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<v Speaker 2>Hello, everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope with Rick Warren. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really glad you're here today. We're continuing our series from

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<v Speaker 1>Psalm twenty three called living in the Goodness of God.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all about how God's goodness meets you right where

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<v Speaker 1>you are and brings hope even in difficult seasons. And

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<v Speaker 1>as we get started, here's part one of a message

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<v Speaker 1>called how God's Goodness can restore you.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to part four in this series through Psalm twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three that we're calling living in God's Goodness. Now, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it would really be a waste of us for us

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<v Speaker 2>to study Psalm twenty three and not memorize it. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's only six verses and you've heard it all your life,

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<v Speaker 2>so you need to get this down. But I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to take your outline and let's just read the

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<v Speaker 2>first three verses, allow together. Okay, The Lord is my shepherd.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's start over. The Lord is my shepherd. I have

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<v Speaker 2>everything I need, now stop there. The original King James

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<v Speaker 2>version says I shall not want, but literally it means

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<v Speaker 2>in the Hebrew and which was RIGI written? And I

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<v Speaker 2>don't lack anything. I have all I need and almost

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<v Speaker 2>every modern translation translated the Lord is my shepherd. I

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<v Speaker 2>have everything that I need. Okay, so let's say that

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<v Speaker 2>one again, The Lord is my shepherd. I have everything

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<v Speaker 2>that I need. Okay. Now you already know one verse.

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<v Speaker 2>So turn to the person. Actually, you say, you're brilliant. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you're brilliant. You got one verse down. These are not

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<v Speaker 2>long verses anyway. Now let's read verse two. He makes

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<v Speaker 2>me lie down in green pastures. He leaves me beside

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<v Speaker 2>still waters. All right, and then the next line is

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<v Speaker 2>the beginning of verse three. So let's read that. He

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<v Speaker 2>restores my soul. Now what you just read talks about

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<v Speaker 2>what the good Shepherd, your heavenly father, and Jesus calls

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<v Speaker 2>himself the good Shepherd wants to do in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>And he says, I want to give you rest and

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<v Speaker 2>I want to give you refreshment, and I want to

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<v Speaker 2>give you restoration. He says, first, I want to give

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<v Speaker 2>you rest. He makes me lie down, and he says, first,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to give you rest, And he says, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>want to give you a refreshment. He leaves me beside

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<v Speaker 2>still waters, quiet waters. You know, it's why people like

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<v Speaker 2>to go to parks and sit by a lake. It

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<v Speaker 2>has a trinquile ising effect in your life. And then

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<v Speaker 2>he says, he restores my soul. So rest refreshment and restoration.

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<v Speaker 2>This weekend, we're going to look at the third. But

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<v Speaker 2>let's get into it right here at the beginning. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, he restores my soul. What does that mean? First?

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<v Speaker 2>What's your soul? What is your soul? Well, the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says that you have a spirit, you have a soul,

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<v Speaker 2>and you have a body, just like the tabernacle in

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<v Speaker 2>the Temple, where a three part dwelling place of God,

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<v Speaker 2>the inner Court, the outer Court, and the Holy of Holies.

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<v Speaker 2>God dwells in you in three parts, in your spirit,

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<v Speaker 2>in your soul, and in your body. What's the difference

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<v Speaker 2>between your spirit and your soul? Well, the Bible even

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<v Speaker 2>says itself that only the Bible can discern the difference.

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<v Speaker 2>That it is the word of God that is sharper

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<v Speaker 2>than a two edged sword, dividing even asunder a soul

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<v Speaker 2>and spirit. And so I don't want to get into that,

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<v Speaker 2>but I do want to tell you what your soul is.

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<v Speaker 2>Your soul is your mind. It is your will and

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<v Speaker 2>is your motion. So why don't you write this down

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<v Speaker 2>if you're taking notes. My soul is the part of

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<v Speaker 2>me that thinks, chooses, and feels. My soul is the

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<v Speaker 2>part of me that thinks, that chooses, and that feels.

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<v Speaker 2>It's your mind, it's your will, and your emotion. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't have a soul, you don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot. But these three parts of who you are,

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<v Speaker 2>the way you think, the way you feel, and the

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<v Speaker 2>choices that you make your mind, will, and your emotions

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<v Speaker 2>really determine who you are. And it's very easy to

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<v Speaker 2>get these damaged. Can your mind be damaged? Of course

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<v Speaker 2>it can. Yeah, by what you put in it, by experiences,

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<v Speaker 2>by trauma, chemistry, all kinds of things. Your mind can

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<v Speaker 2>be damaged. You don't always think straight, and neither do I.

