HELLO, I'M BRIAN WARREN.
WELCOME TO THE 700 CLUB
CANADA. HAVE YOU EVER
LOOKED AT SOMEONE
ELSE'S LIFE AND THOUGHT
THAT MAYBE I MISSED
THE BOAT? BEGINNING
TODAY AND DURING THIS
ENTIRE WEEK WE'RE GOING
TO BE LOOKING AT WAYS TO
DISCOVER GOD'S PURPOSE
FOUR OUR LIVES. YOU'LL SEE
THAT GOD HAS A PURPOSE
AND A PLAN FOR ALL OF US.
AND THE MORE WE DISCOVER
ABOUT HIM AND
OURSELVES THE MORE
THOSE PLANS ARE REVEALED.
GOD WANTS YOU TO COME
ALIVE, AND WE'RE HERE TO
HELP YOU DO JUST THAT.
TODAY, INTERNATIONAL
AUTHOR SPEAKER AND
PERSONAL COACH KEN
KEYES WILL SIT DOWN WITH
LAURA LYNN TO SEE WHY
SELF AWARENESS IS SUCH
AN IMPORTANT STEP TO
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL.
WE'LL ALSO SHARE TWO
POWERFUL STORIES OF
PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLED WITH
PURPOSE EVEN AS THEY
FOUND SUCCESS IN THEIR
LIVES. BUT FIRST, WE
HAVE LAURA LYNN WITH
KEN KEYES WITH THE
FIRST STEP IN UNLOCKING
YOUR POTENTIAL.
MUSIC
THANK YOU BRIAN. WELL,
WE HAVE A FASCINATING GUEST
WITH US TODAY. HE IS A MAN
WHO HAS MADE THE STUDY
OF OUR HUMAN PERSONALITIES
AND HOW GOD MADE US. HE
HAS MADE IT HIS CAREER. WE
ALL WANT TO KNOW WHAT
MAKES US TICK. WHY DO WE DO
SOME OF THE CRAZY STUFF
THAT WE DO? AND KEN KEYES,
YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT OF
CONSULTING RESOURCE
GROUP.
THAT IS CORRECT.
AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU BEGAN AS A
DAIRY FARMER, BUT SOMEHOW
YOU HAVE ENDED UP ALL THE
WAY IN THIS SORT OF
FORMAT.
IT'S COMPLETELY CONNECTED
TO BEING A PUBLISHER AND
PUBLIC SPEAKER IS IT NOT? YES.
I DON'T THINK SO.
WELL, I STARTED OUT AND
WHEN I WAS 16 I KNEW THAT
I WAS SUPPOSED TO SPEAK OR
;COMMUNICATE TO OTHERS, AND
ENCOURAGE THEM ABOUT WHO
THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY BRING
TO THE TABLE. AND SO I WENT
ON THIS JOURNEY. I STARTED
ACTUALLY AFTER LEAVING
AGRICULTURAL AND HAVING
MY OWN FARM ACTUALLY, AND
WENT INTO SALES/SALES TRAINING
AND NOW HERE I AM
25 YEARS LATER. THREE AND A HALF
MILLION WORDS OF CONTENT THAT
I'VE WRITTEN AND 3,000
PRESENTATIONS.
WOW. AND WHAT IS IT THAT
YOU WOULD SAY DRIVES YOU
TO DO THIS? IT IS INCREDIBLE
THAT WE ARE ALL SO
UNIQUE. SOME OF US ARE
MORE LIKE ACCOUNTANTS, AND
SOME OF US ARE GREGARIOUS.
WE ALL HAVE A PERSONAL STYLE.
GOD MADE US EACH SO
INDIVIDUAL AND UNIQUE.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT SELF AWARENESS IT'S
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK
FOR THE CLUES THAT GOD HAS
LEFT IN OUR LIFE. WE'RE ALL
UNIQUELY CREATED, AND SO THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF WHAT
TRANSITION FOR ME I KNEW
THAT I WAS GOOD AT SOMETHING
AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
THAT ARE WATCHING THAT
YOU'RE GOOD AT SOMETHING.
