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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 God Turns Setbacks into Comebacks. We're so glad

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<v Speaker 1>that you've joined us today. Now, if you know someone

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<v Speaker 1>who needs some encouragement right now, be sure to invite

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<v Speaker 1>them with a text or a phone call to listen

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<v Speaker 1>along with you. Now, in just a few minutes, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to tell you how you can get a very

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<v Speaker 1>special set of Bible scripture cards hands selected by Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rick to bolster your sense of gratitude and increase your happiness.

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<v Speaker 1>You can find out more by going to Pastorick dot

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<v Speaker 1>com while you listen to today's message. If you want,

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<v Speaker 1>you can just text the word hope to eight hundred

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<v Speaker 1>six hundred five thousand and four for more information. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the word hope to eight hundred six hundred five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and four. Right now, Here'sick with the final part of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called when you feel like giving up.

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<v Speaker 2>You know it's foolish to start a business without a

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<v Speaker 2>business plan. Nobody in their right mind would ever do that,

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<v Speaker 2>start a business without a business plan, But most Americans

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<v Speaker 2>plan everything except their lives. Do you have a life plan.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to notice in this plan that Neamia

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<v Speaker 2>comes up. He says. He posted them by families. What

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<v Speaker 2>does that mean? He made sure that they had support.

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<v Speaker 2>What's your support group? One of the reasons you may

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<v Speaker 2>be discouraged because you're trying to handle everything by yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>You need a support group. You need to be in

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<v Speaker 2>a small group. You need to start a small group.

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<v Speaker 2>Hebrews four twenty five says this. Some people have got

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<v Speaker 2>out of the habit of meeting with other believers, but

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<v Speaker 2>we must not do that. Instead, we should keep on

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<v Speaker 2>encouraging each other. Who's encouraging you? Who are you encouraging?

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<v Speaker 2>You need to be in a small group. Maybe your

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<v Speaker 2>action step this week is that you know the reason

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<v Speaker 2>I'm discouraged is I'm not in a small group. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't have a support group. He posted them by groups

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<v Speaker 2>by families. You need a spiritual family. If you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a spiritual family, you need to join Saddleback Church.

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<v Speaker 2>Take class one oh one are joining the family discovering

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<v Speaker 2>the benefits of being a part of a spiritual family.

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<v Speaker 2>We teach that class every month at every campus. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's what you need to reorganize whatever's not working in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. Don't give up on the dream. Just look

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<v Speaker 2>at it from a different direction, and you need to

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<v Speaker 2>get some support. Second thing Neamiah did, reorganize whatever's not working.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, refocus on God. That's the next verse in

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<v Speaker 2>Neamiah four fourteen. It says this. Then Nemiah says, I

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<v Speaker 2>looked over the situation, and I called together all the

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<v Speaker 2>leaders and the people, and I said to them, don't

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<v Speaker 2>be afraid of the enemy. Remember the Lord. Underline that,

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<v Speaker 2>remember the Lord, who is great and glorious. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, you've been so busy working for God.

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<v Speaker 2>You've forgotten God. Has that happened in your life? Have

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<v Speaker 2>you forgotten the Lord that you're working for? You're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to serve. You can be so busy doing work for

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, you forget God's work in you. What you

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<v Speaker 2>need to do is you need to refocus on God.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to recommit yourself to Christ. You need to

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<v Speaker 2>draw on spiritual resources. The Bible says when David got discouraged,

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<v Speaker 2>it says, quote he encouraged himself in the Lord. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't say encouraged himself by watching TV or encourage himself

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<v Speaker 2>by playing golf. It says he encouraged himself In the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, remember the Lord. Underline that what do I

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<v Speaker 2>remember when I'm discouraged? I remember three things. God's good

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<v Speaker 2>to me in the past, God's closeness to me in

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<v Speaker 2>the present, and God's power from me in the future.

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<v Speaker 2>I get my mind off the discouraging circumstances, and I

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<v Speaker 2>remember God's goodness in God's closeness, in God's power. And

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<v Speaker 2>remember that your thoughts determine your feelings. Discouragement is a feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to change your feelings, you change what

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<v Speaker 2>you think about. One of my favorite verses is in

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<v Speaker 2>Jonah two seven Jonah swallowed up by the great fish

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<v Speaker 2>and in the bottom of the ocean. He says this,

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<v Speaker 2>when I'd lost all hope, I once again turned my

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts to the Lord. That's what you need to do.

