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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry

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<v Speaker 1>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we begin a series called

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<v Speaker 1>Strategies for Stressful Times. In these lessons, Rick shares biblical

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom for navigating difficult and stressful times so that you

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<v Speaker 1>can experience God's peace and thrive in any situation. In

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<v Speaker 1>just a few moments, we're going to tell you how

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick that will help them discover how much God

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<v Speaker 1>loves them and that He has a special plan and

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<v Speaker 1>purpose for their life. You can find out more by

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<v Speaker 1>going to Pastorick dot com. While you listen to today's message,

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<v Speaker 1>If you want, you can just text the word hope

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<v Speaker 1>to eight hundred six hundred five thousand and four for

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<v Speaker 1>more information. That's the word hope to eight hundred six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred five thousand and four. Wow. Here's Pastor Rick Warren

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<v Speaker 1>with part one of a message called finding the Strength

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<v Speaker 1>to keep going when I'm emotionally worn out.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, because Daily Hope has heard on hundreds of

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<v Speaker 2>radio stations around the world and on podcasts, I get

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of letters every day. I want to read

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<v Speaker 2>just one of them to start us off. In today's message,

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<v Speaker 2>it said, Dear Pastor Rick, I listen to your message

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<v Speaker 2>every day on Daily Hope program, so I thought i'd

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<v Speaker 2>write and ask you to pray for me. With all

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<v Speaker 2>that our world has been going through in the last

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<v Speaker 2>year and a half, it seems that everybody I meet

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<v Speaker 2>has run out of gas emotionally and relationally. Everybody seems

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<v Speaker 2>to be going through the motions, but you can tell

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<v Speaker 2>that their heart is not really in it. Everybody is

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<v Speaker 2>tired and worn out. For me, personally, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how much longer I can keep up with the new demands.

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<v Speaker 2>I try to look energetic and I try to be positive,

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<v Speaker 2>but honestly, I'm I'm ready to throw in the towel.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm ready to give up on my career, my dreams,

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<v Speaker 2>and even my marriage. What can I do to get

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<v Speaker 2>my spark back? You know, you may or may not

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<v Speaker 2>identify with that letter, But today I want us to

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<v Speaker 2>look in God's word at finding the strength to keep going.

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<v Speaker 2>Finding the strength to keep going when I'm emotionally worn out. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>notice I'm not talking about when you're physically worn out.

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<v Speaker 2>When you're physically tired, that's a much easier problem actually

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<v Speaker 2>to solve. When you're physically tired, you just need rest

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<v Speaker 2>and relaxation. You just get some time off and get

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<v Speaker 2>some sleep. But sleep and rest alone will not cure

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<v Speaker 2>the emotional fatigue, the spiritual fatigue, the relational fatigue that

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<v Speaker 2>many people are feeling after the last year and a

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<v Speaker 2>half of massive change in our lives. What you need

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<v Speaker 2>is a strategy to recharge your spiritual and emotional battery.

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<v Speaker 2>You know there's going to be many times in life

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<v Speaker 2>when you need to keep going when your mind and

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<v Speaker 2>your emotions have already shut down. They've shut down from

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<v Speaker 2>emotional overload or from fatigue and just working too long

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<v Speaker 2>and putting out too much time and helping too many people. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>I want us to look at four solutions from God's

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<v Speaker 2>word about how to keep on going when you feel

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<v Speaker 2>like giving up. The Bible has a lot to say

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<v Speaker 2>about developing the qualities of resilience and endurance and determination.

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<v Speaker 2>But before we actually look at some secret steps or

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<v Speaker 2>keys or principles, I want to give you two examples

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<v Speaker 2>in Scripture of determination to keep going. One is Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>and the other is the Apostle Paul. Let me just

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<v Speaker 2>show you these two. They're there at the top of

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<v Speaker 2>your outline if you're taking notes. The first is the

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<v Speaker 2>determination of Jesus to keep going in spite of opposition.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus faced constant opposition in his ministry. Both the religious

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<v Speaker 2>leaders and the political leaders were constantly trying to stop

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus from teaching and ministering. They didn't want him doing this.