BUT THERE IS AN INNATE PASSION
OR AN INTEREST LEVEL THAT GOD
HAS PUT INSIDE OF YOU IN
DIFFERENT AREAS. SO WE TALK
ABOUT PERSONALITY OR
PERSONAL STYLE. THERE'S ALL
THESE DIFFERENT--THERE'S
INTEREST, THERE'S GIFTS,
THERE'S TALENTS, SO EACH OF
US HAVE TO TAKE THAT
RESPONSIBILITY. SO THERE'S
AN OLD SAYING THAT
DISCOVERY IS RESERVED FOR
THE SEEKER. SO AM I
SEEKING TO LEARN ABOUT ALL
THOSE THINGS ABOUT ME
THAT ARE UNIQUE? SO
YOU'RE DIFFERENT THAN BRIAN,
OBVIOUSLY RIGHT? AND I'M
DIFFERENT THAN YOU. AND SO
I'M NOT TRYING TO COMPARE
MYSELF TO SOMEBODY ELSE
I'M TRYING TO GET CONNECTED
TO THOSE UNIQUE POTENTIAL
THINGS THAT GOD HAS PUT
INSIDE OF ME.
SO IS THIS ALL RELATED
TO PURPOSE? WERE WE
BORN FOR A PURPOSE?
ABSOLUTELY. I REMEMBER
SPEAKING AT A CHURCH ONCE
AND AT THE END OF THE SESSION
THE GENTLEMAN SAID, YOU
KNOW WHAT? I DON'T HAVE
A PURPOSE. AND I SAID, WELL
THEN YOUR PURPOSE IS TO
FIND YOUR PURPOSE. AND SO
BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE
PERSON HAS ONE. EVERY
SINGLE PERSON HAS A CALLING
OTHERWISE IT MEANS
THAT HIS WORD IS NOT
TRUE FOR US, AND SO
OUR WORK, I MEAN, WE
EQUALLY WORK IN THE
CORPORATE WORLD AS WE
WORK WITH MINISTRIES, WORK
WITH RELATIONSHIP COACHES, SO
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE
WATCHING, I MEAN, ALL THE
INFORMATION THAT WE DO, IT
APPLIES IN YOUR
MARRIAGES. THOSE THAT HAVE
KIDS, IF YOU'RE A TEACHER,
IF YOU'RE LEADING OTHERS, IS
THAT THOSE PREFERENCES ARE
HIGHLY INFLUENCING OUR
FILTERS. I DON'T KNOW, LAURA
LYNN IF YOU'VE EVER MET
SOMEBODY WHERE
IMMEDIATELY YOU HAVE THIS
CHEMISTRY WITH THAT PERSON.
BUT YOU'VE NEVER KNOWN
THEM BEFORE. OR SOMEBODY
ELSE THAT YOU MEET. AND
I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
BE FILLED WITH SPIRIT, BUT
NOT SO MUCH. YEAH, THERE'S
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A
DISCONNECTION AND SAY
WELL, I'M NOT REALLY GOING
TO BE HANGING OUT WITH IT.
WELL, WHY IS THAT?
I THINK BRIAN FELT THAT
WAY ABOUT ME ACTUALLY.
YEAH, I KNOW HE WAS
SAYING ABOUT THAT
ABOUT BACKSTAGE, YEAH.
YEAH, AND WE'VE HAD TO
REALLY LEARN TO GEL TOGETHER.
OKAY. WELL, THAT'S JUST
HIS SENSE OF HUMOR, RIGHT?
DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, YEA.
IS THAT WHY YOU WORK WITH
THAT? SO CAN WE HAVE FUN
WITH THAT? AND A LOT OF
TIMES WITH INDIVIDUALS
THAT WE TRY TO BE SOMEBODY
ELSE RATHER THAN BEING
CLEAR AND INTENTIONAL, AND
THAT'S MY FAVORITE WORD.
INTENTIONAL WITH ALL THE
THINGS IN OUR LIFE THAT WE'VE
BEEN GIFTED WITH.
WHY WOULD IT BE THAT
SOMEONE WOULD NOT
BE A SEEKER OF THEIR PURPOSE?
I WAS BORN LOOKING FOR MY
DESTINY. GOD WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO? I REMEMBER
EVEN FROM A VERY YOUNG
CHILD SEEKING THAT, BUT LIKE
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, A
MAN WHO IS SAYING I DON'T
KNOW WHAT MY PURPOSE IS.
WELL, THERE IS SO MUCH
PRESSURE, CULTURAL
PRESSURE, I'M THE THIRD
GENERATION, FIRST BORN
MALE EASTERN EUROPEAN
DESCENT ON MY DAIRY FARM
SO HOW MUCH PRESSURE WAS
IT FOR ME TO STAY ON THE FARM?
