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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Well, we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>your money.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>We're continuing a powerful series called Financial Fitness. Rick is

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<v Speaker 2>opening God's Word and showing us how to manage what

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<v Speaker 2>we've been given with wisdom, faith, and purpose. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know if you apply these biblical principles, you'll start to

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<v Speaker 2>experience true financial freedom and lasting peace. Okay, and now,

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<v Speaker 2>here's part two of a message called The Law of Contentment.

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<v Speaker 3>How many of you are still thrilled with the things

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<v Speaker 3>you got at Christmas last year? You can't name what

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<v Speaker 3>you got at Christmas last year. If I said tell

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<v Speaker 3>me right now the five things you got at Christmas,

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<v Speaker 3>name them right now, you couldn't name them. That's how

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<v Speaker 3>temporary possessions are. They are short-term pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a little fix.

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<v Speaker 3>So what's gonna happen is you're gonna become what you

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<v Speaker 3>thought you were so thrilled with, you're soon dissatisfied with,

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<v Speaker 3>and you gotta get the newer model. It's not gonna

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<v Speaker 3>bring you permanent happiness. It's not gonna bring you permanent satisfaction.

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<v Speaker 3>Ecclesiastes 5.10 says this. If you love money, and remember

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<v Speaker 3>last week we talked about money is a tool. You

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<v Speaker 3>use money and you love people. Use money, love people.

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<v Speaker 1>Money is to be used.

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<v Speaker 3>If you start loving money, you're gonna use people to

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<v Speaker 3>get more money. Money is not to be loved. It

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<v Speaker 3>says if you love money, you will never be satisfied.

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<v Speaker 3>If you long to be rich, you will never get

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<v Speaker 3>all you want. Somebody asked Howard Hughes, how much does

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<v Speaker 3>it take to make.

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<v Speaker 1>A man happy?

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<v Speaker 3>He said, just a little more. He said, it's useless.

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<v Speaker 3>He says, you will never be satisfied. 2000 years before

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<v Speaker 3>that great theologian Mick Jagger, Solomon was saying, I can't

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<v Speaker 3>get no satisfaction. And he's the wealthiest man in the

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<v Speaker 3>world when he is writing this. He's not some poor guy.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got more than you or I will ever even imagine.

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<v Speaker 3>He says you'll never be satisfied. Living Bible says it's

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<v Speaker 3>foolish to think that wealth brings happiness. So let me

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<v Speaker 3>ask you a question. Let's get gut level honest here.

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<v Speaker 3>How many of you would say I would like to

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<v Speaker 3>live a life of less fatigue, of less expenses, of

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<v Speaker 3>less anxiety, of less conflict and as less dissatisfaction. How

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<v Speaker 3>many say, I'd kinda like to live that life? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I think that would be all of us. You must

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<v Speaker 3>learn the secret of the law of contentment. Now Ecclesiastes

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<v Speaker 3>6-9 says, it's better to be satisfied with what you

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<v Speaker 3>have than to always be wanting something else. That is

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<v Speaker 3>the law of contentment. It's found all through the scriptures.

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<v Speaker 3>It's in the book of Hebrews chapter 13. Paul talks

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<v Speaker 3>about it in Philippians chapter four. Look at the bottom

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<v Speaker 3>of your outline. Paul says, I have learned the secret

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<v Speaker 3>of being content, whether living in plenty or in want.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I want you to circle the word secret. It

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<v Speaker 1>is a secret.

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<v Speaker 3>Most people don't know how to be content. And notice

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<v Speaker 3>it is something you have to learn. It is a

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<v Speaker 3>secret you must learn. I'm gonna teach it to you

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<v Speaker 3>this morning. Now, we are not by nature contented people.

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<v Speaker 3>By nature, I am discontented. I'm always wanting to change things.

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<v Speaker 3>You're always wanting to change things. I'm not satisfied. You're

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<v Speaker 3>not satisfied. It is not natural to be contented. You

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<v Speaker 3>must learn the secret of being content.

