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<v Speaker 1>Hello everybody, This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for joining us today, and if you're brand new,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to the Daily Hope family. We hope you'll enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the teachings of Pastor Rick Warren right here. I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>excited for all of you to learn about your shape.

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<v Speaker 1>It might not be the shape you're thinking of right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Rick loves to use acrostics, and this one is shape

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<v Speaker 1>your shape, your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality and experiences.

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<v Speaker 1>And one of the reasons I love this series and

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<v Speaker 1>have shared it with so many friends is because Rick

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<v Speaker 1>talks about the way God wired you and why you

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<v Speaker 1>need not just know your shape, but how to use

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<v Speaker 1>it to do the things that God designed you to do.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's jump right in. Here's Rick with the final

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<v Speaker 1>part of a message called Unwrapping your Spiritual Gifts.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple weeks ago we started this series that God

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<v Speaker 2>he never makes copies of anything. He only makes originals

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<v Speaker 2>because the originals are far more valuable than any copy,

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<v Speaker 2>and that God made you for a purpose and He

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<v Speaker 2>has wired you or shaped you uniquely unlike anybody else

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<v Speaker 2>in the world. We talked about how that in architecture,

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<v Speaker 2>form follows function, In other words, tell me what you

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<v Speaker 2>want the building to be used for, and then I'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you how to build it. But the opposite is

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<v Speaker 2>true with human beings. Function follows form. In other words,

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<v Speaker 2>look at the way God formed you, how he shaped you,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you'll know what you're supposed to do with

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<v Speaker 2>your life. And we said that there are five things

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<v Speaker 2>that make you you. Your shape, shape, spiritual gifts.

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<v Speaker 3>What am I gifted to do?

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<v Speaker 2>Heart? What do I love to do? Abilities? What are

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<v Speaker 2>my natural abilities? P personality and e experiences?

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<v Speaker 3>What are my.

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<v Speaker 2>Unique experiences that nobody else in the world has had.

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<v Speaker 2>These five things make you. They make up your shape.

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<v Speaker 3>Now today we're going to look at the h in shape.

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<v Speaker 2>Which is your heart. And in Proverbs chapter twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>they're on your outline. It says this as a face

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<v Speaker 2>is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person.

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<v Speaker 2>Your heart is what makes you you. Now when we

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<v Speaker 2>talk about heart, we're talking about your interest, your passions,

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<v Speaker 2>your desires, the emotional component of you, not your intellect,

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<v Speaker 2>but the emotional component of you, your hopes, your dreams,

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<v Speaker 2>your ambitions, that which motivates you to get up in

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<v Speaker 2>the morning, what drives you, what excites you, what interests you.

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<v Speaker 3>As I said, these.

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<v Speaker 2>Are all the components of your heart. And your heart,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible tells us, affects everything you say, It affects

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<v Speaker 2>everything you do, It affects everything you feel. And your

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<v Speaker 2>heart is different than everybody else's heart beat. Now this

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<v Speaker 2>is true, not just emotionally, it's true physically. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>know that your heart beat is slightly different than everybody

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<v Speaker 2>else's heartbeat in the world. Just like you have a

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<v Speaker 2>thumbprint and an EyePrint and a voice print and a

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<v Speaker 2>footprint that's unique, you also have a unique heartbeat. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just slightly different than everybody else's. That's not only true physically,

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<v Speaker 2>it is true emotionally that there's some things that you're

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<v Speaker 2>extremely interested in and other things you couldn't care less about.

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<v Speaker 2>There are some things that are fascinating to you and

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<v Speaker 2>you could think about them or talk about them for

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<v Speaker 2>a long time, and other things you're bored to tears.

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<v Speaker 2>There's some things that really get you excited, that wind

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<v Speaker 2>your crank, that turn you on, that get you get

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<v Speaker 2>your juices running. And there's some things that, frankly, they

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<v Speaker 2>just leave you flat, you've got.

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<v Speaker 3>No interest in them at all.

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<v Speaker 2>And God gave each of us a different emotional heartbeat.

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<v Speaker 2>We all like different things, so that way everything in

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<v Speaker 2>the world gets done. If we all like to do

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing, if we all had the same loves,

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<v Speaker 2>the same interest, there would be a lot left undone

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<v Speaker 2>in the world. But on the heartbeat, we're all different. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me just show this. For instance, how many of

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<v Speaker 2>you would say, I don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Just like dogs, I am a dog lover.

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<v Speaker 2>I really really love dogs. Gonna see your hands, all right?

