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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>here's Pastor Rick Warren with part two of a message

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<v Speaker 1>called how to trust God when you don't like the

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<v Speaker 1>changes in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Now here's the fourth thing you need to remember. Write

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<v Speaker 2>this down. God can use even human error and sin.

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<v Speaker 2>God can use even human error and sin. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>about when you are the innocent victim of somebody else's

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<v Speaker 2>bad decision. My family isn't what it used to because

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<v Speaker 2>my husband broke it up and left me, or my

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<v Speaker 2>wife left me. Whatever God can use, even human error

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<v Speaker 2>and the sins of other people, not even just my own,

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<v Speaker 2>for the good in he can bring good in my

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<v Speaker 2>life in his plan to grow your character and make

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<v Speaker 2>you like Jesus. Do you remember the story of Joseph.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember the story of Joseph. How his brothers were jealous

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<v Speaker 2>because he was the favorite son, and so his brothers

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<v Speaker 2>sold Joseph into slavery, and he's taken to Egypt, and

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<v Speaker 2>for the first forty years of his life, everything goes wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>He's falsely accused of rape, he's sold into slavery, he's

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<v Speaker 2>thrown in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and

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<v Speaker 2>sitting in a foreign jail forty years later, he's gone

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<v Speaker 2>nothing has gone right in my life so far. First

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<v Speaker 2>forty years, his whole life's downhill. But God had put

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<v Speaker 2>Joseph exactly where he wanted him to be, and a

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<v Speaker 2>series of God's circumstances, Joseph is raised up to become

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<v Speaker 2>the second most powerful leader in the most powerful nation

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<v Speaker 2>in the world. At that time, which is Egypt in

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<v Speaker 2>the Age of the Pyramids. And when Joseph later and

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<v Speaker 2>he actually saves two countries from famine, he saves Egypt,

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<v Speaker 2>and he saves his from famine because of his wisdom.

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<v Speaker 2>But it didn't look like things were going good in

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<v Speaker 2>his life for a long long time. One day, though,

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<v Speaker 2>he finally has his brothers come to meet him, and

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<v Speaker 2>he confronts his brothers, the guys who had sold him

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<v Speaker 2>into slavery in the first forty years of nothing going

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<v Speaker 2>right in his life, and what was Joseph's attitude. He

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<v Speaker 2>treats them with grace, not bitterness. Why well, Genesis fifty

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<v Speaker 2>tells us his perspective that God can use even human

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<v Speaker 2>error and sin for good. And Joseph says in Genesis

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<v Speaker 2>fifty twenty, you talking to his brothers, you intended to

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<v Speaker 2>harm me, but God, that's the most important thing. But

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<v Speaker 2>God intended it for good. To accomplish what is now

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<v Speaker 2>being done, the saving of many lives. Two entire nations

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<v Speaker 2>were saved. So out of the sin of his brothers,

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<v Speaker 2>two nations got saved from famine and destruction. You intended

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<v Speaker 2>to harm me, but God intended for good. Friends, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with you. There are people in your life

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<v Speaker 2>who intend bad. You will face people in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>people who resent you at work, they're in competition with you,

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<v Speaker 2>they're critical of you, they don't like you, or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>They intend to hurt you. They intended for bad, but

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<v Speaker 2>God intends it for good. And so God can even

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<v Speaker 2>use human error and sin in all the circumstances of life.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, here at Saddleback, we all know the story

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<v Speaker 2>of how God brought good even out of Danny Dushane's

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<v Speaker 2>life in prison. How he went to prison for a

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<v Speaker 2>double murder and was spending all his years in prison,

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<v Speaker 2>was in there nearly thirty years. But he came to

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord and he lived for God. And today Danny

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<v Speaker 2>is a pastor of Saddleback and ministers to prisoners all

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<v Speaker 2>over America. That's grace. That's grace, and that's the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of church we are. It doesn't matter what your background is.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care what you've done, how badly you've done it,

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<v Speaker 2>or who you did it with, or how long he

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<v Speaker 2>did it. What matters is the direction of your feet today.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all it matters. All right. Now, here's the fifth

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<v Speaker 2>truth that you need to remember when we're going through

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<v Speaker 2>changes we don't like. It's unavoidable, but God uses it

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<v Speaker 2>for good and he wants to make me like Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>And even he can use the bad things that other

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<v Speaker 2>people do in my life that spread the problems to

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<v Speaker 2>me that I didn't ask for. Number five, Every change

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<v Speaker 2>is always a test of my faith. Write that down.

