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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everybody. This is Pastor Rigg's Daily Hope with Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really glad you're here today. We're continuing our series

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<v Speaker 1>from Psalm twenty three called living in the Goodness of God.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all about how God's goodness meets you right where

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<v Speaker 1>you are and brings hope even in difficult seasons. And

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<v Speaker 1>now here's part two of a message called from Overwhelmed

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<v Speaker 1>to Overflowing.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, how do I experience an overflowing life? For daily habits?

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<v Speaker 2>Write these down very quickly. If you'll do these, they

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<v Speaker 2>will change your life. Here's the first habit for living

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<v Speaker 2>an overflowing life and stop living an overwhelmed life. Number one,

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<v Speaker 2>stay connected to Jesus every day. You got to stay

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<v Speaker 2>connected to Jesus every day. In John chapter fifteen, verse five,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus compares this to like a grapevine, and he says this,

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<v Speaker 2>I am the vine and you are the branches. If

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<v Speaker 2>you stay connected to me, you'll produce a lot of fruit.

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<v Speaker 2>But you can't do anything without me. I grew up

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<v Speaker 2>in northern California, in the Wine country. Everybody had vineyards

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<v Speaker 2>in their backyard, and every season I would harvest grapes

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<v Speaker 2>and I learned something real quick. If a cluster of

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<v Speaker 2>grapes happens to be on a branch that's been cut off,

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<v Speaker 2>it dies. You can tag on, you can tie on

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<v Speaker 2>grapes to dead branches, but if they've been cut off

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<v Speaker 2>from the root, cut off from the branch, from the vine,

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna die.

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<v Speaker 3>And the same thing is true with you.

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<v Speaker 2>If you try to go through life on your own power,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna be overwhelmed. But if you're connected to the vine,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're plugged into Jesus, you're gonna have power.

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<v Speaker 3>I've told you this before.

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<v Speaker 2>A toaster cannot fulfill its purpose unless it's plugged into

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<v Speaker 2>the power. And a vacuum cleaner cannot fulfill its purpose

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<v Speaker 2>unless it's plugged into the power. And you, as a

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<v Speaker 2>human being, as a woman, as a man, cannot fulfill

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<v Speaker 2>your purpose unless you're plugged into the power. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you're cut off like a great branch from the vine,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna shrivel up and die. You're gonna be overwhelmed.

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<v Speaker 2>He says you got to stay connected. He says you

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<v Speaker 2>can do nothing without me. He said, I'm the energy,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm the power. How do you stay connected? How do

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<v Speaker 2>I stay connected Jesus on a daily basis, You spend

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<v Speaker 2>some time with him. We talked about this in a

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<v Speaker 2>previous message on having a banquet in the Bible. Then

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<v Speaker 2>every day when you get up in the morning, you

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<v Speaker 2>sit down, you read the Bible for a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Let God talk to you. You talk to God. That's

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<v Speaker 2>called prayer. You listen, you be quiet, You spend some time.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to have a relationship with anybody, you

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<v Speaker 2>got to spend time with him. You can't have a

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<v Speaker 2>relationship with your husband or your wife, or your best

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<v Speaker 2>friend or God if you don't spend time with them.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not spending any time with God, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a relationship with God. You have to have a relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to have proximity, and you have to have frequency.

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<v Speaker 2>And the way you stay connected is to have that

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<v Speaker 2>daily time alone with God, and then throughout the day

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<v Speaker 2>you just review it and you go back over it.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus continued about this in John fifteen, verse seven. He

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<v Speaker 2>says this, if you stay connected.

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<v Speaker 3>To Me.

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<v Speaker 2>And my words remain in you, you may ask, you

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<v Speaker 2>may request, ask any request you like that's in prayer,

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<v Speaker 2>and it will be granted.

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<v Speaker 3>Circle that it will be granted. That's promise.

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<v Speaker 2>My true disciples produce much fruit. This brings glory to

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<v Speaker 2>my father. So stay connected, stay connected to my love,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, you stay connected to my love when you

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<v Speaker 2>obey me. I've told you this so that you will

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<v Speaker 2>be filled with my joy. Yes, your cup of joy

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<v Speaker 2>will overflow.

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<v Speaker 3>There's that word.

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<v Speaker 2>The overflowing life rather than overwhelmed. Life comes from being

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<v Speaker 2>connected to God. That means you've got to spend time

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<v Speaker 2>with him. Now circle the phrase my words remain in

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<v Speaker 2>you says if you stay connected to me, you spend

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<v Speaker 2>some time with me every day, and my word stays

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<v Speaker 2>connected to you.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you do that?

