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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>you can experience God's peace and thrive in any situation. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>discover the purposes you were created for and begin living

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<v Speaker 1>word Hope to eight hundred, six hundred five thousand and four.

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<v Speaker 1>Now here's Pastor Rick Warren with the final part of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called how to be Happy no matter what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>If you live for the approval of other people, you

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<v Speaker 2>get your happiness from the approval of other people, whether

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<v Speaker 2>it's likes on your Facebook page or how many people

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<v Speaker 2>give you a thumbs up on your Instagram or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>If you live for the approval of others, you will

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<v Speaker 2>die by their disapproval. Okay, that's the wrong way to

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<v Speaker 2>find happiness. You have to learn you don't need anybody

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<v Speaker 2>else's approval to be happy. You were as happy as

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<v Speaker 2>you choose to be first Thesalonians five eighteen. No matter

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<v Speaker 2>what happens, that's the theme of this message. No matter

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<v Speaker 2>what happens, always be thankful for this is God's will

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<v Speaker 2>for you who belong to Jesus Christ. Notice this is

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<v Speaker 2>God's will. You want to be in the center of

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<v Speaker 2>God's will. Always be grateful and thankful, even no matter

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<v Speaker 2>what happens, no matter what other people say, what other

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<v Speaker 2>people do. Okay, now let's review. I've already given you

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<v Speaker 2>two principles. You can be happy no matter what happens

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<v Speaker 2>in your life if you choose to do two things.

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<v Speaker 2>The first, remember that God can bring good out of anything.

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<v Speaker 2>That's Romans eight twenty eight. And so you look at

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<v Speaker 2>the situation with faith not fear. Just start saying, God,

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<v Speaker 2>help me to look at everything that happens in my

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<v Speaker 2>life with faith not fear. Look at problems, look at pain,

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<v Speaker 2>look at people, look at pressure with faith not fear.

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<v Speaker 2>And then number two, never let what other people say

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<v Speaker 2>or what other people do control your attitude. These are powerful.

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<v Speaker 2>We could just stop right there, but Paul has two

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<v Speaker 2>more keys to being happy in life no matter what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Third number three, I can be happy no matter what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>If I choose to write this down, trust God to

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<v Speaker 2>always work things out. That's the third key. I must

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<v Speaker 2>trust God to always work things out, whether it's pain

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<v Speaker 2>or pressure, or problems or people. This is the third

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<v Speaker 2>faith factor in happiness. You're gonna either worry about what's

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<v Speaker 2>happening in your life, or you're gonna worship. You're gonna panic,

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<v Speaker 2>or you're going to pray. You're gonna have faith, or

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have fear. This is verse nineteen in Philippians

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<v Speaker 2>chapter one. He says this, I will continue to rejoice.

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<v Speaker 2>Now circle again the word will. If you're taking notes

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<v Speaker 2>on the outline, that's a choice. It's a choice of

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<v Speaker 2>the will. It's a decision. I will continue to rejoice.

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<v Speaker 2>Why for I know that as you pray for me,

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<v Speaker 2>and as the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, all

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<v Speaker 2>that happened will all turn out for my mind deliverance.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember He's writing this from prison. He has no physical

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<v Speaker 2>evidence of this. This is a statement of faith, not

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<v Speaker 2>of fear. Now in that verse I just read, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking at it still, Paul gives four sources of

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<v Speaker 2>strength in tough times. I want you to circle these

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<v Speaker 2>four sources. First, I have God's perspective on my problem

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<v Speaker 2>that helps me be happy. Notice it says, for I know,

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<v Speaker 2>circle the word No, that's God's perspective. I know. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't guess, I don't imagine, I don't hope, I don't think.

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<v Speaker 2>I know. I have God's perspective. And I'm looking at

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<v Speaker 2>my situation, the pain, the problems, the pressures, the people.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at it from God's point of view. I

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<v Speaker 2>have God's perspective of my problem, I know. Second, I

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<v Speaker 2>have people praying for me. Did you notice that's circle

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<v Speaker 2>the word pray. You're praying for me. That gives makes

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<v Speaker 2>me happy. Number three, I have the Holy Spirit helping me.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, I've got the spirit of God in me.

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<v Speaker 2>And then number four, he says, I have the faith

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<v Speaker 2>that God will work it out for good. Therefore I

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<v Speaker 2>choose to be happy. He says, I will. That's a choice. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>trusting God when you don't see the whole picture and

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<v Speaker 2>you can't see the end of the story. Trusting God

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<v Speaker 2>gives you hope, It gives you courage, and it gives

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<v Speaker 2>you happiness. Look at the next verse there in Philippians,

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter one, verse twenty. It is my eager expectation. That's

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<v Speaker 2>faith and hope. That's hope. It's my eager expectation and

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<v Speaker 2>hope that I will not be ashamed. Remember he's in

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<v Speaker 2>prison as he's writing this, but that with full courage

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<v Speaker 2>now as always, Christ will be honored in my body,

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<v Speaker 2>whether by life or by death. He goes, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know the end of my story. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to get out of this prison and be

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<v Speaker 2>a free man again, or if they're going to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>feed me to the lions, or I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 2>set in with gladiators or just be hung or crucified.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I don't know whether by life or death.

