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

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really glad you're here today. We're continuing our series

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<v Speaker 1>from Psalm twenty three called living in the Goodness of God.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all about how God's goodness meets you right where

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<v Speaker 1>you are and brings hope even in difficult seasons. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and now here's part two of a message called is

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<v Speaker 1>God really good all the time?

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<v Speaker 2>How does God grow faith and trust in your life?

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<v Speaker 2>The exact same way a child learns to trust a parent.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the exact same process. There's a very famous circle

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<v Speaker 2>called the Circle of Security on how children learn to

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<v Speaker 2>trust their parents. You had to go through the circle

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<v Speaker 2>thousands and probably tens of thousands of times growing up.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me show you too, the circle of security. This

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<v Speaker 2>is how parents teach their children to trust them. First

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<v Speaker 2>is the child recognizes an unmet need. I'm at the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom of the stairs. I got to get to the top.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't get there. I need help, So the child

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<v Speaker 2>Step one recognizes an unmet need. Step two is the

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<v Speaker 2>child expresses that need, usually by crying or yelling because

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<v Speaker 2>they don't have words yet, but they let you know

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<v Speaker 2>that my diaper is soiled, or I'm hungry or I'm

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<v Speaker 2>bored in the crib and i can't get out, and

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<v Speaker 2>they let you know they have a need. And step

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<v Speaker 2>two they express a need. Step three is the parent

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<v Speaker 2>meets that need. They pull you out of the crib,

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<v Speaker 2>they change your diaper, they feed you, they soothe you,

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<v Speaker 2>they do whatever you need because your need is not

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<v Speaker 2>being met, and the parent meets the need. And the

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<v Speaker 2>result of the parent meeting the need is Number four

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<v Speaker 2>is that the child learns to trust the parent. Now

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<v Speaker 2>that circle right there, You personally went through that circle

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<v Speaker 2>maybe one hundred thousand times growing up, and you figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out. When I cry, I get mom's attention or

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<v Speaker 2>dad's attention. When I complain about a need, it it's met.

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<v Speaker 2>And every time that need was met in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>you learn to trust your mom or your dad or

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<v Speaker 2>whoever more. Now that cycle is the exact same way

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<v Speaker 2>God teaches you to trust him. You have an unmet

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<v Speaker 2>need in your life, you express that unmet need to God.

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<v Speaker 2>God meets that need, and you learn to trust him more.

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<v Speaker 2>And you do it again and again and again. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're not expressing your needs to God, you're not growing

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<v Speaker 2>in trust, because that's the only way you learn. The

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<v Speaker 2>reason I can trust God the way I do today

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<v Speaker 2>is because He's met millions of needs in my life

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<v Speaker 2>when I've asked, and I know he's reliable, he can

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<v Speaker 2>be counted on. And so if you're not praying prayers

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<v Speaker 2>of request, this is why God says, I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to ask, because he knows it's the way you learn

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<v Speaker 2>to trust him. It's the exact same way God teaches you.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you're not asking God to meet your needs

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<v Speaker 2>through prayer, you're not growing learning to trust him. So

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<v Speaker 2>how long has it been since you said something like

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<v Speaker 2>this to God? God? I know you're a good God. God,

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<v Speaker 2>I know you want to meet my needs. You've told

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<v Speaker 2>me over and over to meet my needs. Well, here's one,

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<v Speaker 2>and you tell him about your upset stomach or anything.

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<v Speaker 2>There's nothing too big or too small. It's big enough

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<v Speaker 2>to worry about, it's big enough to pray about, and

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<v Speaker 2>worry won't solve it, but prayer will. And you ask

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<v Speaker 2>God and then you wait patiently for God's timing to

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<v Speaker 2>deliver it. God rarely gives you the answer immediately, rarely

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<v Speaker 2>because he wants to test your faith. God is not

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<v Speaker 2>a vending machine where you put in a prayer, you

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<v Speaker 2>pull the plug, and you instantly get it. If God

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<v Speaker 2>gave you everything instantly, you'd be incredibly self centered, incredibly selfish.