I LOVE MY PARENTS, AND
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL WATCH THIS
SHOW WITH THEIR SON ON IT,
AND I LOVE YOU MOM AND
DAD, BUT I HAD TO LEAVE,
AND SO WHEN I LEFT I WAS
YOU KNOW BETRAYED, SO
THERE'S THIS CULTURAL
PRESSURE OR YOU CAN'T
DO THIS, OR PEOPLE THAT HAVE
NEGATIVE COMMENTS--I
REMEMBER AT A CHRISTMAS
PARTY MY SON WHO IS A
GIFTED MUSICIAN, HE'S NOW
18, BUT HE WAS 9 AT THE TIME,
MY AUNT SAYS, WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE? HE SAYS, WELL, I
THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE MY OWN
BAND. AND MY AUNT SAYS TO HIM,
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR
A REAL JOB? I SAID WHAT ARE YOU
KIDDING ME? AND SO THERE ARE
SO MANY INPUTS, AND YOU JUST
NEED TO STOP THE NOISE AND
JUST LISTEN TO YOUR OWN
SPIRIT AS FAR AS THE HOLY
SPIRIT IN PEOPLE WHO COUNSEL
AND THINK THAT PEOPLE
LIKE OURSELVES THAT HELP
OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO GET
CLEAR ABOUT THOSE GIFTS,
THOSE TALENTS, THEY'RE
PERSONAL STYLE, THOSE
PREFERENCES SO THAT WE
CAN REALIZE AND CONTRIBUTE
AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
BECAUSE THE SADDEST THING
IS THAT RIGHT NOW IN
CANADA, 80 PERCENT OF
PEOPLE DISLIKE WHAT THEY
DO FROM MILDLY IRRITATED
TO LOATH IN TERMS OF THEIR
JOBS, SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN
WHEN FOUR OUT OF FIVE--
WE'VE MET THOSE. WE TRAVEL
A LOT, RIGHT LAURA LYNN, AND
WE SPEAK AND WE TRAIN. YOU'VE
MET THESE CUSTOMERS OR
THOSE PEOPLE WHO REALLY ARE
NOT IN THEIR CALLING. THEY'RE
NOT DOING WHAT THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
AND YOU CAN TELL.
RIGHT, AND SO IT'S
INTENTIONAL ONLY I CAN
RESONATE WITH THE HOLY
SPIRIT, OR I CAN RESONATE
WITH MYSELF AS FAR AS BEING
CLEARER ABOUT THOSE THINGS
THAT INTEREST ME. IT SHOULDN'T
BE AN EFFORT OR A TOIL. YES, ITS
WORK, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE
A BURDEN TO BE IN THE CALLING
THAT GOD HAS PUT YOU IN.
RIGHT, AND SO DO YOU
THINK THAT THERE ARE CLUES
WITHIN US, WITHIN OUR
PERSONALITY THAT ARE CALLING
AND BECKONING US AND
SHOWING US THE PATH?
OH ABSOLUTELY, AND SO
I MEAN THAT'S--WE ARE AN
ASSESSMENT COMPANY, AND
WE HAVE ALL THESE TOOLS AND
RESOURCES THAT HELP PEOPLE
TO GET CLEAR, SO PERSONAL
STYLE IS ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE MENTION, AND THAT
THIS IS YOUR NATURAL
PREDISPOSITION IN TERMS OF
TIME, PEOPLE IN SITUATIONS, SO
THOSE THINGS I HAVE A NATURAL
ORIENTATION. YOU WERE TALKING
EARLIER ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
ACCOUNTANTS OR SOME PEOPLE
HAVE A DETAILED ORIENTATION.
OTHERS THAT DON'T, AND SO I
NEED TO KIND OF HONOR THAT
BECAUSE WHEN I'M IN MY
SPACE THEN I'M ABLE TO
CONTRIBUTE AT THE HIGHEST
LEVEL.
AND SO DO YOU THINK THAT
IF WE DO THESE ASSESSMENTS
THAT YOU DO IN YOUR COMPANY
IF WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH
PURPOSE. IF WE'RE STRUGGLING
WITH WHERE WE FIT IN IN THE
WORLD, AND PERHAPS EVEN
WE'RE IN THE WRONG CAREER
THAT GETTING AWARE OF WHO WE
ARE WILL LEAD US TO A BETTER
PLACE?
