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<v Speaker 1>You know, none of us can earn our way into

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<v Speaker 1>heaven because eternal life is a free gift when you

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<v Speaker 1>accept Jesus as the Lord of your life. Hey, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. And today Rick Warren

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<v Speaker 1>continues a series called Good News about Grace. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>truly understand the Christian life until you understand grace. It's

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<v Speaker 1>at the heart of your faith and your relationship with God.

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<v Speaker 1>And in this series you're going to discover how not

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<v Speaker 1>to only understand grace, but how to experience it and

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<v Speaker 1>the joy that it brings. Let's go to the final

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<v Speaker 1>part of a message called Liberating Grace.

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<v Speaker 2>Romans eight thirty one says this, If God is for us,

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<v Speaker 2>who can be against us? Now? Notice that God is

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<v Speaker 2>not just with us. The Bible says God is for us,

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<v Speaker 2>daies and gentlemen. That is the essence of the doctrine

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<v Speaker 2>of grace. Grace can be summed up in four words.

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<v Speaker 2>God is for us. God's on your side. God is

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<v Speaker 2>not sitting up there in the heavens looking down on you,

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<v Speaker 2>saying what can I punish next in their life? If

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<v Speaker 2>you have received God's grace and you've become in part

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<v Speaker 2>of God's family, then God is for you. Now if

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<v Speaker 2>you're thumbing your nose to God and he's saying, God,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna be my own God. I'm going to work

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<v Speaker 2>my way into heaven. I don't need you. Well, of

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<v Speaker 2>course God is not for you. But when you come

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<v Speaker 2>in sincerity and honesty and humility and go God, I

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<v Speaker 2>admit it. I'm imperfect. I don't stand a chance of

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<v Speaker 2>getting into a perfect heaven except through you. Please show

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<v Speaker 2>me your grace. God is for us. Now. Again, that's

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<v Speaker 2>a hard thing to accept for some people because you

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<v Speaker 2>were trained, you were customized, you were pro to think

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<v Speaker 2>of conditional love, and all your life you just felt

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<v Speaker 2>like you could never measure up. The l and relax

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<v Speaker 2>stands for let God handle things. Let God handle things

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<v Speaker 2>in my life. Now. That's very important because at the

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<v Speaker 2>root of perfectionism is a desire to control. You See,

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<v Speaker 2>you think that if you can just control things, then

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<v Speaker 2>they'll be perfect. And so if I can just control

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<v Speaker 2>my spouse, we'll have a perfect marriage. If I control

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<v Speaker 2>my kids, they'll never get in trouble and always be safe.

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<v Speaker 2>If I can control my career, my path will be assured.

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<v Speaker 2>If I can control any other the people around me,

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<v Speaker 2>then the world will be a better place. But as

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<v Speaker 2>we've talked about many times, most of your life is

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<v Speaker 2>out of your control and you can't control it. You see,

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<v Speaker 2>that's attempt to play God. God is God and you aren't.

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<v Speaker 2>And God can do a whole lot better job than

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<v Speaker 2>you can. So what do you do when you can't

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<v Speaker 2>control the uncontrollable things in life? First Peter five seven,

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<v Speaker 2>It says, cast all your anxiety on him, because he

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<v Speaker 2>cares for you. Now circle the word cast. Those of

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<v Speaker 2>you who are fishermen know what it means to cast.

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<v Speaker 2>When you cast a line, or if you're a fly

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<v Speaker 2>fisherman and you're casting repeatedly, you're holding onto the line

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<v Speaker 2>or you're holding onto the rodden reel, and there comes

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<v Speaker 2>a point in the cast where you have to take

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<v Speaker 2>your finger off the button of the line and you

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<v Speaker 2>have to let it go. If you don't, there's no casting.

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<v Speaker 2>The essence of casting is letting go. And to overcome perfectionism,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to let go. You have to let go

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<v Speaker 2>and let God do his thing. Now, if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to live a long time, you need to memorize Proverbs

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen thirty. Look at the next verse, read it with me.