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<v Speaker 2>Every change in your life is always a test of

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<v Speaker 2>your faith. One Peter, Chapter one, verse seven says this

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<v Speaker 2>the purpose of these troubles, all the ones you're in

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<v Speaker 2>right now, the ones we've been facing for eighteen months.

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<v Speaker 2>The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Circle that as fire test how genuine gold is. Your

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<v Speaker 2>faith is more precious than gold. And by passing the test,

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<v Speaker 2>it gives praise and glory and honor to God.

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

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<v Speaker 1>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>Having faith during a time of change is like a

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<v Speaker 2>trapeze act and a trappeze artist. You've all seen it,

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<v Speaker 2>and the circus of stuff trapez ares swings out on

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<v Speaker 2>one bar. The other one comes from the other direction,

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<v Speaker 2>and at one point they let go of this bar

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<v Speaker 2>and then grab on to that one and swing across

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<v Speaker 2>to the other side. At some point in that trapeeze

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<v Speaker 2>ourist you have to let go of this one in

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<v Speaker 2>order to jump over and grab the other one. And

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<v Speaker 2>at that point you're hanging suspending in space with nothing

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<v Speaker 2>holding you up. That is the moment of faith in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. But when you grab onto that it'll take

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<v Speaker 2>you to the other side. If you don't take that risk,

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't step out in faith, you'll get out

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<v Speaker 2>there and you go, I'm afraid to do that. Then

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<v Speaker 2>you swing back here, and you swing back here, swing

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<v Speaker 2>back here, swing back here. Pretty soon you're dead, sinner,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's only one way out, straight down. You gotta

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<v Speaker 2>let it go. You gotta stop wishing for the good

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<v Speaker 2>old days. They're not coming back. Besides that, the good

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<v Speaker 2>old days weren't as good as you think they were.

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<v Speaker 2>There were problems then too, and pressures and struggles then too.

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<v Speaker 2>Now before we look at what God says to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're gonna look at that now in a time

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<v Speaker 2>of change. I want you to consider how these five

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<v Speaker 2>truths apply to your life. Okay, so let's look at

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<v Speaker 2>them again. Number one, change is unavoidable. Are you going

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<v Speaker 2>to just stop complaining and gripe in and going I

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<v Speaker 2>wish it were like eighteen months ago or whenever your

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<v Speaker 2>golden days were. They're not coming back. It's unavoidable, and

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<v Speaker 2>you're just gonna make yourself miserable. Looking in the past.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like looking in the past like trying to drive,

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<v Speaker 2>looking in the rear view mirror. You're gonna crash, but

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<v Speaker 2>you need to remember you say, God, I believe you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to use all of this, even the stuff I

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<v Speaker 2>don't like, the changes I don't like, You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>use it for good in my life. Okay. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know that you want to work on my character. You're

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<v Speaker 2>more interested in my character than my comfort. So make

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<v Speaker 2>me like Christ. Help me be more patient, help me

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<v Speaker 2>be more loving, help me be more at peace, help

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<v Speaker 2>me be more faithful, Help me to have more self control,

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<v Speaker 2>all those nine qualities. And then though people who've hurt

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<v Speaker 2>you are how society that has hurt you over the past,

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<v Speaker 2>you just got to go Okay, they intended it for bad,

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<v Speaker 2>but God can use it for good in my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And then to realize that everything in my life that happens,

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<v Speaker 2>every change, is a test of faith. Now, let me

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<v Speaker 2>give you five things you gotta do. These are action steps.