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<v Speaker 2>These are the dog lovers. You're probably sitting next to

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<v Speaker 2>a cat lover.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>How many of you say, I'm not really into dogs, but.

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<v Speaker 3>I really really love cats.

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<v Speaker 2>I love cats now, I'm a fanatic about cats, cause

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<v Speaker 2>see your hands all right. How many of you say

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't care less about either? All right, Okay, see,

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<v Speaker 2>we're all just different. How many of you would say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what like a fix? I have to have

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<v Speaker 2>my football. I just love football. I gotta have my

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<v Speaker 2>football fix, particularly in the fall, because of your hands. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>how many of you'd say if football was never again

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<v Speaker 2>on TV.

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<v Speaker 3>I wouldn't miss it? Can I see your hands? We

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<v Speaker 3>just started some family feuds. Just there. I'll be doing marriage.

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<v Speaker 2>Counseling after the last service. Well, the truth is, we

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<v Speaker 2>all have different interests. How many of you think it's

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<v Speaker 2>rude when people on the bleachers leave early?

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<v Speaker 3>Huh? I just thought i'd throw that in, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just you know, every once in a while, even I

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<v Speaker 3>do a commercial. What can I say? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>There are some things you care deeply about and some

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<v Speaker 2>things you couldn't care less about. Where do you think

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<v Speaker 2>that came from? It came from God. God hardwired it

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<v Speaker 2>into your system, all your interests, the hobbies, the sports,

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<v Speaker 2>the things that God put that in you. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says this in Philippians chapter two.

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<v Speaker 3>It is God.

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<v Speaker 2>It is God who pred uses in you the desires.

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<v Speaker 2>That's your interests, your passions, your desires, your hopes, your dreams,

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<v Speaker 2>your ambitions.

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<v Speaker 3>That which excites you.

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<v Speaker 2>It is God who produces in you these desires and

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<v Speaker 2>actions that please him.

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<v Speaker 3>God made you to be you.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't want you being interested in stuff other people

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<v Speaker 2>interested in. He wants you interested in the stuff you're

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<v Speaker 2>interested in. And He takes pleasure and enjoying you watch

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<v Speaker 2>He enjoys watching you enjoy his creation. God enjoys watching

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<v Speaker 2>you receive enjoyment. Now, as I said, God placed this

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<v Speaker 2>guidance system in you, your heart, this emotional component of

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<v Speaker 2>your life that determines what you say out of the

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<v Speaker 2>heart the man speaks, and what you do and what

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<v Speaker 2>you feel and all these things. Now here's an important thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to write it down. When I do

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<v Speaker 2>what God shaped me to do, two things. I enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>it and I'm good at it. When I do what

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<v Speaker 2>God shaped me to do, I enjoy it and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>good at it.

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<v Speaker 3>These are two things that help.

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<v Speaker 2>You determine your heart. What kind of heart God gave you. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the first evidence of heart is that you enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 2>You get pleasure in the things that God wired you

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<v Speaker 2>to enjoy to do. You get enjoyment, You get satisfaction.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says you delight in it. Now, I wonder

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<v Speaker 2>how many of you really delight in your work? You

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<v Speaker 2>feel I was wired for this. I always shape this.

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<v Speaker 2>I delight in my work most of the time. You

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<v Speaker 2>have two attitudes towards your work.

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<v Speaker 3>One of them is.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, Lord, and the other.

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<v Speaker 3>Is good Lord, it's morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, which of those you say tends to be dependent

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<v Speaker 2>upon whether you are shaped for that work and you

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<v Speaker 2>have a heart for it or not. You see, when

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<v Speaker 2>you do what you love to do, nobody has to

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<v Speaker 2>pay you, nobody has to reward you.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't need a Superville to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>When you do what you love to do, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>need external motivations. You don't have to have contests and competitions.

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<v Speaker 2>You just flat out love doing what you're doing. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't need any external things.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what I do.

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<v Speaker 2>I pastor this church because I love to pastor this church.

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<v Speaker 2>I was wired to pastor this church. I'm not going anywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>I love this church. I do it for free. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't take a salary here. You know you're paid to

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<v Speaker 2>be good, but I'm good for nothing, and I do

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<v Speaker 2>it because I love to do it. And people say

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<v Speaker 2>you're ever going to leave? Said back, of course not,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to leave saddle back. I love this church.

