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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.

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<v Speaker 1>to eight hundred six hundred five thousand and four. Now

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<v Speaker 1>here's Pastor Rick Warren with the final part of a

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<v Speaker 1>message call how to keep your tank filled instead of

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<v Speaker 1>running on empty.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we come now to the third steps. First, get

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<v Speaker 2>fed up with how I've been feeling. And then second,

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<v Speaker 2>come to Jesus because He's gonna give me rest for

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<v Speaker 2>my soul. Now here's the third step, big one. Three words,

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<v Speaker 2>give up control. Give up control. You see, the real

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<v Speaker 2>reason for overload in your life is because we try

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<v Speaker 2>to control things too much. We try to control things

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<v Speaker 2>too much. We don't even realize how much we try

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<v Speaker 2>to control things too much, but we act subconsciously as

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<v Speaker 2>if it all depends on me. I have to hold

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<v Speaker 2>everything together. I gotta make it all happen. Now, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>I love you guys. Now, I just want to tell

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<v Speaker 2>you that the greater you need to control things, the

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<v Speaker 2>more overloaded and stress you're gonna be in life. You

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<v Speaker 2>got to learn to give up control. The greater your

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<v Speaker 2>need for control, the more overloaded, the more empty, the

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<v Speaker 2>more stressed, the more depressed you're gonna be in life.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus's third solution to running on empty? Is this the

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<v Speaker 2>next part of that verse? Take my yoke up on you.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the third step. Get fed up, come to Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>give up control. Now, obviously this needs to be explained.

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<v Speaker 2>What's he talking about here? Take my yoke? Well, he's

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<v Speaker 2>not tiring about an egg yoke, Okay, not that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of yellow egg yoke. He's talking about the wooden frame

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<v Speaker 2>that you put over two animals. Farm animals so that

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<v Speaker 2>they work together. And when you take two cattle and

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<v Speaker 2>they're pulling, they're gonna pull a wagon together. You put

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<v Speaker 2>a yoke over both of them and then they pull

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<v Speaker 2>the together. He said, wait a minute, Wait a minute,

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<v Speaker 2>that doesn't sound very relaxing. Takes my yoke. That sounds

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<v Speaker 2>more like a burden. I'm already carrying too much of

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<v Speaker 2>a burden. Why in the world would I want to

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<v Speaker 2>take jesus yoke on me, Because you don't understand the

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<v Speaker 2>purpose of a yoke. The purpose of a yoke is

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<v Speaker 2>to lighten the load, not to make a heavier load.

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<v Speaker 2>The purpose of a yoke is so that you share

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<v Speaker 2>the load you're carrying. You're already carrying the load. Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>yoke up with me, and I'll help you carry it.

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<v Speaker 2>See when two animals team up together, it makes the

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<v Speaker 2>load lighter, not harder. Now, Jesus is God, he's not

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<v Speaker 2>carrying any load. He has no load because he's God.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not carrying anything. And he goes on to explain

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<v Speaker 2>that in the next verse, verse thirty. Look at that verse.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, for my yoke is easy and my burden

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<v Speaker 2>is life. I'm not gonna dump more on you when

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<v Speaker 2>you're tired, when you're worried, when you're empty, when you're frustrated.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, I'm going to take it off you by

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<v Speaker 2>helping you carry your load. He says, my yoke is

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<v Speaker 2>easy and life. I love the new living translation says,

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<v Speaker 2>my yoke fits perfectly. In other words, it's not uncomfortable,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not rough, it's not tight, it's not painful. Now, friends,

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<v Speaker 2>a yoke is a symbol of partnership. It means you're

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<v Speaker 2>no longer going through life by yourself. You're teamed up

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<v Speaker 2>with God, and he's going to help you carry the load.

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<v Speaker 2>You weren't meant to go through life carrying your load

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<v Speaker 2>all by yourself. Hear and me. You weren't meant to

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<v Speaker 2>go through life carrying the load that you're carrying all

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<v Speaker 2>by yourself. You said, I'll take part of it, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll carry it with you. He doesn't have any load.