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<v Speaker 2>And how about your emotions? Can your emotions be damaged? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Your emotions can get raw, you can get depleted emotionally,

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<v Speaker 2>you can be out of emotion, you could be over emotional.

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<v Speaker 2>And yes, our minds are broken, our emotions are broken.

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<v Speaker 2>And actually, can your will be broken? Yes? Can it

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<v Speaker 2>be damaged? Yes? Have you ever had a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>look at your life and you think, I really know

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<v Speaker 2>the right thing to do, and I want to do

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<v Speaker 2>the right thing, but I never do choose it because

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<v Speaker 2>our choosers are broken. Our choosers are broken. We're all

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<v Speaker 2>flawed in many ways, and that's why there are addictions.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why you do things that you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to do, and you don't do things that you want

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<v Speaker 2>to do. That's part of your will power doesn't always work.

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<v Speaker 2>How many agree, willpower doesn't always work. Yeah, right. And

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<v Speaker 2>so when we talk about our soul, the way we think,

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<v Speaker 2>the way we feel, and the way we choose the

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<v Speaker 2>decisions that we make, God says, I want to restore

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<v Speaker 2>that in your life. I want to restore you to wholeness.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to restore your mind and will and emotions

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<v Speaker 2>to health. That's one of the things the good shepherd

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<v Speaker 2>does for the sheep. The Lord is my shepherd. I

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<v Speaker 2>have everything I need well. Sometimes I need to think straighter,

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes I need to feel correctly because my emotions

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<v Speaker 2>aren't always right. Sometimes they lie. And sometimes I need

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<v Speaker 2>my will fixed because I don't have enough willpower to

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<v Speaker 2>do what I need to do. Now, what is it

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<v Speaker 2>that damages your soul? What I want us to do

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<v Speaker 2>this week? And is ask a couple questions, what damage

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<v Speaker 2>is our soul? Because you can't get it restored unless

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<v Speaker 2>you know what's causing the problem. What damages my soul?

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<v Speaker 2>We'll look at that, and then we're going to look

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<v Speaker 2>at what Jesus does to restore it. How does Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>restore right thinking, right feeling, and right deciding? And then

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<v Speaker 2>finally we'll look at, just very briefly, how do I

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<v Speaker 2>make the right decisions to let my soul be restored?

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, what's my response to what God wants

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<v Speaker 2>to do in my life? Okay, now let's begin with

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<v Speaker 2>what is it that damages your soul? Why don't you

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<v Speaker 2>always think right? Why don't you always feel right? And

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<v Speaker 2>why don't you always choose right? There are many things

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<v Speaker 2>that could damage your soul, but I want to focus

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<v Speaker 2>on the three most common, three most common. You might

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<v Speaker 2>write these down. Number one. The first thing that damages

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<v Speaker 2>the way you think, the way you feel, and the

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<v Speaker 2>way you decide is under or unaddressed grudges. Unaddressed grudges

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<v Speaker 2>when you get resentful, when you get bitter, when you

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<v Speaker 2>start thinking about retaliation or revenge in somebody who's hurt you.

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<v Speaker 2>It damages your soul. Now, there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>verses about this, but let me first talk about the background.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact is, in life you're going to be hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>Why this is not heaven, this is earth, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>all broken people, we're all imperfect. Sometimes we hurt each

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<v Speaker 2>other intentionally, sometimes we hurt each other unintentionally. But the

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<v Speaker 2>truth is you're going to be hurt in life. And

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes people hurt you and sometimes you hurt them, and

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<v Speaker 2>so when that happens, we start to build up grudges. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me just start at the bedrock. Life is not fair.

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<v Speaker 2>God never said that life would be fair. This is

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<v Speaker 2>not heaven, where everything has done perfectly. God's will is

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<v Speaker 2>always done instantly, perfectly and completely. On earth, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of times we choose not to do God's will. That's

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<v Speaker 2>called sin. And because life is in fair, the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>tells us that innocent people suffer. This is not something new.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody can see it. That good guys don't always win,

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<v Speaker 2>bad guys often are successful. That there is injustice in

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<v Speaker 2>the world, there's racism in the world, there's prejudice in

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<v Speaker 2>the world, there is unfairness in the world, and every

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<v Speaker 2>one of us in different ways have experienced unfairness or

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<v Speaker 2>prejudice or treatment against you in some way, and you

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be surprised by that because the world is broken.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything is broken. What I'm interested in is not so

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<v Speaker 2>much the fact that you're going to be heard in life.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry for it, But what I'm more interested in

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<v Speaker 2>is how you respond to it, because your response to

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<v Speaker 2>how you get hurt in life is far more important

