WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:05.839 This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry 2 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.960 of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue with a series 3 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:14.800 called how God Turns Setbacks into Comebacks. We're so glad 4 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:17.519 that you've joined us today. Now, if you know someone 5 00:00:17.519 --> 00:00:20.960 who needs some encouragement right now, be sure to invite 6 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:23.559 them with a text or a phone call to listen 7 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:27.440 along with you. But first studies have shown the more 8 00:00:27.519 --> 00:00:31.000 grateful a person is, the happier they are. But it's 9 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:34.679 not always easy to be thankful. That's why Pastor Rick 10 00:00:34.799 --> 00:00:39.240 developed the Power of Gratitude. It's a special interactive Bible 11 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:43.159 study to help you grow your gratitude. You can find 12 00:00:43.159 --> 00:00:46.560 out more by going to Pastorick dot com while you 13 00:00:46.679 --> 00:00:50.079 listen to today's message. If you want, you can just 14 00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:53.920 text the word hope to eight hundred six hundred five 15 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:57.799 thousand and four for more information. That's the word hope 16 00:00:57.920 --> 00:01:02.640 to eight hundred six hundred five thousand and four. Right now, 17 00:01:02.719 --> 00:01:05.760 here's Pastor Rick with part two of a message called 18 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:09.680 when your Setback Seems Irreversible. 19 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:11.239 Now, job Wood. 20 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:15.799 He says this, when everything bad happened to him, I 21 00:01:15.879 --> 00:01:19.719 came naked from my mother's womb and I shall have 22 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:23.120 nothing when I die. Now, let me just pause there. 23 00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:25.959 You know, I have three kids. I was there when 24 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:30.359 they were all, you know, born, and they did come 25 00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:33.920 in with nothing. They none of them brought toys, none 26 00:01:33.959 --> 00:01:37.200 of them brought a portfolio, none of them had a briefcase. 27 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:41.920 And so I know nobody comes into this world with something. 28 00:01:42.120 --> 00:01:45.879 You come in naked. And also I would say that 29 00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:52.280 I have done hundreds, maybe thousands of funerals and I've 30 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:55.120 never seen a U hall parked on a gravesite. So 31 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:57.799 in this passage, you come with nothing, you leave with nothing. 32 00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:01.280 That's true, he says, the Lord gave me everything I have, 33 00:02:02.760 --> 00:02:05.000 and it's his right to take anything away. 34 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:06.280 Blessed be the name of the Lord. 35 00:02:07.079 --> 00:02:08.719 And it says in all of this, I want you 36 00:02:08.759 --> 00:02:14.080 to underline this Job did not sin by blaming God. 37 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:16.680 You know, if you were to study the book of Job, 38 00:02:16.759 --> 00:02:20.319 you'd find that the main question of the book is 39 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:23.919 will you love God and will you trust God no 40 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:26.400 matter what happens? Why do you worship God? Why do 41 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:29.159 you love God only when things go good? Or will 42 00:02:29.199 --> 00:02:32.000 you love God and serve God no matter what happens? 43 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:34.599 For INDs, this is the ultimate test of your faith. 44 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:38.919 Will you worship God even though everything's going wrong in 45 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:43.599 your life? You see, you are not promised a perfect life. 46 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:47.159 This is not heaven, this is earth, and so your 47 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:49.400 faith will be tested and untested faith there is really 48 00:02:49.439 --> 00:02:52.560 no faith at all. And a lot of times things 49 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:54.439 happen in your life. In fact, most of the times 50 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:56.879 we don't have an explanation, and you're never going to 51 00:02:56.919 --> 00:02:58.319 get it an explanation. 52 00:02:57.879 --> 00:02:59.439 When bad things happen. 