IT'S FOUNDATIONAL. I
HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S
BEEN IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT
FOR 40 YEARS AND I ASKED HIM
THIS QUESTION. I SAID WHY IS IT
AFTER ALL THE WORK THAT WE HAVE
THAT WE STILL HAVE 80 PERCENT
OF PEOPLE REALLY NOT IN THE
ZONE? AND HIS COMMENT WAS, AND
FOR EVERYBODY WATCHING, IS HE
SAYS THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE IS
THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT WILLING
TO DO THE WORK. YOU NEED
TO DO THE WORK. IT'S YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY. SOME WILL
SPEND MORE TIME ON
GOING TO A MOVIE, OR
SOME KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT
THING, OR BOWLING THIS WEEKEND
THAN ON THEMSELVES.
WHAT IS THE WORK?
THE WORK IS TO FIND OUT ABOUT
YOUR STYLE, YOUR VALUES, YOUR
INTEREST, YOUR GIFTS, YOUR
TALENTS, AND ACCUMULATING
ALL OF THAT TO BRING THE
PICTURE OF THE PURPOSE THAT
YOU WERE CREATED FOR.
SO BECOMING VERY
AWARE. I'M EXCITED KEN,
BECAUSE YOU ARE HERE ALL
WEEK. BRIAN IS GOING TO BE
TALKING WITH YOU, AND I
HOPE HE DOESN'T BRING ME
UP, KEN. IF THAT HAPPENS
JUST CUT IT OFF.
WE'LL WORK ON IT.
RIGHT THERE. OKAY. WELL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH WE'LL
SEE YOU LATER THIS WEEK.
UP NEXT, TIRED OF WANDERING
AIMLESSLY? CHRISTINE THIEL
WENT SEARCHING FOR HELP.
CHRISTINE THIEL'S EARLIEST
MEMORIES ARE FILLED WITH HER
MOM'S BITTERNESS.
MY MOM WOULD SAY THAT I'M
TRYING TO RUIN HER LIFE. I NEVER
THOUGHT THAT SHE LOVED ME
BECAUSE SHE AND MY FATHER HAD
GOTTEN PREGNANT IN COLLEGE, AND
SO THEY GOT MARRIED. I WASN'T
IN THE PLANS AND KIND OF A
CONSTANT FEELING OF
RESENTMENT.
HER PARENTS DIVORCED WHEN
CHRISTINE WAS FIVE, AND THAT'S
WHEN A NEW MAN CAME INTO
THEIR HOME.
HE IMMEDIATELY SET THE
GROUND RULES FOR US TO BE IN
OUR ROOMS AT ALL TIMES. NEVER
TO BE SEEN OR HEARD. HE WANTED
OUR MOTHER, BUT HE DIDN'T
WANT US.
FOR DAYS, WEEKS, YEARS,
CHRISTINE WAS A PRISONER IN
HER HOME. SHE WAS ALLOWED TO
LEAVE BUT ONLY FOR FOOD, THE
BATHROOM AND SCHOOL.
ABSOLUTELY NO HUMAN
CONTACT AND ISOLATION,
NOBODY TO TALK TO. THE SILENCE
WAS DEAFENING.
AS SHE GREW OLDER, CHRISTINE
REBELLED AGAINST HER MOM AND
STEPDAD'S STRICT RULES.
I FIGURED I'M GROUNDED ALL
THE TIME ANYWAY, AND IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT I DO. I CAN'T DO
ANYTHING RIGHT. SO WHAT
DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? I HAD
COME HOME FIVE MINUTES LATE.
MY STEPFATHER HELD ME AND MY
MOTHER BEAT ME, AND AFTER THAT,
I WAS AFRAID THEY MIGHT
ACCIDENTALLY KILL ME.
AT 13, A JUDGE PLACED CHRISTE
IN HER BIRTH FATHER'S CARE. HER
MOTHER'S WORDS AT THE CUSTODY
HEARING CUT LIKE A KNIFE.
THE JUDGE WANTED MY MOTHER
TO SPEAK, AND SO SHE SAID THAT
ALL I'D DONE IS RUIN HER LIFE AE
WISHED I'D NEVER BEEN BORN.
SHE HAD MORE FREEDOM IN HER
DAD'S HOME, BUT LIFE WAS STILL .
CHRISTINE HAD HEATED
ARGUMENTS WITH HER STEPMOM
AND WAS EVENTUALLY
KICKED OUT.
HE WAS LIKE MY HERO, AND
THIS WAS IT. MY DAD SAID HE WISD
HE NEVER HAD A DAUGHTER. SO
THAT WAS IT. THE LAST PERSON ON
EARTH THAT LOVED ME.
WHEN SHE WAS 16, CHRISTINE
WAS ON HER OWN. SHE WORKED
THREE JOBS JUST TO MAKE ENDS MET
WHILE FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL. SHE
WAS MISERABLE AND SUICIDE
SEEMED LIKE THE ONLY ANSWER.
