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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 in our series

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<v Speaker 1>called Strategies for Stressful Times. In these lessons, Rick SHARE's

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<v Speaker 1>biblical wisdom for navigating difficult and stressful times so that

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<v Speaker 1>you can experience God's peace and thrive in any situation. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in just a little while, we're going to tell you

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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. Now here's Pastor Rick Morin with part two

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<v Speaker 1>of a message called finding the Strength to Keep going

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<v Speaker 1>when I'm emotionally worn out.

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<v Speaker 2>Psalm one five, verse nine says this on the screen.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord is good to everyone, and he shows compassion

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<v Speaker 2>to all he has made. Did you get that The

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<v Speaker 2>Lord is good to everyone. He shows good things to everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>even those who are atheists, who don't believe in him,

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever, who are rejecting him, who are mad at him.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord is good to everyone. And he shows compassion

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<v Speaker 2>to all he has made. By the way, If God

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<v Speaker 2>is good to everybody, and he shows compassion to all

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<v Speaker 2>he's made, shouldn't you and I do the same with

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<v Speaker 2>people we disagree with? Do you show compassion to people

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<v Speaker 2>you disagree with? Are you good to people who you

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<v Speaker 2>think are an enemy? God is good to everyone and

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<v Speaker 2>compassionate with everyone. Now, because God knows every feeling you

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<v Speaker 2>already have. And God understands every feeling, and he knows

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<v Speaker 2>better than you do. And God loves to listen to

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<v Speaker 2>us and even our complaints about stress and everything else

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<v Speaker 2>and change, and he's always listening. Then God tells us

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<v Speaker 2>to come quickly to him whenever we're stressed, whenever we're

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of our rope, and we're ever ready

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<v Speaker 2>to throw in the towels. That letter said whenever you're distressed. Lamentations,

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter two, verse nineteen says, this cry out to God,

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<v Speaker 2>cry out in the night, pour out. Can you hear

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<v Speaker 2>this cry out in the night? Pour out your heart

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<v Speaker 2>like water in prayer to the Lord. Have you been

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<v Speaker 2>doing that? If you haven't, that's one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 2>why you may be emotionally dry and drained and that

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<v Speaker 2>do you hear the passion in that verse? Do you

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<v Speaker 2>hear the urgency in that verse that God wants you

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<v Speaker 2>to have? He says, cry out, not mumblesome, memorized cliche

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<v Speaker 2>prayer for the gift and the giver and bless us

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<v Speaker 2>food to the nourishment of our bodies and online. No,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, cry out, say God, help me, help me.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I can keep going or not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just too hard. I'm about to lose it. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of my rope. I'm out of options.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't handle this. That's being honest to God. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the first key to gaining daily strength, the

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<v Speaker 2>daily strength that you need in order to keep going

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<v Speaker 2>and make it to the finish line and finish well

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. And the first key is this, honestly

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<v Speaker 2>tell God what I'm feeling. Now. The second key to

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<v Speaker 2>daily strength that you're gonna need to keep going is this.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't just honestly tell God what you're feeling. Number two,

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<v Speaker 2>you humbly ask God for strength. I humbly ask God

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<v Speaker 2>for strength. There's an action step and there's an attitude

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<v Speaker 2>with each of these four keys. Psalm one h five

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<v Speaker 2>verse for us as this look to the Lord and

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<v Speaker 2>to his strength. That's pretty clear, He says, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>don't look for any other source for emotional strength. Look

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<v Speaker 2>to the Lord. Who are you looking to for emotional

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<v Speaker 2>strength in your life? Look to the Lord for his strength.

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<v Speaker 2>Job Chapter twelve, Verse thirteen says this God is the

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<v Speaker 2>real source of wisdom and strength. God is the real source.

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<v Speaker 2>So why don't you keep Why do you keep asking

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<v Speaker 2>other people for support and for strength? God is the

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<v Speaker 2>real source. Why don't If God is the real source

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<v Speaker 2>of strength in your life, emotional, spiritual, mental, physical strength,

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<v Speaker 2>why don't you keep asking for strength literally throughout your day?

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<v Speaker 2>Not just once in the morning or once at night.