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<v Speaker 2>He's God. He doesn't add to your load. He takes

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<v Speaker 2>it from you. I'll share it. Now, you're not carrying

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<v Speaker 2>the load by yourself. Now, this principle of giving up

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<v Speaker 2>control to God, it's all through the scriptures and it's

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<v Speaker 2>really the antidote to peace. Let me show you some

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<v Speaker 2>verses Psalm fifty five, Verse twenty two. Pile all your

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<v Speaker 2>troubles on God's shoulders. He'll carry your load and help

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<v Speaker 2>you out. I love that in the message. He'll carry

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<v Speaker 2>your load and help you out. You pile it on

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<v Speaker 2>his shoulders. Yoke up with him. Let me ask you

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<v Speaker 2>who's got a stronger back. You are God, Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>Join up with me, Come to me, give up control.

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<v Speaker 2>Join with me, and I'll put the load on me

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll carry it together. Now what does that mean? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>let me just be real honest with you. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>feeling overloaded right now, it means that at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>right now, you are not yoked to Jesus Christ. When

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<v Speaker 2>I feel overloaded, when I feel stressed out, when i

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<v Speaker 2>feel I'm going under, every time I feel that way,

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<v Speaker 2>it means that somehow I've gotten detached or disconnected from Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I've gotten detached or disconnected. So this yoke is a

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<v Speaker 2>symbol of partnership, but it's also a symbol of control

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<v Speaker 2>because it's used to guide animals. You see, when I'm

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<v Speaker 2>yoked with Jesus we move together in the same direction

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<v Speaker 2>at the same pace. When I'm not yoked to Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>I can move at a pace it's too fast, and

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<v Speaker 2>I can go off in a ditch very easily. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you're yoked to Jesus, there's no way he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to let you outpace yourself, and there's no way he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to let you go off in the ditch.

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to more from God's Word with Pastor Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 2>Galatians, chapter five. Look at that verse on your outline.

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<v Speaker 2>Since we live by the spirit, let us keep in

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<v Speaker 2>step with the spirit. How by being yoked to Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>partnering with Jesus, how do I keep in step with

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<v Speaker 2>the spirit? Next verse Romans three twenty eight. Our lives

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<v Speaker 2>get in step with God by read it and aloud

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<v Speaker 2>with me together, letting him set the pace. Circle that

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<v Speaker 2>letting him set the pace. If you're setting the pace,

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<v Speaker 2>it's probably the wrong pace. You know. It's interesting to

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<v Speaker 2>me that we have no record in scripture of Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>running anywhere. Jesus was never in a hurry. You won't

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<v Speaker 2>be either. If you're connected to Christ. Why not choose

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<v Speaker 2>the easiest yoke Jesus the easiest yoke. Now, notice he says,

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<v Speaker 2>take my yoke that's in exchange. What that means I

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<v Speaker 2>take off the one I've been carrying, that yoke where

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<v Speaker 2>I've been yoked to the world's expectations, what everybody expects

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<v Speaker 2>me to do, and I put on the yoke of God.

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<v Speaker 2>What Jesus says, The answer is give up control, give

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<v Speaker 2>up control. Every time I give up control, my load

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<v Speaker 2>gets lighter, and God gives me peace quickly. The last

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<v Speaker 2>couple number four, he says, come, then he says take,

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<v Speaker 2>and then he says learn. And here's the fourth thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Learn to trust, learn to trust. This is the antidote anxiety.

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<v Speaker 2>Worry lessen and trust more. And this is the fourth

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<v Speaker 2>thing Jesus says to do. The rest of that verse,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, and learn from me. Learn from me, for

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gentle and I'm meek, I'm humble in heart, and

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<v Speaker 2>you will find rest for your souls. You know, Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>modeled how to live with peace and purpose, and the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth step to refilling your spiritual and emotional tank is

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<v Speaker 2>to follow Jesus' model. He says, learn from me, watch

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<v Speaker 2>how he lived, and do it the way he did.