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<v Speaker 2>If you've lost all hope today, you need to turn

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<v Speaker 2>your thoughts to the Lord. David's antidote was the same

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<v Speaker 2>thing saw one nineteen five when he said, I'm completely discouraged,

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<v Speaker 2>so revive me by your word. You need to get

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<v Speaker 2>in the word of God. You need to be having

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<v Speaker 2>a quiet time if you're a discourage today, it means this,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not spend enough time in the Word of God.

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<v Speaker 2>We're spending more time on social media than you are

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<v Speaker 2>listening to God. That's a clear sign you're not spending

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<v Speaker 2>enough time in the Word. Because the word revised, refreshes, restores, rebuilds.

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<v Speaker 2>So I reorganize what needs to be changed. Keep doing

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<v Speaker 2>what you're doing, but do it in a new way.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I remember and I refocus on the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the third thing that Neamiyah does is he

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<v Speaker 2>tells them to do this, and you need to do

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<v Speaker 2>it too. Resist resist the discouragement. This is your choice.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have to fight it. Resist the discouragement. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't give into it. Neamiah four fourteen second part says this.

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<v Speaker 2>Nemi says, Then I told them fight, fight for your brothers.

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<v Speaker 2>These are people who wanted to give up. Fight for

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<v Speaker 2>your brothers, fight for your sons, fight for your daughters,

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<v Speaker 2>fight for your wife, fight for your homes. Don't you

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<v Speaker 2>dare give in without a fight. Friends, We're in a

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual battle. We're in a warfare every day of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not in a playground. We're in a battleground, and

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<v Speaker 2>as believers, we are called to engage in a spiritual

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<v Speaker 2>battle every day of our life. Ultimately, it's already been one,

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<v Speaker 2>but there are battles going on every day, and we

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<v Speaker 2>are in a supernatural struggle on mortal combat. And Satan

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<v Speaker 2>is called the accuser of the believers, and he's accusing

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<v Speaker 2>you every day, and he would love to neutralize your

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<v Speaker 2>effectiveness by discouraging you.

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

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<v Speaker 1>back in just a moment with the rest of today's lesson.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you want to be happier, healthier, and more resistant

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<v Speaker 3>to stress, then you need to develop an attitude of gratitude.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, the Bible says we're to rejoice always, continually

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<v Speaker 3>and give thanks in all circumstances. But it can often

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<v Speaker 3>be difficult to feel grateful. So to help you, Pastor

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<v Speaker 3>Rick hand selected fifty two verses to bolster your sense

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<v Speaker 3>of gratitude and increase your happiness. This set of beautifully

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<v Speaker 3>designed cards will help you memorize scripture so you can

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<v Speaker 3>recall God's word when you need it the most. You

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<v Speaker 3>can also use them to minister to others. Give one

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<v Speaker 3>frame it, put them in places where you can read

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<v Speaker 3>them during the day for encouragement. And today, when you

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, it's Pastor Rick with some big news. My daily

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's get back to today's lesson here on Pastor

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<v Speaker 2>So I reorganize what needs to be changed. Keep doing

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<v Speaker 2>what you're doing, but do it in a new way.

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<v Speaker 2>And then I remember, and I refocused on the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the third thing that Neamyah does is he

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<v Speaker 2>tells them to do this, and you need to do

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<v Speaker 2>it too. Resist, resist the discouragement. This is your choice.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have to fight it. Resist the discouragement. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't give into it. Namiyah four fourteen second part says this.

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<v Speaker 2>I says, Then I told them fight, fight for your brothers.

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<v Speaker 2>These are people who wanted to give up. Fight for

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<v Speaker 2>your brothers, Fight for your sons, fight for your daughters,

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<v Speaker 2>fight for your wife, fight for your homes. Don't you

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<v Speaker 2>dare give in without a fight. Friends, We're in a

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual battle. We're in a warfare every day of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not in a playground. We're in a battleground. And

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<v Speaker 2>as believers, we are called to engage in a spiritual

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<v Speaker 2>battle every day of our life. Ultimately, it's already been one,

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<v Speaker 2>but there are battles going on every day, and we

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<v Speaker 2>are in a supernatural struggle on mortal combat and Satan

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<v Speaker 2>is called the accuser of the believers, and he's accusing

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<v Speaker 2>you every day, and he would love to neutralize your

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<v Speaker 2>effectiveness by discouraging you. His favorite weapons, Satan's two favorite weapons.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been a pastor for forty years, I've been walking