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<v Speaker 2>Why not throughout the day? God, I needs strength as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going into this meeting. God, I need strength as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing this doctor's appointment. God, I needs strength as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm picking up the kids. God, I need strength as

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<v Speaker 2>I'm preparing this task or this meal or whatever. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says, you do not have it because you

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<v Speaker 2>don't ask God for it. You have not because you

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<v Speaker 2>ask not. Did you know that about twenty times in

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament we are commanded by God to ask

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<v Speaker 2>We are commanded about twenty times to ask in prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says, ask and it shall be given. Seek

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<v Speaker 2>and you'll find, Knock and the door will be open.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said, if you ask for anything in my name,

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<v Speaker 2>I will do it. Jesus said, ask so that your

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<v Speaker 2>joy will be full. You know, this week I was

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<v Speaker 2>reading an article that said, one of the primary symptoms

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<v Speaker 2>of emotional fatigue and emotional stress is often sleeplessness. It's

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<v Speaker 2>insomnia that when you are emotionally empty, when your tank

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<v Speaker 2>is empty, you have the inability to get to sleep. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>studies have confirmed this. Scientific studies have confirmed that the

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<v Speaker 2>more depleted you are emotionally, the harder it is for

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<v Speaker 2>you to get to sleep or to stay asleep. And

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<v Speaker 2>when I saw that, I thought, man, the impact of

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<v Speaker 2>COVID and all the changes in our world has probably

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<v Speaker 2>left millions of people sleep deprived.

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<v Speaker 1>And now here's Pastor Rick Warren with the second half

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<v Speaker 1>of today's lesson.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, you may have never realized this, but did you

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<v Speaker 2>know that your relationship with God can affect your sleep

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<v Speaker 2>When you're out of fellowship with God, when you are

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<v Speaker 2>estranged from God, when you're at war with God, he

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<v Speaker 2>tells you do something you know I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. When you're in rebellion against God, did you

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<v Speaker 2>know that your body recognizes that even if you aren't

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<v Speaker 2>consciously aware of the conflict, and your body takes it out.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you're in harmony with God, you get the

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<v Speaker 2>peace and you get the strength of God and the

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<v Speaker 2>peace and the strength of God. Do you know what

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<v Speaker 2>it does? It leads to better sleep. You know. I

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<v Speaker 2>give you an example of this. When King David was

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<v Speaker 2>a fugitive. He's running for his life. People were trying

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<v Speaker 2>to kill him, and he's running for his life and

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<v Speaker 2>he's hiding in caves. During that time, he wrote these

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<v Speaker 2>words Psalm chapter three, verse five. He says, I can

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<v Speaker 2>lay down, I can lie down and go to sleep,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll wake up again because the Lord gives me strength.

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<v Speaker 2>See the connection between God giving you strength and you

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<v Speaker 2>being able to sleep. So here's the second way you

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<v Speaker 2>can gain new strength to keep going. When you feel

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<v Speaker 2>like I don't know if I've got the energy to

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<v Speaker 2>keep going, keep asking God for strength every day, over

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<v Speaker 2>and over and over. God will never get tired. You

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<v Speaker 2>can ask him fifty times or one hundred times a day.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm one thirty eight. Verse three says this, when

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<v Speaker 2>I pray, you answer me, and you encourage me by

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<v Speaker 2>giving me the strength I need. How do I get

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<v Speaker 2>strength and need by asking for it in prayer? So

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<v Speaker 2>I humbly ask God for strength, just like I honestly

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<v Speaker 2>tell God what I'm feeling. Now I told you that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a corresponding attitude for each of these four actions

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<v Speaker 2>in developing resilience, in developing endurance, and developing an attitude

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<v Speaker 2>of continuing to keep on, keep on. One of these

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<v Speaker 2>attitudes is seen in the life of Daniel. There on

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<v Speaker 2>your outline and Daniel, chapter ten Versus eleven and twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>God told this to Daniel. Daniel was in a situation

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<v Speaker 2>where he was under enormous stress in his culture, and

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<v Speaker 2>God says this to Daniel, Oh, Daniel, greatly loved of God.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, you're greatly loved by God, Oh Daniel,

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<v Speaker 2>greatly loved of God. Listen carefully. Since the first day

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<v Speaker 2>you began to pray and humble yourself before your God,

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<v Speaker 2>your request has been heard in heaven. He said, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, You've been praying for this for a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard the request, we answered it, decided to answer

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<v Speaker 2>it instantly. But notice, he said, when you prayed and

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<v Speaker 2>you humbled yourself before God, circle that word humbled. And

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<v Speaker 2>then I want you to write down this next truth,

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<v Speaker 2>the attitude that moves God to answer your prayers. Are

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<v Speaker 2>you ready for this is humility, the attitude that moves