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<v Speaker 2>than the hurts you have, because they can either make

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<v Speaker 2>you bitter or they can make you better. And when

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<v Speaker 2>God wants to restore your soul, he wants to take

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<v Speaker 2>all of the bitter things in your life and turn

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<v Speaker 2>them into better things in your life. We'll come to

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<v Speaker 2>that in just a minute now. When you have grudges

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<v Speaker 2>when people hurt you, you can either let it go

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<v Speaker 2>or you can start dwelling on it and stewing and

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<v Speaker 2>spewing and worrying about all things, and you start planning

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<v Speaker 2>how to retaliate, how to resent them, how to get

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<v Speaker 2>even with them. When somebody hurts you, that puts them

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<v Speaker 2>beneath you morally when they hurt you, But when you

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<v Speaker 2>try to get even, it just puts you on the

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<v Speaker 2>same level. You know better than they are. When you

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<v Speaker 2>let it go and you forgive them, it actually puts

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<v Speaker 2>you in a superior position. You don't want ever get

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<v Speaker 2>even with people because that means you're the same as

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<v Speaker 2>they are. If you get even with them, you're no

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<v Speaker 2>better than they are. So what do you do when

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<v Speaker 2>you're hurt? Resent? Retaliate, sec revenge? No, no, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>let me show you why. A couple verses Job five,

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<v Speaker 2>verse two says this, to worry yourself to death with

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<v Speaker 2>resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do, And

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<v Speaker 2>in Job eighteen, verse four, it says this, you're only

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<v Speaker 2>hurting yourself with your anger. You're only hurting yourself. We've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about this many times, that when you hold on

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<v Speaker 2>to a grudge, it's not hurting them, it's only hurting you.

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<v Speaker 2>They're out there having a good time. They're watching movies,

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to nice restaurants, they're, you know, going to

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<v Speaker 2>ball games, having a whole lot of fun. They're totally oblivious.

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<v Speaker 2>Who gets hurt when you're resentful? You do. It's like

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<v Speaker 2>drinking poison and hoping it kills them. It is like

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<v Speaker 2>taking fire into your you know, in your stomach or

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<v Speaker 2>your chest and hoping they get burned. Resentment is worthless.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, to worry yourself to death with resentment would

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<v Speaker 2>be a foolish thing to do. Now, the Bible does

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<v Speaker 2>say that one day God's going to even the score.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says that there is a judgment day and

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<v Speaker 2>that God is not just a loving God, He's a

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<v Speaker 2>just God. If God was not a just God, people

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<v Speaker 2>like Hitler could get away with everything they did. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>glad that God is aust God. Now you can get

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<v Speaker 2>around that judgment by accepting the grace of God and

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<v Speaker 2>accepting the salvation that Jesus Christ paid for your sins.

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<v Speaker 2>But there is going to be a judgment day for everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>and God is going to be just in measuring out

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<v Speaker 2>what people deserve based on their sinfulness. God says, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want you to have to go through the judgment.

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<v Speaker 2>God doesn't like to judge. He likes to show mercy

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<v Speaker 2>all through scripture. God is very patient, and God is

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<v Speaker 2>very reluctant to judge, and he'll wait and wait and

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<v Speaker 2>wait and wait before he judges a nation or person

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<v Speaker 2>things like that. He'd rather be merciful. But there is

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do on that. So what do you

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<v Speaker 2>do in the meantime? You let it go? You see,

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<v Speaker 2>But Rick, you don't know how much they've hurt me.

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<v Speaker 2>You let it go. Why not because they deserve it?

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<v Speaker 2>They don't. You don't deserve to be forgiven. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>deserve to be forgiven at all, either, But God has

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<v Speaker 2>forgiven you. You forgive people not because they deserve it.

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<v Speaker 2>You forgive people because you don't want to carry the

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<v Speaker 2>unaddressed grudges because it's not going to hurt them. It's

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<v Speaker 2>only going to hurt you, you know. Martin Luther King

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<v Speaker 2>Wants said, bitterness is blindness. Bitterness is blindness, And I

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<v Speaker 2>get blind to how much God has done good in

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<v Speaker 2>just say this, You're never gonna stop hurting. Your soul

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<v Speaker 2>let it go. You gotta drop it. We'll come back

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<v Speaker 2>that in a minute. The second thing that destroys your

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<v Speaker 2>soul from the inside, I said first unaddressed grudges. The

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<v Speaker 2>second is unconfessed guilt. Grudges and guilt are two of

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest things that warp your soul. And grudges have

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<v Speaker 2>to do with what people have done to you, and

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<v Speaker 2>guilt is what you've done to other people. And we

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<v Speaker 2>have both. We've heard others and other people have heard us,

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<v Speaker 2>And so unconfessed guilt. Nothing damages your life more, your

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<v Speaker 2>soul more. Nothing will rob your happiness quicker than to

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<v Speaker 2>go around carrying a load of guilt. A lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people have a misconception of God. They think that God

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<v Speaker 2>wants us to walk around feeling guilty. He does not.