SHE BELIEVED THAT DEATH WAS
A PLACE OF REST AND FINDING
GOD.
I WAS SO DEPRESSED AND
VERY ALONE, AND I WAS THINKING
HOW CAN I DO THIS? FOR SOME REA,
I GOT UP. I WENT TO MY CLOSET,
AND THERE ON THE WALL WAS IN
RED CRAYON A CROSS, AND IT WAS
CIRCLED, AND THERE WAS MY NAME
WRITTEN UNDERNEATH, AND
THEN IT WAS CROSSED OUT. I JUST
STOOD THERE IN DISBELIEF. IT
WAS A SUDDEN AWARENESS THAT
THIS WAS NOT GOING TO END MY
SUFFERING, AND THE IDEA OF EVER
SEEING GOD, BEING WITH GOD,
HEAVEN, THAT WAS NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN IF I DID THIS.
THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
ENCOURAGED HER TO GO TO
CHURCH, BUT BEFORE LONG CHRISTIA
GAVE UP TRYING TO BE GOOD. AFTER
GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, SHE
MOVED TO FLORIDA AND NEEDED
WORK.
MY FRIEND SUGGESTED THAT I TY
WORKING AT A DANCE CLUB, AND
THAT WOULD BE FAST CASH. JUST TO
GET US BACK ON OUR FEET. I WALKD
IN. I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES.
THERE WERE WOMEN STANDING
THERE TALKING TO MEN NAKED.
YOU GRADUALLY START DOING
EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. IT
FEEDS ON ITSELF. YOU DRINK MORE,
YOU SMOKE, DO DRUGS, THINK
MAYBE EVEN MORE DISTORTED,
PERVERTED WAYS OF HAVING SEX.
AND YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR
LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG WAYS. YOU
CAN MAKE YOURSELF LOOK AS
PERFECT AS YOU POSSIBLY
CAN, BUT IT'S NEVER ENOUGH.
AFTER SIX YEARS AT THE STRIP
CLUB, SHE COULDN'T ESCAPE
THE EMPTINESS INSIDE.
WORKING AT THE CLUB, TO
ME, BECAME MY OWN
PERSONAL HELL. I HAD A EMPTINES.
I WAS DESPERATELY
SEARCHING. I FILLED IT WITH SEX,
ALCOHOL, PEOPLE. NOTHING WOULD
GIVE ME ANY SENSE OF PURPOSE.
I STARTED SEEKING GOD AGAIN.
WHEN I CALLED OUT TO HIM AND
ASKED HIM TO PLEASE. I DON'T
WANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS ANYMORE,D
ASKED HIM TO HELP ME GET OUT
OF THIS SITUATION.
THAT'S WHEN CHRISTINE GOT A
JOB CLEANING HOUSES. ONE OF HER
CUSTOMERS INVITED HER TO
CHURCH, AND SHE WAS MORE
THAN READY TO GO.
AS I CLEANED HOUSES, HE WAS
CLEANING THIS HOUSE. AND WHEN
I SURRENDERED TO THE LORD,
I FINALLY REALLY SURRENDERED AND
LET GO OF EVERYTHING. I FELT SO
LIGHT AND SO FREE.
IN THE HEALING PROCESS,
CHRISTINE LEARNED HOW TO
FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAD
ABUSED HER.
AS I SPENT TIME WITH THE
LORD, HE HELPED ME LET GO
OF HURTS AND PAINS, AND
FORGIVENESS, AND THE
MORE HONEST AND OPEN I WAS
WITH HIM, THE MORE HE CAME
IN. LIKE WHEN IT CAME WITH MY
STEPPARENTS, MY MOTHER AND
FATHER, AND I WOULD FIND
MYSELF LIKE I CAN'T. YOU KNOW.
THIS IS WHAT I'M FEELING, AND
THEN HE WOULD HELP ME
SEE THEM THE WAY HE SEES THEM.
AND I WAS ABLE TO LOVE THEM THE
WAY HE LOVES THEM, WHICH
I FIND JUST AMAZING.
TODAY, CHRISTINE HAS MOVED
ON TO ESTABLISH A FAMILY OF HER
OWN. GREG AND CHRISTINE THIEL
HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT ALL BET
FROM A MOM FREE FROM THE
HURT AND SHAME OF HER PAST.