53 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:02.520 There may be times you just have to say, I 54 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:05.840 don't know, I don't get the big picture, but I 55 00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:08.960 trust that God is good. Life is not always good, 56 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:14.080 but God is always good. And when I'm in the 57 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:17.800 presence of God in eternity one day in heaven, then 58 00:03:17.879 --> 00:03:20.240 I'm going to fully understand it. Right now, my brain 59 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:24.400 isn't big enough to comprehend it. How do you trust 60 00:03:24.439 --> 00:03:28.599 God when your heart is breaking? How do you put 61 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:33.280 your eyes on God when they're filled with tears? Well, 62 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:39.280 the antidote to bitterness is not to just say I 63 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:42.159 don't want to be bitter. The antidote to bitterness is 64 00:03:42.199 --> 00:03:46.639 actually praise. It's worship. What is worship? It means focusing 65 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:51.039 on God. Now, if you are sitting here today listening 66 00:03:51.080 --> 00:03:53.319 to me talk to you, and maybe you've never even 67 00:03:53.319 --> 00:03:55.439 been in church before. Maybe this is the first time 68 00:03:55.479 --> 00:03:59.199 you hear there's some things you need to know that 69 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:03.479 he as Christians, no matter what happens in life, are 70 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:07.680 thankful for Job talks about these things in his book. 71 00:04:08.240 --> 00:04:11.080 Here's some facts of life that I know are true 72 00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:13.719 no matter what happens to me. Number one, God will 73 00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:17.560 never stop loving me. That's a big deal. Number two, 74 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:20.480 God has a plan for my life and your life. 75 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:24.639 Number three, God cares about every detail of my life 76 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:28.040 and your life. Number four God is in control of 77 00:04:28.079 --> 00:04:31.720 things even when I don't understand it. And number five 78 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:35.879 God will protect me. Those are things that I can 79 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:38.279 build my life on when I don't understand why things 80 00:04:38.319 --> 00:04:41.160 are happening in my life. God is here, God is near, 81 00:04:41.439 --> 00:04:45.120 God cares. God is powerful. God can change it. God 82 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:47.879 has a plan, purpose, and He's going to use it 83 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:51.040 all for good. You know, earlier I mentioned that guy 84 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:54.199 named Hebakak, and I said that in the first those 85 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:56.519 three chapters of that book, they're all about the question 86 00:04:56.879 --> 00:04:59.720 why why God? Well, look at this first one your 87 00:04:59.720 --> 00:05:03.920 outl and Habacco three seventeen and eighteen Here's what Tobacca 88 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:07.519 did when he had a setback that looked like was irreversible. 89 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:13.040 He says this, even though the fig leaves. 90 00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:18.079 Have no fruit, and even though no grapes grow on 91 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:23.120 the vine, and even though the olive crop fails and 92 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:27.199 the fields produce no grain, and even though the sheep 93 00:05:27.279 --> 00:05:31.399 all die and the cattle stalls are empty. What he's 94 00:05:31.480 --> 00:05:34.040 saying there, even though everything in my life is a disaster, 95 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:38.439 he says this, I'll still be joyful and glad because 96 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:42.680 the Lord God is my savior. What are you bitter 97 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:47.160 about today? What is some bitterness that you've allowed to 98 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:50.399 take root in your life? Said it earlier, Bitterness is 99 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:54.199 a poison. Bitterness destroys. It will eat you alive. It's 100 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:56.519 like a cancer that will take over your life. When 101 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:58.480 you are bitter, it always hurt you more than it 102 00:05:58.480 --> 00:06:01.519 does the person you're bitter It problem with bitterness is 103 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:05.759 it doesn't hurt anybody else. It only hurts you. You 104 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:08.279 can be bitter and the person you're bitter at they 105 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:10.800 don't even know it. They can be out having a party, 106 00:06:10.920 --> 00:06:16.639 eat the steak, celebrating, and it's destroying you. Now, if 107 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:19.839 you're going to break through, the setback. To come back, 108 00:06:20.279 --> 00:06:22.120 you've got to