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<v Speaker 2>There's a word for that in the Bible. It's called

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<v Speaker 2>the word meditation. Now, when I say the word meditation,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not talking.

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<v Speaker 3>About what most you're thinking of.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're thinking about sitting in a lotus position with

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<v Speaker 2>your hands out like this and you're going um and

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<v Speaker 2>contemplating the lent in your navel or whatever, No, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>that's Eastern meditation. Okay, that's New Age meditation. Meditation simply

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<v Speaker 2>means seriously thinking about God's word, what God has said.

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<v Speaker 2>You get a verse, You read it and you think

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<v Speaker 2>about it over and over and over. Question, how many

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<v Speaker 2>of you know how to worry? Can I see your hands?

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>If you know how to worry, you are already you

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<v Speaker 2>pro at meditation. When you take a negative subject and

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<v Speaker 2>you go over and over and over in your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>that's called worry. When you take a verse from the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible and you go over and over in your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>that's called meditation. So if you are good at worrying,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be great at meditation. You're already some

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<v Speaker 2>of you are professional meditators and don't even know it.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of taking a worry or a fear or an anxiety,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking about it over and over and over. How

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<v Speaker 2>am I going to do that? Which leads to overwhelming?

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<v Speaker 2>You take a verse from the Bible and you think

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<v Speaker 2>about it over and over and over, and that leads

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<v Speaker 2>to overflowing, big, big difference. One takes you down, one

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<v Speaker 2>builds you up. He says, if you let my word

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<v Speaker 2>remind remain in you. He noticed the promise, He says,

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<v Speaker 2>I will. You may ask any request you like and

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<v Speaker 2>it will be granted. WHOA, that's like a blank check

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<v Speaker 2>for prayer. He said, well, wait a minute, Rick, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not seeing this in my life. I pray a lot

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't see a lot of answers because you're

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<v Speaker 2>not connected. When was the last time you spent an

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<v Speaker 2>extended period of time just alone with God saying Hey, God,

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<v Speaker 2>is there anything you want to tell me? When was

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<v Speaker 2>the last time you were alone with God for more

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<v Speaker 2>than two minutes? You're not connected, he says, You've been

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<v Speaker 2>cut off from the vine, and no way you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have any fruit in your life. You're not gonna be overflowing.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna be overwhelming because you're not connected to me.

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<v Speaker 2>The more connected you are, the more fruit you're gonna bear,

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<v Speaker 2>the more success in your life, the more good fortune

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<v Speaker 2>God says you're gonna have in your life.

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<v Speaker 3>You gotta stay connected to me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a simple principle, but it's one that we overlook

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<v Speaker 2>over and over and over. Now, let me give you

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<v Speaker 2>a second key. Each of these steps get a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit harder. Here's the second key to over prolga. First

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<v Speaker 2>is stay connected on a daily basis to God, to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, stop griping and start being grateful. Stop griping,

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<v Speaker 2>stop grumbling, and start being grateful. Did you know that

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<v Speaker 2>science has proven that each of these attitudes actually that

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible talks about, are good and bad for your health.

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<v Speaker 2>That complaining is a very, very unhealthy emotion for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Griping is unhealthy for you, but gratitude. Study after study

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<v Speaker 2>of study have shown gratitude is the healthiest emotion. You

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<v Speaker 2>want to be healthy, learn gratitude. When you are grateful,

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<v Speaker 2>it changes the chemistry of your brain. Studies have shown

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<v Speaker 2>that when you are thankful, when you're grateful, it produces

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<v Speaker 2>serotonin in your brain, it produces dopamine in your brain,

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<v Speaker 2>and it produces oxytocin in your brain. Now, don't confuse

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<v Speaker 2>that's not OxyContin. Oxytocin is the feel good hormone. When

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<v Speaker 2>a husband and wife make love, it releases oxytocin in

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<v Speaker 2>both of their lives. When a mother nurses her, it

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<v Speaker 2>releases oxytocin.

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<v Speaker 3>In both the mom and the infant.

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<v Speaker 2>Studies have shown that if you pet a dog or

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<v Speaker 2>a pet for thirty minutes, you pet the dog for

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<v Speaker 2>thirty minutes, it releases oxytocin.