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<v Speaker 2>And so God wants to give it to you, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to wait a while while you are learning

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<v Speaker 2>to grow, you're learning to trust. You See, every child

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<v Speaker 2>has to learn the difference we know and not yet.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not the same thing. Immaturity means when I tell

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<v Speaker 2>you can we go to Disneyland? Yes, but not yet,

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<v Speaker 2>and you get mad. It didn't mean know. A delay

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<v Speaker 2>is not a denial. That's maturity when you understand that

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<v Speaker 2>it is a delay in a denial. And so God

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<v Speaker 2>won't always give it to you immediately. He wants you

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<v Speaker 2>to wait. Now, here's what Jesus said Luke, chapter eleven.

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<v Speaker 2>If you, as imperfect parents, know how to give good gifts,

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<v Speaker 2>there's that word good again, the goodness of God. If

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<v Speaker 2>you use imperfect parents know how to give good gifts

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<v Speaker 2>to your own children, how much more well your heavenly Father,

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<v Speaker 2>who by the way, is perfect, will give good gifts

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<v Speaker 2>to those who asked him. You have not because you

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<v Speaker 2>asked not. I'm embarrassed to tell you this story, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to tell anyway because it makes a good

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<v Speaker 2>point that even pastors often forget the goodness of God

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<v Speaker 2>and don't ask. A week ago, on a Friday, I

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<v Speaker 2>lost my cell phone. Now that's extremely important to me

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<v Speaker 2>because I get hundreds of emails a day and also

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<v Speaker 2>text messages, and every day that I don't have it,

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<v Speaker 2>those things are piling up and go, hey, Rick must

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<v Speaker 2>not care about me, and you know they're thinking all

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of bad thoughts. And so when I lost it,

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<v Speaker 2>that was the day that I came down with kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a stomach flu, which is why a pastor Tom

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<v Speaker 2>spoke last weekend for me. By the way, didn't he

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<v Speaker 2>do an incredible job? Man? Thank you Tom. That has

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<v Speaker 2>a great message. I was sitting at home in bed

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<v Speaker 2>taking notes and thinking, now, three years from today, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to preach that, and I'll think I taught it.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a great message, and I so I was sick,

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<v Speaker 2>so I didn't look for it Saturday or Sunday. On Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>I was feel a little bit better, so I got up.

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<v Speaker 2>I tore the house apart. I mean I literally spent

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<v Speaker 2>hours pulling up every cushion on sofas and looking behind

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<v Speaker 2>this and that, and I literally spent several hours trying

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<v Speaker 2>to find my phone. Could not find it. So I

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<v Speaker 2>go out to my car. I tear my car apart.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's like I got a magnifying glass looking

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<v Speaker 2>for it. Cannot find my phone. The next day, I

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<v Speaker 2>was feeling a little bit better. I went into the

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<v Speaker 2>office and I looked all tore the office apart looking

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<v Speaker 2>for it everywhere. I had staff members looking for my

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<v Speaker 2>phone trying to find it. On Wednesday, I went and

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<v Speaker 2>I tore it all up again, went through the house.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought maybe I just missed it, and so I

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<v Speaker 2>did it again in my house and my car and

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<v Speaker 2>my office, and I could not find it. So on

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday go, I can't go without a phone. I've got

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<v Speaker 2>all these messages coming in. So my son Josh loan

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<v Speaker 2>me a phone he didn't wasn't using, and I went

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<v Speaker 2>and I got it turned so I could at least,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, communicate people. Did that in the evening about

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<v Speaker 2>eight pm that evening. Well, Kay was gone all this

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<v Speaker 2>last week. She was speaking in Washington, d C. And

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<v Speaker 2>she spoke to a Congressional Committee on Mental Health and

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<v Speaker 2>she spoke to the presidents of all the Christian universities

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<v Speaker 2>and their wives, and she had a number of speaking

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<v Speaker 2>engagements in DC. So she was gone for five days.

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<v Speaker 2>When Kay's not home, I stay up all night and

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<v Speaker 2>I just study. And so every night I was going

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<v Speaker 2>getting by on like two hours of sleep. And a

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday night, about four o'clock in the morning, I had

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<v Speaker 2>gone down to get something to eat and I was

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<v Speaker 2>going back up to study some morning, and so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>walking back upstairs and I was thinking about this message

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<v Speaker 2>about the goodness of God and how God says the

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<v Speaker 2>way I proved my goodness is for you to ask.