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<v Speaker 1>Now how do you do that? Because it's not automatic.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the Bible tells us that there are four steps,

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<v Speaker 3>four keys, four principles to the law of contentment.

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<v Speaker 1>Here they are.

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<v Speaker 3>Number one, first, stop comparing myself to others. That's the

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<v Speaker 3>first step in becoming a contented person. You've got to

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<v Speaker 3>stop it, stop it, stop it. Stop comparing yourself to others. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>God made you unique. You're not one in a million.

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<v Speaker 3>You're one in billions. Nobody is ever like you. God

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't make clones. He never makes copies. Even identical twins

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<v Speaker 3>are different. So it's really foolish to think that you

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<v Speaker 3>have to be like anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't copy anybody else. You're unique. They're unique. And

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<v Speaker 1>2 Corinthians 10, 12 says this.

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<v Speaker 3>We do not dare. He says, how dare you do this?

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<v Speaker 3>It's a rejection of God. How dare you do this?

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<v Speaker 3>We don't dare classify or compare ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not wise. He said it's foolish, it's immature.

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<v Speaker 3>Now the problem is, we naturally do it. And we

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<v Speaker 3>do it all the time. It is America's favorite indoor sport, comparing.

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<v Speaker 3>We love to compare. You walk into somebody's house and

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<v Speaker 3>the first thing you do is you start making comparisons.

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<v Speaker 1>Ooh, I like their floor. Ooh, that's got a nice, ooh,

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<v Speaker 1>look at that drape replacement.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at that TV. Whoa, wow, what a television. And

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<v Speaker 3>you're making comparisons all the time. You walk up to

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<v Speaker 3>somebody and say, wow, I like the way she did

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<v Speaker 3>her hair. Mine looks sucky today.

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<v Speaker 1>You know?

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, wow, I wish I had his wife.

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<v Speaker 3>I wish I had her husband. I mean, Why are

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<v Speaker 3>my kids like that?

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<v Speaker 1>You know?

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<v Speaker 3>And I wish I had that job. And look at

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<v Speaker 3>that car. I wish I had that job. You are

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<v Speaker 3>constantly comparing. And you do it all the time. And

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<v Speaker 3>that's what keeps you frustrated. You've got to stop it.

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<v Speaker 3>If you're going to learn contentment, you've got to stop

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<v Speaker 3>comparing everything around you. I heard about this couple in

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<v Speaker 3>our church who, they were in deep financial problems and

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<v Speaker 3>they went to a small group and the people's house

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<v Speaker 3>was a pretty nice house and When they left, she

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<v Speaker 3>said to her husband as they're driving, did you see that?

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<v Speaker 1>He said, what are you talking about?

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<v Speaker 3>She said, their furniture goes back to Louis XIV. He said, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>and ours goes back to Ikea on the 15th. Because

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<v Speaker 3>we don't have the money for what we got, so

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<v Speaker 3>don't even think about getting their furniture.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't even think about it. And we're doing this all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. I want you to write this down.

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<v Speaker 3>I must learn to admire without having to acquire. That's

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<v Speaker 3>the principle of contentment. I must learn to admire without

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<v Speaker 3>having to acquire. You need to learn to rejoice in

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<v Speaker 3>other people's prosperity without you getting jealous and envious and

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<v Speaker 3>feeling like you have to have it too and then

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<v Speaker 3>being bitter or mad because they've got something you don't have.

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<v Speaker 1>You must learn to admire. Wow, that's a nice.

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<v Speaker 1>Painting you've got, wow, that's.