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<v Speaker 2>with the Lord for about fifty five years, and I

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<v Speaker 2>know that the two favorite discouragement tools are two favorite

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<v Speaker 2>weapons of Satan. Art distraction and discouragement. Distraction to get

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<v Speaker 2>you off your focus and discouragement. James four seven says this,

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<v Speaker 2>resist the devil. Resist the devil, and he will flee

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<v Speaker 2>from you. We are at war with negative thoughts, negative forces,

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<v Speaker 2>negative emotions that want to keep us from developing our

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<v Speaker 2>potential from God for God. So make this and let

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<v Speaker 2>me just be as clear as I can possibly say this.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're discouraged right now, you need to hear this.

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<v Speaker 2>Discouragement is a choice. It's a choice. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to be discouraged. The reason you are discouraged is you

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<v Speaker 2>are choosing to listen to discouraging thoughts. And that's your choice.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to listen to those discouraging choice. Those

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<v Speaker 2>thoughts your choice. You know the difference between great people

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<v Speaker 2>and ordinary people. Great people simply refused to be discouraged.

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<v Speaker 2>Great people are just ordinary people with an extraordinary amount

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<v Speaker 2>of determination. You know, I'm not that smart, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>that talented, but there is one thing I've learned. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how to quit. And I never, never, never,

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<v Speaker 2>never give up, even when things go wrong. And if

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<v Speaker 2>God wants to use you the way he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>use you, and you're going to be used the way

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<v Speaker 2>he wants to use you, then you cannot give up.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when you're fatigued, even when you're frustrated, even when

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<v Speaker 2>you're fearful, even when you feel like you're failing, you

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<v Speaker 2>just choose to keep going. When you're going through hell,

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<v Speaker 2>you keep going. And maybe what God wants to say

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<v Speaker 2>to you is this, keep going, reorganize what's not working,

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<v Speaker 2>refocus on God, and resist the discouragement. It's your choice.

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<v Speaker 2>You're discouraged because you're choosing to think discouraging thoughts. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to think those thoughts. Let me ask you

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<v Speaker 2>a very personal question. What's unfinished in your life? Is

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<v Speaker 2>there a relationship you need to reconcile or is there

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<v Speaker 2>you need to do closure on. Some of you have

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<v Speaker 2>the projects half done. What have you known that God

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<v Speaker 2>wants you to do, but you just keep putting it off.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you've been checking checking out Jesus Christ, maybe considering

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<v Speaker 2>of Saddleback's life development courses, the purpose driven courses that

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<v Speaker 2>begin a small group. You've been hearing me talk about

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<v Speaker 2>it for months or years. Now, let me, just as

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<v Speaker 2>your pastor, talk to you about how you're feeling today.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're feeling down If you're feeling discouraged, which of

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<v Speaker 2>these four might be causing that? Is it fatigue? Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you just need to get some rest. Is it frustration?

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<v Speaker 2>out of your life, out of your schedule, and you

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<v Speaker 2>a sense of failure? You need to remember the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember that he loves you unconditionally, and he has never

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<v Speaker 2>stopped loving you, and he never will love you anymore

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<v Speaker 2>or less than he does right now. And if you're

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<v Speaker 2>falling and you stumble and you send, he forgives. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says there's no condemnation for those who are in

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<v Speaker 2>That's a theme of saddleback, where a second chance places

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<v Speaker 2>of grace. And how about fear? Is fear dominating your

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<v Speaker 2>need to resist the devil. You need to resist a discourage.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to fight for your future, fight for your family,

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<v Speaker 2>fight for your marriage. You need to fight for your career.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you are just barely holding on. I know that,

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<v Speaker 2>and I pray for you. And you may be thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Rick, this just isn't worth it. Well, don't

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<v Speaker 2>give up.

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<v Speaker 3>Look up, look up.

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<v Speaker 2>The answer may just be right around the corner. Hold on,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. In nineteen eighty one, I went through an

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<v Speaker 2>entire year of depression. It was the second year Saddleback

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<v Speaker 2>fallen apart. And this is forty years ago, and I

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<v Speaker 2>And every Saturday, after I'd finished the message preparing it,

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<v Speaker 2>lot of stuff that doesn't look good. But I've noticed

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<v Speaker 2>that the tide always comes back in. The tide may

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<v Speaker 2>be out in your life, right now, but it always

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<v Speaker 2>comes back in There's a there is a plaque in

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<v Speaker 2>my office in Hebrew, and it says this, this too

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<v Speaker 2>shall pass. It didn't come to stay. The problem was

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<v Speaker 2>in your life right now. It didn't come to stay.