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<v Speaker 2>It's what I was wired to do. On the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>if you've ever been in a job that you weren't

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<v Speaker 2>wired to do, you weren't shaped to do. If you've

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<v Speaker 2>ever been in a job you don't have the heart for,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a drag. If you've been in a job that

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have a heart for. It's just boring you

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<v Speaker 2>to tears and you're going, Oh, I got to get

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<v Speaker 2>out of here, and it's.

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<v Speaker 3>Just a real drag.

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<v Speaker 2>Today we're going to talk about how to follow your heart,

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<v Speaker 2>because your heart says a lot of God's will for

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<v Speaker 2>your life. But the problem is our hearts get beat up,

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<v Speaker 2>they get bruised, they get bumped around, they get broken,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to talk about that. But one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that you know is that when you're doing

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<v Speaker 2>what God gave your heart to do, you flat out

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy it. The other thing that you know you're doing

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<v Speaker 2>what God made you do is you're good at it.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're good at it, that's a pretty good indicator

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<v Speaker 2>that God shaped.

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<v Speaker 3>You for it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're productive. When you do what you have a heart for,

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<v Speaker 2>your creative you're productive.

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<v Speaker 3>You're effective.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, the secret of an effective life is simply this.

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<v Speaker 2>Do what you love to do. Do what you love

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<v Speaker 2>to do, and you'll be effective at it. If you

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<v Speaker 2>don't love doing it, you'll never be effective at it.

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<v Speaker 3>People are rarely.

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<v Speaker 2>Successful at things they hate doing, apparently because they don't

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<v Speaker 2>have any passion for it. You know, the top athletes.

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<v Speaker 2>Why are they so good because they love doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>God gave them the heart to run or jump, or

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<v Speaker 2>surf or play basketball or whatever. And the guys at

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<v Speaker 2>their top of the field and when they're the top

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<v Speaker 2>of field Olympic athletes, they don't do it for profit.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't even do it for praise. They do it

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<v Speaker 2>because of their passion. It is a passion with them.

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<v Speaker 2>And that word passion is another word for heart. That

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<v Speaker 2>when we talk about your heart and how God shaped you,

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<v Speaker 2>it's your passion that you're passionate about some things.

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<v Speaker 3>And why is this important?

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<v Speaker 2>Because only passionate people get things done. You're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to accomplish much in life unless you're passionate about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Moses was passionate about setting his people free from Egyptian bondage.

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<v Speaker 2>Paul and the Bible is passionate about sharing the good

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<v Speaker 2>news with everybody in the world. A guy named Wilberford

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<v Speaker 2>William Riverforce, a Christian, was passionate about abolishing slavery from

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<v Speaker 2>the British Empire, and he did it, you know, all

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of Gandhi was passionate about liberating his country from

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<v Speaker 2>British rule and having an independent India. A guy named

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<v Speaker 2>Martin Luther was passionate about reforming the church in Europe,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Reformation and the Enlightenment all came as a

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<v Speaker 2>result of one man having a passion. And then another

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<v Speaker 3>You only influence.

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<v Speaker 2>Things when you're passionate about it. And so today we've

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<v Speaker 2>got to look at uncovering those covered up passions in

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<v Speaker 2>because when you have a heart for something, you give

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<v Speaker 2>it your best. If you don't have a heart for something,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't. And the Bible calls this being fruitful. Look

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<v Speaker 2>up here on the screen, Jesus said in John fifteen,

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<v Speaker 2>you give glory to my Father when you produce a

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<v Speaker 2>it mean to have a fruitful life? It means you're productive,

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<v Speaker 2>you're effective, you're creative. And the only way you bring

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<v Speaker 2>glory to God is when you do what you were

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<v Speaker 2>doing it, and you enjoy it and you're good at it,

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<v Speaker 2>to God. He says, you bring fruit, you bear fruit,

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<v Speaker 2>you're productive, and he says that gives me glory.

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<v Speaker 3>It gives me honor. God made you to shine like

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't want you to cover up your talents, and

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<v Speaker 2>your interests. It brings in pleasure. You were made to shine.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at this verse on the screen, Matthew five. Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>let your light shine before others, so that they may

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<v Speaker 2>see your good deeds, what you were wired to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Do the thing you were made to do. And he says,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a witness that they may see your good deeds

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<v Speaker 2>and praise your Father in heaven. Notice it doesn't say

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<v Speaker 2>anything they are about speaking. It says, let your light shine,

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<v Speaker 2>not speak your light. Let your light shine before others,

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<v Speaker 2>so they may see not here, but see the good

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<v Speaker 2>deeds and praise.