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<v Speaker 2>Learn from Jesus. Now, if you serve the word learn,

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<v Speaker 2>Learning is a process. You don't learn it overnight. You

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<v Speaker 2>didn't develop your overloaded lifestyle overnight. You're probably not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get out of it overnight, but you're gonna learn to trust.

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<v Speaker 2>What can I learn from Jesus? Learning is a process.

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<v Speaker 2>Learning takes time. What can I learn from Jesus? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, you'll learn how to be gentle and humble.

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<v Speaker 2>What how is that going to help me? Learning to

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<v Speaker 2>be gentle? That doesn't seem like it's gonna help me

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm stressed out and tired. Why is gentle and

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<v Speaker 2>humble so important? I mean, Jesus didn't say learn from me,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll teach you how to have endure and stamina.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I would expect them to say, learn from

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<v Speaker 2>me and I'll give you endurance and stamina. No, he says,

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<v Speaker 2>learn from me and I'll teach you how to be

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<v Speaker 2>gentlemen and humble. Why because listen very closely. The two

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<v Speaker 2>biggest causes of overload and stress and emptiness in your

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<v Speaker 2>life are aggression and arrogance. What let me explain aggression

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<v Speaker 2>is we don't want to wait for anything. We're aggressive.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't want to pause for anything. We don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to consider anything. We don't want to be patient for anything.

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<v Speaker 2>We want to just jump right in and we get

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<v Speaker 2>over committed because of our aggressive behavior. It's the opposite

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<v Speaker 2>of gentleness, being aggressive rather than being gentle, and that

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<v Speaker 2>puts stress on you. And the other is arrogance. What's

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<v Speaker 2>the sign of arrogance when we try to control everything.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you realize this or not, but

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<v Speaker 2>your ego, my ego is responsibility for more stress and

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<v Speaker 2>overload in my life than I realize. Your ego is

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility for more stress and arrogance in your life than

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<v Speaker 2>you realize. You try to do it all. That's ego,

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<v Speaker 2>that's pride, that's arrogance. You try to have it all,

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<v Speaker 2>you try to please everyone, You try to act like

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm not everybody's savior, and neither are you. What

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't you start trusting God? Try trusting God? Let

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<v Speaker 2>that's happening along the way. Hmm, we keep trying to

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<v Speaker 2>Learn to trust? So I'm one forty two. Verse three

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<v Speaker 2>Learn to trust? How do I trust more? Look at

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<v Speaker 2>the last two steps. Number five. Start every day by

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<v Speaker 2>Now we've talked about this so many times, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm talking about a daily quiet time. I'm never

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<v Speaker 2>your life Matthew sixty six. Jesus says this in the message.

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<v Speaker 2>Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted

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<v Speaker 2>to role play before God, and just be there as simply,

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<v Speaker 2>as honestly as you can, and the focus will shift

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<v Speaker 2>from you to God and you will begin to sense

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<v Speaker 2>His grace. Start every day by filling my tank. Remember

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<v Speaker 2>I tried to teach you over a year ago. Hw

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<v Speaker 2>FW and HWLW his word, first word, his word, last word.

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<v Speaker 2>Start the day with God's word. In the day with

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<v Speaker 2>God's word. Finally, one more step, number six, Stay connected

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<v Speaker 2>to my spiritual family. That's gonna keep you refueled and

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<v Speaker 2>refilled and keep you from going empty. Hebrews eleven twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>Let us not give up the habit circle the word habit.

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<v Speaker 2>as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another

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<v Speaker 2>all the more. Why do I need to be connected?

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<v Speaker 2>Stay connected to my spiritual family, Because when you're empty,

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<v Speaker 2>and when you need to be filled. Here's what God

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<v Speaker 2>one twenty three. The church is Christ's body, and it

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<v Speaker 2>is filled. That's the opposite of empty. It is filled

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<v Speaker 2>with Christ, who completely fills, which is the opposite of empty.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything else you empty. You need to be a church.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to be with your brothers and sisters in Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>They will help refill your emptiness. Okay, let's wrap it up.