tell God exactly how you feel. But 109 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:24.959 then you've got to resist bitterness. And you need to 110 00:06:25.000 --> 00:06:30.800 realize two things. First, in an imperfect world, everything has 111 00:06:30.839 --> 00:06:33.000 been broken by sin, and there's always going to be 112 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:36.279 plenty of disappointments to become bitter about. So don't be 113 00:06:36.279 --> 00:06:39.120 surprised at that, Jesus said, in the world, you will 114 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:43.160 have tribulation and trials. But second, you need to remember 115 00:06:43.480 --> 00:06:49.199 that both bitterness. Listen, both bitterness and happiness are choices, 116 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:53.759 and every moment of your life, you're always choosing one 117 00:06:53.839 --> 00:06:56.319 or the other. And if you choose to be bitter 118 00:06:57.360 --> 00:07:00.759 at the same moment, you're choosing to not be happy 119 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:03.920 because you can't have both the same time in your 120 00:07:03.920 --> 00:07:06.560 heart and your mind. So my question is your pastor 121 00:07:06.639 --> 00:07:09.360 someone who loves you, is this which one do you want? 122 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:15.399 Happiness or bitterness? Job said, the Lord gave me everything 123 00:07:15.439 --> 00:07:17.079 I've ever had, and if he allows it to be 124 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:19.879 taken away, I'm still going to trust him because I 125 00:07:19.879 --> 00:07:23.879 wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for God. I refuse 126 00:07:24.399 --> 00:07:27.839 to be bitter because of the setback. Now here's the 127 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:32.199 third step in trusting God. It's t ru This is 128 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:35.120 the you uh in trust when you want to have 129 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:39.360 a comeback from a setback that seems irreversible. The tea 130 00:07:39.399 --> 00:07:43.160 in trust tell God how I feel, the r refuse 131 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:46.079 to be bitter, and the you in trust. Cross stick 132 00:07:46.199 --> 00:07:51.160 stands for unite with other people who will help me 133 00:07:51.199 --> 00:07:55.480 focus on God. Unite with people who will help me 134 00:07:56.160 --> 00:07:59.240 focus on God. Now I want you to get this 135 00:07:59.319 --> 00:08:03.399 is very important. For any comeback, You're going to need 136 00:08:03.439 --> 00:08:07.399 other people with faith to back you up. You're gonna 137 00:08:07.399 --> 00:08:09.519 need other people in your life who can actually believe 138 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:14.000 God for you when your faith is shaky. This is 139 00:08:14.040 --> 00:08:17.480 why you must be in a small group of believers 140 00:08:17.519 --> 00:08:20.240 for regular fellowship. It's why I talk about the importance 141 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:23.480 of a small group practically every other week. That's why 142 00:08:23.519 --> 00:08:25.519 this church is built on small groups. We have over 143 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:28.920 seven thousand of these small groups. They will be your 144 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:33.360 safety net when you're setback happens in your life and 145 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:38.200 you cannot isolate yourself. Now, God never intends for you 146 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:42.320 to go through life on your own. He never intends 147 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:47.759 for you to go through grief or sorrow or tragedy 148 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:53.159 or loss or difficulty or set back by yourself. He 149 00:08:53.240 --> 00:08:56.240 made us for each other. He wired human beings to 150 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:59.840 need each other. We're better together, we're better in community. 151 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:01.919 And the first thing God said to man when he 152 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:04.159 created man is it's not good for men to be alone. 153 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:07.759 Here's the problem when you have a setback, or I 154 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:10.720 have a setback, when we're going through pain or suffering 155 00:09:10.799 --> 00:09:14.080 or sorrow or sadness or loss, the problem is our 156 00:09:14.200 --> 00:09:20.120 natural reaction to pain is to withdraw from others, to 157 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:23.000 pull back. And we want to build a wall around ourselves. 158 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:25.120 We want to build a shell, We want to put 159 00:09:25.159 --> 00:09:27.399 up barriers. We want to keep people in the distance. 160 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:31.639 We don't want anybody close to us when we're in deep, 161 00:09:31.679 --> 00:09:32.200 deep pain. 162 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:34.320 And God says, no, no, no, no no. That's the 163 00:09:34.360 --> 00:09:36.639 exact opposite of what you need to do. 164 00:09:40.840 --> 00:09:44.000 You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick will be 165 00:09:44.039 --> 00:09:46.879 back in just a moment with the rest of today's lesson. 