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<v Speaker 3>Your Father in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>When people become what God made him to be, it

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<v Speaker 2>brings glory to God and people go praise the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>You were made to shine. Now we were all made

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<v Speaker 2>to shine. You were made to shine. That as life

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<v Speaker 2>goes on, you tend to get a little dimmer, you

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<v Speaker 3>For you to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Now what I mean by that, every person, everybody in

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<v Speaker 2>sound in my voice. God has put certain passions in

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<v Speaker 2>your heart, certain desires, certain dreams, ambition, certain interest and

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<v Speaker 2>we all are different in these ways. But the problem

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<v Speaker 2>is this, most people have never ever really acted on

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<v Speaker 2>or fulfilled or attempted or developed or utilized their God

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<v Speaker 2>given passions, their interests, their dreams. In fact, we bury

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<v Speaker 2>our dreams. God doesn't want that. What keeps you from

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<v Speaker 2>following your heart? Well, before we can talk about how

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<v Speaker 2>to follow your heart, we need to deal with five

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<v Speaker 2>heart stoppers. These things are like spiritual cholesterol. They block

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<v Speaker 2>your heart, They stop your passions. They cause you to

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<v Speaker 2>conform to society rather than being the unique person God

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<v Speaker 2>meant for you to be. What are they? Number one?

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<v Speaker 2>The number one heart stopper is disappointment. Disappointment when you've

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<v Speaker 2>been heard, you tend to pull back into a shell

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<v Speaker 2>and say, I'm never going to let anybody else hurt me,

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<v Speaker 2>and you give up on your dreams. You give up

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<v Speaker 2>on your ambitions, you give up on your interest, on

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<v Speaker 2>your passions, and you pull back into a protective mode.

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<v Speaker 2>That says, don't get hurt is the number one goal

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<v Speaker 2>of life. Bad idea. You're not living, You're just existing.

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<v Speaker 2>When you live in a shell like that, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>self imposed prison. And the Bible says, when I have

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<v Speaker 2>that I intended, then I get disappointed. In fact, it

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<v Speaker 2>says in Proverbs thirteen twelve, hope deferred. That means a

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<v Speaker 2>dream and an ambition. A desire deferred makes the heart sick. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>if first you don't succeed, welcome to the human race.

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<v Speaker 2>You're normal. Almost nobody succeeds on the first try, but.

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<v Speaker 3>We often give up.

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<v Speaker 2>And when we allowed disappointment to come into our lives,

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<v Speaker 2>it stops our heart. Number two is fear. Fear is

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<v Speaker 2>the second heart stopper. It keeps you from being what

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<v Speaker 2>God wants you to be. It's a self imposed prison.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus told a story about this. He called it the

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<v Speaker 2>parable of the talents. We actually get the word talent

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<v Speaker 2>in English from this story out of the Bible. In

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible, a talent was an amount of silver, It

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<v Speaker 2>was a weight, It was an amount of money in silver,

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<v Speaker 2>and he tells the story of this wealthy man who

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<v Speaker 2>gives three servants. One servant five talents and one three

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<v Speaker 2>and one one talent. And he says, go out and

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<v Speaker 2>invest it. Make the most of what you've been given.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what God says to you. Make the most of

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<v Speaker 2>according to anybody else, but make the most of what

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<v Speaker 2>you've been given. One guy comes back. He's doubled his investment,

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<v Speaker 2>God says, The Master says, good job. Second guy comes back,

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<v Speaker 2>He's doubled his investment. The Master says, good job. The

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<v Speaker 2>third guy comes back. He says, well, I didn't do

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<v Speaker 2>anything with it. He says what he said, No, I

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<v Speaker 2>just bury it in the ground. He said, you buried

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<v Speaker 2>your talent in the ground. Why, he said, I was afraid.

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<v Speaker 2>It is fear that causes you to bury your talents.

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<v Speaker 2>It is fear that keeps you from living your dream.

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<v Speaker 2>It's fear that keeps you from attempting that goal. It's

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<v Speaker 2>fear that corrous your passion and limits your vision and

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<v Speaker 2>shrinks your heart. It's a heart stopper. There's a third thing,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's guilt. Oh boy, this is a big one.

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<v Speaker 2>You cannot be guilty and go after your dream at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time. Why, because guilt dreams you have enormous

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<v Speaker 2>amounts of energy. It's like carrying a big sack of

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<v Speaker 2>tired because you're carrying around all the regrets of your past,

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<v Speaker 2>all the shame of your past, all the guilt of

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<v Speaker 3>You cannot be confident.

