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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 with a series

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<v Speaker 1>called how to Get Through what You're going Through. In

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<v Speaker 1>this study, Pastor Rick and Kay Warren share biblical wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>and their life experiences to help you find God's path

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<v Speaker 1>to peace in even the most difficult seasons of life. First,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are someone you know needs some powerful Bible

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<v Speaker 1>based encouragement, then stay with us because in a few

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<v Speaker 1>minutes we're going to tell you about the Journey Toward

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<v Speaker 1>Hope guided Bible study. It's full of encouraging Bible verses, exercises,

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<v Speaker 1>and journaling pages to help you draw close to God

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<v Speaker 1>and renew your sense of hope. You can find out

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<v Speaker 1>more by going to Pastorick dot com while you listen

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<v Speaker 1>to today's message, or just text the word Daily to eight

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<v Speaker 1>hundred six hundred five thousand and four. That's Pastor Rick

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. Or just text the word Daily to eight

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<v Speaker 1>hundred six hundred five thousand and four. Right now, here's

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick with part two of a message called how

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<v Speaker 1>We're getting.

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<v Speaker 2>Through in Heaven. No one's going to have any scars

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<v Speaker 2>except Jesus and He's going to have the hands, the

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<v Speaker 2>feet aside the head. Why because he wants to always

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<v Speaker 2>remember this is how much I love you. It is

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<v Speaker 2>impossible for God to forget how much he loves you.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we know that no matter how we don't

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<v Speaker 2>understand what's going on in our lives, we do know this.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have the solutions, I don't have the answers,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have the reasons. I don't have the explanations.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do have the presence of God, and I

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<v Speaker 2>do have his love in my life. And when life

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't make sense, you need to hold onto the promises.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what occurred to me the day Matthew died.

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<v Speaker 2>God knows what it's like to lose a sun. I've

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<v Speaker 2>had many people ask me his pastors, pastor Rick, where

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<v Speaker 2>was God when my son died the same place he

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<v Speaker 2>was when his son died, weeping? Grieving? You know what

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says that God weeps? Do you know that

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says God has stored up every tear you've

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<v Speaker 2>ever cried. You don't even know that, but God does.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows more about you than you do. As I said,

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<v Speaker 2>Matthew lived a very tortured life. And part of the

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<v Speaker 2>problem was he was incredibly bright. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>are mentally ill don't know their mentally ill. Matthew did,

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<v Speaker 2>and growing up he said, why can't I be normal?

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<v Speaker 2>Because he was so smart, he knew what wasn't right.

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<v Speaker 2>He felt odd, and he felt on the outskirts. He

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<v Speaker 2>felt like he didn't fit in, He felt like nobody

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<v Speaker 2>understood him. He just why can't I be normal? And

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<v Speaker 2>he had he had a tenderheart, but he had a

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<v Speaker 2>tortured mind. And he struggled all through life with the

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<v Speaker 2>unanswered questions about his illness because it didn't make sense.

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<v Speaker 2>But I want to tell you this. One second into heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>all of Matthew's questions were answered and all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden he understood it. All life doesn't make sense, but

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<v Speaker 2>we can still have peace because we know God loves

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<v Speaker 2>us and he's with us. There's the second thing you

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<v Speaker 2>need to know, and you need to remember. Everything on

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<v Speaker 2>earth is broken. Everything on earth is broken, but we

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<v Speaker 2>can still have joy because we know God is good

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<v Speaker 2>and He's got a greater plan. Everything on earth is broken. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact is, since sin and evil entered the world,

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<v Speaker 2>it messed up everything, and nothing on this planet is perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything on the planet is broken. Nothing works perfectly. The

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<v Speaker 2>weather does not work perfectly. We have tsunamis, and we

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<v Speaker 2>have earthquakes, and we have fires and floods and all

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of natural disasters. God didn't want that. He created

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<v Speaker 2>a garden of Paradise, a garden of Eden. Sin broke

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<v Speaker 2>the planet. It broke the weather, It broke the climate.

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<v Speaker 2>The economy doesn't work perfectly. None of your plans work perfectly.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you noticed that not one of your plans works perfectly.

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<v Speaker 2>Your body doesn't work perfectly. Anybody agree with that one? Yeah? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>No relationship works perfectly. Anybody want to give a testimony.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter how much you love, you still have this.