166 00:09:47.240 --> 00:09:50.360 You can sign up for Pastor Rick's free email devotional 167 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:55.159 at pastorick dot com. That's pastorick dot com. 168 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:58.480 Did you know experts have discovered that gratitude is the 169 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:02.320 healthiest human emotion. It makes you more resistant to stress 170 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:07.120 and increases your overall happiness and satisfaction. In fact, study 171 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:10.320 show the more grateful a person is, the happier they are. 172 00:10:10.720 --> 00:10:15.720 That's the power of gratitude. The Bible tells us to rejoice, always, 173 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:20.840 pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances, so it's 174 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:25.159 clear that God wants us to develop an attitude of gratitude. 175 00:10:25.600 --> 00:10:28.919 But we all know it's not always easy to feel grateful. 176 00:10:29.320 --> 00:10:33.000 That's why Pastoric developed a Bible study called the Power 177 00:10:33.080 --> 00:10:40.120 of Gratitude. This innovative study is filled with scripture, teaching, exercises, quotes, prayers, 178 00:10:40.159 --> 00:10:43.440 and journal pages. 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Thank you so much for your support, 190 00:11:21.759 --> 00:11:24.080 and don't forget to let us know which radio station 191 00:11:24.159 --> 00:11:24.759 you heard us on. 192 00:11:30.200 --> 00:11:33.679 Now let's get back to today's lesson. Here on Pastor 193 00:11:33.759 --> 00:11:34.960 Rick's Daily Hope. 194 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:37.720 When we're going through pain or suffering, or sorrow or 195 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:42.320 sadness or loss, the problem is our natural reaction to 196 00:11:42.440 --> 00:11:47.799 pain is to withdraw from others, to pull back, and 197 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:49.639 we want to build a wall around ourselves. We want 198 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:52.120 to build a shell, we want to put up barriers. 199 00:11:52.159 --> 00:11:54.320 We want to keep people in the distance. We don't 200 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:58.519 want anybody close to us when we're in deep, deep pain. 201 00:11:58.720 --> 00:12:01.200 And God says, no, no, no, no, that's the exact 202 00:12:01.240 --> 00:12:05.480 opposite of what you need to do. One of Job's 203 00:12:05.519 --> 00:12:09.440 friends gave this wise advice in job. Notice this that 204 00:12:09.519 --> 00:12:12.799 on your outline. His name was Elihu, and in Job 205 00:12:12.919 --> 00:12:17.480 thirty six he says to Job, Job, don't let your 206 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:22.159 anger and the pain that you've endured make you sneer it. God, 207 00:12:23.440 --> 00:12:27.759 reputation and riches can't protect you from distress, nor can 208 00:12:27.799 --> 00:12:30.360 you find safety in the dark world below. He's talking 209 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:33.440 about the occult. Don't turn to evil as a way 210 00:12:33.440 --> 00:12:38.200 of escape. But God's power is unlimited. Others have praised 211 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:42.600 God for what he has done, So join with them. 212 00:12:43.039 --> 00:12:44.919 If you're taking notes, I want you to circle the 213 00:12:44.960 --> 00:12:47.360 phrase join with them, he says. 214 00:12:47.399 --> 00:12:48.679 Other people have praised God. 215 00:12:49.399 --> 00:12:53.120 Join with them. He said, that's how you're gonna make 216 00:12:53.159 --> 00:12:55.200 it to the next step. You got to unite with 217 00:12:55.279 --> 00:12:58.440 others who are gonna support you, encourage you, pray for you, 218 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:01.320 be with you, will help you out. Now where do 219 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:04.240 you find those kind of friends who will lift you 220 00:13:04.360 --> 00:13:07.279 up when you're down, Well, A couple places. 221 00:13:06.879 --> 00:13:10.480 First at weekend worship. It's where you are right now. 222 00:13:10.879 --> 00:13:12.759 That's why, by the way, for those of you who 223 00:13:12.799 --> 00:13:16.080 are watching online, I want to actually encourage you to 224 00:13:16.159 --> 00:13:19.320 come to a church service because there are about a 225 00:13:19.399 --> 00:13:23.200 dozen more benefits that you receive by actually going to 226 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:26.720 a church service and participating with other people instead of 227 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:29.879 just watching remotely. You don't get all those benefits just 228 00:13:29.919 --> 00:13:34.639 by watching remotely, he says. Join with others in worship. 