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<v Speaker 2>God hates guilt. In fact, God loves to forgive guilt.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, he didn't make your body to handle guilt.

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<v Speaker 2>You should only handle guilt for about five seconds. That's

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<v Speaker 2>long enough to realize that was wrong. And I confessed

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<v Speaker 2>it to God and I let it go. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>carry all your sins around in your life unconfessed. If

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<v Speaker 2>you do that, it's like carrying a garbage bag of

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<v Speaker 2>junk with you into the each new year. Many years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>they are singles, and they found each other in our

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<v Speaker 2>church and they got married. And that's when the church

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<v Speaker 2>was much smaller, and I actually was able to do

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<v Speaker 2>their wedding. About ten years later, they came back and

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<v Speaker 2>they said, can we take you out to dinner? And

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<v Speaker 2>we had a dinner with them, and I said, so,

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<v Speaker 2>tell me what's happened in the last ten years. And

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<v Speaker 2>I remember the woman told me, she said, you know, Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>I never realized that when I was walking down that

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<v Speaker 2>aisle in that beautiful white dress, that I was carrying

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<v Speaker 2>a sack of garbage with me into this marriage. We

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<v Speaker 2>all do that. I listen closely. Marriage does not create problems.

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<v Speaker 2>It reveals them. It reveals them and the things that

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<v Speaker 2>and their life shows up real quick when they live

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<v Speaker 2>with you. Marriage doesn't create problems, it reveals things that

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<v Speaker 2>is not just to make you happy, to make you holy.

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<v Speaker 2>And the number one tool if you're married, the number

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<v Speaker 2>one tool that God uses in your life is your spouse's. Oh, brother,

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<v Speaker 2>my spouse isn't even a believer. It doesn't matter. God

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<v Speaker 2>will still use them in your life. And so we

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<v Speaker 2>start having guilt over all of the things that we've

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<v Speaker 2>done to other people. Look at this verse Psalm thirty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>David talks about guilt. He says, my guilt has overwhelmed

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<v Speaker 2>me like a burden too heavy to bear. God doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>want you to carry that around. I'm bowed, bowed below down,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've brought low, and all day long I go

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<v Speaker 2>about mourning. Now there's a couple problems with guilt. One

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<v Speaker 2>of them is every one of us have a good

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<v Speaker 2>do what's right. We always hurt other people, we do

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<v Speaker 2>selfish things. I don't know if it bothers you, but

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<v Speaker 2>it bothers me. I often say the most unkind things

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<v Speaker 2>to the people I love the most, and just being

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<v Speaker 2>honest with you, yeah, that ever happened to any of you?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you all so holy? Oh? No? I never say

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<v Speaker 2>anything mean to my kids or my spouse. Yeah right, yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Why is that? Because at root we're selfish. I want

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<v Speaker 2>two very self centered people get together, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>cause problems, and that creates guilt. And you cannot have

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<v Speaker 2>two imperfect people and all of a sudden they're going

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<v Speaker 2>we need forgiveness, because I'm confessed guilt causes a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of problem. Now look at this verse Proverbs twenty. Verse

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<v Speaker 2>problem with guilt. It's because we run from our own

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<v Speaker 2>con Proverbs verse twenty seven. The Lord gave us a

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<v Speaker 2>You see, you can hide all kinds of stuff from me,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll never know about it. You might even hide

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<v Speaker 2>a whole bunch of things from a friend or your boss,

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<v Speaker 2>or your spouse or your kids, but you're not hiding

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<v Speaker 2>anything from God. And not only that, you're not hiding

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<v Speaker 2>anything from yourself. And when you try to hide it,

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<v Speaker 2>it just starts eating you on the inside. Because the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord gave us a mind and a conscience, we can't

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<v Speaker 2>hide from ourselves. And if you think, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I just feel bad, I'm going to go to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>take a vacation, but you take yourself on vacation, and

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<v Speaker 2>so you take that same stress that's in your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>the grudges you have toward other people, and the guilt

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<v Speaker 2>that you have about the stuff you've done wrong. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you do with guilt? What do you do

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<v Speaker 2>with gilt? Well, the answer is the same thing as grudges,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's forgiveness. And grudges you got to forgive them.