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<v Speaker 2>It came to pass. Tough times never last, but tough

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<v Speaker 2>people do. And Jesus Christ can give you that inner strength.

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<v Speaker 2>He can give you the power that you need to

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<v Speaker 2>make a difference. Let's power heads and prayer. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>pray for you, father. I know that there are a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people are discouraged here today because of fear

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<v Speaker 2>or frustration or fatigue or sense failure. And some are

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<v Speaker 2>and some are thing. But people are attacking me, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm under it. I'm being criticized for what I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And some are scared and think I might

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<v Speaker 2>lose my job, and I'm I'm I might even lose

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<v Speaker 2>my life. And there's all kinds of fears that come

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<v Speaker 2>in our lives. Help us to do what Neamiah did.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you pray, and you pray these three steps. Say Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>today I want to I want to refocus on you.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to refocus on you. I want to remember

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, your goodness to me in the past. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to remember that you're with me right now. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to remember that you're You're going to give me

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<v Speaker 2>the power in the future. And Lord, I need the

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<v Speaker 2>strength to reorganize and not give up on what I'm doing,

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<v Speaker 2>but do it in a new way so I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>so frustrated and I'm not so fatigued, that i don't

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<v Speaker 2>feel like a failure, that I'm not afraid. Help me

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<v Speaker 2>to clean out the rubble in my life and help

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<v Speaker 2>me to see what that is. Maybe there's a relationship

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing that I need to simplify my life and

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<v Speaker 2>simplify by my budget and simplify my lifestyle and so

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<v Speaker 2>many other things. Help me to remember the Lord and

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<v Speaker 2>reorganize my life. And Lord, I've asked you to give

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<v Speaker 2>me the power to resist the discouragement and to fight

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<v Speaker 2>for my future, and to fight for my family, and

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<v Speaker 2>and to not just give in help me to remember

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<v Speaker 2>that when I'm discouraged, that's a choice. Then I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to remember those thoughts. But I can trust in you.

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<v Speaker 2>You've never opened your life to Christ. Say Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>please come into my life right now. I can't do

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<v Speaker 2>this on my own. I need a savior. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to follow you from this day on. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>do whatever you tell me to do and trust you.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to learn to love you, and I want

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<v Speaker 2>to commit and surrender myself to you as best I

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<v Speaker 2>know how my way has not worked. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>go your purpose for my life, and I humbly ask

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<v Speaker 2>you to accept me into your family in Jesus's name. Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi everybody, this is Rick and I hope you enjoyed

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<v Speaker 2>today's broadcast. You know, if you just prayed that prayer

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<v Speaker 2>about it. There's something real about sharing your commitment. So

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<v Speaker 2>write me Rick at Pastorrick dot com and say, Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>I prayed that prayer of commitment, I gave my life

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<v Speaker 2>help you on your journey. With Jesus, and I'll also

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We are so

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, Rick will be back to close out our

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<v Speaker 1>time today. But first, do you want to be happier, healthier,

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<v Speaker 1>to rejoice, always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances.

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<v Speaker 1>But it can be difficult to feel grateful. So to

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<v Speaker 1>help you, Pastor Rick hand selected fifty two verses to

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<v Speaker 1>bolster your sense of gratitude and increase your happiness. This

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<v Speaker 1>so you can recall God's word when you need it most.

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<v Speaker 1>You can also use them to minister to others. Give

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<v Speaker 1>with the closing thought.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus told his disciples that they should live their lives

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<v Speaker 2>according to five specific purposes. He said, you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>love God with all your heart. That's worship, and love

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<v Speaker 2>your neighbors yourself. That's ministry. That's called the Great Commandment.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Jesus said, go make disciples. That's evangelism, Baptize

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<v Speaker 2>them into the Family of God. That's fellowship, a sign

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<v Speaker 2>of fellowship. And then he said, teach them obay everything

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<v Speaker 2>I've taught you. That's discipleship. And we call that the

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<v Speaker 2>Great Commission. We believe it Daily Hope that a great

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<v Speaker 2>produce a great Christian, a great church, a great company,

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<v Speaker 2>and truth, and the power that we need to follow

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<v Speaker 2>him every day is available to every single one. You

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<v Speaker 2>know as well as I do, that the Word of

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<v Speaker 2>breathes new life and new love into all of our lives.

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