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<v Speaker 2>I am trusting God. I love this verse Hebrews ten

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<v Speaker 2>thirty five. There on your outline, it says this in

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<v Speaker 2>the Living Bible, do not let your happy trust in

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord die away. Do not let your happy trust

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<v Speaker 2>in the Lord die away. Don't let it fall away

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<v Speaker 2>no matter what happens. He says, remember your reward. That's

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<v Speaker 2>long term perspective. Short term, I see all the problems

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<v Speaker 2>and the pain and the pressures and the people. Long term,

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<v Speaker 2>I see the reward. Don't let your happy trust circle

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<v Speaker 2>the word phrase happy trust. Happiness and trust go together.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't trust God, you're going to be fearful

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<v Speaker 2>and unhappy for most of your life. You must choose

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<v Speaker 2>to trust God, just like you have to choose to

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<v Speaker 2>be happy, and no matter what it looks like.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just review now again. I can be happy no

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<v Speaker 2>matter what happens in my life if I one choose

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<v Speaker 2>to remember that God can bring good out of bad,

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<v Speaker 2>out of anything. God can bring good out anything. God

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<v Speaker 2>specializes in that. If I look at every situation with

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<v Speaker 2>faith not fear. Would you start saying, God, help me

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<v Speaker 2>to look at every situation with faith not fear. If

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<v Speaker 2>I never let what other people say or do control

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<v Speaker 2>my attitudes, and if I trust God to always work

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<v Speaker 2>things out. I know this is not the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the story. Some of you, you're at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>a chapter in your life, but you're not at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of your story. Now. Finally, there is a fourth

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<v Speaker 2>principle in this Philippians Chapter one powerful passage on how

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<v Speaker 2>to be happy. Finally, I can be happy no matter

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<v Speaker 2>what happens in my life if I choose to do this.

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<v Speaker 2>For thing number four, write it down. Stay focused on

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<v Speaker 2>my purpose, not my problem. Stay focused on my purpose,

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<v Speaker 2>the purpose of your life, God's purpose for real, not

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<v Speaker 2>your problem. Now again, remember what Paul is experiencing as

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<v Speaker 2>he writes these words. Paul is old. He's in bad health,

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<v Speaker 2>his body aches, he's in a dank dark, depressing, Roman

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<v Speaker 2>prison and a dungeon. He's awaiting death by persecution, our execution.

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<v Speaker 2>They've taken away everything. They've taken away his freedom, they've

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<v Speaker 2>taken away his friends. They've even taken away his privacy.

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<v Speaker 2>He's chained to a guard twenty four hours a day.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't even have any privacy. But they couldn't take

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<v Speaker 2>away his purpose, God's purpose for his life. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>why Paul says this. In verses twenty two to twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five of Philippians, Chapter one, he says, by continuing to live,

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<v Speaker 2>I can do more worthwhile work for Christ. He goes,

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<v Speaker 2>If I continue to live and I can do more

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<v Speaker 2>worthwhile work for Christ, then I'm not sure which I

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<v Speaker 2>should choose. He says, I'm pulled in two directions. I

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<v Speaker 2>want very much to leave this life and be with

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<v Speaker 2>Christ's talking about in heaven, which is a far better thing,

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<v Speaker 2>No more sadness, sorrow, sickness, tears, suffering. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>very much to leave this life and be with Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a far better thing. But he says, for your sake,

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<v Speaker 2>it's much more important than I remain alive. And then

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<v Speaker 2>he says, I am sure of this, So I know

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<v Speaker 2>that I will stay on with you all so I

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<v Speaker 2>can add to your progress and joy in the faith.

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<v Speaker 2>He says. The reason I'm here is not for my benefit.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason I'm still here is for your benefit. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>writing these letters to all the different churches which became

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament, so I can add to your progress

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<v Speaker 2>and joy. Now noticed here, Paul has a purpose very clear.

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<v Speaker 2>It even explains what its purpose is. He says, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>living for your benefit and for the glory of God.

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<v Speaker 2>But Paul has a purpose not just for living. Paul

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<v Speaker 2>has a purpose for dying too. He says, I really

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<v Speaker 2>don't know whether it's better for me to stay here

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<v Speaker 2>and go on to heaven. Listen, you're not ready to

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<v Speaker 2>fully live until you know clearly what you'd die for.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you willing to live for? What are you

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<v Speaker 2>willing to die for? Paul says, on earth, my purpose

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<v Speaker 2>my purpose is to be with God forever in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>And Paul is saying, I just stay alive for the

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<v Speaker 2>sake of others. Wow, he says, you know selfishly, it'd

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<v Speaker 2>be better for me to go on to heaven. No,

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<v Speaker 2>more problems, no more pain, no more no more pressures,

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<v Speaker 2>no more picky people. Now, don't miss this fourth secret

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<v Speaker 2>principle of happiness. I'm gonna say it as clearly as

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<v Speaker 2>I can say it. Happiness does not come from self

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<v Speaker 2>gratification living for yourself. Happiness does not come from selfishness.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't come from living a self centered life all

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<v Speaker 2>about me, Me, Me, myself and I the kingdom of me.