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<v Speaker 2>A relaxed attitude lengthens a man's life. Now I've already

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<v Speaker 2>had you write down I don't have to be perfect

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<v Speaker 2>for God to love me. I want you to write

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<v Speaker 2>this down too. Things don't have to be perfect for

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<v Speaker 2>me to be happy. Things don't have to be perfect

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<v Speaker 2>for me to be happy. Things don't have to be

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<v Speaker 2>perfect for me to enjoy them. There is no such

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<v Speaker 2>thing as a perfect vacation. If you're waiting for one,

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<v Speaker 2>you're never gonna enjoy one. There is no such thing

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<v Speaker 2>as a perfect marriage. You married a sinner and she

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<v Speaker 2>married a bigger one, so there's no perfect marriage because

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<v Speaker 2>you got imperfect people. Who thinks you can put two

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<v Speaker 2>imperfect people together and have a perfect relationship. There are

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<v Speaker 2>no such thing as perfect kids. There is no such

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<v Speaker 2>thing as a perfect body. There is no perfect church.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no perfect job. The Bible says nothing is

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<v Speaker 2>perfect except God's word. And if you're waiting for that

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<v Speaker 2>perfect environment for you to enjoy life, it's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen. You must learn to enjoy life in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of imperfection, in less than perfect circumstances. Have you

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<v Speaker 2>learned to do that to love the moment in the

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<v Speaker 2>midst everything does not have to be perfect for you

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<v Speaker 2>to enjoy the moment. If you're walking down the beach,

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<v Speaker 2>you can still enjoy the moment, even if you can

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<v Speaker 2>hear the cars going by and you still have bills

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<v Speaker 2>to pay. Learning to enjoy the moment in spite of

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<v Speaker 2>the imperfections of life, Paul said it like this, I've

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<v Speaker 2>learned to be content in whatever situation I am, he said,

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<v Speaker 2>I've learned to be content no matter what state I'm in.

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<v Speaker 2>I notice, he says, I've learned. You see, I, by nature,

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<v Speaker 2>am not a contented person. I, by nature am discontented,

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<v Speaker 2>and so are you. It is not human nature to

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<v Speaker 2>be content. It's something you have to learn. And of course,

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<v Speaker 2>we live in a society called it's filled with consumerism

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<v Speaker 2>and an entire industry called the ad industry, which is

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<v Speaker 2>designed to create discontent in your life. So you'll buy

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<v Speaker 2>their product and you see things on TV and you think,

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<v Speaker 2>how in the world did I live without that? My

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<v Speaker 2>life is incomplete until I get that product, use that service,

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<v Speaker 2>have that experience, look like that model, et cetera. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to learn to be content. It's learned we know

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<v Speaker 2>Paul was a Southerner, the apostle Paul, because he says,

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<v Speaker 2>I thank God for you all. The A in relax

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<v Speaker 2>stands for act in faith, not fear. Act in faith

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<v Speaker 2>not fear. Now, remember how you got into God's family

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<v Speaker 2>in the first place. In Ephesians two eight, it says,

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<v Speaker 2>read it with me, for it is by grace. You

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<v Speaker 2>have been saved through faith. Now listen, that's the only

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<v Speaker 2>way you're gonna ever get saved by grace. If you

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<v Speaker 2>don't get saved by grace, you're not saved. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>other way to get into Heaven except by grace. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>never be good enough, you'll never be perfect enough, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>never earn enough. You can't buy you into it. If

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<v Speaker 2>you don't go in by grace, you're not going in.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a free gift of God. It's by grace

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<v Speaker 2>through faith. I put my faith in God's grace. That's

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<v Speaker 2>how you get into the Christian life. Now listen, this

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<v Speaker 2>is very important. The way you got into the Christian

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<v Speaker 2>life is the way you continue the Christian life. The

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<v Speaker 2>way you became saved is the way you continue to

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<v Speaker 2>be saved. The way you became a believer is the

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<v Speaker 2>way you continue as a believer by grace through faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Notice the next verse. So, then just as you received

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<v Speaker 2>Christ Jesus the Lord as Lord, continue to live in

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<v Speaker 2>him the same way. You're not saved by grace and

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<v Speaker 2>then live by works. A lot of people think that,

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<v Speaker 2>you see, they think, well, I'm saved by God's free gift,

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<v Speaker 2>and now I have to really work hard as a

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<v Speaker 2>Christian to keep God's approval in my life. No, you don't.