WHAT I GREW TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THE BIBLE IS A LOVE STORY,D
THAT IT WASN'T ANYTHING THAT I
HAD TO STRIVE TO DO ANYMORE, TO
TRY TO ACHIEVE THAT. HE WAS DOIG
IT JUST BY LOVING ME AND FORGIV.
AND THE BEST THING OF ALL IS
THAT YOU ACTUALLY CAN HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD
NOW. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL YOU DIE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY
TALK TO HIM NOW, AND HE
WILL NEVER, EVER TURN FROM YOU.
HE WILL NEVER STOP LOVING YOU. N
UNCONDITIONAL, LOVING
RELATIONSHIP. HE MEANS
EVERYTHING TO ME.
I DON'T THINK THAT MANY
OF US CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE
FELT THE KIND OF ABANDONMENT
AND REJECTION THAT CHRISTINE
FELT IN HER LIFE WITH BOTH OF
HER PARENTS TURNING THEIR BACK
ON HER. YOU KNOW, LIFE CAN
BE VERY, VERY HARD, AND IF
YOU'RE IN THAT PLACE TODAY,
AND YOU FEEL THAT THERE HAS
BEEN REJECTION. THERE HAS
BEEN A LOT OF WOUNDING
IN YOUR SOUL. THERE IS ONE
WHO COMES TO HEAL THAT
VERY BROKEN PLACE, AND
JESUS PROMISES IN HIS WORD
THAT HE WILL BE THE ONE PERSON,
AND I DO MEAN ONE PERSON, THAT
WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR
FORSAKE YOU. EVERY SINGLE
PERSON THAT WE KNOW IN THIS
LIFE WILL LET US DOWN AT SOME
POINT OR ANOTHER. HOPEFULLY
NOT TO THE DEGREE THAT
CHRISTINE EXPERIENCED, BUT ISN'T
IT TRUE THAT AS YOU WALK THROUGH
LIFE, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOUR
HOPE IN SOMEBODY AND AW,
THEY KIND OF LET YOU DOWN.
THEY HURT YOUR FEELINGS AT
SOME POINT. EVEN OUR
SPOUSES CAN HURT OUR FEELINGS.
OUR CHILDREN HURT OUR FEELINGS,
BUT GOD, JESUS, HE IS THE ONE
WHO NEVER EVER LETS US DOWN. HE
WALKS WITH US THROUGH
THOSE VERY DARK PLACES. IF
YOU'RE IN THAT SPACE TODAY
YOU CAN KNOW THAT BRIAN AND
I ARE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT
TO OFFER YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TOUCH BASE AND CONNECT
WITH ALL MIGHTY GOD. AND HE
HAS AN ANSWER TODAY FOR YOU.
AMEN. YOU KNOW JUST LIKE
CHRISTINE, YOU MIGHT BE OUT
THERE AND WONDERING WHERE
IS GOD? YOU'VE BEEN
ABANDONED BY MOTHER
AND FATHER, BUT I'VE GOT A
PROMISE FOR YOU. THE WORD
OF GOD SAYS IN PSALMS 27:10
WHEN MY FATHER AND MY
MOTHER FORSAKE ME THEN THE
LORD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
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UP NEXT, HOOTIE AND THE
BLOWFISH DRUMMER JIM
SONEFELD TAKES US BEHIND
THE SCENES OF THIS BANDS
METEORIC RISE TO SUPER
STARDOM.
MUSIC
I WAS PRETTY MUCH BORN A
DRUMMER, AS MY MOM USED TO
TELL ME. I WAS BEATING ON
ANYTHING THAT WAS
AVAILABLE.
NEITHER JIM SONEFELD NOR
HIS MOTHER COULD HAVE GUESSED
THAT HIS KNACK FOR MUSIC
WOULD MAKE HIM AN
INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR.
WITH JIM BEHIND THE DRUM SET,
HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH
SOLD OVER 25 MILLION ALBUMS,
GARNERED MILLIONS OF
FANS, AND REMAINS ONE OF THE
MOST BELOVED ROCK BANDS
IN AMERICAN MUSIC. I
RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH JIM
TO DISCUSS HIS FORMER
ADDICTION, HIS FAITH, AND LIFE
AFTER HOOTIE AND THE
BLOWFISH.
LETS GO BACK LIKE TO THE
BEGINNING AND YOUR FIRST
IMPRESSIONS AND FIRST VIEWS
OF GOD. YOU GREW UP IN
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME,
A LOT OF WHAT I TOOK AWAY
FROM THAT EXPERIENCE
FOR WHATEVER REASON
WAS A BIT OF FEAR OF GOD.
