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

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<v Speaker 1>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue with a series

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<v Speaker 1>called How God Turns Setbacks into Comebacks. We're so glad

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<v Speaker 1>that you've joined us today. Now, if you know someone

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<v Speaker 1>who needs some encouragement right now, be sure to invite

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<v Speaker 1>them with a text or a phone call to listen

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<v Speaker 1>along with you. Now, in just a few minutes, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to tell you how you can get a very

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<v Speaker 1>special set of Bible scripture cards hands selected by Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rick to bolster your sense of gratitude and increase your happiness.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find out more by going to Pastorick dot

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<v Speaker 1>com while you listen to today's message. If you want,

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<v Speaker 1>you can just text the word hope to eight hundred

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<v Speaker 1>the word hope to eight hundred six hundred five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and four. Right now, here's Rick with part two of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called when you feel like giving Up.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember a couple of years ago we remodeled our house,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was amazed at how much trash and junk

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<v Speaker 2>they had to carry off, you know, just in remodeling,

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<v Speaker 2>broken bricks and dirt and dried mortar and rocks, and

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<v Speaker 2>that permanent porta potty and that wonderful smell that it

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<v Speaker 2>had all the stuff that had to be carried off

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<v Speaker 2>just when we were trying to build something. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>here's the point. Anytime you try to build anything, a career,

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<v Speaker 2>a plan, a project, a life, a hobby, a family,

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<v Speaker 2>a marriage, ain't trying. And you try to build anything,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to have some debris. And that is frustrating

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<v Speaker 2>because things take longer than you expect, and things are

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<v Speaker 2>more complicated than you expect, and that causes discouragement. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the second back, a setback that the people faced

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<v Speaker 2>in Jerusalem. It was not only taken too long building

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<v Speaker 2>this this wall was too complicated, and it was too

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<v Speaker 2>much junk and trash laying around. The second part of

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<v Speaker 2>Neamiah four, verse ten says this second complaint said, we're tired.

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<v Speaker 2>But second I said, there's so much rubble and trash

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<v Speaker 2>to be removed, so much rubble and trash to be removed.

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<v Speaker 2>Now follow me on this. They get discouraged because there's junk,

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<v Speaker 2>the walls have been torn down, and there's piles of garbage, rubble, plaster, junk, trash,

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<v Speaker 2>rocks layd all around and they can't even move. There's

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<v Speaker 2>so much rubble in their lives. You may not realize it,

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<v Speaker 2>but you've got rubble in your life. Could be emotional rubble,

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<v Speaker 2>it could be relational rubble. Too many relationships, it could

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<v Speaker 2>be you know, a material rubble. You've got too many

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<v Speaker 2>things in your life. You need to simplify. So let me,

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<v Speaker 2>on this day give you ris rules of rubble. This

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<v Speaker 2>isn't in your notes, but how I'm gonna give it

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<v Speaker 2>to you anyway. Ricks Rules of rubble all right here

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<v Speaker 2>They are. Number one, Rubble is a part of life.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, you can't avoid it. You're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>piles of trash in your life. You're gonna have stuff

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<v Speaker 2>that piles up in your life that you haven't dealt with.

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<v Speaker 2>And the bigger the pile gets, the more frustrated you

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<v Speaker 2>get by it. You're fatigued by the work, but you're

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<v Speaker 2>frustrated by the complexity of all you've got to do.

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<v Speaker 2>So rubble piles up. Ris Rule number two. You have

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<v Speaker 2>to clean it out of your life periodically. You have

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<v Speaker 2>to take out the trash emotionally, you take out the

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<v Speaker 2>trash by confession to God number three. If you don't

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<v Speaker 2>deal with it, it'll eventually take over. Let me let

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<v Speaker 2>you in on a little secret. You probably already figured

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<v Speaker 2>this out. Trash multiplies when you weren't watching. Have you

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<v Speaker 2>noticed that it's just kind of mold? You know? Where'd

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<v Speaker 2>all it come from? How do the dishes pile up

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<v Speaker 2>so quickly in the kitchen? How to close pile up

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<v Speaker 2>so quickly in the bedroom? And so many that multiplies

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<v Speaker 2>while you aren't watching. Let me give you a fourth

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<v Speaker 2>rule of rubble. You don't always recognize what's rubble in

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<v Speaker 2>your life, but other people do. Other people can see

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<v Speaker 2>stuff in your life that you've allowed to stay there

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<v Speaker 2>that's really holding you back, that's hindering you, And maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you don't even see it because you're so used to

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<v Speaker 2>living with it that you don't even realize it's rubble.