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<v Speaker 2>And guilty at the same time. That's why people lose

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<v Speaker 2>their confidence. They lose their confidence because I think, what

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<v Speaker 2>if somebody else falls finds out and who did I

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<v Speaker 2>tell that to? And who did I tell it to?

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<v Speaker 2>And I've always got to be protecting myself. And they

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<v Speaker 2>lose their confidence because they're guilty. Now, friends, God never

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<v Speaker 2>intended for you to walk around with a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>guilt and regrets. That's what Jesus Christ came to do,

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<v Speaker 2>to forgive it all. And he came to earth and

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<v Speaker 2>he was nailed to a cross, so you can stop

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<v Speaker 2>nailing yourself to a cross. He was hung up for

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<v Speaker 2>your hang ups. He died for all your sins so

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<v Speaker 2>they could be completely forgiven. He's paid for him, so

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to pay for him. You can stop

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<v Speaker 2>beating yourself up about everything you've ever done wrong has

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<v Speaker 2>already been paid for by Jesus Christ. That's called the gospel.

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<v Speaker 2>Gospel means good news. It's the best news in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the best news in the world. Everything you've ever

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<v Speaker 2>done has already been forgiven. You just have to accept

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<v Speaker 2>that forgiveness from Jesus Christ. Put your trust in him.

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<v Speaker 2>That's called the good news. And when you do that

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<v Speaker 2>and you realize everything I've ever done wrong or will

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<v Speaker 2>do wrong, Jesus Christ has already paid for and forgiven,

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<v Speaker 2>and I all have to do is accept it. What

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<v Speaker 2>he did for me. Now that's gonna set my heart free,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm going to move ahead and become what I've

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<v Speaker 2>always wanted to be because I'm not carrying this garbage

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<v Speaker 3>You can stop beating yourself up.

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<v Speaker 2>Disappointment, fear, guilt, These are heartstoppers.

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<v Speaker 3>The fourth one is another big one. Bitterness.

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<v Speaker 2>Bitterness will eat you alive. It's worse than cancer. It

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<v Speaker 2>is the worst heart disease you can have. Bitterness because

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<v Speaker 2>when you become resentful, and you're always thinking about how

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<v Speaker 2>to retaliate and get revenge, and you're always thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>that person who.

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<v Speaker 3>Hurts you in the past. It keeps you stuck in

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<v Speaker 2>You can't get on with the present or the future

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<v Speaker 3>Person who hurt you. Let it go.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't deserve it, but you don't deserve it either.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't deserve to be forgiven. God forgave you. It's

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

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<v Speaker 2>you need to get on with your life. When you

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<v Speaker 2>hold on to hurt from the past, it's like driving

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<v Speaker 2>a car looking in the rear view mirror. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>crack up. You're always looking in the past.

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<v Speaker 3>Now listen, your past is past.

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<v Speaker 2>There were people who hurt you in your past, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry as your friend and as your pastor.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry, I really am.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry you've been hurt, and God is sorry too

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<v Speaker 2>about your hurt. But the fact is your past is past,

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<v Speaker 2>and the people in your past can't hurt you anymore

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<v Speaker 2>unless you allow them to.

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<v Speaker 3>And the way you allow them to.

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<v Speaker 2>It was by rehearsing it in your mind and every

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<v Speaker 2>time you go over he hurt me that way, she

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<v Speaker 2>hurt me that way. You go over it and over,

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<v Speaker 3>Let it go.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a heart stopper. It's a heart disease that

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<v Speaker 2>The fifth heart stopper is rejection, and it may be

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<v Speaker 2>or a boyfriend or a girlfriend, you know how that

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<v Speaker 3>Rejection hurts. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Notice what the Bible says about all of these. In fear,

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<v Speaker 2>it says, anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down.

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<v Speaker 3>That's fear.

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<v Speaker 2>In guilt, it says, my sins have caught up with me,

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<v Speaker 2>I was senseless. In other words, you don't think logically

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<v Speaker 2>when you're either guilty or resentful. And in rejection, it says,

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<v Speaker 2>they cut me down with sharpened tongues.

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<v Speaker 3>Other words, they were attacking me verbally.

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<v Speaker 2>They aim their bitter words like arrows straight at my heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you when you were growing up had people

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<v Speaker 2>not worth anything. You're never going to mount too much,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll never be a success. You're not good at filling

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<v Speaker 2>the blank. You're uncoordinated, you're this, You're that, You're not worthless,

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<v Speaker 2>You'll never and on and on and on. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, you believe them because they were an adult

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<v Speaker 2>and you were a kid, and you thought all adults

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<v Speaker 3>They were wrong. They lied to you.