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<v Speaker 3>A nice backyard you've got, without having to acquire. Now

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<v Speaker 3>this is one of the great principles that Americans don't understand.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have to own it to enjoy it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of times you think, you know what, I

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<v Speaker 3>like to do jet skiing. So you go out and

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<v Speaker 3>you buy a pair of jet skis and it sits

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<v Speaker 3>in your garage 90% of the time. Why not just

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<v Speaker 3>go rent it the three times that you're gonna use

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<v Speaker 3>it that year and not have to keep it in

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<v Speaker 3>your garage? Just go rent it, okay? I mean, you say, well,

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<v Speaker 3>I like to go camp out in the mountains. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>why do you have to go buy a mountain cabin

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<v Speaker 3>when you can just rent it the one time a

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<v Speaker 3>year you're gonna go to the mountains, okay? I don't

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<v Speaker 3>have to own it in order to enjoy it. I

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<v Speaker 3>learned this a long time ago. I don't have to

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<v Speaker 3>own it, I just use your stuff. Which by the way,

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<v Speaker 3>if you got a good mountain cabin, let me know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'll be glad to use it for you. Get the

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<v Speaker 3>cobwebs out for you, I'll be glad to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you don't have to own something. And you

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<v Speaker 3>may have a friend in the church who has something you.

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<v Speaker 1>Need, well just borrow it.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't feel like you gotta go out and buy everything yourself,

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<v Speaker 3>you don't. Because once you own it, you gotta repair it,

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<v Speaker 3>you gotta maintain it, you gotta store it, and all

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<v Speaker 3>these other things. I can learn to admire without having

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<v Speaker 3>to acquire. Now here's what you do. The next time

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<v Speaker 3>you walk into somebody's house and they got something nice

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<v Speaker 3>that you don't have, instead of starting to get discontent

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<v Speaker 3>and envious, you just pray a little prayer that says this.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, God, that I don't have their payments. Because

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<v Speaker 3>they're paying for that. They're paying for that. And maybe,

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<v Speaker 3>just maybe, you don't want to put your money there.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe you want to put it in the bank and

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<v Speaker 3>save it and make your money work for you instead

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<v Speaker 3>of putting it on your wall where it's not making

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<v Speaker 3>any money. The money you put on the wall isn't

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<v Speaker 3>helping you. The money you put in the bank and

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<v Speaker 3>saving is making you money. While you're sleeping, it's making

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<v Speaker 3>you money.

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<v Speaker 1>So, This is so important.

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<v Speaker 3>And when I'm talking to you about stop comparing yourself,

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<v Speaker 3>this is not just a good idea to make you happy.

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<v Speaker 3>Comparing yourself to other people is a sin. In fact,

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<v Speaker 3>it is such a serious sin that God.

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<v Speaker 1>Put it in the big 10. Yeah, the 10 commandments.

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<v Speaker 3>It's in there right along with don't murder, which you'd

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<v Speaker 3>never do, don't commit adultery, don't rip somebody off and steal.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what the 10th commandment is? Don't compare yourself

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<v Speaker 3>to anybody else. It's there on your outline. It's right there.

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<v Speaker 3>Exodus 20, 17. You shall not covet anything that belongs

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<v Speaker 3>to your neighbor. Don't look at it and go, man,

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<v Speaker 3>I wish I had that. And you start comparing and coveting. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>what is coveting? It's a word we don't use a

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<v Speaker 3>whole lot today. so let me define it for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Coveting means the uncontrolled desire to acquire.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what it means, to covet.

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<v Speaker 3>The uncontrolled desire to acquire covet.

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<v Speaker 1>And when everything.

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<v Speaker 3>I see and I've gotta get it because somebody else

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<v Speaker 3>has got it, that's called coveting. And it's such a sin,

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<v Speaker 3>it's right up there with don't murder. It's that important

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<v Speaker 3>to God. He says, I don't want you coveting. Now

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<v Speaker 3>the word covet in Hebrew, in the Old Testament, literally

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<v Speaker 3>means to pant after.

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta have it. It's to pant after.

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<v Speaker 3>The word in Greek means to grab or to grasp

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<v Speaker 3>so tightly that your hands are tight you can't even

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<v Speaker 3>let it go.

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<v Speaker 1>Now if God ever gives.