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<v Speaker 2>There's some stuff you need to clean out and clear

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<v Speaker 2>out in your life. Some activities, some relationships, some things,

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<v Speaker 2>some events, some bad attitudes, some wrong thoughts, some misconceptions, mental, physical, emotional,

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual rubble in your life that you need to clear out.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, and a lot of people don't see it.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't see in our own lives, but other people

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<v Speaker 2>point it out. By the way, that's why all those

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<v Speaker 2>clean out shows on TV you're so popular, where somebody

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<v Speaker 2>comes in and helps them organize and say, man, you've

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<v Speaker 2>got trash all over here. Let's get let's get your

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<v Speaker 2>house cleaned out and cleaned up. Question, what's the rubble

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<v Speaker 2>in your life? This was the second cause of discouragement

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<v Speaker 2>in the in the in the Jews of Jerusalem. What's

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<v Speaker 2>the rubble in your eye? It's the stuff that keeps

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<v Speaker 2>tripping you up. You might write that down. The rubble

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<v Speaker 2>is the stuff that keeps tripping me up in life.

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<v Speaker 2>It may be a misconception, an attitude, it may be

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<v Speaker 2>a habit. It's the stuff that keeps tripping you up.

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<v Speaker 2>Rubble can be the trivia that waste your time, that

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<v Speaker 2>waste your energy, that keeps you from accomplishing what's most important.

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<v Speaker 2>They had a job to finish finish the wall. So

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<v Speaker 2>we can't do it because there's so much trash laying around.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't even get to rebuild the wall. What do

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<v Speaker 2>you need to do? You need to just tell God

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<v Speaker 2>about the rubble in your life and ask for help.

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<v Speaker 2>Psalm twenty five eighteen says, Come Lord and show me mercy,

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<v Speaker 2>for I feel helpless and overwhelmed and in deep distress.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope rip 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>Do you want to be happier, healthier, and more resistant

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<v Speaker 3>to stress, then you need to develop an attitude of gratitude.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, the Bible says we're to rejoice, always, pray continually,

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<v Speaker 3>and give thanks in all circumstances. But it can often

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<v Speaker 3>be difficult to feel grateful. So to help you, Pastor

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<v Speaker 3>Rick hand selected fifty two verses to bolster your sense

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<v Speaker 3>of gratitude and increase your happiness. This set of beautifully

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's get back to today's lesson. Here on Pastor

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm twenty five eighteen says come Lord and show

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<v Speaker 2>me mercy, for I feel helpless and overwhelmed and in

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<v Speaker 2>deep distress. If you're feeling helpless and overwhelmed and in

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<v Speaker 2>deep distress in your life right now because of something

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<v Speaker 2>that's holding you back, that's rubble and you need to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with it. We're gonna look at the costs of

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<v Speaker 2>cure in just a second. But here's another setback. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>a third setback that will cause you to be discouraged.

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<v Speaker 2>And it happened in Neamyah and day, and it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>happen to you. It's when I start to doubt my

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<v Speaker 2>own ability. When I start to doubt my own ability,

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<v Speaker 2>then this causes a sense of failure. Now when you

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<v Speaker 2>add that to fatigue, you got fatigue, and you got

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<v Speaker 2>frustrated fatigue it's taken too long, frustration, it's too complicated,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you start having a sense of failure. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>now it's getting serious. I'm going to get discouraged. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the third part of Nemiah four, verse ten. The people said,

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<v Speaker 2>look at this. The people said, we now realize that

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<v Speaker 2>we cannot, not will not, we cannot finish this wall. WHOA,

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<v Speaker 2>what just happened? The New American Bible says, we will

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<v Speaker 2>never be able to finish this wall. What happened? They've

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<v Speaker 2>already built half of it. Why all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 2>they decided that they can't finish it. I mean, I said,

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<v Speaker 2>they've already built half of it. But now they've lost

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<v Speaker 2>their confidence. You know, now they felt they're filled with

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<v Speaker 2>self doubt. Now they're questioning why they even started. Now

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<v Speaker 2>they said, you know, you know, I was foolish to

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<v Speaker 2>even think about doing this. You ever felt that way?

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<v Speaker 2>Why did I take this job? Why did I get married?