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<v Speaker 2>No brain works perfectly. We all have broken brains, and

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<v Speaker 2>we have thoughts that we can't control, and compulsions and

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<v Speaker 2>desires and attractions and fears and depressions and worries and rage,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, you name it. Everything is broken in

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<v Speaker 2>this world. Isaiah twenty four says this. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>if you ever want to read a perfect description of

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<v Speaker 2>modern culture, you need to go study in detail Isaiah

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four. Because Isaiah twenty four explains all of the

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<v Speaker 2>problems in our culture.

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<v Speaker 1>Today, you're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick will

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<v Speaker 1>be back in just a moment with the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>today's lesson. If you've missed any part of today's teaching,

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<v Speaker 3>Life can sometimes be challenging, isolating, and painful. Do you

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<v Speaker 3>then let me tell you about the Journey Toward Hope.

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<v Speaker 3>This guided Bible study book takes you on a journey

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<v Speaker 3>to discover the five truths about who you are. You

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<v Speaker 3>are loved, you have a purpose, you belong, you have

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<v Speaker 3>a choice, and you are needed. This full color vegan

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<v Speaker 3>to journal, and personal stories to help you uncover the

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<v Speaker 3>hidden reasons you may lose hope and teach you how

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

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<v Speaker 1>Warren Isaiah twenty four, verse five and verse nineteen.

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<v Speaker 2>The earth suffers. Everything's broken. The earth suffers for the

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<v Speaker 2>sins of its people, for they have twisted the instructions

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<v Speaker 2>of God, violated his laws, and broken his covenant. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>the earth has broken down and has utterly collapsed. Everything

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<v Speaker 2>is lost. We're all lost spiritually. Everything's abandoned and confused.

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<v Speaker 2>We have confusion about everything, Confusion about the economy, confusion.

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<v Speaker 2>There's confusion in every area, about money, about sex, about life,

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<v Speaker 2>about time. There's confusion everywhere. Now, why is there brokenness

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<v Speaker 2>and suffering in the world because of sin and evil?

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<v Speaker 2>Why is there sin and evil in the world? Because

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<v Speaker 2>God allows you and me a free choice. We can

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<v Speaker 2>choose to not love him. We can choose to go

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<v Speaker 2>our own way. He said, well, why doesn't God eliminate

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<v Speaker 2>all the sin and on the earth. Well, God could

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<v Speaker 2>easily eliminate all the sin on the earth, get rid

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<v Speaker 2>of you and me, and we've been hurting each other

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<v Speaker 2>for thousands and thousands of years. You get enough sin

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<v Speaker 2>in habitual lives of people. It affects the environment, It

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<v Speaker 2>affects your DNA, your genetics, it affects everything is broken. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>if everything is broken, how can we have joy? Because

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<v Speaker 2>we know God is good, and because we know He

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<v Speaker 2>has a better purpose and a greater plan. Romans eight

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eight, one of the greatest promises in the Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>says this, But we know circle that we know, we know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the second thing you need to know. We know

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<v Speaker 2>that in all things, not some things, not the good things.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that in all things God works for the

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<v Speaker 2>good of those who love Him and have been called

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<v Speaker 2>according to his purpose. Now, this is a great promise,

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<v Speaker 2>but I once you to notice it's not a promise

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<v Speaker 2>for everybody, but everybody. He works for the good of

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<v Speaker 2>those who love Him and have been called according to

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<v Speaker 2>his purpose. If you love God, everything that happens in

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<v Speaker 2>your life God is using it. He's going to work

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<v Speaker 2>for good, even the bad. Anybody can bring good out

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<v Speaker 2>of good. God specializes in bringing good out of bad. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't love God, all things are not working

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<v Speaker 2>for good in your life. In fact, all things are

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<v Speaker 2>working for bad in your life because you're going against

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<v Speaker 2>your creator, and that's gonna Your arms are too short

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<v Speaker 2>to box with God. You're going to lose that one. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me This is one of the most misunderstood, misinterpreted,

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<v Speaker 2>and misused versus in the Bible. Notice what it doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't say everything that happens is good. No, it

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<v Speaker 2>says all things God works for the good. Doesn't say

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<v Speaker 2>it's all good. Doesn't say everything happens to me. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of bad stuff in the world. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of evil in the world. Racism is bad, rape

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<v Speaker 2>is bad, bigotry is bad, terrorism is bad, cancer and

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<v Speaker 2>leukemia that's bad. God is not the author of evil.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't say that everything that happens is good. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of bad stuff. It doesn't even say everything that

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<v Speaker 2>happens is God's will. Now, that's nonsense. Friends. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people confuse heaven and earth. This this is not heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>In heaven everything is perfect. Why because God's will is

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<v Speaker 2>done perfectly. So everything is perfect in heaven. It's all

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<v Speaker 2>perfect because God's done is all. God's will is always done.