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<v Speaker 3>You something and he tells you to give it away

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<v Speaker 3>and you can't give it away, you don't own it,

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<v Speaker 3>it owns you. And you are possessed by your possessions.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't own them, they own you. Now he says

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<v Speaker 3>don't covet, yeah you should not covet. Now let me

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<v Speaker 3>make this really clear. God is not saying you should

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<v Speaker 3>never have any desire for anything. No, no, no, that's

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<v Speaker 3>not what he said. In fact, that's not Christianity, that's Buddhism. Buddhism,

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<v Speaker 3>do you know what Buddhism is? Buddhism says, the basis

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<v Speaker 3>of Buddhism is that all suffering is the result of desire.

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<v Speaker 1>That all pain is the result of desire.

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<v Speaker 3>And the whole goal of Buddhism is to get rid

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<v Speaker 3>of human desire. And the goal is if you can

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<v Speaker 3>get rid of all your desires, then you'll never have

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<v Speaker 3>any more pain. And if you can get rid of

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<v Speaker 3>all your desires, then you'll never have any more suffering.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the philosophy of the Buddha. And if you

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<v Speaker 3>at all, then you'll have no pain and no suffering.

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<v Speaker 3>And that state of no desire is called Nirvana. Now

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<v Speaker 3>Nirvana does not mean pleasure. It does not mean heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>Nirvana means nothingness.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what it means.

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<v Speaker 3>It means a state of nothingness, a state where I

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing can hurt me.

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<v Speaker 3>And when I can get to that state of zero desires,

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<v Speaker 3>I have entered into nothingness and I will not suffer.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, that's nonsense, folks.

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<v Speaker 3>It is the exact opposite of what everything in human

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<v Speaker 3>behavior teaches us. Everything ever accomplished in life is created

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<v Speaker 3>desired to build a great city. Every great nation is

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<v Speaker 3>built because somebody desired to build a great nation. Every

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<v Speaker 3>great business is built because somebody desired to build a

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<v Speaker 3>great business. Everybody gets married because they desire to get married.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody has kids because they desire to have kids. Everybody

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<v Speaker 3>makes money because they desire to make money. Desires are

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<v Speaker 3>not wrong. In fact, your desires come from God. We're

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<v Speaker 3>not talking about desire being evil. It's the uncontrolled desire.

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<v Speaker 3>When a desire is uncontrolled, it becomes a lust. And

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<v Speaker 3>when a desire is uncontrolled, it becomes a coveting And

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<v Speaker 3>when you desire something that is not righteously yours, like

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<v Speaker 3>I want your wife, that's evil. But desire is not

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<v Speaker 3>a negative thing. And nothing can be accomplished unless you

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<v Speaker 3>desire to do it. You can't become more like Christ

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<v Speaker 3>without desiring to become more like Christ. You can't desire

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<v Speaker 3>to be a good person without desiring to be a

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<v Speaker 3>good person. So he's not saying desire is bad. He

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<v Speaker 3>is saying coveting is bad, which is I've got to

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<v Speaker 3>have more, more, more, more, and more of what you've.

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<v Speaker 1>Got instead of what I've got. So never compare.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the first key to learning the secret of

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<v Speaker 3>a contented life. Why should I never compare? Because comparing

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<v Speaker 1>Number two.

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<v Speaker 3>enjoy what I have. Too often, we're so busy going

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<v Speaker 3>after what else we want that we don't stop and

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<v Speaker 3>enjoy what we've already got. How many people do you

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<v Speaker 3>know who go out and go overextend to buy a

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<v Speaker 3>beautiful house and then they are never at home because

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<v Speaker 1>Paying for it? They don't enjoy what they've.

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<v Speaker 3>Got because they're busy making money to get more. And

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<v Speaker 3>People don't enjoy what they've already got because they're always

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<v Speaker 3>going after more. You've got to enjoy what you have.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you know that God wants you to enjoy life?

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<v Speaker 3>Not to just endure it, but to enjoy it. Life

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<v Speaker 3>was meant to be enjoyed, not merely endured. A lot

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<v Speaker 3>of people think God is some cosmic killjoy that God

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<v Speaker 3>wants you to frown through life and never be happy

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<v Speaker 3>and never laugh and never have any fun and never enjoy.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely not. God created it all for your enjoyment. Okay?