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<v Speaker 2>Why did I make this move? You start second guessing yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>You start doubting yourself. You start filling yourself with feelings

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<v Speaker 2>of failure and like I can't do this. You lose

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<v Speaker 2>your confidence, You start feeling like your failure because of

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<v Speaker 2>the frustration and fatigue, and they feel the failure. They

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<v Speaker 2>originally planned. And the result is their confidence goes in

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<v Speaker 2>the toilet, It goes down the drain. They lose their heart,

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<v Speaker 2>they lose their enthusiasm. Now, let me ask, as a

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<v Speaker 2>pastor who loves you, a real important question. How do

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<v Speaker 2>you handle failure? How do you react when your plans collapse?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you react when it's taken longer than you thought?

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<v Speaker 2>It's more complicated your thought? And you start doubting do

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<v Speaker 2>I even have the ability to do this? What do

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<v Speaker 1>Do?

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<v Speaker 2>You give into self pity and you have a pity party.

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<v Speaker 2>Poor me, everybody hates me, nobody loves me. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>go eat worms. You have a pity party and you

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<v Speaker 2>invite you me and myself and I, or you start

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<v Speaker 2>complaining and he starts saying it's impossible. Are you start

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<v Speaker 2>having the feeling about the time I make ends meet

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<v Speaker 2>somebody moves the ends, or do you start blaming other

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<v Speaker 2>didn't tell me how hard it was gonna be. When listen,

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<v Speaker 2>If at first you don't succeed, you're normal. You're normal.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody succeeds at first. Successful people simply see failure as

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<v Speaker 2>a temporary setback. This whole series is on learning the

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual quality of resilience of trusting God for a comeback.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no comeback without first a setback. And that

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<v Speaker 2>setback maybe this third one, where you just start doubting

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<v Speaker 2>your own ability to go. I don't think I'm even

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<v Speaker 2>up for the task. I don't think I can do this.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I can finish what I've started. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>finally there's a fourth setback, and we see this in

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<v Speaker 2>this next verse, and it is this you start to

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<v Speaker 2>give up. You feel like giving up when the opposition

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<v Speaker 2>grows stronger. Now, when you start a progress a project,

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<v Speaker 2>probably nobody even cares, they don't even notice, and so

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<v Speaker 2>more visible you become. And guess what, the moment you

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<v Speaker 2>and fear. That's enough to discourage anybody. Now let me

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<v Speaker 2>here's what they did. First, they just created the builders,

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<v Speaker 2>So they criticized the builders. And then the second thing

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<v Speaker 2>ridicule them. They actually made fun of them. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>The third thing the enemy tribes did is they threatened them,

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<v Speaker 2>it says this, meanwhile, in spite of all these other

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<v Speaker 2>three facts, it's taking too long, it's too complicated, and

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<v Speaker 2>we don't know what we're doing, and we don't doubt it,

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<v Speaker 2>we doubt our ability. It says, meanwhile, our enemies are

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<v Speaker 2>threatening to kill us in order to stop this work. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a legitimate reason to be discouraged. Might die

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<v Speaker 2>if we finished this project. Now, it's not just frustration

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<v Speaker 2>and fear and fatigue. It is literally a legitimate reason

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<v Speaker 2>that we might die. But I want you to notice

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<v Speaker 2>in this next verse, verse twelve, who got discouraged first?

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<v Speaker 2>It was those who were listening to the enemy, those

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<v Speaker 2>who were listening to the wrong people. They weren't listening

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<v Speaker 2>to God. They were listening to the non believers. They

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<v Speaker 2>were listening to the world, not to the word Neamiah four.

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<v Speaker 2>Verse twelve tells us why they had got discouraged. Then

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<v Speaker 2>those of us who lived closest to our enemies. Underline

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<v Speaker 2>that those of us who lived closest to our enemies

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<v Speaker 2>kept reporting over and over ten times. This is the

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<v Speaker 2>power of repetition that our enemies kept saying over and over.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't matter where you go, we will attack you. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>If you keep hanging out with negative people, and you

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<v Speaker 2>keep constantly listening to negative talk radio and watching negative

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<v Speaker 2>guess what it's going to infect you with fear. Some

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<v Speaker 2>of you need to go on a diet of negativity.