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<v Speaker 2>And all of a sudden, the Lord just said to me, Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>have you considered asking me where the phone is? Oh? No,

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<v Speaker 2>I had not even prayed this thing. I hadn't even

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<v Speaker 2>prayed about it. I said, God, I'm so sorry. You

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<v Speaker 2>are a good God, and I need to repent. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, God, I know you're a good God. So

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<v Speaker 2>show me where that phone is now, I said, Now, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to get ready to go to bed here

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<v Speaker 2>in about you know, fifteen minutes, and if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to reveal it to me in a dream, then I'll

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<v Speaker 2>wake up and I'll know where it is. You know, oftentimes,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we don't want to just ask God. We

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<v Speaker 2>want to give him the way to deliver it. I go.

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<v Speaker 2>God said, look, Rick, you don't have to tell me

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<v Speaker 2>how to deliver it. I'll figure this out. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>need to recommend you know where, Just just trust me.

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<v Speaker 2>So I said, Lord, this is not a big deal

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<v Speaker 2>in this grand scope of things. It's just a phone.

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<v Speaker 2>But you're a good God, and you this is something

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<v Speaker 2>that means a lot to me. And so I'm asking you,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're a good God, to show me where that

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<v Speaker 2>phone is because I can't find it. And I said, now, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>you know me, it's not going to shut by shaking

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<v Speaker 2>my faith if you don't answer this. Some prayers get answered,

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<v Speaker 2>some the way we want. Some of them don't. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know why. When we get to heaven we'll understand that. All.

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<v Speaker 2>I just know God has said to ask. So I said, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>if you choose not to reveal this to me, you

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<v Speaker 2>know that's not going to shake my faith one bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're a good God. But because you're a

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<v Speaker 2>good God, I really would like to know where that is.

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<v Speaker 2>So I went upstairs, and I saw some dirty dishes

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<v Speaker 2>in my study, and I thought I should take those

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<v Speaker 2>down and wash them and get it all cleaned up.

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<v Speaker 2>Four K gets back, and as I was walking back down,

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden, I got a inkling to play

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<v Speaker 2>the piano. At four o'clock in the morning. I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'd like to sit down and just play

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<v Speaker 2>the piano. And they relaxed me a little bit. So

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<v Speaker 2>K has this beautiful piano, and I sat on I

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<v Speaker 2>started playing. I start playing a little tune there, and

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<v Speaker 2>I goes, hey, that's pretty good. I should record that

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<v Speaker 2>and give it to John and Stephanie and our worship team,

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<v Speaker 2>because maybe they could put some words to it. And

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<v Speaker 2>so I often will get a phone and then I'll

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<v Speaker 2>turn the recorder on and record that little thing and

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<v Speaker 2>then send it to him. But the phone that Josh

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<v Speaker 2>had loaned me is upstairs. So I was getting ready

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<v Speaker 2>to get up and go upstairs, and as I got up,

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<v Speaker 2>I looked over and right next to the metronome on

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<v Speaker 2>the piano, on that black piano was a black phone.

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<v Speaker 2>Now this is less than five minutes after I'd prayed

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<v Speaker 2>that prayer. Five minutes, not five minutes has happened. I

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<v Speaker 2>started laughing and crying at the same time. You are

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<v Speaker 2>too good man, you are, and I'm laughing and I'm crying,

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<v Speaker 2>and well, God, you just show me your goodness one

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<v Speaker 2>more time. God did in five minutes what I couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>do in five days. You have not because you asked not.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason you're not asking is you don't really

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<v Speaker 2>think God's that good. You don't think he's interested in

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<v Speaker 2>the details of your life. But the Bible says He

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<v Speaker 2>has every hair on your head numbered, and he knows

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<v Speaker 2>how many fell out in the sink this morning. God

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<v Speaker 2>knows the details of your life better than you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Did God know where my phone was? Yes? Who put

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<v Speaker 2>it in my mind to gover and sit down and

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<v Speaker 2>play the piano? God did? God did? And so we

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<v Speaker 2>miss out on so much. Now that you say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>He's the one who set this thing up. He knows

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to trust him more. When you ask, he

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<v Speaker 2>what the Bible says, Hebrews chapter four. Let us come

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<v Speaker 2>boldly to the throne of our good and gracious God. Boldly.