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<v Speaker 2>They were lying to you at that moment. You need

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<v Speaker 2>stop building your life on what critics said to you

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<v Speaker 2>and start building your life.

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<v Speaker 3>On what God says about you.

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<v Speaker 2>And God says this, I made you, I formed you,

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<v Speaker 2>I shaped you, I planned you. I have a purpose

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<v Speaker 2>for your life. I put certain abilities in you and

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<v Speaker 2>a heart, and I love it when.

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<v Speaker 3>You do what I made you to do. And I

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<v Speaker 3>didn't make it to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Anybody else, And you don't have to please anybody else

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<v Speaker 2>if you please me the Lord. You're doing the right

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<v Speaker 2>thing all the time, and you need to stop living

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<v Speaker 2>for the approval of other people. Listen, some of you

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<v Speaker 2>think that if I just can be perfect, then I

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<v Speaker 2>will have everybody's approval and they'll all love me. No,

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<v Speaker 2>they won't even if you were perfect. Jesus was perfect

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<v Speaker 2>and they killed him, they put him on a cross.

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<v Speaker 2>So even if you are perfect, they're gonna be people

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<v Speaker 2>who don't like you. I hate to tell you this,

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<v Speaker 2>but some of those people you've been trying to get

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<v Speaker 2>their approval for years, You're not gonna get it. In

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<v Speaker 2>all likelihood, you're never gonna get it. It's not your problem,

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<v Speaker 2>it's their problem. But here's the even better news. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't need it. You don't need it. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to have their approval to be happy. But you do

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<v Speaker 2>have to get rid of the heart stoppers of disappointment

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<v Speaker 2>and fear and guilt and bitterness and rejection. We're going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about how to do that in a minute.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the Backstreet Boys used to sing a song

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<v Speaker 2>that said, looking back on the things I've done, I

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<v Speaker 2>was trying to be someone. In other words, I was

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<v Speaker 2>just playing this part, acting in the dark. In other words,

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<v Speaker 2>I was a phony. I was a fake. I was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to be what other people expected me to be.

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't really living my heart, the heart that God

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<v Speaker 2>put in me. I was living with other people, and

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<v Speaker 2>my shape, my heart got all bent out of shape.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to today stop listening to what other people

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<v Speaker 2>are saying to you and listen to what God says

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<v Speaker 2>to you. And if you feel like giving up, don't

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<v Speaker 2>give up. Don't give up. If you feel like giving up.

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<v Speaker 3>On that dream, on that passion, don't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't do it. God says, let me reshape your heart.

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<v Speaker 2>My prayer for you is that God will show you

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<v Speaker 2>the shape of your heart. That you'll get back to

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<v Speaker 2>being what God intended for you to be and not

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<v Speaker 2>waste a second more trying to be something that other

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<v Speaker 2>people would want you to be, that the world would

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<v Speaker 2>want you to be, that people try.

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<v Speaker 3>To squeeze you in the mold. God made you to

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<v Speaker 3>be you. That's what this whole series is about.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you be you and you do it for

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<v Speaker 2>God's glory, you enjoy it and you're good at it,

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<v Speaker 2>and it brings glory to God too. On the back

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<v Speaker 2>of your outline. The Bible says this. In Colossians chapter three,

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<v Speaker 2>God says, whatever you do, whatever you do. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>care if it's in the garbage or the garage or

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<v Speaker 2>the garden, or it's in an office, or it's in

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<v Speaker 2>a school or wherever. He says, whatever you do, work

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<v Speaker 2>at it with all your heart. Whatever you do, he says,

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<v Speaker 2>anything you do in life, you better do it with

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<v Speaker 2>all your heart, with your passion, with your interest, with

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<v Speaker 2>your vitality. Whatever you do, work at it with all

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<v Speaker 2>your heart. As working for the Lord, not for men.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a job right now that you go to

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<v Speaker 2>and they're paying you, and you think you're working for men,

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<v Speaker 2>but really life is a test.

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<v Speaker 3>You're working for God.