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<v Speaker 2>Stop filling your mind with negative words from television, radio, news, internet,

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<v Speaker 2>social media, says, those who live closest to the enemy.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're listening to everything that's bad and all the

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<v Speaker 2>news today is bad news about our economy, about our world,

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<v Speaker 2>about everything about the government, everything, you're going to get discouraged.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to become fearful, and fear is going to grow.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me ask you personal question. What secret fear is

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<v Speaker 2>causing you to be discouraged. Fear of criticism, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>A fear of embarrassment so you hesitate to take a

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<v Speaker 2>big step of faith. A fear that you're not capable

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<v Speaker 2>of the task before you. A fear that you have

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<v Speaker 2>to be perfect, that you have to be flawless. A

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<v Speaker 2>fear that nobody will love you if they knew the

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<v Speaker 2>real you. A fear that you can't handle the pressure.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got some hidden fears. I'm sure of that, because

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<v Speaker 2>we all do. Comes as a result of sin in

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<v Speaker 2>the broken world. Now, how do you know when it's

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<v Speaker 2>fear that is discouraging? Oh, it's real simple. You have

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<v Speaker 2>an intense desire to run, to escape, let me out

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<v Speaker 2>of here, And they said, let's just get out of here.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's run away from a situation. So we've got fear,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've got frustration, and we've got fatigue, and we've

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<v Speaker 2>got a sense of failure, and we've got fear. Those

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<v Speaker 2>four things line up to cause discouragement in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>What is God's cure when you feel like giving up?

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<v Speaker 2>When you're at the halfway point in a project in

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<v Speaker 2>your life, in your ministry, in your marriage, or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>Where do you find the strength and the motivation to

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<v Speaker 2>finish whatever you've started, what God has started in you?

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says, being confident of this, that He who

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<v Speaker 2>the day of completion. In Jesus Christ, how do I

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<v Speaker 2>keep on going when I feel like giving up? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>three things that Nehemiah did when he led the people

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<v Speaker 2>to finish the wall. And here the three things that

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<v Speaker 2>he did, and you need to do these same three

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<v Speaker 2>things to turn the setbacks from fear, for frustration, fatigue,

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<v Speaker 2>or failure into a comeback. Number one first thing Niamiah did.

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<v Speaker 2>First thing you need to do reorganize whatever's not working,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe something in your life, maybe something in your family.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe something in your business and your job. You may

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<v Speaker 2>be doing the right thing, but in the wrong way.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of times when we get discouraged at what

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<v Speaker 2>wrong thing. No, you may be doing the right thing,

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<v Speaker 2>you're just doing it in the wrong way. And God says,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to do it differently. Keep doing what

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing, just do it differently. Neiamiah four p. Thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>says this, So I stationed armed guards. This is Niamiah

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<v Speaker 2>narrating in I stationed arm guards at the most vulnerable

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<v Speaker 2>places of the wall, and I assigned people by families

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<v Speaker 2>with their swords and lances and their bows. Now, let

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<v Speaker 2>me explain what's going on here. Neamia says, Okay, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>we've got enemies who want to attack us. So here's

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<v Speaker 2>what we're going to do. Half of you are going

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<v Speaker 2>other half of you're going to stand guard. And then

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to switch and the other half will do

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<v Speaker 2>work on the wall and the other half will guard.

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<v Speaker 2>What's you doing. He's just coming up with a new plan.

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<v Speaker 2>They did not give up on the goal. They just

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<v Speaker 2>devised a new strategy. Here's the point. Whatever you're discouraged

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<v Speaker 2>at right now doesn't necessarily mean you need to stop

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<v Speaker 2>doing it. Doesn't mean you're doing the wrong thing. It

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<v Speaker 2>may be mean you're doing it in the wrong way.

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<v Speaker 2>Nea Mayah said, we got to change the way we're

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<v Speaker 2>doing this, And maybe you need to change the way

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing your schedule, change the way you're doing your diet,

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<v Speaker 2>change the way you're doing the way you're relating to people.

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<v Speaker 2>Should the natural temptations to give up on the dream? No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>no no. So let's just get personal. You got a

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<v Speaker 2>problem right now, well, don't give up, just change your

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<v Speaker 2>way to it. You deeply in debt, well, then you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to need to reorganize your budget. Are you out

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<v Speaker 2>of shape? You're going to need to reorganize your lifestyle.

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<v Speaker 2>You're eating patterns? Are you over committed in your schedule?

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna need to reorganize your time. Where do you

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<v Speaker 2>need to do what Neomi did? Reorganize whatever's not working.

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

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<v Speaker 1>But first, experts have discovered that an attitude of gratitude

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<v Speaker 2>Friends, one of the most powerful ways you can transform

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