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<v Speaker 2>On earth, everything is broken because God's will well is

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<v Speaker 2>rarely done, rarely done. That's why Jesus said, we are

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<v Speaker 2>to pray Thy will be done on earth as it

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<v Speaker 2>is in heaven. Because in heaven it's done perfectly and instantly,

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<v Speaker 2>and on earth it's done rarely or never.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything that happens on this planet is God's will. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean when some people I've been at funerals and people say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>it must have been God's will, or they'll say, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>God must have needed Matthew more than you. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>word for that. Nonsense, just nonsense. God needed that baby

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<v Speaker 2>more than me, so he took him home early. Are

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<v Speaker 2>you kidding me? God doesn't need anything, so don't blame

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<v Speaker 2>God for that. Death is the result of sin and evil.

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<v Speaker 2>It entered the world because of that. God is not

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<v Speaker 2>the author of it. Matthew's life was robbed by mental illness.

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<v Speaker 2>It was robbed by mental illness. And you need to

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<v Speaker 2>understand that you have an enemy on this planet. His

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<v Speaker 2>name is Satan. Satan is not your friend. He's not

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<v Speaker 2>your friend. In fact, the Bible says he came to

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<v Speaker 2>kill and destroy. He wants to destroy your life. Why

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<v Speaker 2>because he hates God. Satan cannot hurt God. God cannot

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<v Speaker 2>be hurt like that. So what happens He tries to

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<v Speaker 2>hurt God's children, to hurt God. If you can't get

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<v Speaker 2>to me, the quickest way to hurt me is hurt

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<v Speaker 2>my kids. Satan wants to destroy your life. He wants

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<v Speaker 2>to mess up your life. He wants to keep you

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<v Speaker 2>away from God because that makes God grieve. God grieves

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<v Speaker 2>when you don't love him the way he loves you,

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<v Speaker 2>when you don't know him the way he knows you.

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<v Speaker 2>So God is not the author evil. You know, when

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<v Speaker 2>Matthew died, Satan thought he'd won, but he had lost

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<v Speaker 2>big time. Why because he couldn't torture Matthew anymore his

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<v Speaker 2>entire life. He went through mental torture. But now he's

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<v Speaker 2>out of reach of that torture. Now in heaven, there's

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<v Speaker 2>day that Matthew died, we were suspecting, because we hadn't

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<v Speaker 2>Our hearts were breaking into a million pieces. And as

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<v Speaker 2>and grabbed her necklace which had two words on it,

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<v Speaker 2>and she showed it to me. It was the words

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<v Speaker 2>of a book that she wrote. The title of a

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<v Speaker 2>book she wrote, choose Joy, And I thought, are you

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<v Speaker 2>kidding me? How in the world. Do you choose joy

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<v Speaker 2>in the deepest grief? How do you choose joy in

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<v Speaker 2>the worst pain? How do you choose joy when your

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<v Speaker 2>greatest fear is being realized? Well, I'll let Kate tell

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, thank you, thank you, Saddleback, I've missed you.

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<v Speaker 4>As Rick said, I was wearing a necklace that says

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<v Speaker 4>choose joy after I wrote that several years ago. And

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<v Speaker 4>I wrote the book because I've struggled with low levels

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<v Speaker 4>of depression my whole life. And yet here's a verse

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<v Speaker 4>like Romans five three to five on your outline that

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<v Speaker 4>we know that these troubles produce endurance, and endurance produces character,

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<v Speaker 4>and character produces hope. And this hope will not disappoint

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<v Speaker 4>us because God has poured his love to fill our hearts.

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<v Speaker 4>I began to look for some jewelry that I could

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<v Speaker 4>wear on a daily basis to remind me that I

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<v Speaker 4>The day that Matthew passed away, as Rick said, I

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<v Speaker 4>and with my hands shaking and my heart pounding and

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<v Speaker 4>my stomach heathing, I picked this necklace out of the

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<v Speaker 4>sure that was going to unfold that day. And as

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<v Speaker 4>for the police to confirm this terrible news, I don't

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<v Speaker 4>know why, but in a moment I looked down and

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<v Speaker 4>saw it, and then I raised it to him in

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<v Speaker 4>a very tiny, feeble attempt to affirm one I knew

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<v Speaker 4>to be the truth, even as he said, our hearts

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<v Speaker 4>were shattering. How could I do that? How could I

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<v Speaker 4>it to him in a gesture of belief in God,

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<v Speaker 4>a belief that joy could be chosen even in our

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<v Speaker 4>darkest moments. How could I do that? And how could he,

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<v Speaker 4>through his tears, receive it, and not push me away

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<v Speaker 4>and not tell me I was crazy, and to stop

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<v Speaker 4>it and to just stop doing that. It's because of

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<v Speaker 4>what we know, because we know that joy is still present.

