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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and thanks for joining us here on Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick continues teaching a series called Connecting with God the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord's Prayer. In these lessons, Rick shows you what it

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<v Speaker 1>means to truly be spiritually connected to God and to

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<v Speaker 1>each other through the power of God's Love and God's Word.

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<v Speaker 1>hundred five thousand and four. Right now, here's Pastor Rick

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<v Speaker 1>with part two of a message called the Prayer of Dependence.

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<v Speaker 2>Matthew seven, verse eleven says this, if you were asked

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<v Speaker 2>by your son for bread, would you give him a stone?

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<v Speaker 2>The answer obviously is, of course not. How much more

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<v Speaker 2>likely is it that your heavenly Father will give good

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<v Speaker 2>things to those who ask him. If my kids come

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<v Speaker 2>to me and say, Daddy, I'm hungry, what am I

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do? Give him a piece of rubber at you on, No,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna get them some food. If they're genuinely hungry,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna help him out. And if I know how

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<v Speaker 2>to do this, then I'm imperfect. Certainly, God, who is

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<v Speaker 2>perfect in his love towards you, wants to meet all

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<v Speaker 2>your needs. He says. God is waiting. He wants to

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<v Speaker 2>meet your need. And that's the fourth thing. He's waiting

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<v Speaker 2>on me. He's waiting on me. If you have needs

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<v Speaker 2>in your life that are not being met, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>God's fault. You're not waiting on God. He's waiting on you.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at this next verse. Let's read it aloud together.

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<v Speaker 2>You do not have because you do not ask God.

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<v Speaker 2>The problem is not that God doesn't want to meet

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<v Speaker 2>your need. Problem is you never ask him for it.

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<v Speaker 2>God says you don't have because you don't ask. Over

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<v Speaker 2>twenty times in the New Testament, God says, ask me

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<v Speaker 2>as a father. I love you, and I'm waiting for

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<v Speaker 2>you to ask, and I want you to ask. And

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<v Speaker 2>he says ask and it shall be given. Seek and

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<v Speaker 2>you will find. Knock and the door will be opened. Ask, ask, seek, knock.

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<v Speaker 2>That spells ask. He's just saying it three different ways.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, whatever you ask in my name, I will

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<v Speaker 2>do it. He said, ask that the Father may be

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<v Speaker 2>glorified in the sun. Over and over we're told to ask.

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<v Speaker 2>God says, I want you to look to Me as

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<v Speaker 2>the source for all your needs in life. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>way I designed it. So here's my very blunt question.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's your source? You know, law enforcement, if they're picking

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<v Speaker 2>up some money launderers or some drug addicts, they don't

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<v Speaker 2>care about the small fries, the user en user. They

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<v Speaker 2>want to know who's your source, who's your supplier? They

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<v Speaker 2>want to get to the source. And my question to

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<v Speaker 2>you is for your safety, for your security, for your

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<v Speaker 2>financial stability. Who's your source? Washington? I hope not. I

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<v Speaker 2>hope you're not looking to Washington to be your source

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<v Speaker 2>of stability. Wall Street again, I hope not. Your job.

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<v Speaker 2>You're look into your job to be your source of security. Friend,

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<v Speaker 2>I may tell you this, you could lose your job

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<v Speaker 2>this next year. You need to look to God as

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<v Speaker 2>your source. Now, who are you looking to to meet

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<v Speaker 2>your needs. No man will ever be able to meet

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<v Speaker 2>all your needs. No woman will ever be able to

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<v Speaker 2>meet all your needs. So many people go into marriage saying, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I found the perfect person. They're gonna meet all my needs.

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<v Speaker 2>You get married, then you find out they got bigger

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<v Speaker 2>needs than you do, and you're gonna be severely disappointed

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<v Speaker 2>anytime you look to anybody else. Your parents can't meet

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<v Speaker 2>all your needs. Your spouse can't meet all your needs.

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<v Speaker 2>Your girlfriend, your boyfriend can't meet all your needs. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>you're setting yourself up for profound disappointment. Only God can

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<v Speaker 2>meet all your needs, and you need to look to

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<v Speaker 2>him as the source of your supply. You don't look

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<v Speaker 2>to your IRA, you don't look to your four oh

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<v Speaker 2>one K, You certainly don't look to Social Security for security.

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<v Speaker 2>You look to God for your security. And if one

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<v Speaker 2>door closes, God can open another door. And if the

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<v Speaker 2>faucet turns off here, God can turn off. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to fascet over here. And if during this next year

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<v Speaker 2>you lose your job and fifteen doors closed, God can

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<v Speaker 2>open a window. You look to him as your source.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what it means to depend on God. I see

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<v Speaker 2>him as my source. Number two. Second thing it means

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<v Speaker 2>to depend on God is it means trusting him for today,

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<v Speaker 2>for today, not for next week, not for next year,

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<v Speaker 2>not for next month, just one day at a time.