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<v Speaker 2>How can I trust God when I'm stressed by all

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<v Speaker 2>the changes in my life? All right? Number one, these

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<v Speaker 2>are very practical. Invest more time alone with God. If

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<v Speaker 2>you don't get anything else, ie, do you I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to say, I want you to get this this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Invest more time alone with God. Listen. The greater the

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<v Speaker 2>changes that happen in your life, the more you need

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<v Speaker 2>to invest time alone. Time alone with God. We're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about your quiet time where you read a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of the Bible and you talk to God in prayer

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<v Speaker 2>and you just be quiet and say God, is there

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<v Speaker 2>anything you want to say to me? Time alone with

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<v Speaker 2>God is the great stabilizer in your life when you're

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<v Speaker 2>stressed out. It's also the greatest re energizer when you're

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<v Speaker 2>worn out. It's the greatest re energizer of energy. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>have you, guys, noticed that you don't have as much

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<v Speaker 2>energy as you did eighteen months ago. You don't because

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<v Speaker 2>chronic stress is draining it out of you every single day.

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<v Speaker 2>All of the changes that we've seen in our personal lives,

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<v Speaker 2>in our church, in our families, in the world, in

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<v Speaker 2>our jobs, all those changes sap your strength. They're like

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<v Speaker 2>pulling it out of you constantly. So the fatigue that

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<v Speaker 2>you're feeling, okay, it's natural. Welcome to the club, Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to the human race. You get up in the morning

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<v Speaker 2>and you have a good night's sleep and a couple

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<v Speaker 2>hours under the day, you going, man, I'm exhausted. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to the club. That's called chronic stress, and it's very

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<v Speaker 2>like eagles, and they'll run and not grow weary, and

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<v Speaker 2>Your quiet time is more important to you right now

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<v Speaker 2>Ask God, this is what you do in that time.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask God to help me see his perspective. In that

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible and praying, say God, help me to see

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<v Speaker 2>everything going on around me from your perspective, not the

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<v Speaker 2>way I see it, not the way the world sees it,

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<v Speaker 2>but from your perspective you see. If you can begin

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<v Speaker 2>and in community and in society, you can see them

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<v Speaker 2>all from God's point of view, You're gonna be a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot You're gonna feel a whole lot better, and

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<v Speaker 2>What I'm talking is the difference between seeing everything that's

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<v Speaker 2>God is doing. It is the difference between information and wisdom. Today, friends,

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<v Speaker 2>we're overwhelmed with information. There's an information God. We're on

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<v Speaker 2>information overload. There are unlimited channels, millions of channels for

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<v Speaker 2>You don't need any more information in your life. You

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<v Speaker 2>could turn off a few of those information channels. You'd

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<v Speaker 2>actually be healthier. What's missing in your life is non

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<v Speaker 2>information about the world. What's missing in your life is understanding.

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<v Speaker 2>Anybody can be informed, but only wise people seek God's

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<v Speaker 2>perspective on current events and go, God, help me to

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<v Speaker 2>see this from your point, not from my political viewpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>not from somebody else political viewpoint, not from that cultural viewpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>not from that racial viewpoint, not from that religious viewpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>but from your viewpoint. God. In the Bible, what separated Moses,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the greatest leaders of all time, from the

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<v Speaker 2>people of Israel. It's what I'm talking about here. The

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<v Speaker 2>During the exodus, everybody could see the current events. They

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<v Speaker 2>miracle after miracle. They saw the acts of God. They

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<v Speaker 2>in current events. Only Moses understood God's reasons and his

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<v Speaker 2>perspectives and his ways Psalm one oh three. The next

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<v Speaker 2>verse Psalm one oh three, verse seven, on your outline,

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<v Speaker 2>God let the people of Israel see his mighty actions,

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<v Speaker 2>but he revealed his ways to Moses. Now, why am

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<v Speaker 2>I teaching this to you? Because, friends, as your pastor

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<v Speaker 2>who loves you, I want you to be better than

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<v Speaker 2>everybody else. I want you to not just know what's

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<v Speaker 2>going on in the world. I want you to understand

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<v Speaker 2>the ways of God. You can get current information from

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<v Speaker 2>any media source. That didn't make you better than anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much. For listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got some incredible news to share with you. Very

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<v Speaker 1>generous friends have given a one hundred thousand dollars matching

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<v Speaker 1>grant to this ministry. That means all this month, every

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<v Speaker 1>dollar you give to help Daily Hope share the transforming

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<v Speaker 1>love of Jesus with people around the world will be