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<v Speaker 2>Weighing you down right now. Problem with your children, problem

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<v Speaker 2>But I will tell you this. God brought you here

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<v Speaker 2>love this. In the amplified translation, Jesus says this to you,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're empty, come to me. Come to me, all

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<v Speaker 2>you who labor and are heavy laden and overburdened, and

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<v Speaker 2>I will cause you to rest that soul. Rest. I

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<v Speaker 2>yoke on you. Partner with me and learn from me,

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<v Speaker 2>for I'm gentle and I'm humble in heart. And you

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<v Speaker 2>will find rest, relief, and ease and refreshment and recreation

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<v Speaker 2>and blessed quiet for your souls. And that's beautiful. And

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<v Speaker 2>the amplified translation this is the most important invitation you

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<v Speaker 2>time to show up to let God give it to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the invitation. Get dissatisfied the way you've been feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>Come to Jesus, not to anything else. Come to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Give up control, learn to trust, and stay connected. Pray

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<v Speaker 2>this prayer. Dear God. I'm tired of trying to control everything.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm tired of a life without rest and peace. Forgive

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<v Speaker 2>me for all the times I've turned to other things

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<v Speaker 2>for relief instead of you. Today, I'm coming back to

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<v Speaker 2>you in your name. I pray Amen. Hi everybody, this

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<v Speaker 2>is Rick and I hope you enjoyed today's broadcast. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you just prayed that prayer for the very first time,

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<v Speaker 2>or you just recommitted your life to Jesus again today,

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<v Speaker 2>would you let me know about it. There's something real

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<v Speaker 2>about sharing your commitment. So write me Rick at Pastorrick

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<v Speaker 2>I gave my life to Christ. And I'll send you

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll also pray for you. God bless you.

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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>Thank you so much for your support, and don't forget

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, here's Pastor Rick with a letter from one

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<v Speaker 2>I want to take a minute and tell you how

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<v Speaker 2>important your support is to Daily Hope. Your generosity. When

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<v Speaker 2>you give to Daily Hope, you're helping us take the

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<v Speaker 2>message of Jesus Christ literally all around the world in

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<v Speaker 2>the many places where there aren't missionaries or churches, these

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<v Speaker 2>are called unreached tribes. Now, I'm sure you're familiar with

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<v Speaker 2>the refugee crisis around the world. Literally millions of people

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<v Speaker 2>open to the Gospel than in any other time. These

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<v Speaker 2>the hope of Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Now, when

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<v Speaker 2>you help Daily Hope Radio and Daily Hope Broadcast, we're

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<v Speaker 2>not only broadcasts across America, but in places like South

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<v Speaker 2>and we are told that many, many people are coming

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<v Speaker 2>these Daily Hope broadcasts. So thanks, thanks to you. Now

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<v Speaker 2>was going on there, as well as our family possessions.

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<v Speaker 2>During the recent fighting in the capital of Juba. She said,

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<v Speaker 2>I had planned to commit suicide. There's somebody who needs hope.

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<v Speaker 2>When I listened to Rick Warren's broadcast, the one called

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<v Speaker 2>I dropped the idea of taking life that very night.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll continue to pray God to bless this great

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<v Speaker 2>because of the listeners who are giving faithfully every month

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<v Speaker 2>to Daily Hope. Do you realize that when you give

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<v Speaker 2>to Daily Hope, you're helping reach people like Joyce. She

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<v Speaker 2>was going to commit suicide in a refugee camp. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>isn't God amazing How when you just give what you

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to pray for Joyce and today I

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<v Speaker 2>it the most desperately. It's your sacrificial giving, it's your

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you can do, and God bless you, my friends.

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<v Speaker 1>Any gift you give will be matched by very generous

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<v Speaker 1>That's Pastororik dot com or call eight hundred six hundred

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