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<v Speaker 2>God says, I want to make this real simple. I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to take life and bite sized pieces twenty

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<v Speaker 2>for our increments. I want you to trust me just

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<v Speaker 2>for today. Notice the Bible does not say give us

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<v Speaker 2>this day our monthly bred. It doesn't say give us

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<v Speaker 2>this day our annual bread. It doesn't even say, like

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<v Speaker 2>a paycheck, give us this day our weekly bread. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's interesting that a since the fifties, bread has been

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<v Speaker 2>a synonym for money. You got any dough? Oh you

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<v Speaker 2>got any money, You got any bread? Okay, so bread

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<v Speaker 2>and dough. Give us this day our daily dough. You

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<v Speaker 2>know it's to be daily, not monthly, annually weekly. God says,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to trust me one day at time.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not asking you for to trust me for the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of your life, just one twenty four hour increment.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll worry about tomorrow tomorrow, and we'll worry about next week,

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<v Speaker 2>next week, and we'll worry about next month, next month.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want you worrying about that. In fact, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want you worrying at all. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>take it one day at a time. Now, how do

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<v Speaker 2>you do that? How do you trust God just for today?

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<v Speaker 2>Give us today our daily bread? How do you do that? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>there are four things that you do to trust God

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<v Speaker 2>on a daily basis. And it just so happens that

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<v Speaker 2>those four things are all covered in one scripture. It's

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<v Speaker 2>Philippians four, six and eight. It's on the back of

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<v Speaker 2>your outline. It's very important verse. So I want us

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<v Speaker 2>to read it aloud together. Don't worry about anything. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>pray about everything. Tell God what you need, thanking him

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<v Speaker 2>for all he has done. And fix your thoughts on

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<v Speaker 2>what is true and honorable and right. Think about these

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<v Speaker 2>things that are pure and lovely and admirable and excellent

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<v Speaker 2>and worthy of praise. Now, in this passage he gives

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<v Speaker 2>us the four steps to trusting God for today, and

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<v Speaker 2>here they are. The first thing you might write this down,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, worry about nothing. That's the first step. Worry

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<v Speaker 2>about nothing, he said, I don't want you worrying about anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry about anything. Now, let me be very frank

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<v Speaker 2>with you, very blunt, friends, this is the hardest command

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<v Speaker 2>in the Bible to obey. Don't worry about anything. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the hardest command in the Bible to obey don't worry

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<v Speaker 2>about anything. You know, there's some commands in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't find that hard, you know, to obey.

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<v Speaker 2>When the Bible says don't murder, that's not a big

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<v Speaker 2>deal to me, you know. I just I don't find

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<v Speaker 2>that very difficult to obey. Okay, I don't murder. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just not that hard. When the Bible says don't commit

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<v Speaker 2>adult treat I don't find that particularly hard. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're married to Kay Warren, you know. But this one, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>don't worry. You break this one six or eight times

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<v Speaker 2>a day, Okay, you get all worried about it. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Why is worry such a big deal? And why does

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<v Speaker 2>God say I don't want you worrying. You may have

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<v Speaker 2>never realized this worry is not just a bad habit,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a flat out sin. Worry is a why because

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<v Speaker 2>it is an insult to God. Every time you worry,

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<v Speaker 2>you're saying God, I don't believe your promises. God, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't really believe you love me. God, I don't believe

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<v Speaker 2>you'll take care of me. God, I don't believe you'll

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<v Speaker 2>meet all my needs. Father, I don't believe you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>take care of me and do all the things you've

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<v Speaker 2>promised to do. It is an insult to God. If

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<v Speaker 2>my kids, when they were small, came to me and said, Dad,

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<v Speaker 2>we're worried about the house. You guys don't have worry

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<v Speaker 2>about it. I'm gonna pay for the house. Dad. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't think you can do that, And we're worried about

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<v Speaker 2>whether we're gonna have a meal tonight. Don't worry about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta take Dad. We don't think you're competent to

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<v Speaker 2>take care of that. That would be an insult to me.

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<v Speaker 2>If my kids worried that I couldn't take care of him,

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<v Speaker 2>I would be insulted. And God is insulted. When you worry,

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<v Speaker 2>it's saying God, I don't really believe you. When you worry,

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<v Speaker 2>you are acting like an orphan. You're acting like you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have a spiritual father in heaven who cares. Who

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<v Speaker 2>said I will give you whatever you need if you'll

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<v Speaker 2>trust me, and you'll ask, if you'll depend on me.