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<v Speaker 3>God created taste buds and then gave us Cinnabon. God

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<v Speaker 3>created eardrums and then gave us music. There is no

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<v Speaker 3>single purpose for.

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<v Speaker 1>Music except enjoyment.

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<v Speaker 3>for music because music is not essential to survival. The

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<v Speaker 3>only reason it's created is purely for enjoyment. It has

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<v Speaker 3>no survival capabilities to it. It is simply God's way

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<v Speaker 3>of expressing emotion and every emotion can be created through

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<v Speaker 3>music and God gave it to us because God is

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<v Speaker 3>an emotional God. And God gave us skin that can

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<v Speaker 3>feel touch and can experience pleasure. And God gave us

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<v Speaker 3>eyes and he created a world with color. He could

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<v Speaker 3>have made it.

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<v Speaker 1>All black and white. It is all for our enjoyment.

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<v Speaker 3>Sunrises and sunsets and beauty is.

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<v Speaker 1>For our enjoyment. God did this for our benefit.

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<v Speaker 3>Now the fact is God enjoys watching you enjoy what

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<v Speaker 1>Now any parent understands this.

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<v Speaker 3>I enjoy giving gifts to my kids, and then I

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<v Speaker 1>That's kind of obvious.

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<v Speaker 3>God enjoys giving stuff to you, because he's a generous God,

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<v Speaker 3>and then watching you enjoy.

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<v Speaker 1>What he's given you.

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<v Speaker 3>So God says, in fact, the Bible says in Timothy,

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<v Speaker 3>everything on earth was given for our enjoyment. That's the

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<v Speaker 3>kind of God we have, that we serve.

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<v Speaker 1>It's for our enjoyment. But here's the problem. We're so

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<v Speaker 1>busy getting more, we don't enjoy what we've got.

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<v Speaker 3>The second principle, the secret of contentment is to learn

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<v Speaker 3>to enjoy what God has given you. Here's what it says,

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<v Speaker 3>Ecclesiastes 5.19. If God gives a man wealth, if God

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<v Speaker 3>gives a man wealth and property, he should be grateful

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<v Speaker 3>and enjoy what he has.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a gift from God. That is a command.

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<v Speaker 3>You are commanded to enjoy what God gives you. You

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<v Speaker 3>need to pay more attention to what you do have.

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<v Speaker 3>You need to open your eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate what God has already given you. You need to

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<v Speaker 3>be grateful for it. You need to enjoy what you've got.

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<v Speaker 1>And it doesn't have to be a lot. Just enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>We really appreciate you joining us today on Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 2>Daily Hope. And Rick felt like he wanted to end

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<v Speaker 2>today's show by sharing a word of encouragement.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus said, heaven and earth will pass away, but my

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<v Speaker 3>words will never pass away. Did you hear that? The

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<v Speaker 3>Bible is going to outlast the earth and the universe.

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<v Speaker 1>Why?

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<v Speaker 3>Because God's word is eternal. Because truth never changes. If

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<v Speaker 3>it was true 5,000 years ago, it was true 1,000

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<v Speaker 3>years ago, it's true today, and it's gonna be true

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<v Speaker 3>a million years from today. This is why it's more

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<v Speaker 3>important to know God's word than anything else. Opinions change,

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<v Speaker 3>but truth never changes. It's why we focus on studying

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<v Speaker 3>it here on our Daily Hope broadcast. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 3>and let me hear from you. My email address is rick,

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<v Speaker 3>at PastorRick.com. Now that's two R's in the middle, Rick

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<v Speaker 3>at PastorRick.com. I'd love to hear from you. And thanks again.

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<v Speaker 3>Be sure to join me next time as we look

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<v Speaker 3>into God's.

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<v Speaker 1>Word for our daily hope.

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<v Speaker 2>This program is sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and

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