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<v Speaker 2>He was too popular, and at one point they tried

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<v Speaker 2>to intimidate Jesus to stop his ministry by telling him quote,

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<v Speaker 2>King Herod wants to kill you. End quote. Now in

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<v Speaker 2>Luke chapter thirteen, verse thirty two and thirty three, we

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<v Speaker 2>find Jesus' response when they came and they're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>intimidate Jesus and get him to stop doing, to stop

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<v Speaker 2>keeping on keeping on. And here's what Jesus said. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to go back to Herod. He called

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<v Speaker 2>him that old fox, and he said, I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to tell King Herod this. This is the verse on

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<v Speaker 2>your outline. Quote I'm willing. I will keep on driving

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<v Speaker 2>out demons. I will keep on driving out demons and

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<v Speaker 2>healing people today and tomorrow and on the next day,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I'll reach my goal in any case, Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>I must keep going. Do you hear that I must

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<v Speaker 2>keep going today and tomorrow and the next day. Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing's going to stop me, least of all a fear

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<v Speaker 2>So Jesus had the quality of resilience and endurance and

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<v Speaker 2>determination to keep on keeping on. The second example we

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<v Speaker 2>have is the determination of Paul. And Paul was determined

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<v Speaker 2>to keep going in spite of pain. We find that

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<v Speaker 2>in Second Corinthians, chapter four, verses eight and nine. It's

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<v Speaker 2>there on your outline, Paul says there in the New

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<v Speaker 2>Living translation, we are hard pressed on every side by troubles.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that sound familiar? Maybe you feel right now you're

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<v Speaker 2>hard pressed on every side by troubles. In other words,

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<v Speaker 2>it's coming at you from in any different directions. Paul says,

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<v Speaker 2>we're hard pressed on many sides, every side by troubles,

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<v Speaker 2>but we're not crushed and broken. And then he says

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<v Speaker 2>we're perplexed. In other words, sometimes we're confused. We don't

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<v Speaker 2>know which way to go. But he says, we don't

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<v Speaker 2>give up and quit. That's determination. We don't give up

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<v Speaker 2>and quit and then he says, we're hunted down, but

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<v Speaker 2>God never abandons us. And he says, yes, we get

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<v Speaker 2>knocked down, but we get up again and we keep going.

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<v Speaker 2>Both Jesus and Paul use this phrase, how to keep going?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you keep going? So? Where do I get

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<v Speaker 2>the strength to keep going when I feel like I'm tired,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm worn out, I don't have the emotional energy to

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<v Speaker 2>keep doing. The answer is, you get the power and

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<v Speaker 2>the strength to keep going the same place Jesus and

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<v Speaker 2>Paul got it. You get it for God.

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<v Speaker 2>So where do I get the strength to keep going

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<v Speaker 2>when I feel like I'm tired, I'm worn out, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have the emotional energy to keep doing the answer is,

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<v Speaker 2>you get the power and the strength to keep going,

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<v Speaker 2>the same place Jesus and Paul got it. You get

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<v Speaker 2>it from God. But that's just the simple answer. There

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<v Speaker 2>are actually some key actions for four key actions and

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<v Speaker 2>attitudes that you're going to need to make it to

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<v Speaker 2>your finish line to have the strength to keep on

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<v Speaker 2>keeping on in the things you know God wants you

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<v Speaker 2>to do when you feel like giving up. Now, let's

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<v Speaker 2>get right into it. The first key to daily strength,

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<v Speaker 2>the daily strength that you're going to need to keep

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<v Speaker 2>going in a time of crisis or conflict or chronic stress.

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<v Speaker 2>The first key to daily strength that you need to

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<v Speaker 2>keep going is this, write it down. Honestly tell God

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm feeling. That's the starting point. You start with

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<v Speaker 2>just being honest to God. Honestly tell God what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>feeling right now. I'm running out of energy, I'm running

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<v Speaker 2>out of gas. You don't tell him what you think

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<v Speaker 2>you ought to feel. You admit what you're really feeling so,

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<v Speaker 2>are you feeling frustrated? Then tell God? Are you feeling exhausted?

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<v Speaker 2>Then tell that to him. Do you feel like you

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<v Speaker 2>can't go on like this? Tell him you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>you're under attack. Tell God you feel like you're discouraged.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell God you feel overwhelmed. Tell God you just go

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and dump everything you're feeling right now on the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, Can I actually do that? Well? The Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says it one Peter five seven, New Jerusalem Translation says this,

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<v Speaker 2>unload all your burdens on him, since he is concerned

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<v Speaker 2>about you. I love that. Unload. Unload That word In

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<v Speaker 2>the Greek, which the Bible is originally written in the

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<v Speaker 2>word unload means literally drop it. That's what it means,

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<v Speaker 2>you let it go. It's not like you're throwing at

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<v Speaker 2>a long distance. It's like if you're carrying a big boulder.