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<v Speaker 2>God is good. God is gracious, so we can come boldly.

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<v Speaker 2>Then we will receive his mercy and will find the

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<v Speaker 2>grace to help us when we need it. Now, what's

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<v Speaker 2>God's motivation in answering your prayers? Well, David tells us

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<v Speaker 2>the next verse Psalm sixty six, Answer me, Oh Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>for you, through you, to you, and in you, he

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<v Speaker 2>does because He is a good God. God's goodness to you, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>is not based on your goodness. It's based on his goodness.

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<v Speaker 2>God's goodness to you isn't based on how good you are.

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<v Speaker 2>God is good to bad people. They get to breathe

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<v Speaker 2>the same air we do, they get to live, they

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<v Speaker 2>get to ignore God, but He's still good to them.

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<v Speaker 2>God's goodness isn't based on your goodness. Think, well, I

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<v Speaker 2>got to be better than God will answer my prayer. No,

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<v Speaker 2>God's goodness is based on his goodness. Now there's a

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<v Speaker 2>third negative consequence that happens when you forget how good

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<v Speaker 2>in difficult times. You see, if you were more aware

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<v Speaker 2>of how good God really is. This would be automatic

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<v Speaker 2>to you. Every time you had a need, you'd automatically

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<v Speaker 2>try to solve it yourself first. You'd go to God first.

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<v Speaker 2>You'd ask God for so, God, I need some help here,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it is, and you just go to God instantly.

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<v Speaker 2>It'd be your first choice, not your last result resort.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at these verses Psal, I'm sixteen one or two.

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<v Speaker 2>Protect me God, because I trust in you. You are

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<v Speaker 2>my Lord, and every good thing I have comes from you.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't ever forget that. Romans five, verse eight, Paul says,

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<v Speaker 2>in our troubles. Why because we know that these troubles

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<v Speaker 2>are good for us, producing patience and character and hope.

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<v Speaker 2>Even in the bad time. God is good even in

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<v Speaker 2>the bad times. God has a good purpose, has a

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<v Speaker 2>good plan, has a good reason. And so even in

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<v Speaker 2>the difficult times, I go, God, You're a good God,

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<v Speaker 2>because I know You're going to use this to produce

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<v Speaker 2>Romans eight twenty eight. And we know that in everything,

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<v Speaker 2>in everything God works for the good circle that for

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<v Speaker 2>the good, not for the bad, for the good of

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<v Speaker 2>good purpose. So even when times are tough, I know

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<v Speaker 2>Not everything that happens in your life is good. There's

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<v Speaker 2>and you just forget it, you start claiming credit for

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<v Speaker 2>there is no hope. David tells us this and Psalm

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<v Speaker 2>and in verse thirteen and fourteen he says this, I

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<v Speaker 2>that I'd see the goodness there. It is the goodness

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<v Speaker 2>of the Lord, the land of the Living. He goes, Man,

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<v Speaker 2>God was a good God, so he says, instead, instead,

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<v Speaker 2>Be strong, let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, he says. Don't get in a hurry. God

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<v Speaker 2>is a good God. You've made the request. Now wait,

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<v Speaker 2>do you ever do this orre Do you get in

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<v Speaker 2>God to give the answer. When there's something you want

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<v Speaker 2>to buy and it's really important, do you give God

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity to give it to you first. No, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't even think about that. I go out and put

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever on like a big purchase? Said the

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<v Speaker 2>Lord before I buy this, and I'm gonna give you

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to give it to me. Do you want

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<v Speaker 2>I've had it happen many times in my life. When

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<v Speaker 2>you get into hurry, God, I really want to get married,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not gonna wait on you to provide the person.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go out and find the nearest beating heart.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you regret that one the rest of your

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<v Speaker 2>life because you got in a hurry. You did not wait,

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<v Speaker 2>You did not trust the goodness of God. Most of

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<v Speaker 2>your problems in life come from your inability to delay gratification.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want it right now. That's called being immature.