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<v Speaker 3>In the dog and in you.

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<v Speaker 2>You want this drug, You want this hormone, You want

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<v Speaker 2>this chemical in your life, and one of the key

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<v Speaker 2>things that's produced for smarts, for peace, and for happiness.

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<v Speaker 2>Those chemicals dopamine, serotonin, and oxydosin happen every time you're grateful.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got to get up in the morning, before

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<v Speaker 2>you get out of bed, you make a list of

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<v Speaker 2>ten things you're grateful. God, I'm grateful for air. God,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm grateful for this bed. God, I'm grateful that I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not in a war right now.

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<v Speaker 3>God, And you just.

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<v Speaker 2>Start and that will change the chemistry in your brain.

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<v Speaker 2>Study after studies proven this. In fact, one study showed

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<v Speaker 2>that if you try to make a list of ten

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<v Speaker 2>things you're grateful for and you can't even think anything up,

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<v Speaker 2>just think up. Trying to think of things to be

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<v Speaker 2>grateful for changes the brain chemistry in your mind, even

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<v Speaker 2>if you can't even think of anything, but just the

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<v Speaker 2>attitude of trying to be grateful in your mind. Philippians

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<v Speaker 2>two fourteen says this in the Bible. In everything you do,

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<v Speaker 2>stay away from complaining and arguing. Hmm, because that's the

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<v Speaker 2>exact exact opposite of gratitude. Let me ask you, what

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<v Speaker 2>do you complain about? No, don't tell me. Second, don't

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<v Speaker 2>don't tell me, Let me ask this. When you complain

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<v Speaker 2>about something, how does that help you? Does that work

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<v Speaker 2>out pretty good? Claim complain about the weather, does it

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<v Speaker 2>change the weather? You complain about the way you look?

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<v Speaker 2>Does that change the way you look? You complain about

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<v Speaker 2>your spouse, or your children, or your job or anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Complaining is a total waste of time. It's doing without doing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's worthless. You should stop complaining and start being grateful.

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<v Speaker 2>Stop grumbling, stop griping, and start being grateful because you're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to feel better from complaining. Colossians two seven

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<v Speaker 2>says this let your lives overflow. There's that word with

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<v Speaker 2>thanksgiving for all God has done. I suggest that you

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<v Speaker 2>start your day with gratitude for God. Well God has

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<v Speaker 2>done for it and for others, and just go through that.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, did you know I read a study recently

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<v Speaker 2>that if in the morning you get up and you

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<v Speaker 2>send the first thing you do is you send an

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<v Speaker 2>email of gratitude to somebody you love or somebody who's

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<v Speaker 2>helped you, it actually lowers your stress for the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the day because of the chemicals that are released

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<v Speaker 2>in your mind. It'll actually lower your stress. If you'll

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<v Speaker 2>start your day with good news, not bad news. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you actually start with gratitude, send the email a day.

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<v Speaker 2>It will help you be healthier. First Thessalonians five eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter what happens, always be thankful for this is

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<v Speaker 2>God's will.

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<v Speaker 3>For you who belong to Christ Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>You have people come to me all the time and say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Pastor Rick, I just want to know God's will.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to know what does God want me

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<v Speaker 2>to do in marriage? What does he want me to

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<v Speaker 2>do in my career? What does he want me to

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<v Speaker 2>do with school? What does he want me to do?

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to know God's will? Well, here it is.

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<v Speaker 2>This is God's will for you that in everything you

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<v Speaker 2>give thanks? Why would God teach you step two when

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<v Speaker 2>you haven't done step one? You want to know God's

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<v Speaker 2>will and who to marry? God saying, why don't you

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<v Speaker 3>What is my will for you in every specific situation?

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<v Speaker 2>Why should I tell you step two? If I want

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<v Speaker 3>First stay connected to Jesus. I make that a habit.

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<v Speaker 2>Every day I spend time you can't get to know

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<v Speaker 2>somebody you don't spend time with. And then number two,

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<v Speaker 2>little bit harder. The Bible says, anytime I compare myself

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<v Speaker 2>Anytime you see, God made you to be you. He

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<v Speaker 3>Else, because wait a minute, I made you to be you.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't be you, who's going to be you.

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<v Speaker 2>God has never made a clone. Human beings make clones.

