us. 20:50 Because without it, we have 20:52 nothing. 20:53 Religion is just religion, an 20:55 act to play out, but with 20:57 Christ, He fills us with purpose 21:01 and a reason for living. 21:03 His grandpa suggested reading 21:04 Steps to Christ alongside the 21:06 book of John in the Bible. 21:10 And he began a journey to really 21:13 get to know Jesus for himself. 21:15 Not just about Him, but to know 21:18 Him personally as his friend. 21:20 And all that was added to his 21:22 childhood memories of what was 21:25 taught to him. 22:17 Mmm. 22:18 Answers to prayer often come in 22:20 ways we never see coming. 22:22 What appeared to be a write off, 22:24 the insurance company suddenly 22:26 reconsidered and agreed to pay 22:28 for the truck to be repaired, up 22:30 to what it was worth, of course. 22:33 All chrome accessories 22:34 not included. 22:36 Fans from around the world heard 22:39 about Ty's accident and wanted 22:41 to help. 22:42 Owners of chrome shops offered 22:44 to fit his truck out for all the 22:46 advertisements that his truck 22:48 gives them at the truck shows 22:50 across the U.S. and Canada, 22:52 where he has been a supporter 22:54 for raising money for several 22:56 charities. 22:58 And he was offered a showcase 23:00 spot in a special calendar where 23:02 he was able to share his faith. 23:06 We ordered a case of some 23:08 special edition Steps to Christ 23:11 that he has handed out to other 23:13 truckers he has met on the road, 23:16 the homeless, a family stranded 23:18 at a truck stop with a 23:20 broken-down car. 23:23 More than one burly trucker has 23:25 sat with him for hours in truck 23:27 stop restaurants during 23:29 snowbound blizzards, talking 23:31 about Jesus, which led to 23:33 starting a radio Bible study so 23:35 that their conversations 23:37 could continue. 23:39 And I don't know if you know 23:41 what the CB radio language is 23:43 like among the truckers out 23:45 there, but when Jesus is shared, 23:48 even a man with a heart full 23:50 of hate towards any kind of 23:52 Christianity and was very vocal 23:55 about it, when he is introduced 23:59 to God's love and grace through 24:01 the conversation he hears and 24:03 became a part of, he is changed, 24:07 accepting this friend, Jesus, 24:09 who is the Christ come for all, 24:12 makes me weep with joy for all 24:14 we have been through in the 24:16 storms we have faced. 24:19 If it brought this very moment 24:21 for Tyler to be able to speak of 24:23 Jesus in his life, it has been 24:25 all worth it. 24:27 Do you believe in miracles? 24:31 Don't ever give up on those whom 24:33 you find yourself praying for. 24:36 Take your worries, your 24:38 anxieties and fears to the One 24:40 above who can do the impossible 24:44 and rest in the peace of the 24:46 bedroom of our spiritual house, 24:49 knowing that whatever storm 24:51 rages outside, Jesus is near and 24:55 will see us through. 24:58 Our daughter finally came home 25:00 through a miracle we did not 25:02 even see coming. 25:04 While home for the holidays, our 25:06 neighbour's grandson, who has 25:07 been a close friend to our kids 25:09 growing up, talked her into 25:12 coming home for good. 25:14 They were married a year later. 25:16 Tyler is also married to a 25:18 wonderful woman. 25:20 Both of our children are happy 25:22 and content in the Lord now. 25:25 No matter how long or how fierce 25:28 or the destruction it leaves in 25:30 its wake, God still has a plan 25:33 for you and your household and 25:36 whatever the Devil drags us 25:37 through to bring us down, I know 25:41 who is standing between me and 25:43 that storm and He holds 25:46 tomorrow. 25:50 Oh, dear Jesus, still the 25:53 raging storms of our hearts and 25:55 lives, calm our souls in 25:58 reassurance that You are still 26:00 in control as You build our 26:02 faith to trust You implicitly in 26:05 everything. 26:07 And may we rest peacefully in 26:09 Your arms as You write Your love 26:13 story into the hearts of those 26:15 we pray for. 26:17 Amen. 26:21 >> Friends, Jesus is your 26:23 Saviour and He longs to have a 26:25 personal relationship with you. 26:28 He wants you to spend time with 26:30 Him by experiencing His Word and 26:33 connecting to Him daily so that 26:35 you can really get to know Him. 26:38 >> Today, our free offer for you 26:40 is Steps to Christ. 26:42 This powerful book will 26:43 highlight what God's Word says 26:46 about the Plan of Salvation and 26:47 the biblical steps to a saving 26:50 relationship with Jesus Christ. 26:52 >> And with your book, we will 26:54 enclose one of Paulie's 26:55 bookmarks with Proverbs 24, 26:58 verses 3 and 4. 26:59 [MIKE] Which reads... 27:13 [VOICE OVER] To receive today's 27:14 offer, you can simply go to our 27:16 website at iiw.ca and click on 27:19 the News and Offers tab. 27:21 Again, it's iiw.ca. 27:24 You can also call us at 27:25 1-888-CALL-IIW. 27:29 That's 1-888-225-5449. 27:33 Call any time! 27:35 We can be reached 24 hours a 27:36 day, seven days a week. 27:40 >> Before you go, we would also 27:42 like to invite you to follow us 27:44 on Instagram and Facebook and 27:47 subscribe to our YouTube channel 27:49 and also listen to our Podcasts. 27:53 And if you go to our website, 27:55 you can see our latest programs. 27:57 >> You, too, can experience the 27:59 fullness of life found in the 28:01 words of Jesus when He said, "It 28:03 is written, 'Man shall not live 28:05 by bread alone, but by every 28:07 word that proceeds out of the 28:09 mouth of God.'" 28:10 [uplifting music playing] 28:14 ♪♪ |
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