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<v Speaker 2>I want it now. That's immaturity. And so I become

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<v Speaker 2>pessimistic about the future, he says, I would have despaired. Listen,

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<v Speaker 2>if you are fighting depression these days, if you are

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<v Speaker 2>fighting discouragement these days, if you're fighting doubt these days,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're fighting despair, let me tell you to do

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<v Speaker 2>two things. Number One, start focusing on all the ways

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<v Speaker 2>that God has been good to you. Get your eyes

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<v Speaker 2>off the problems and get your eyes on all the

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<v Speaker 2>things God has done for you. Make a list, count

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<v Speaker 2>your blessings, write them down. Make a list of all

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<v Speaker 2>the ways God is good in your life and focus

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<v Speaker 2>on that. And number two, don't miss any of the

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<v Speaker 2>next nine weeks in this series.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, some powerful words from Pastor rig today. Well, this

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<v Speaker 1>is really one of my favorite parts of the broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>This is letters from our listeners and now here's Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi. Everybody. Today, I want to share a very powerful

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<v Speaker 2>letter from a listener named Michael. Michael experienced terrible trauma

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<v Speaker 2>as a child, but he says that Daily Hope is

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<v Speaker 2>helping him overcome his past and now he's looking to

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<v Speaker 2>the future with his kids. Let me read you just

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of Michael's story. Dear Pastor Rick, you

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<v Speaker 2>and Daily Hope have brought God into my life and

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<v Speaker 2>it has saved me. I am a twenty nine year

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<v Speaker 2>old father of five children, and I try my hardest

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<v Speaker 2>to teach my children to know God and to love

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus and how to pray. And I do my best

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<v Speaker 2>to be a good example and be worthy of all

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<v Speaker 2>the good gifts that God has given to me. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, because of my childhood and the insecurities and

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<v Speaker 2>abandonment issues that were created in my life from years

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<v Speaker 2>of mental abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, and yes, even

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<v Speaker 2>sexual abuse, I've always had a hard time I'm trusting God.

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<v Speaker 2>I woke up every day feeling unworthy, and I suffered

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<v Speaker 2>from feelings of anxiety and depression, and I felt like

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<v Speaker 2>God couldn't possibly love me because no one else had

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<v Speaker 2>ever loved me. And I carried that pain inside of

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<v Speaker 2>me for so long, craving for a close, better intimate

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<v Speaker 2>relationship with God. Now listening to Daily Hope has helped

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<v Speaker 2>me achieve that and more. I'm not only better, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm now better for everybody else around me. Spreading all

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<v Speaker 2>that I've learned and the good news of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>I know God better than ever and I now have

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<v Speaker 2>more faith than I ever knew possible because I feel

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<v Speaker 2>His love. Thank you so much. Daily Hope does such

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<v Speaker 2>a great work in the name of Jesus, and I

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<v Speaker 2>will forever be in your debt for bringing the fire

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<v Speaker 2>of faith into my heart and helping me know God.

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<v Speaker 2>I love you, and I hope you continue to bring

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<v Speaker 2>change in the world through the message of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Michael, I absolutely love how you're teaching your

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<v Speaker 2>five kids to know Jesus that is a real man,

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<v Speaker 2>a real dad, a real father. It's so important to

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<v Speaker 2>pass it on to the next generation, and I'm encouraged

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<v Speaker 2>the daily Hope is helping you with the trauma of

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<v Speaker 2>all your past and helping you work through those issues

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<v Speaker 2>and keeping you growing in the love of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, stories like the one you wrote to me

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<v Speaker 2>are what keep me going. It's why we do this

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<v Speaker 2>change lives now. I want to pray for you. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to pray, Dear Lord, pour out your love on Michael.

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<v Speaker 2>Help him to sense your love so that he never

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<v Speaker 2>doubts it. Pour out your blessing and your peace on

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<v Speaker 2>his family. I pray that they will continue to grow

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<v Speaker 2>in their faith and that they will experience the peace

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<v Speaker 2>that passes understanding as they fall. God, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for his faithfulness in Jesus name. I pray Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if God is blessing you through Daily Hope.

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<v Speaker 2>Would you share your story with me? Write me rickatpastorrick

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<v Speaker 2>dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Be sure to join us next time as we look

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<v Speaker 1>into God's word for our daily hope. This program is

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<v Speaker 1>sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and your generous financial

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