229 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:38.279 And then the second place that you find these kind 230 00:13:38.279 --> 00:13:41.120 of encouraging people is in a small group Bible study 231 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:43.759 that meets on a weekly basis at a home or 232 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:46.879 an office or dorm. Room, and you need a small 233 00:13:46.919 --> 00:13:49.919 group for your setbacks. I could give you dozens of 234 00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:54.320 examples from my own personal life about how my small 235 00:13:54.360 --> 00:13:59.559 group has helped me through setbacks. Now, Job's friend noticed 236 00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:02.720 in that he points out a couple of very important 237 00:14:02.759 --> 00:14:06.480 truths in what he says. First, he points out that 238 00:14:06.679 --> 00:14:11.559 pain is a great equalizer. In other words, disaster is 239 00:14:11.600 --> 00:14:17.279 impartial and suffering is random. It hits everybody. When you're 240 00:14:17.279 --> 00:14:20.399 in pain, your possessions in your position and your power 241 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:23.759 are worthless. It doesn't matter how much money you've got. 242 00:14:23.919 --> 00:14:28.360 If you're going through a marriage crisis that's tearing your 243 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:32.559 heart up, it still hurts. Reputation in riches, he says, 244 00:14:32.559 --> 00:14:34.360 can't protect you from stressful setbacks. 245 00:14:34.480 --> 00:14:35.080 It'll help. 246 00:14:35.919 --> 00:14:40.360 But then Job's friend gives two pieces a very wise advice, 247 00:14:40.759 --> 00:14:42.600 and this is what you need to do when you 248 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:48.960 have a setback that seems you know, irreplaceable or you know, irretrievable, 249 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:52.360 you can't come back from it. First, he says this, 250 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:55.759 here's his first advice. Never use evil to escape pain. 251 00:14:57.559 --> 00:14:59.320 You know you don't. Don't try to avoid it with 252 00:14:59.399 --> 00:15:02.720 you know, doing or getting drunk or doing something foolish 253 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:04.960 like having an affair. You know, a lot of people 254 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:09.679 become self destructive when they're in pain. They know it's wrong, 255 00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:13.440 but still do it anyway, trying to relieve or escape 256 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:16.159 their pain. The Bible says, you know what, You're only 257 00:15:16.200 --> 00:15:20.399 gonna make it worse, make the problem worse. So he said, 258 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:24.960 don't run from it doing something stupid. Second, Job's friend says, 259 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:28.919 a better alternative is to increase the amount of time 260 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:33.799 you spend hanging out with God's people. He says, join 261 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:37.200 with them. Get with God's people who praise God, who 262 00:15:37.240 --> 00:15:39.960 are focusing on God. That's what worship is. And he says, 263 00:15:40.039 --> 00:15:43.639 join with them. When you are needing a comeback, don't 264 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:45.799 try to do it on your own. Get with people 265 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:48.600 who are God's people who can build you up and 266 00:15:48.639 --> 00:15:50.919 encourage you to help you. Focus on God when your 267 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.240 heart's breaking, when you're confused, when you're down, when you 268 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:55.919 feel like you're about to lose it all or you 269 00:15:55.919 --> 00:16:01.919 have lost it all, don't turn from God. Turn to God. 270 00:16:02.559 --> 00:16:08.879 If you turn away from God, what's the alternative? Bitterness, despair, hopelessness. 271 00:16:09.799 --> 00:16:13.559 First Chronicle sixteen eleven says, go to the Lord for 272 00:16:13.720 --> 00:16:18.200 help and worship him. That means focus. Worship means focus 273 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:21.720 on God's goodness. Life is not always good, I said that, 274 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:25.679 but God is always good. Now, what should you ask 275 00:16:25.799 --> 00:16:30.440 for when you're talking to God about a comeback when 276 00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:32.600 you've had a big setback seems irreversible? 277 00:16:32.679 --> 00:16:33.080 Like job? 278 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:36.399 Well, you ask God to do a couple things, and 279 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:39.120 they're right here in this passage. You ask him for 280 00:16:39.200 --> 00:16:43.320 wisdom so you're gonna have a clearer perspective, and you 281 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:46.600 ask God for strength because you're going to need both 282 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:50.639 God's wisdom and God's strength for your comeback. You can't 283 00:16:50.679 --> 00:16:53.639 do it on your own. Job twelve, Verse thirteen says 284 00:16:53.639 --> 00:17:00.000 this true wisdom and real power belong to God. From 285 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:04.559 him we learn how to live and also what to 286 00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:07.559 live for. You want to know how to live, you 287 00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:09.440 want to know what to live for. You're gonna need 288 00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:11.680 God's wisdom. Where do you get that from God? The 289 00:17:11.759 --> 00:17:13.920 second thing you ask God for is not just wisdom, 290 00:17:14.079 --> 00:17:17.359 but you ask him for strength. Verse Chronicles sixteen eleven 291 00:17:17.400 --> 00:17:19.720 There on your outline says this, go to the Lord 292 00:17:19.759 --> 00:17:24.119 for help and worship him. Do you know that worshiping 293 00:17:24.160 --> 00:17:27.640 God actually relaxes you? Studies have shown it actually slows 294 00:17:28.079 --> 00:17:31.079 your heart? Beat down lowers your blood pressure. People who 295 00:17:31.079 --> 00:17:35.160 go to church studies have shown this every week, Live longer. 