A BIT OF FEAR, OH MY GOSH,
I'M NOT A GOOD GUY. I'M NOT
GOOD KID.
BUT JIM LONGED FOR
APPROVAL, AND WHEN HE
DIDN'T FIND IT AT CHURCH, HE
TURNED TO HIS FRIENDS. UNDER
PRESSURE TO LOOK COOL, HE
STARTED DRINKING WHEN HE
WAS ONLY 14.
THAT FEELING WAS SOMETHING
I KEPT GOING BACK FOR. WAS
SOMETHING THAT I WAS
SLOWLY FALLING IN LOVE WITH.
SO YOU GO TO COLLEGE AND
NOW FREEDOM. HOW DID YOU
HANDLE THAT?
YOU KNOW I DRANK AND
DRUGGED IN COLLEGE CAUSE
IT FELT GOOD. A BIT OF
BRAVADO, OF CONFIDENCE.
IT WAS THERE, AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, WHERE JIM
BECAME A PART OF
HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH.
THEY QUICKLY BECAME A
CAMPUS FAVORITE AND
WERE KNOWN AS A BAND
WHO LIKED TO PARTY.
I NEVER FELT LIKE I WAS
OUT OF BOUNDS. I FELT LIKE
YEAH, WE DRINK, WE PARTY, WE
DRIVE AROUND WE GET PAID,
WE MEET PEOPLE, IT'S FUN.
I DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM
WITH THIS.
THEN YOU MAKE AN ALBUM,
CRACKED REAR VIEW AND
IT JUST EXPLODES.
IT WAS A BIG DEAL. WE
THOUGHT THIS IS WHERE WE
WANT TO BE, AND NOT
MANY BANDS GET HERE. WE SAW
LIFE HAPPENING VERY FAST
ON A GRANDER SCALE. WE WENT
FROM A LITTLE VAN TO A TOUR BUS.
WE WENT FROM 300 FANS TO
3,000 TO 30,000 AND THAT'S A
BIG THING TO PUT ON SOME
GUYS WHO'VE JUST COME
OUT OF PLAYING CLUBS.
SO HOW ABOUT THE ALCOHOL?
WHEN DID IT REALLY START TO
GET OUT OF CONTROL FOR YOU?
ALTHOUGH I HAD BOUTS OF OUT F
CONTROL DRINKING AND DRUGS
FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH
COLLEGE, IT WAS HIT AND MISS.
NOW YOU THROW A BUNCH OF
FANS AND A BUNCH FREE DRINKS,
AND MONEY INTO THE EQUATION
AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY
I WAS GOING, WHICH WAS MORE.
BEFORE LONG, HOOTIE AND
THE BLOWFISH BECAME ONE OF
THE TOP SELLING BANDS IN THE
WORLD. DURING THAT TIME,
JIM SAYS ANOTHER ADDICTION
STARTED TO TAKE HOLD.
I WAS ADDICTED TO THAT
SUCCESS IN MY CAREER WHERE
I HAD PEOPLE SAYING, YOU'RE
AWESOME, YOU'RE OKAY. THERE
IS A ROLLER COASTER IN MUSIC,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO RIDE
OUT THOSE LOW POINTS. AND
WHEN WE WENT INTO A LOW POINT
IT WAS TOUGH. I DIDN'T HAVE
THAT FEELING ANYMORE. I FELT
LIKE I WAS CHASING
SOMETHING. I FELT LIKE I
WAS& WHERE DID THE PEOPLE GO?
WHY ISN'T THE RADIO PLAYING OUR
SONG?
TO COPE, JIM TURNED TO THE
BOTTLE, BUT BY NOW HE HAD
MARRIED AND STARTED A FAMILY.
WITH EVERYTHING THAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WAS IT
DRINKING WITH THE YOU KNOW
THE TOURS AND EVERYTHING; HOW DD
YOU MANAGE YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR
WIFE AND YOUR CHILDREN?
I BROUGHT MY ADDICTION AND
MY LIFESTYLE FROM THE ROAD
WHICH WAS, "YEAH, LOVE ME.
THANK YOU. I CAN DO NO WRONG.
I CAN PARTY AS MUCH AS I WANT.
I CAN DO ANYTHING AND IT'S OKAY"
AND THEN YOU COME HOME TO
A HOUSEHOLD WHERE THERE'S
A BABY OR TWO BABIES AND
A WIFE AND THOSE DON'T MIX.