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<v Speaker 2>You just let it go, You dump it, You unburden yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says that when you feel like you're overstressed,

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<v Speaker 2>you're over worried, you're overburdened, you just let it go.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he's how does that? How do you do that?

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<v Speaker 2>By being honest to God? Now? Sometimes it's intimidating being

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<v Speaker 2>honest to God. We kind of pretend like we God

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't really know everything in our lives. If you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be truly honest to God, you need to remember

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<v Speaker 2>three facts. Okay. Number one, God already knows every emotion

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<v Speaker 2>I feel. Write that down. God already knows every emotion

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<v Speaker 2>I feel. The Bible says in Proverbs thirty three excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>Psalm thirty three, verse, the Lord gave each of us

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<v Speaker 2>our mind, so nothing we can do can be hidden

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<v Speaker 2>from him. Well, of course, since God created your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously he can read it, so nothing can be hidden

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<v Speaker 2>from God. So you're not ever going to surprise him.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you start telling God exactly how you feel

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<v Speaker 2>right now, he's never going to say, Wow, I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know that. I didn't know you felt that way. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise to me. Golly. Now get this, When I

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<v Speaker 2>confess my feelings to God, it's not for God's benefit.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always for my benefit because God already knows. So

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<v Speaker 2>why does God want me to unburden? Why does he

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<v Speaker 2>want me to unload? Why does he want me to

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<v Speaker 2>confess to admit to just tell him the stress that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm under it's for my benefit when you talk it

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<v Speaker 2>out to God. When you tell God it relieves a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of unconscious tension and a lot of internal conflict

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<v Speaker 2>and stress in your life. Now, that's just the first

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<v Speaker 2>thing you have to remember. God not only knows everything

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<v Speaker 2>you have the feelings, but God understands them better than

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<v Speaker 2>you do. First Chronicles, chapter twenty eight, verse nine says

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<v Speaker 2>in everybody's mind, and he understands circle that He understands

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<v Speaker 2>everything you think. Now, I certainly don't understand everything I think.

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<v Speaker 2>Why well, because He gave to you. You See, the

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<v Speaker 2>only reason you have emotions is because you're made in

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<v Speaker 2>God's image. God is an emotional God. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>God gets jealous, he gets angry, he gets sad. The

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<v Speaker 2>God's image. Horses don't get jealous, ants don't get sad.

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<v Speaker 2>Every emotion you have is God given. Now, as I said,

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<v Speaker 2>they can be misused. Your emotions can be abused. Your

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<v Speaker 2>emotions can be used inappropriately to hurt people and to

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<v Speaker 2>harm people, like every other gift of God. But your

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<v Speaker 2>ability to feel emotions is actually part of being human.

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<v Speaker 2>So your reticence to tell God what you're feeling really

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<v Speaker 2>is kind of dumb, because number one, God already knows

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<v Speaker 2>what you're feeling, and number two, he understands you're feeling

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<v Speaker 2>better than you do. Third fact, you need to realize

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<v Speaker 2>and remembers this. God loves to listen to me. Write

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<v Speaker 2>that down. God loves to listen to me. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>know that? In Psalm one sixteen, verses one and two

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<v Speaker 2>He says, I love the Lord because he listens. He

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<v Speaker 2>listens to my prayers. He listens to me every time

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<v Speaker 2>that's a third reason why you should tell God exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what you're feeling every day. God is never too busy

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<v Speaker 2>for a conversation with you. You get too busy for a

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<v Speaker 2>conversation with him, but He is never too busy for

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<v Speaker 2>a conversation with you. God has an unlimited data plan. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't have call waiting, he doesn't have a recording.

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<v Speaker 2>Say push two if you want the Holy Spirit, push

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<v Speaker 2>three if you want to talk to Jesus Now. He

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have attention deficit and go what was what were

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<v Speaker 2>you talking about? Can you say that again? God is

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<v Speaker 2>You see. The truth is God is always waiting on

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<v Speaker 2>I can't talk about it. I'm busy. Can you talk

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<v Speaker 2>to me a little bit later about this? No, God

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<v Speaker 2>is waiting to talk to you. He said, Well, what

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<v Speaker 2>about when I'm just complaining? He still listens. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>know that the Bible says that God listens to your

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<v Speaker 2>complaint when you complain? He says, God is listening that's

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<v Speaker 2>a prayer. Can a prayer be a complaint? Yeah? A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of the psalms are complaints of David. In Psalm

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<v Speaker 2>my voice. Now listen to me. God can handle your complaints.