296 00:17:35.799 --> 00:17:39.200 Psalm sixty nine, verse thirty two says this, those who 297 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:43.720 worship God will be encouraged. Worship makes you wiser, Worship 298 00:17:43.799 --> 00:17:48.960 gives you strength. Worship relaxes you from stress. Worship encourages 299 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:52.599 you because you remember that God is bigger than the 300 00:17:52.680 --> 00:17:55.519 problem and the set back you're facing. And no TV 301 00:17:55.680 --> 00:18:01.200 program can offer that. So to come back from a setback, 302 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:04.720 especially one that needs to. 303 00:18:04.680 --> 00:18:06.319 Do, you need to do what David did. 304 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:11.039 He went to church, He went to worship, and Psalm 305 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:16.440 sixty three, David says this, here I am in the 306 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:23.240 place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory. 307 00:18:24.519 --> 00:18:26.960 That's what you do in worship. You put your eyes 308 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:30.119 on God. Your problem gets smaller, God gets bigger, and 309 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:32.839 you gain strength. You know, same thing happened over in 310 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:36.599 Philippians Chapter one. In the Bible, Verse nineteen, Paul talks 311 00:18:36.640 --> 00:18:39.400 about the benefit of having people pray for you in 312 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:44.720 a small group, and he says this to the Philippian Christians. 313 00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:48.359 Because you're praying for me and the Spirit of Christ 314 00:18:48.400 --> 00:18:52.319 is helping me. I know that this trouble will bring 315 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:58.160 my freedom circle that word freedom. What is Paul saying here, 316 00:18:58.640 --> 00:19:03.000 He's saying that prayer is the path back to your comeback. 317 00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:07.880 Prayer is the path back to your comeback. So you 318 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:10.400 want to join a small group where you've got people 319 00:19:10.559 --> 00:19:14.279 praying for you when you're going through tough times. Now, 320 00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:16.240 you know, here at Saddleback Church and our family, we 321 00:19:16.279 --> 00:19:20.359 pray specifically for people in pain in all of our 322 00:19:20.559 --> 00:19:24.359 seven thousand plus small groups. Sometimes we like to do 323 00:19:24.400 --> 00:19:27.160 it right here on the weekends in all of our 324 00:19:27.160 --> 00:19:29.279 campuses together as a large group. 325 00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:31.200 And I'd like to do that right now. 326 00:19:31.960 --> 00:19:34.160 So what I'd like everybody to do is just bow 327 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:36.920 your head in all of our campuses if you valuer 328 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:39.200 it for a minute. And if you're going through a 329 00:19:39.240 --> 00:19:42.319 time of grief, or you're going through a big conflict, 330 00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:45.240 or you've had a big loss, are you're feeling lonely, 331 00:19:45.400 --> 00:19:49.039 or you're dealing with chronic pain, whatever stress you might 332 00:19:49.119 --> 00:19:52.559 be facing right now, a health setback, a financial setback, 333 00:19:52.640 --> 00:19:55.400 or any kind of setback. I want to lead our 334 00:19:55.640 --> 00:19:59.680 entire Saddleback Church family in all of our four different 335 00:19:59.680 --> 00:20:05.200 continent to pray together for you right now and what 336 00:20:05.240 --> 00:20:07.039 I want to do as a statement of your. 337 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:08.119 Faith with our heads bowed. 338 00:20:08.359 --> 00:20:12.799 No matter what campus you're at, if you are going 339 00:20:12.839 --> 00:20:15.400 through a major problem right now and you need prayer 340 00:20:15.440 --> 00:20:17.960 from your church family, I'm going to ask you to 341 00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:21.799 right now to just quietly stand with your head bowed. 