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<v Speaker 1>matched up to one hundred thousand dollars. Here's Rick to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you more.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be honest about this time of year. At the

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<v Speaker 2>end of every year, there are so many ministries that

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<v Speaker 2>ask for you to support them in the end of

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<v Speaker 2>your giving. And you know what, we believe in every

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<v Speaker 2>ministry that proclaims the name of Jesus, and we thank

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<v Speaker 2>God for them. And I know it can be difficult

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<v Speaker 2>to decide who to give to, So let me just

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<v Speaker 2>give you some biblical foundations for giving, some simple guidelines

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<v Speaker 2>for end of your giving. You might think of these

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<v Speaker 2>three or four things. Number one, give to the ministry

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<v Speaker 2>that God tells you to support. Go to God, pray

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<v Speaker 2>to him, ask him, say God, who do you want

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<v Speaker 2>you giving to whoever God tells you to give to.

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<v Speaker 2>And if it's not Daily Hope, I still support you

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<v Speaker 2>to give to who God tells you to give to,

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<v Speaker 2>So pray and ask God. Second, never give when you

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<v Speaker 2>feel pressured. The Bible says in Corinthians that we are

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<v Speaker 2>to never give under pressure or compulsion or under guilt.

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<v Speaker 2>at that time. Give because you want to give, not

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<v Speaker 2>out of guilt or pressure. Number three, give to where

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<v Speaker 2>you support and believe in the goals of that particular ministry. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>every ministry has different goals, you know the goals of

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<v Speaker 2>Daily Hope. Our goal is ultimately to take the good News,

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<v Speaker 2>the Gospel to the three thousand tribes left in the

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<v Speaker 2>world that have no Bible, no believer, and no body

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<v Speaker 2>of Christ, no church. This is the final frontier. That's

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<v Speaker 2>our goal. It's called the Great Commission. Now, other churches

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<v Speaker 2>and other ministries have other goals, and that's fine. Some

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<v Speaker 2>nothing wrong with that. But if you believe in and

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<v Speaker 2>have a heart for going to the last, the least,

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<v Speaker 2>and the loss, this would be a ministry you should

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<v Speaker 2>consider supporting because I don't know others that are doing

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<v Speaker 2>what we're doing, trying to go to these final three

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<v Speaker 2>thousand tribes and then finally give where your gift will

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<v Speaker 2>be multiplied. For instance, at the end of every year,

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<v Speaker 2>there is a donor to Daily Hope who offers to

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<v Speaker 2>give a matching grant to apply to any donation that

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<v Speaker 2>we receive before the end of the year. Now, what

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<v Speaker 2>this means is that for every dollar you're able to

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<v Speaker 2>give this month the Daily Hope, it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>doubled that donor will match it. That multiplies your gift.

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<v Speaker 2>Like the little boy who brought his loaves and fishes

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<v Speaker 2>to Jesus, and Jesus read the five thousand. If you

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<v Speaker 2>give twenty five dollars to Daily Hope this month, the

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<v Speaker 2>matching grant will match it at twenty five dollars. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're able to give one hundred dollars, the matching grant

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<v Speaker 2>will at another one hundred dollars. That multiplies your gift.

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<v Speaker 2>I would consider that as a factor in where to

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<v Speaker 2>If you can't help us financially, that's okay, I understand,

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<v Speaker 2>so grateful for those of you who are a financial

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<v Speaker 2>supporter of this ministry that monthly giving, month after month.

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<v Speaker 2>It means so much to me, it means much to God,

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<v Speaker 2>but it means so much for eternity to those who

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't take any salary or any income

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<v Speaker 2>you and I are partners together in reaching people for

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<v Speaker 2>ask you to continue to pray, pray for me as

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<v Speaker 2>I pray for you, and pray that God's word will

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<v Speaker 2>be taught clearly with compassion, with clarity, with simplicity in

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<v Speaker 2>help us reach people for Christ and disciple believers and

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<v Speaker 2>build churches all around the world, especially in the tribes

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<v Speaker 2>that have never heard the name of Christ. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>your generosity, thanks for your prayers, and God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>You can give right now by going to Pastorrick dot

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<v Speaker 1>word for our daily hope. This program is sponsored by

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and your generous financial support