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<v Speaker 4>We know it because God is good, and because we

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<v Speaker 4>have spent the last fifty years of our lives putting

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<v Speaker 4>our spiritual roots down deep into the rich soil of

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<v Speaker 4>God's grace, his mercy, his faithfulness, and his goodness. And

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<v Speaker 4>because of that, because of those roots that have gone

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<v Speaker 4>deep into the soil of who God is, getting to

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<v Speaker 4>know him when troubles have come our way, we have

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<v Speaker 4>been able to produce endurance. It has been produced and

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<v Speaker 4>hopefully character, and from that character hope and joy verse

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<v Speaker 4>five of Romans three again, look at that, excuse me.

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<v Speaker 4>Romans five, Verse five says, and this hope will not

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<v Speaker 4>disappoint us because God has poured his love to fill

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<v Speaker 4>our hearts. I was learning a lot about joy in

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<v Speaker 4>the last few years, and so I could say somehow, yes, God,

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<v Speaker 4>I trust you, and I'm going to have joy even

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<v Speaker 4>in this very dark day. But Hope, I want to

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<v Speaker 4>talk to you a little bit about hope, because I

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<v Speaker 4>would be lying to you completely, lying to you if

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<v Speaker 4>I said that hope didn't disappoint me. In fact, I

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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. In this study, Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rick and Kay Warren share biblical wisdom and their life

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<v Speaker 1>even the most difficult seasons of life. If you've missed

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<v Speaker 1>any part of this message, or you'd like to find

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<v Speaker 1>devotional While you're there. Rick will be back to close

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<v Speaker 1>out our time today. But first life can sometimes be challenging, isolating,

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<v Speaker 1>This full color vegan leather study tool is filled with scriptures, prayers, exercises,

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Pastor Rick with a letter from one of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>Today. Want to share with you a letter from Debbie

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<v Speaker 2>that really truly touched my heart. She wrote, Pastor Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure how many times I thought about emailing you,

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<v Speaker 2>but I didn't. I'm not sure why, but today I

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<v Speaker 2>listened to your Daily Hope message on facing giants and

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<v Speaker 2>life and work and I knew that I needed to

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<v Speaker 2>say thank you. My story started when my husband of

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<v Speaker 2>almost twenty four years died suddenly at our home of

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<v Speaker 2>a blood clot He was just forty nine years old.

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<v Speaker 2>and life just seemed to stop. We were in shock

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<v Speaker 2>after that death. At the funeral, my brother told me

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<v Speaker 2>about your message series, How to get Through what You're

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<v Speaker 2>going Through. So I listened and I held on to

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<v Speaker 2>those words and what Kay had spoken, not knowing how

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<v Speaker 2>been struggling for about three years, and eleven weeks after

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<v Speaker 2>But the resource that I kept turning to and listening

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<v Speaker 2>to over and over again was your series How to

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<v Speaker 2>get Through what You're going Through When you lost your son,

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<v Speaker 2>you and Kay truly understood how I felt and how

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<v Speaker 2>I still feel. We're part of a club that nobody

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<v Speaker 2>wants to be a member of RICK. I've learned so

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<v Speaker 2>many things through this journey of grief, but the most

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<v Speaker 2>bring beauty out of ashes. So I want to thank

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<v Speaker 2>you and Kay from the bottom of my heart for

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<v Speaker 2>sharing your story and not wasting your pain, even though

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<v Speaker 2>we've never met, though we're friends, well we are, and

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<v Speaker 2>I ask God daily to help me use my pain

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<v Speaker 2>me every step of the journey. With a thankful heart. Debbi, Well, Debbie,

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<v Speaker 2>my dear sister. This touched me obviously your message and

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<v Speaker 2>I can tell you without a doubt that God is faithful.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just want to say that I'm so proud

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<v Speaker 2>of you that God does not want us to waste

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<v Speaker 2>our hurts. Never waste a hurt. You're going to go

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<v Speaker 2>says God takes us through problems and comforts us, so

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<v Speaker 2>we can then comfort others with the same comfort we've

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<v Speaker 2>at Daily Hope. Friends, if you can give a gift

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<v Speaker 2>and a son, but found new hope through this broadcast,

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<v Speaker 2>which shares the message of Jesus. You who gave helped

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<v Speaker 1>If you'd like to let Rick know how this broadcast

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