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<v Speaker 2>He can handle your frustrations. He can handle your doubts. God,

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<v Speaker 2>I doubt this. He can handle your fears. He's not

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<v Speaker 2>handle your questions. He can handle your grief. He can

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<v Speaker 2>handle your discouragement. He can handle your struggles, your depression. Why,

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<v Speaker 2>because He made you to love you. You can't make

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<v Speaker 2>because God's love is based on who he is. Psalm

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<v Speaker 2>a father to his children, tender and compassionate. I love

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<v Speaker 2>love it when my kids want to talk to me

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<v Speaker 2>about anything. But I especially love it when they want

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on in their heart, and God loves that too.

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<v Speaker 2>When you are honestly free with telling God how you

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<v Speaker 2>Someone forty five, verse nine says this on the screen.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord is good to everyone, and he shows compassion

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<v Speaker 2>to all he has made. Did you get that? The

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<v Speaker 2>Lord is good to everyone. He shows good things to everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>even those who are atheists who don't believe in him,

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever, who are rejecting him, who are mad at him.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord is good to everyone, and he shows compassion

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<v Speaker 2>to all he has made. By the way, if God

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<v Speaker 2>is good to everybody and he shows compassion to all

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<v Speaker 2>he's made, shouldn't you and I do the same with

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<v Speaker 2>people we disagree with? Do you show compassion to people

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<v Speaker 2>you disagree with? Are you good to people who you

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<v Speaker 2>compassionate with everyone. Now, because God knows every feeling you

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<v Speaker 2>already have. And God understands every feeling, and he knows

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<v Speaker 2>better than you do. And God loves to listen to

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<v Speaker 2>us and even our complaints about stress and everything else

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<v Speaker 2>and change, and he's always listening. Then God tells us

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<v Speaker 2>to come quickly to him.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We're so happy

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<v Speaker 1>But first, Pastor Rick says it's vitally important for children

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Pastor Rick with a letter from one of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>Friends, here's an incredible testimony from a woman named Amy

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<v Speaker 2>in Indiana about how she used a Daily Hope devotional

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<v Speaker 2>this too. Here's what she wrote. Dear Pastor Rick, I've

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<v Speaker 2>been carrying a burden this past month for my fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>year old son who had not accepted Christ. But last

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<v Speaker 2>night was the night I finally went into his room,

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<v Speaker 2>and I asked him and he told me no, that

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<v Speaker 2>he hadn't accepted Christ as as Lord and Savior. So

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<v Speaker 2>then I asked if he would like to and he

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<v Speaker 2>said yes. Well, I had him read the Prayer of

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<v Speaker 2>a Salvation attached to the Daily Hope devotional, and then

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<v Speaker 2>I prayed with him and I prayed for him. Wow, Amy,

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<v Speaker 2>what an incredible, precious moment that you were able to

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<v Speaker 2>lead your son to Jesus. It's the most important thing

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<v Speaker 2>you'll ever do as a parent. And I'm so blessed

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<v Speaker 2>to hear your testimony, and I hope it encourages every

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<v Speaker 2>other parent to be faithful like that. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>just pray for you and your son right now. You're Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank you for caring so much that

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<v Speaker 2>you made a way for us to become a part

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<v Speaker 2>of your family so that we can join you in

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<v Speaker 2>heaven one day. And thank you for giving Amy the

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<v Speaker 2>courage to ask the question. Thank you for giving her

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<v Speaker 2>the courage to talk to her son about you. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're so grateful that he's accepted you into his heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we ask you to give him a receptive heart

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<v Speaker 2>and help them to get into God's word on a

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you Lord for Amy's obedience and Jesus. Right now,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm praying for more and more people to do what

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<v Speaker 2>share their faith with a friend, a neighbor, a loved

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<v Speaker 2>right time to share just the right message of your

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<v Speaker 2>salvation in Jesus' name. Amen. Now, my friends, there is

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<v Speaker 2>nothing more important you can do than lead somebody to

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. Your life can never be considered a failure.

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<v Speaker 2>If somebody is going to be in heaven because of you, youths,

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<v Speaker 2>help them settle their eternal destiny. Fact, that's why Daily

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<v Speaker 2>Hope exists. It's simply one more method to help you

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<v Speaker 2>tell more and more people about the forgiveness and the

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<v Speaker 2>work together to help other moms and dads like Amy

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<v Speaker 2>and others reach their sons and their daughters for Jesus Christ. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always grateful for your prayers, and I'm always grateful

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<v Speaker 2>is your donation to Daily Hope Ministry. Just ask Amy,

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<v Speaker 2>She's got a son who's going to be in heaven

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