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<v Speaker 2>How were you saved by promising to be perfect? No?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you live the Christian life by promising to

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<v Speaker 2>be perfect? No? How were you How did you come

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<v Speaker 2>into the Christian life by keeping the Ten Commandments and

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<v Speaker 2>promising to obey every rule? No? How do you live

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<v Speaker 2>the Christian life by keeping the ten Commandments and promising? No,

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<v Speaker 2>it's by grace through faith. Now, listen, you need to

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<v Speaker 2>understand that literally everything in your life is a gift

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<v Speaker 2>from God. Everything in your life, your own life. You

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't be alive if it weren't for the grace of God.

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<v Speaker 2>The air you breathe is a gift of grace. The

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<v Speaker 2>mind that you have is a gift of grace. Your

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<v Speaker 2>ability to hear and see right now is a gift

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<v Speaker 2>of God's grace. You wouldn't have it. You certainly didn't

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<v Speaker 2>earn it. Everything that God does in your life he

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<v Speaker 2>does for one reason grace, grace. God teaches you by grace.

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<v Speaker 2>God forgives you by grace. God guides you by grace,

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<v Speaker 2>not because you deserve it. God uses you by grace.

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<v Speaker 2>God gives you gifts and talents by grace. God blesses

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<v Speaker 2>your life by grace. God gives you friends and family

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<v Speaker 2>and freedom by grace. Absolutely nothing in your life did

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<v Speaker 2>you earn. He said, Wait a minute, I earned my salary,

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<v Speaker 2>I earned my income, I earn my Where do you

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<v Speaker 2>think you got the ability to make that money? The

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<v Speaker 2>ability came from God. And if He hadn't given you

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<v Speaker 2>the ability in the hands, in the brain, you wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>even do that. Everything in your life you owe to God.

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<v Speaker 2>It's all all all by grace. Now, understanding this truth

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<v Speaker 2>is one thing. It doesn't guarantee that you'll live by it.

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<v Speaker 2>Because if you were a perfectionist before you became a believer, then,

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<v Speaker 2>as I said, after you become a believer, the tendency

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<v Speaker 2>is to take all those perfectionistic tendencies and put them

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<v Speaker 2>on God and make God the unpleasable parent. And he's

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<v Speaker 2>the one who always nags at you, rather than your

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<v Speaker 2>conscience or culture or something else. Some of you have

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<v Speaker 2>been living in the prison of perfection perfectionism for a

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<v Speaker 2>long long time. But today you're going to get clemency.

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<v Speaker 2>Today is your day of pardon. Today is the day

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna be set free. The jail door is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be unlocked, and you're going to be told from

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<v Speaker 2>God's word you can walk out a free person that

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to live under. Are in the prison

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<v Speaker 2>of perfectionism anymore, because grace is available. But the only

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<v Speaker 2>way you'll be able to walk out that prison door

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<v Speaker 2>is to have faith, not fear, to trust in God's grace.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you been living in a prison of perfectionism, a

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<v Speaker 2>self imposed prison? Have you been robbed of your joy

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<v Speaker 2>and your freedom? Or you can walk out today. One

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<v Speaker 2>of the symptoms of perfectionism is constant fatigue because you're

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<v Speaker 2>always trying to control everything, and it's tiring trying to

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<v Speaker 2>be the general manager of the universe, holding all those

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<v Speaker 2>strings together, to keep all the balls in the air. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>one day you realize it's not up to me. I

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<v Speaker 2>can relax, I can let go, and I don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to try to make things perfect in order to prove

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<v Speaker 2>my worth. Now you can live in a self imposed

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<v Speaker 2>prison of perfectionism, or you can take step five and

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<v Speaker 2>find liberation and freedom today. Exchange my perfectionism. Exchange my

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<v Speaker 2>perfectionism for God's peace. You see, perfectionism destroys peace. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna live with one or the other, perfectionism or peace.