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<v Speaker 2>gonna say, why don't you more like your sister or

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not gonna be you, got you, Just go

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and kill you right now, because we don't need

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<v Speaker 2>too of anybody else. God wants you to be you,

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<v Speaker 2>but comparing gets you in trouble. Look at this verse

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<v Speaker 2>ten twelve. We do not make the mistake of comparing

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<v Speaker 2>ourselves with others, because when we compare ourselves, we are foolish.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm acting like a fool anytime I compare with anybody else. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>We compare how we look. We compare our careers, we

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<v Speaker 2>And that just always causes you to be overwhelmed, not overflowing.

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<v Speaker 2>God says, don't do it. It's foolish. And there are

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<v Speaker 2>two reasons. One, you'll always find somebody in life who's

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<v Speaker 2>you can always find somebody you're doing a better job then,

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<v Speaker 2>and you get full of pride. Pride and discouragement will

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<v Speaker 2>of the game. In fact, you don't even get in

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<v Speaker 2>when you're full of discouragement or resentment because of somebody else. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says, stop comparing and start being more contented, and

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<v Speaker 2>you'll live an overflowing life. And yet today it's easier

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<v Speaker 2>than in any other time in human history to compare

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<v Speaker 2>yourself to other people. Why two words social media. It's

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<v Speaker 2>right in your face every day if you're on social media,

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<v Speaker 2>you see, oh look what they did, Oh look what

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<v Speaker 3>On social media.

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<v Speaker 2>don't have one of those. I better run out and

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<v Speaker 2>take a picture too of mine. So I'm gonna go

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<v Speaker 3>At Starbucks, you can tell.

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<v Speaker 2>Those people don't even know about the Alpacino cappuccino frappuccino.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a good one and it makes me feel

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<v Speaker 3>Ha ha ha ha.

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<v Speaker 2>And we do this all the time. It is so

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<v Speaker 2>easy because of social media to get start stuck in

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<v Speaker 2>staging your so called pretend perfect life. Everybody knows you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have a perfect life. We know it, you know it,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know everybody else doesn't. But on social media,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's trying to put their best foot forward, and we

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<v Speaker 2>missing out fomo, the fear of missing I'd better get

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<v Speaker 2>two downsides. I'm not saying social media you should just

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<v Speaker 2>leave it. Some of you should go on to social

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<v Speaker 2>media fast to break the addiction. You know, fasting is

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<v Speaker 2>good for your body, gives your body rest. Social media

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<v Speaker 2>fasting is a good thing too, because the truth is

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<v Speaker 2>they're that kind of always putting yourself in front of

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<v Speaker 2>other people. It's your own little reality show. And it

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<v Speaker 2>does two things. It feeds your narcissism. It's all about me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's all about me. Look at me, look at me,

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<v Speaker 2>look at me. You know when a little kid, a

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<v Speaker 2>three year old comes up to me and say, Papa, Papa,

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<v Speaker 2>look at me, look at lee, look at me. That's

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<v Speaker 2>cute as a three year old. It sucks as a

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<v Speaker 2>thirty year old. Okay, okay, look at me, look at me,

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<v Speaker 2>look at me, look at me, look at me, look

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<v Speaker 2>at me. And that's what you're doing on Instagram, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's what you're doing on Twitter and Facebook and look

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<v Speaker 2>It's okay as a baby, but not for everybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>everybody else. And by the way, you know what the worst,

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<v Speaker 2>the worst his self righteousness showing off in a spiritual way,

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<v Speaker 2>Like notice how I'm raising my hands in prayer and

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<v Speaker 2>my new sweater too, or or see me highlighting my

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<v Speaker 2>notes in my quiet time alone with God that I

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<v Speaker 2>just shared with one million people. If you're having a

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual I am. It's the humble brag like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>please pray for me. I've got to go pray for bono,

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<v Speaker 2>All of the you know you're if you're a worship leader,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the you know you post the picture where

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<v Speaker 3>You look like a rock star. Don't that's the overwhelming life.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not the overflowing life.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, thanks so much for being with us today and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. I hope that you

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<v Speaker 1>were just as blessed as I was. From today's broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, here's Pastor Rick with a special message you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, when I started Saddleback Church over forty years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>just a handful of people in our living room, I

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<v Speaker 2>also began writing a simple devotional just for the people

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<v Speaker 2>in our church to help them start each day with

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. Well, you know, that little devotional grew and

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<v Speaker 2>is a God's love, his unconditional love for you, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, it can bring so much more clarity, more purpose,

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<v Speaker 2>more peace to everything that happens in your day. Particularly,

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