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<v Speaker 2>You're acting like a spiritual orphan. Do you know what

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<v Speaker 2>worry is. Worry is the practical expression of atheism. You're

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<v Speaker 2>acting like an atheist. Every time you worry. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>believe God will keep his promises. I don't believe that

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<v Speaker 2>God will take care of me. I believe I have

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<v Speaker 2>to figure this out myself. You're acting like an atheist,

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<v Speaker 2>and God is offended, and so he says, don't worry

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<v Speaker 2>about anything. In fact, look at this verse. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>don't be anxious about tomorrow. God will take care of

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<v Speaker 2>your tomorrow. To live one day at a time. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>every time God gives a negative, don't do this, he

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<v Speaker 2>always follows it with a positive. Do this instead. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>do this, do do this. And when he says worry

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<v Speaker 2>about nothing, the next thing he says is this, pray

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<v Speaker 2>about everything. He says, here's the alternative. I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>you worry. I want you praying. Worry about nothing, pray

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<v Speaker 2>about everything everything. Yep, every single thing. God says, here's

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<v Speaker 2>what you can do in life. You got two choices.

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<v Speaker 2>You can worry or you can pray. And every day

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing one of the others. And every time you

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<v Speaker 2>worry you're not praying, and every time you pray, you're

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<v Speaker 2>not worrying. So you got two choices. You can either

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<v Speaker 2>pray or panic, or you can worry, or you can worship.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're always going to be doing one or the

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<v Speaker 2>other in life, talking to God about it or talking

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<v Speaker 2>to yourself. Now, worry has never solved the problem. It's

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<v Speaker 2>never solved a single problem. It's doing without doing. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like in a rocket share, a lot of motion but

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<v Speaker 2>no forward action. Worry has never solved any any problem.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the most useless emotion. The prayer can change things.

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<v Speaker 2>If you prayed as much as you worry, if you

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<v Speaker 2>prayed about all the things you worry about, you'd have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot less to worry about. Those are your alternatives,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, worry about nothing instead, pray about everything everything. Yeah, literally,

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<v Speaker 2>there's nothing you can't pray about.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick will be

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<v Speaker 1>back in just a moment with the rest of today's lesson.

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<v Speaker 3>Perhaps the most important role you can play in the

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<v Speaker 3>life of a child is teaching them to trust God

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<v Speaker 3>we should always pray and never give up. That's why

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<v Speaker 3>And we're excited to tell you about a very special

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<v Speaker 3>resource to help you do just that. It's called The

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<v Speaker 3>Bible to life. Readers young and old will enjoy thoughtful

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<v Speaker 3>to come. This wonderful book is a perfect way to

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<v Speaker 3>the children. The Lord has placed in your life, and

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<v Speaker 3>we'll send it to you to say thanks. When you

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<v Speaker 3>give a gift to daily Hope, your gift will be

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<v Speaker 3>to people everywhere. Just call eight hundred six hundred five

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<v Speaker 1>Much, you're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope once again.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Pastor Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at this Firse Romans eight thirty two. Since God

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<v Speaker 2>did not spare even his own son for us. In

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<v Speaker 2>other words, he sent Jesus to die for us. Since

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<v Speaker 2>God did not spare even his own son to die

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<v Speaker 2>for us, but he gave him up for all of us,

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<v Speaker 2>won't he also surely give us everything else? God solved

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<v Speaker 2>your biggest problem when he sent Jesus to die for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Your biggest problem was getting you into heaven, paying for

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<v Speaker 2>all your sins, righting all your wrongs, earning your forgiveness,

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<v Speaker 2>And when Jesus died for you. If God loved you

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<v Speaker 2>he loves you enough to take care of all these

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<v Speaker 2>other problems? Every other problem in your life is small potatoes.

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<v Speaker 2>After salvation, once He's come and saved you. Everything else

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<v Speaker 2>about everything. In and God cared enough to die for you,

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<v Speaker 2>then he's going to care enough to take care of

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<v Speaker 2>all your needs. Pray about everything. Third thing he says

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<v Speaker 2>Thank God in all things. In all things, he says,

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<v Speaker 2>give things. Now circle the word in because remember we

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<v Speaker 2>all things, give thanks. It says, in all things, give thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to be thankful for bad things in

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<v Speaker 2>in all things. And then there's the fourth thing that

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<v Speaker 2>you do, And what I'm giving you is the strategy

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<v Speaker 2>for stress reduction. Think about the right thing, worry about nothing,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going to get you. You fill your mind with worries,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be down, depressed, discourage, defeated. You feel

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<v Speaker 2>lifted up, hopeful and couraged positive. Think about the right things. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Notice he tells us. It gives us a list of

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<v Speaker 2>what's true, honorable, right, what's pure and lovely and admirable,

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<v Speaker 2>the movies? I don't think so. No, that's not pure

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<v Speaker 2>and lovely at the movies. On television, No, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>lovely and honorable thoughts? Right here in the truth of God.