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<v Speaker 2>Now here's the offer. This is an offer that Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>Christ makes and it's still valid today. It's an offerer

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<v Speaker 2>you really can't afford to refuse. Matthew eleven, Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>are you tired, worn out, burnt out on religion? Come

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<v Speaker 2>to me, Get away with me, and you'll recover your life.

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<v Speaker 2>That's real recovery. Recover your life, and I will show

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<v Speaker 2>you how to take a real rest. Learn the unforced

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<v Speaker 2>rhythms of grace. I love that message paraphrase. Learn the

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<v Speaker 2>unforced rhythms of grace. What a deal. Now listen, let

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<v Speaker 2>me wrap it up with this. God is perfect, and

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<v Speaker 2>because God is perfect, he expects his children to be perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>Here that yes, God is perfect and he expects his

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<v Speaker 2>children to be perfect. Jesus even said it, Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>be he perfect even as I am perfect. But he

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<v Speaker 2>also knows there's no chance you're gonna be perfect. He

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<v Speaker 2>knows that's impossible, and so he came up with grace.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why God sent Jesus, because Jesus was perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>and we get in on his perfection. You can either

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<v Speaker 2>try all you want to, or you can just accept

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<v Speaker 2>the perfection of Christ and say, let me in on

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<v Speaker 2>his ticket. Now, as you read the Bible, you read

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<v Speaker 2>God's perfect standard of perfection, and you read many things,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you go, there's no way I could measure

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<v Speaker 2>up to that. There's no way I can keep all

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<v Speaker 2>those principles, follow all those rules. There's no way I

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<v Speaker 2>could be the kind of person that God says a

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<v Speaker 2>perfect person is. But you don't have to worry, because

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<v Speaker 2>He's already taken care of that, and by grace, he

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<v Speaker 2>has been the perfection for you. So I invite you

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<v Speaker 2>to receive God's offer today through Christ. Christian living is

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<v Speaker 2>based on grace not guilt. You see, you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>fail a lot in life. You're going to fail many

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<v Speaker 2>responsibilities that you've been given. You're going to fail to

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<v Speaker 2>live up to the expectations that other people place on you.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna let them down. Huh. Shoot, you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>fail your own expectations. And of course you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>fail measuring up to God's standard of perfection. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>all of sin and fallen short. But you don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to worry about that if you receive God's grace. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>there's only one failure you ever need to worry about.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the failure of Hebrews twelve fifteen the last verse.

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<v Speaker 2>Be careful that no one fails to receive God's grace.

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<v Speaker 2>So I invite you to receive it right now. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>bower heads. Why don't you pray a prayer like this

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<v Speaker 2>in your mind? Dear God, I need your grace. I

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<v Speaker 2>realize I'm not imperfect. In fact, I'm far from it,

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<v Speaker 2>but I want to enjoy your unconditional love. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for your grace. I put my trust in your grace today,

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<v Speaker 2>and I ask you to make me a part of

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<v Speaker 2>your family, Make me your child, not because I deserve it,

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<v Speaker 2>but because of your unconditional love. Help me to be

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<v Speaker 2>believe that You're for me, not against me, and help

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<v Speaker 2>me to let you handle things in my life, to

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<v Speaker 2>relax and to cast my cares and anxiety on you. Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>I know from today that it's just putting my faith

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<v Speaker 2>in your grace that saves me, and so I do that.

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<v Speaker 2>But I also ask you to help me to put

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<v Speaker 2>my faith in your grace to live the life that

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<v Speaker 2>you meant for me to live. And I am tired

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<v Speaker 2>and I am worn out, but I come to you today.

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<v Speaker 2>Help me to learn the unforced rhythms of grace. In

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus' name, I pray Amen.

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