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<v Speaker 2>God to answer your prayers. Is humility. God, I'm depending

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<v Speaker 2>on you, I'm trusting in You. I can't do this

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<v Speaker 2>on my own. I don't have the wherewithal I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have the emotional energy to keep on keeping on. That

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<v Speaker 2>admission is humility. So let's just review. If I need

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<v Speaker 2>strength to keep going, and all of us do, You're

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<v Speaker 2>going to need it this week? How do I have

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<v Speaker 2>the strength to keep going when I want to just

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<v Speaker 2>do nothing? Number One, Honestly tell God what I'm feeling

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<v Speaker 2>and humbly ask God for his strength. Now here's the

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<v Speaker 2>third key that the Bible teaches us to having the

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<v Speaker 2>daily strength that you need to keep going when you're

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<v Speaker 2>under stress or in times of great change. Here's the

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<v Speaker 2>third key. Number three, Gratefully thank God. Gratefully thank God

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<v Speaker 2>for all that's good despite all that's bad. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>say that again. The third key to having the strength

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<v Speaker 2>strength to keep going is to gratefully thank God for

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<v Speaker 2>all that's good despite all that's bad. It's a matter

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<v Speaker 2>of choosing what you think about, because the world is

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<v Speaker 2>filled with both good and bad. Now here's the principle.

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<v Speaker 2>In First Thessalonians five eighteen, the Bible says this give

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<v Speaker 2>thanks in all circumstances. What does that not include none,

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<v Speaker 2>give thanks in all? I looked up the word all.

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<v Speaker 2>It means all, give thanks in all circumstances. For this

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<v Speaker 2>is God's will for you. In Christ Jesus. People always say,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to know God's will. What's God's will for

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<v Speaker 2>my life? There it is God's will for your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Is the attitude of gratitude to give thanks in all situations,

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<v Speaker 2>in all circumstances. Now, notice don't misread that verse. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't say for all things give thanks. It says in

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<v Speaker 2>all things give thanks, give thanks in all circumstances. Doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>say give thanks for all circumstances. You get cancer, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to be thankful for that. A little child

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody gets in an accident, you have to be thankful. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>that's actually ridiculous. I mean, that's evil. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to be thankful for evil. It doesn't say give thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for everything. There's a lot of things that we shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be thankful for. But it says in all circumstances, circle

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<v Speaker 2>that in all circumstances, it is God's will for me

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<v Speaker 2>to develop the attitude of gratitude. And this is the

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<v Speaker 2>third key to keeping on. You know, I've been in

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<v Speaker 2>ministry now fifty two years. How have I been able

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<v Speaker 2>to keep my joy? This is one of the principles

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<v Speaker 2>the attitude of gratitude. A number of scientific studies have

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<v Speaker 2>concluded that the attitude of gratitude is the healthiest emotion

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<v Speaker 2>that humans can have. In fact, every time you take

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<v Speaker 2>time to express gratitude about anything, to anyone, to God,

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<v Speaker 2>or to anybody else. Every time you take time to

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<v Speaker 2>express gratitude, it helps refill your empty emotional gas tank

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<v Speaker 2>for your own good. You need to develop the attitude

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<v Speaker 2>of gratitude. It's one of the four keys to keeping on,

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<v Speaker 2>keeping on, to having the strength to make it to

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<v Speaker 2>the finished line. One of the most practical yet powerful

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<v Speaker 2>habits that you can develop is to make a daily

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<v Speaker 2>gratitude list. To sit down for five minutes each day

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<v Speaker 2>and go, Okay, what am I grateful for? And you

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<v Speaker 2>start making a list of things that you're thankful for

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<v Speaker 2>that will strengthen your soul. Okay, This is the third

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<v Speaker 2>key to having the energy, emotional energy to keep on

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<v Speaker 2>keeping on. Now, it's easy to be grateful obviously, when

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<v Speaker 2>your emotional tank is full and things are going great

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<v Speaker 2>in your life and you don't have any problems or

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<v Speaker 2>just a few of them, and it's much harder to

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<v Speaker 2>find things to be thankful for when you're in a

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<v Speaker 2>crisis or when you're facing a prolonged chronic stress. But

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<v Speaker 2>when you're worn out, Listen, when you're worn out, or

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<v Speaker 2>when you're experiencing burnout, emotional burnout, and you just got

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<v Speaker 2>the bloss that's when you need the tool of gratitude

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<v Speaker 2>the most to help refill your empty emotional gas tank. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest example of gratitude, and this principle is found

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<v Speaker 2>in the life of Job. Remember the story of Job.