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<v Speaker 2>But in guilt, you've got to ask God for forgiveness.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you've got to forgive yourself. Now, normally we do

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<v Speaker 2>everything except that. Let me show you all the ways

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<v Speaker 2>that don't work and why our soul, the way we think,

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<v Speaker 2>the way we feel, the way we choose is often

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<v Speaker 2>broken because when you feel guilty, you don't make smart decisions,

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<v Speaker 2>and neither do I. Now, sometimes we just try to

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<v Speaker 2>deny our guilt. We just pretend like it doesn't exist.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just going to bury my past. You know. The

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<v Speaker 2>problem with bearing your past it resurrects itself at the

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<v Speaker 2>most inopportune times, and it comes back, and it resurrects,

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<v Speaker 2>and it comes back to haunt you like the living dead,

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<v Speaker 2>and something that happened twenty years ago, all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden it's back in your face again. So denial doesn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes we just try to minimize it. And when we

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<v Speaker 2>big deal. I mean, everybody else does it. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't that bad. It's just a little teeny tiny,

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<v Speaker 2>teeny tiny sin. Well if it's so tiny, why do

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<v Speaker 1>Some powerful words from pastor Rick today. And now this

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<v Speaker 1>is really one of my favorite parts of the broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>This is letters from our listeners and now here's Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, everybody today, I want to share a very powerful

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<v Speaker 2>letter from a listener named Michael. Michael experienced terrible trauma

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<v Speaker 2>as a child, but he says that Daily Hope is

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<v Speaker 2>helping him overcome his past and now he's looking to

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<v Speaker 2>the future with his kids. Let me read you just

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of Michael's story. Dear Pastor Rick, you

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<v Speaker 2>and Daily Hope have brought God into my life and

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<v Speaker 2>it has saved me. I am a twenty nine year

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<v Speaker 2>old father of five children, and I try my hardest

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<v Speaker 2>to teach my children to know God and to love

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus and how to pray. And I do my best

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<v Speaker 2>to be a good example and be worthy of all

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<v Speaker 2>the good gifts that God has given to me. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, because of my childhood and the insecurities and

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<v Speaker 2>abandonment issues that were created in my life from years

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<v Speaker 2>of mental abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, and yes, even

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<v Speaker 2>sexual abuse, I've always had a hard time trusting God.

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<v Speaker 2>I woke up every day feeling unworthy, and I suffered

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<v Speaker 2>from feelings of anxiety and depression, and I felt like

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<v Speaker 2>God couldn't possibly love me because no one else had

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<v Speaker 2>ever loved me. And I carried that pain inside of

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<v Speaker 2>me for so long craving for a close, better, intimate

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<v Speaker 2>relationship with God. Now listening to Daily Hope has helped

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<v Speaker 2>me achieve that and more. Not only better, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>now better for everybody else around me. Spreading all that

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<v Speaker 2>I've learned and the good news of Jesus Christ. I

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<v Speaker 2>know God better than ever and I now have more

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<v Speaker 2>faith than I ever knew possible because I feel His love.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much. Daily Hope does such a great

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<v Speaker 2>work in the name of Jesus, and I will forever

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<v Speaker 2>be in your debt for bringing the fire of faith

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<v Speaker 2>into my heart and helping me know God. I love you,

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<v Speaker 2>and I hope you continue to bring change in the

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<v Speaker 2>world through the message of Jesus Christ. You know, Michael,

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<v Speaker 2>I absolutely love how you're teaching your five kids to

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<v Speaker 2>know Jesus that is a real man, a real dad,

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<v Speaker 2>a real father. It's so important to pass it on

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<v Speaker 2>to the next generation, and I'm encouraged that Daily Hope

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<v Speaker 2>is helping you with the trauma of all your past

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<v Speaker 2>and helping you work through those issues and keeping you

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<v Speaker 2>growing in the love of Jesus Christ. You know, stories

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<v Speaker 2>like the one you wrote to me are what keep

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<v Speaker 2>me going. It's why we do this change lives now.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to pray for you. I want to pray,

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<v Speaker 2>Dear Lord, pour out your love on Michael. Help him

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<v Speaker 2>to sense your love so that he never doubts it.

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<v Speaker 2>Pour out your blessing and your peace on his family.

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<v Speaker 2>I pray that they will continue to grow in their

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<v Speaker 2>faith and that they will experience the peace that passes

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<v Speaker 2>understanding as they follow you God. I want to thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for his faithfulness in Jesus name, I pray Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>You know if God is blessing you through Daily Hope,

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<v Speaker 2>would you share your story with me? Write me rickat

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<v Speaker 2>pastorick dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Be sure to join us next time as we look

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<v Speaker 1>into God's word for our daily hope. This program is

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

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