342 00:20:21.839 --> 00:20:23.759 You don't have to say anything, just quietly stand with 343 00:20:23.799 --> 00:20:27.400 your head bowed as our entire church family prays together 344 00:20:27.960 --> 00:20:28.240 for you. 345 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:30.119 Now. 346 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:32.880 People are standing up in all of our campuses right now, 347 00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:36.480 and if you're sitting next to someone who stood up 348 00:20:36.599 --> 00:20:39.119 just now, you might want to just reach over and 349 00:20:39.880 --> 00:20:42.960 pat them on the back or grab their hand and 350 00:20:43.039 --> 00:20:44.759 squeeze their hand, just to say. 351 00:20:44.640 --> 00:20:45.240 We're with you. 352 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:48.880 We're a family, we're in this together, and we're supporting you. 353 00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:52.319 Let's pray together as a church family for all of 354 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:55.799 our brothers and sisters who are standing right now. 355 00:21:02.720 --> 00:21:06.000 You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We are so 356 00:21:06.160 --> 00:21:09.119 happy that you've chosen to study along with us today. 357 00:21:09.279 --> 00:21:12.400 If you'd like to receive hope and encouragement every day 358 00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:15.680 delivered right to your inbox, then sign up for ricks 359 00:21:15.759 --> 00:21:20.480 free daily devotional by going to Pastorick dot com. Right now, 360 00:21:20.799 --> 00:21:23.319 Rick will be back to close out our time today. 361 00:21:23.559 --> 00:21:28.160 But first, experts have discovered that an attitude of gratitude 362 00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:32.039 bolsters your health and happiness. So how do you practice 363 00:21:32.119 --> 00:21:36.200 daily gratitude even when life is tough. Here's Rick to 364 00:21:36.279 --> 00:21:39.079 tell you about a Bible study he's developed to help 365 00:21:39.119 --> 00:21:41.279 you practice daily gratitude. 366 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:43.519 One of the things that God wants us to do, 367 00:21:44.079 --> 00:21:46.599 and he says it over and over scripture, is to 368 00:21:46.640 --> 00:21:51.480 practice gratitude. Did you know that gratitude is good for us? 369 00:21:52.079 --> 00:21:54.759 The Bible tells us in First Essalon Ins five eighteen, 370 00:21:55.160 --> 00:21:59.640 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's. 371 00:21:59.279 --> 00:22:02.119 Will for you. In Christ Jesus. 372 00:22:02.200 --> 00:22:04.319 You want to know God's will is for you right now, 373 00:22:04.519 --> 00:22:08.640 Either that you learn gratitude in all circumstances, there's always 374 00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:12.119 something you can be thankful for. In fact, I've discovered, 375 00:22:12.200 --> 00:22:15.960 and I've read many reports that experts have told us 376 00:22:16.000 --> 00:22:20.839 that gratitude is the healthiest human emotion. Did you know 377 00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:24.279 that gratitude makes you more resistant distress? Did you know 378 00:22:24.319 --> 00:22:28.480 that gratitude makes you less susceptible to illness? Did you 379 00:22:28.519 --> 00:22:33.039 know that gratitude increases your overall happiness and satisfaction? That 380 00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:37.279 gratitude gives your life more meaning and significance. I don't 381 00:22:37.279 --> 00:22:39.400 know if you've ever noticed that the more grateful a 382 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:45.039 person is, the happier they are. That's the power of gratitude. 383 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:48.119 So I want you to live with the attitude of gratitude, 384 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:52.079 the attitude of thankfulness. Now I've put together a brand 385 00:22:52.119 --> 00:22:56.599 new Bible study called the Power of Gratitude, and in 386 00:22:56.640 --> 00:23:00.680 it you'll find scriptures and teaching and exercises that'll help 387 00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:06.759 you develop the habit cultivate the habit of gratitude. You'll 388 00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:11.039 discover how to state in God's will, how to defeat discouragement, 389 00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:15.880 how to conquer complaining, how to reduce stress, and how 390 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:20.960 to experience God's blessing through gratitude. Friends, I want to 391 00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:27.000 help you develop a deep and a profound attitude of gratitude. 392 00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:31.440 The world is craving people like this, and you will 393 00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:33.279 be able to experience all that God has for you. 394 00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:38.799 So today, when you partner with me by giving a gift, 395 00:23:39.240 --> 00:23:43.000 a financial gift to daily hope, to help us take 396 00:23:43.079 --> 00:23:45.839 the certain hope of Jesus to people all around the world, 397 00:23:46.319 --> 00:23:48.920 I'm going to have my team send you the Power 398 00:23:49.119 --> 00:23:52.720 of Gratitude. Bible study. I just want to say thanks 399 00:23:52.759 --> 00:23:54.680 to you. I want to be grateful for you. You 400 00:23:54.720 --> 00:23:58.319 know your support is essential for us taking the Daily 401 00:23:58.359 --> 00:24:01.960