WHAT HAPPENED THAT YOU
CAME TO A POINT WHERE
YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY THIS
CANNOT GO ON ANY
LONGER?
THE MESSAGE FROM GOD
THAT NEEDED TO GET TO ME SO
I COULD WAKE UP CAME IN
THE FORM OF MY 4-YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER, AND I BUILT A
STUDIO BEHIND MY HOUSE
SO I COULD MAKE MUSIC BUT
ALSO DRINK AND DRUG AND
ESCAPE. MY 4 YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER CAME OUT TO VISIT ME
IN THE STUDIO 10:30 ON A
SUNDAY MORNING AND I WAS STILL
SOUND ASLEEP PASSED OUT
ON A COUCH. THAT LITTLE ANGEL
HOPPED ON MY CHEST AND
LOOKED DOWN ON ME AND JUST
SAID, DAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE? WHY AREN'T YOU IN
THE HOUSE? AND I COULDN'T
ANSWER. I HAD NO ANSWER.
SHE HAD JUST ASKED ME THE
THE QUESTION THAT WAS SO
PROFOUND THAT IT WAS GOD
SPEAKING TO ME SAYING
WHO'S IN CONTROL OF YOUR
LIFE? AND IT WAS THE
BEGINNING OF THAT ADMISSION
PROCESS OF I HAVE WALKED
AWAY FROM YOU, GOD, I HAVE
IGNORED YOU. I HAVE LIVED
BY THE RULES OF THIS EARTH
AND I'M AT THE END OF THAT
ROPE. I NEED YOU.
JIM KNEW IT WAS TIME TO GET
HELP. SO HE JOINED A 12 STEP
PROGRAM AND EVENTUALLY
STOPPED DRINKING. BUT THE YEARSF
ADDICTION HAD ALREADY TAKEN
ITS TOLL ON HIS MARRIAGE, AND
HE AND HIS WIFE DIVORCED.
AROUND THAT TIME, THE BAND
ALSO STOPPED TOURING. JIM
ADMITS, IT WASN'T EASY, BUT
WITH CHRIST HE WAS READY
TO REBUILD HIS LIFE ON A NEW
FOUNDATION.
I WANTED TO KNOW MY NEW
PURPOSE. I WANTED TO KNOW
WHY I WAS HERE. BECAUSE
IT WASN'T ANY OF THE REASONS
THAT I THOUGHT I WAS HERE.
IT WASN'T HOOTIE AND THE
BLOWFISH, IT WASN'T
TO MAKE PEOPLE DANCE IN
THEIR SEATS TO HOOTIE AND
THE BLOWFISH MUSIC. WHAT
HE HAD FOR ME WAS SOMETHING
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAS, HE
WANTED ME TO STEP UP TO THE
MICROPHONE AND SING
HIS PRAISES.
JIM IS NOW REMARRIED AND
HAS 5 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. HE
RECENTLY RELEASED A CHRISTIAN
ALBUM CALLED "FOUND"
AND HAS ANOTHER PROJECT
IN THE WORKS.
I KNEW THAT I WAS ON A PATH
FOR HIM AND THAT HE WAS
SPEAKING TO ME AND HERE'S WHAT
HE WANTED ME TO SAY. AND IT
WAS YOU KNOW, A STORY OF
REDEMPTION, A STORY OF BEING
BROKEN AND A STORY THAT YOU
KNOW I THINK HE WANTS US
BROKEN TO SOME DEGREE, AND
THAT HE COULD USE THIS BROKEN
MAN TO GLORIFY HIM.
MUSIC
AMEN. YOU KNOW GOD CAN
CHANGE EVEN THE BIALYS
LIARS . YOU MIGHT BE LIKE A
JIM, WONDERING IF YOU
COULD HAVE A SECOND CHANCE.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO GET
SOMETHING INTO YOUR HANDS.
IT'S CALLED "A NEW DAY"
AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT
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ON THE SCREEN BECAUSE
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GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING
ABOUT YOU? JUST LIKE
HIS FOUR-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER COMES IN AND
SAYS, "DADDY WHAT ARE YOU
DOING OUT HERE? WHAT
ARE YOU DOING IN THAT
PLACE?" IF YOU WANT TO
COME OUT OF THAT DARK
PLACE, PRAY THIS
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INTOXICATED WITH FAME,
WITH SIN, AND WITH MYSELF.
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TO YOU. JESUS WOULD YOU
COME INTO MY HEART AND
MAKE ME WHAT YOU WANT
ME TO BE. BE MY LORD
AND SAVIOR, AND MAKE ME
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