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<v Speaker 2>And God is saying, how can I trust them? What

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<v Speaker 2>kind of worker are they? Because this life is preparation

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<v Speaker 2>for the next, and God is watching now. How do

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<v Speaker 2>I work at it with all my heart when my

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<v Speaker 2>heart hurts? How do I work at it with all

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<v Speaker 2>my heart when my heart's been beat up or bruised

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<v Speaker 2>or broken or battered around? You do five things? Number one,

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<v Speaker 2>open it. You need to open your heart to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Open it up as why as it needs to be

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<v Speaker 2>to Jesus Christ, the one who gave you that heart. First,

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<v Speaker 2>you open it up to him that's the start. This week,

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<v Speaker 2>I got a letter from Darren and I asked him

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<v Speaker 2>for permission to share it with him. He said, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>Dear Pastor Rick. I was born into a family of churchgoers,

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<v Speaker 2>Catholics from Italy on my mom's side and Baptists from

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<v Speaker 2>Missouri on my dad's side.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a great combination. After my wife.

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<v Speaker 2>And I got married, we got involved in a small

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<v Speaker 2>church that had some trouble and ended up splitting apart,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was hurt. I lost my focus on God

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<v Speaker 2>and I began to focus on making money instead. I

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<v Speaker 2>built a giftware company to ten million in sales, and

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<v Speaker 2>money became the number one goal in my life. About

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<v Speaker 2>that time, we started attending here at Saddleback, but my

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<v Speaker 2>heart was so messed up I just sat on the sidelines.

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<v Speaker 2>Six months after our first child was born, my wife

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<v Speaker 2>had an affair and she became pregnant with another man's baby.

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<v Speaker 2>My marriage fell apart, and for the next ten years

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<v Speaker 2>I raised my son as a single dad. Fortunately, a

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<v Speaker 2>friend introduced me to Saddleback Separated Men's Ministry, and there

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<v Speaker 2>I built a friendship with over one hundred guys. I

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<v Speaker 2>could not have made it without those guys. More importantly,

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<v Speaker 2>when I opened my heart to Jesus, it began to change.

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<v Speaker 2>I then asked God to bring a christ like woman

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<v Speaker 2>into my life to share my heart and my life.

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<v Speaker 2>One day at my son's baseball game, I was talking

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<v Speaker 2>with some people about building at centered marriage and a

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<v Speaker 2>woman named Patty overheard and said, that's the husband for me. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>we're now married with a blended family of six, and

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<v Speaker 2>we are so happy being in a saddleback small group together,

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<v Speaker 2>serving together in the youth ministry, and I'm still helping

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<v Speaker 2>guys in the men's ministry. Rick, this is a place

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<v Speaker 2>where hearts get changed. Mine was, and I thank God

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<v Speaker 2>for it every day. Nobody can change your heart like

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. I don't care what heartache you've been through,

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<v Speaker 2>what habit you're dealing with, what hang up you can't

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<v Speaker 2>let go of. Nobody can deal with your heart the

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<v Speaker 2>way Jesus can.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>God gave you a heart, and he emplaced in you

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<v Speaker 2>some passions, some desires, Those came from God, some ambitions.

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<v Speaker 2>God put those in your heart, hardwired it into you

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<v Speaker 2>to make you you.

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<v Speaker 3>But this is very important.

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<v Speaker 2>Unless they are under His control, they will be misused.

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<v Speaker 2>They will be abused, they will be misapplied, they will

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<v Speaker 2>be misdirected, and they will be wasted in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>God did not give you your heart and interest and

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<v Speaker 2>passions for your own benefit just to go, well, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to do whatever I want to do forget you, God.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 2>God gave them for a purpose, and unless you use

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<v Speaker 2>them for His purpose, they will be misused, wasted, and applied, misapplied.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, friends, all around the world, there are millions

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<v Speaker 2>and millions of passionate people, talented people, people with interest

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<v Speaker 2>and dreams, ambitions and passions that are being misused and abused.

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<v Speaker 2>And it breaks God's heart. He's saying, I didn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>it for that. I didn't mean it for that. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's why, in spite of their talent and their ability

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<v Speaker 2>and their heart and their passion and all these things,

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<v Speaker 2>they are unhappy because if it's not used the way

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<v Speaker 2>it was intended, it makes you miserable. When your passions

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<v Speaker 2>are misused, it makes you miserable. And some of you said, well, Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with you, I don't think I'm really

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<v Speaker 2>passionate about anything right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Well you know what that means, don't you.

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<v Speaker 2>It means you are disconnected from God at this moment.

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<v Speaker 2>You cannot be connected to God and be dispassionate. When

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<v Speaker 2>you are plugged into God, it's like plugging into two

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<v Speaker 2>twenty voltage, you get passionate. In fact, the closer you

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<v Speaker 2>get to God, the more passionate you become, and the

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<v Speaker 2>further away from God you get, the more dispassionate you become.

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<v Speaker 3>God is a passionate God.