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<v Speaker 2>Happiness never comes from selfishness. Happiness doesn't come from self gratification.

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<v Speaker 2>Happiness comes from self sacrifice, living for the benefit of

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<v Speaker 2>the glory of God and in order to serve others. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Paul sums up his entire purpose and the entire reason

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<v Speaker 2>he is happy, regardless of what happens in his life.

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<v Speaker 2>He sums it up in a single sentence, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the most famous sentences in the Bible, Philippians, Chapter one,

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<v Speaker 2>verse twenty one. Paul says it, here, here's my purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>He's purpose driven. For me to live is Christ and

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<v Speaker 2>to die is gain. For me to live is Christ

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<v Speaker 2>and to die is gain. I'm going to go be

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<v Speaker 2>with my Savior, who died for me, who loved me,

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<v Speaker 2>who created me, who filled me. You had a purpose

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<v Speaker 2>for my life. For me to live is Christ. For

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<v Speaker 2>me to die is gain. I'm not afraid of death.

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<v Speaker 2>It's where I want to be. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>Now let me close and wrap this up by asking

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<v Speaker 2>how would you fill in the blank? For me to

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<v Speaker 2>For me to live is my hobby. For me to

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<v Speaker 2>live is my sport. For me to live is to

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<v Speaker 2>make more money. For me to live is to get

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<v Speaker 2>a house, to have nice things. For me to live

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<v Speaker 2>as a promotion, how would you fill that last line?

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<v Speaker 2>For me to live is the approval of others. For

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<v Speaker 2>me to live as sex. For me to live is

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<v Speaker 2>getting married. For me to live is becoming well known,

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<v Speaker 2>being known as a success. Friends. And I'm sharing my

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<v Speaker 2>heart with you right now. How you fill in that

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<v Speaker 2>blank will determine happiness for the rest of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>For me to live is and until you're able to

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<v Speaker 2>say the right thing there, you're going to have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of misery in your life because all of those

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<v Speaker 2>other things lead to unhappiness. Ultimately, there's only one answer

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<v Speaker 2>that leads to happiness, no matter what happens. Are you

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<v Speaker 2>ready to settle this issue today and get on with

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of your life. To make the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>your life the best of your life, You've got to

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<v Speaker 2>fill in the blank correctly. For me to live is

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<v Speaker 2>what's going to be the answer for the final years

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<v Speaker 2>of your life, however many years that is, fifty years,

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<v Speaker 2>seventy years, ten years, one year For me to live

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<v Speaker 2>is I want to still bow our heads right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Would you bow your head? And I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>pray this prayer in your heart. Okay, Just say, Dear Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>he knows your thoughts, he knows things. Say it in

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<v Speaker 2>your mind. Dear Jesus. You know that I often let

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<v Speaker 2>my circumstances determine my happiness. Just say that. Tell that

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<v Speaker 2>to God. Be honest to God God. I've often allowed

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<v Speaker 2>the kill joys of pain and problems and pressures and

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<v Speaker 2>picky people to rob my happiness. But I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>that to be true anymore. Starting today, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>practice these four principles of how to be happy no

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<v Speaker 2>matter what happens. Secrets that Paul modeled help me to

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<v Speaker 2>remember that you have a good plan even out of

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<v Speaker 2>the bad things that happen in my life that you

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<v Speaker 2>can turn bad into good. Help me to remember that

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<v Speaker 2>your viewpoint is the key. Help me to look at

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<v Speaker 2>everything in my life from your perspective. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be a wise man. I want to be a wise woman,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want to handle the situations that come into

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<v Speaker 2>my life that in a way that is a witness

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<v Speaker 2>to non believers and is an encouragement to believers. Father,

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<v Speaker 2>help me to remember that what other people say and

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<v Speaker 2>what other people do does not control my happiness unless

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<v Speaker 2>I choose to allow it. And help me to remember

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<v Speaker 2>that things that I don't understand and things I can't

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<v Speaker 2>figure out, I don't have to have the answer to

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<v Speaker 2>trust you. I want to trust you to work it

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<v Speaker 2>all out for good and help me to stay focused

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<v Speaker 2>on your purpose for my life, not my problems. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to use the rest of my life in serving You,

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<v Speaker 2>by serving others, and then I want to be with

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<v Speaker 2>You in heaven for eternity. So from this day on,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to fill in the blank. For me to

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<v Speaker 2>live will be Christ. Just say that to him for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of my life. I want the answer to

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<v Speaker 2>be for me to live is Christ. I know he

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<v Speaker 2>is the ultimate source of happiness. I ask you, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>to take over every area of my life, guide me

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<v Speaker 2>and lead me, protect me, and use me in your name.

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<v Speaker 2>Pra Amen. Hi everybody, this is Rick and I hope

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