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<v Speaker 2>Job was the wealthiest man of his generation, very great,

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<v Speaker 2>great man, very successful man. But he lost everything in

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<v Speaker 2>a single day. And he did know why. What happened

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<v Speaker 2>in a single day with Job's all of his children

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<v Speaker 2>were murdered by terrorists, all of his crops, all of

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<v Speaker 2>his livestock, and his home was completely destroyed in a

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<v Speaker 2>single day. And on that same day, Job contracted a painful,

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<v Speaker 2>deadly disease. You talk about having a bad day. His

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<v Speaker 2>life literally collapsed overnight, and Job had every reason to

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<v Speaker 2>be angry and to be bitter because nothing made sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Here he is serving God, doing the right things. He

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<v Speaker 2>was a just man, the Bible said, but nothing made sense.

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<v Speaker 2>He literally lost everything in his life, and one day,

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<v Speaker 2>what did Job do? He did this third point when

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<v Speaker 2>he was in a situation where he was going, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if I've got strength to go on. What

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<v Speaker 2>he did is he gratefully worshiped God when everything around

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<v Speaker 2>him did not make sense. Obviously, it's easy to worship

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<v Speaker 2>God when everything's going your way, but while how do

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<v Speaker 2>you worship God when everything's not going your way? Job

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<v Speaker 2>chapter one, verses twenty to twenty two. It says this

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<v Speaker 2>that in grief, Job tore his robe and shaved his head.

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<v Speaker 2>Then he fell to the ground and he worshiped God.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that a strange thing to do in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of having lost everything in your life? He fell to

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<v Speaker 2>the ground and worshiped God. And here's what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's Job's perspective. I was born with nothing, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to die with nothing. The Lord gave and now

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord is taken away. May the name of the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord be praised. That's gratitude in spite of everything. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says that it happened. This is the next verse.

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<v Speaker 2>In spite of everything that had happened, Job did not

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<v Speaker 2>sin by blaming God. Now, if you're taking notes right

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<v Speaker 2>now on your outline, I want you to circle the

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<v Speaker 2>phrase praised in spite of everything. Circle that phrase he

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<v Speaker 2>praised in spite of everything? Do you do that? Or

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<v Speaker 2>do you only thank God when things are going good

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<v Speaker 2>in your life? You see, throughout this book, Job expresses

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<v Speaker 2>trust and praise and gratitude to God even when he

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<v Speaker 2>has no idea why all these problems and tragedies are

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<v Speaker 2>happening in his life, one right after another. And when

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<v Speaker 2>Job could not find anything, any circumstance that he could

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<v Speaker 2>be grateful for, he just got invite it. He lost

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<v Speaker 2>it all. What does he do? He expresses gratitude for

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<v Speaker 2>God's character. He expresses God for what he knew God

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<v Speaker 2>was really like. Now, that is a lesson we all

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<v Speaker 2>need to learn. When you're going through a time and

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<v Speaker 2>you go, I can't find anything in my life to

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<v Speaker 2>be thankful for. Well, I bet you could. Okay, I

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<v Speaker 2>bet you could. But if you were not able to

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<v Speaker 2>find anything you could be thankful for in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>you could still be thankful for who God is, and

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<v Speaker 2>Job shows us that in spite of how I feel,

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<v Speaker 2>I can always be grateful. I've listed just three or

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<v Speaker 2>four of the things he's grateful for in the book

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<v Speaker 2>of Job. They're about fifteen, but Job says, I can

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<v Speaker 2>always be grateful that God is loving and cares for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Job ten twelve. God is loving and cares for me,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know that even when things are going wrong

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<v Speaker 2>in my life, God is a loving God and he

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<v Speaker 2>cares for me. I can be grateful for that. Then

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<v Speaker 2>Job twenty three fourteen, I can be grateful that God

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<v Speaker 2>has a detailed plan for my future. I can't see it,

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<v Speaker 2>but because I know God's good God, and he has

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<v Speaker 2>a plan form life, it's a good plan. He has

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<v Speaker 2>a detailed plan for my life. In Joe thirty four thirteen,

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<v Speaker 2>I can be grateful that God is in control of

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<v Speaker 2>what I don't understand. That's been comforting with me so

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<v Speaker 2>many times. God's in control of what I don't understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus told his disciples that they should live their lives

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