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<v Speaker 2>The only reason you have emotions is you're made in

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<v Speaker 2>his image.

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<v Speaker 3>God is emotional.

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<v Speaker 2>God gets jealous when he sees you ignoring him for

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<v Speaker 2>something else.

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<v Speaker 3>God has love. God has feelings that can be hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, the only reason you have emotions is God gave

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<v Speaker 2>them to you because He is an emotional God. And

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<v Speaker 2>God says, I have loved you with an everlasting love,

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<v Speaker 2>and I will never stop loving you.

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<v Speaker 3>And there's nothing that can make me stop loving you.

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<v Speaker 3>That's passion.

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<v Speaker 2>And no matter what you've done wrong, I will love you.

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<v Speaker 2>And in the Book of Isaiah, he says, I've engraved

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<v Speaker 2>you on the palms of my hands for telling Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>the nails going through his palm for me.

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<v Speaker 3>This is how much I love you.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at this I'm willing to let him nail my

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<v Speaker 2>hands across so you can be forgiven. That's how much

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<v Speaker 2>I love you. No one's ever going to love you

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<v Speaker 2>like God does. He's a passionate God. And when you

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<v Speaker 2>spend time with God on a daily basis, and you

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<v Speaker 2>get with him regularly, and you get plugged in, you

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<v Speaker 2>can't help but being passionate, start to have the heart

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<v Speaker 2>that God does for other people and the world, and

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<v Speaker 2>you start to feel the things that God feels and

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<v Speaker 2>feel the way He does. Listen, who you hang out

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<v Speaker 2>with really does make a difference. I mean, I grew

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<v Speaker 2>that with any teenager. Give me a teenage kid and

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<v Speaker 2>I take him and I put him with a group

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<v Speaker 2>of dispassionate kids who care about nothing, who are apathetic

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<v Speaker 2>about everything, And what happens within a matter of weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>That kid becomes apathetic. What do you want to do?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know what.

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<v Speaker 2>Who you hang out with makes a difference. You hang

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<v Speaker 2>out with God, You're going to be passionate.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for joining us on Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope today. Hey, I'm wondering have you ever asked

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<v Speaker 1>the question, what does God want me to do with

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<v Speaker 1>my life. If you're like me, of course you have

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<v Speaker 1>and you're not alone. God intentionally created you to fulfill

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<v Speaker 1>a unique purpose. It's so important that you discover how

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<v Speaker 1>you can live the full and abundant life that God

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<v Speaker 1>designed just for you. In the Shape to Make a

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<v Speaker 1>Difference Bible study. It was created by Pastor Rick and

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<v Speaker 1>taught by Pastor Eric Reithe. Now, in this study, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to see how the acrostic shape which stands for

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<v Speaker 1>spiritual gifts, heart abilities, personality and experiences. And it will

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<v Speaker 1>reveal how God wired you and how you can use

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<v Speaker 1>your shape to do the things that God made you

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<v Speaker 1>to do. This is a sixth session video and workbook

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<v Speaker 1>study and it's going to help clarify to you your

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<v Speaker 1>future goals and it shows you how you can have

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<v Speaker 1>the most fulfilling life possible, a life lived for God's

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<v Speaker 1>purposes by God's design. Now, no matter what your age is,

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<v Speaker 1>it's never too soon or too late to discover what

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<v Speaker 1>God has shaped you to do. And this life changing

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<v Speaker 1>study kit is perfect for personal or small group study.

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<v Speaker 1>We so appreciate all your prayers and support, and today, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>when you support Pastor Rick's Daily Hope with a gift

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<v Speaker 1>to help share the hope of Jesus Christ with people

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<v Speaker 1>all over the world. We're going to send you your

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<v Speaker 1>very own copy of The Shape to Make a Difference

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<v Speaker 1>six session video and workbook Bible study. It can really

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<v Speaker 1>make a difference in your life. Just go to Pastorick

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<v Speaker 1>dot com or you can text the word hope to

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<v Speaker 1>seven oh three oh nine. That's Pastor Rick dot com

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<v Speaker 1>and that's got two rs in the middle. Or just

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<v Speaker 1>text the word hope to seven oh three oh nine.

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<v Speaker 1>And we thank you so much for your support. It

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<v Speaker 1>means so much to us at Daily Hope. We hope

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<v Speaker 1>you'll join us next time as we continue to look

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<v Speaker 1>into God's.

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<v Speaker 3>Word for our daily hope.

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<v Speaker 1>And this program is sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

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<v Speaker 1>and your generous financial support

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<v Speaker 3>And