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<v Speaker 2>The more you fill your mind with this book. The

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<v Speaker 2>read it, study it, memorize it, buy the Bible on CD,

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<v Speaker 2>listen to it, any way you can get it into

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<v Speaker 2>because in your mind you've got this scale. And on

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to base your life on the world or

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<v Speaker 2>the word. The world or the Word. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>paper than God's word, guess what you're gonna do. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be more negative because it's filled with bad news.

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<v Speaker 2>You read the bad news or the good news. God says,

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<v Speaker 2>fill your mind with the Word of God. You've got

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<v Speaker 2>to get into the Word. The Bible says this up

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<v Speaker 2>here on the screen Isaiah twenty six. He God will

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<v Speaker 2>keep in perfect peace all those who trust in Him

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<v Speaker 2>whose thoughts turn often to the Lord? Do your thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>turn often to the Lord? Or do you only think

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<v Speaker 2>about him on Sundays? Where do your thoughts turn most

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<v Speaker 2>often to sex? To people? Magazine, to making money, to

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<v Speaker 2>impressing other people. What do you think about the most?

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<v Speaker 2>God says, if you want to have peace in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of tough times, you got to think about the word. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a third key to depending on God. I see

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<v Speaker 2>him as my source. It all comes from him. It's

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<v Speaker 2>you to share it with everybody else. Everything God gives

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<v Speaker 2>said give us this day our daily bread. Where to

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<v Speaker 2>share it? We are to share it? Why does God

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<v Speaker 2>to be like him. God shares everything he's got with you.

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<v Speaker 2>God is generous. God so loved the world that he gave.

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<v Speaker 2>to learn how to share. Now, how do you spell love?

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<v Speaker 2>Lust is all about getting. Love is all about giving.

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<v Speaker 2>When you say to somebody in a Valenhein's card, I

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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We are so happy

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<v Speaker 1>be back to close out our time in just a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>But first, perhaps the most important role you can play

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<v Speaker 1>in the life of a child is teaching them to

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<v Speaker 1>trust God through prayer. It's the key to living with hope.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus said we should always pray and never give up.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why it's so important to strengthen the hope of

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<v Speaker 1>an early age. With this in mind, we're excited to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you about a very special resource to help.

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<v Speaker 2>You do just that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's called The Lord's Prayer Words of Hope and Happiness.

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<v Speaker 1>This book brings the poetic scripture of the King James

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<v Speaker 1>version of the Bible to life. Readers young and old

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<v Speaker 1>will enjoy thoughtful insights from New York Times best selling

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<v Speaker 1>author Pastor Rick Warren and stunning illustrations by award winning

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<v Speaker 1>artist Richard Jesse Watson. It's sure to become a meaningful

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<v Speaker 1>bedtime ritual, a treasured memory, and a lasting legacy that

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<v Speaker 1>bears good fruit for generations to come. The Lord's Prayer

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<v Speaker 1>Words of Hope and Happiness is the perfect way to

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<v Speaker 1>share the beauty and richness of the Lord's Prayer with

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<v Speaker 1>the children. The Lord has placed in your life and

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<v Speaker 1>will send it to you when you give a gift

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<v Speaker 1>eight hundred six hundred five thousand four or Pastorick dot com.

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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>I want you to listen to this testimony from a

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<v Speaker 2>listener in Monterey, Mexico. Jonas Alvarez writes, Hi there, Pastor Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>My name is Jonas Alvarez and I'm an English teacher

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<v Speaker 2>in Monterey, Mexico. I listen to Daily Hope every day

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<v Speaker 2>by podcast and it has profoundly enriched my life. I

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<v Speaker 2>recommend to my students to listen to it and to

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<v Speaker 2>practice their English skills. Hey, that's a great idea, and

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<v Speaker 2>I know for sure that if they do, they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to get much more than just learning English. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so very much, sincerely, Jonas. Well, thanks for writing, Jonas.

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<v Speaker 2>My prayer is that Daily Hope will bring the hope

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<v Speaker 2>that we find in Jesus to your students, just as

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<v Speaker 2>we're praying that it brings hope to people all around

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<v Speaker 2>that's a great idea. My question to you is who

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<v Speaker 2>tell about this good news? You know, good news is

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<v Speaker 2>It's just Rick at pastorick dot com, and tell me

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