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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. Can't

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<v Speaker 1>wait to get started today. Here's the final part of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called relaxing in God's Goodness.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember my value to God. And then number two, enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>what I already have. Stop trying to get something else,

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<v Speaker 2>Just enjoy what you got. Number three, this is an

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<v Speaker 2>important one. Limit my work to six days a week.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, you're kidding me. I'm saying. If you're not

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<v Speaker 2>doing that, you're breaking one of God's Big Ten, the

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<v Speaker 2>Ten Commandments. Rest and recreation are so important to life.

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<v Speaker 2>God put it in the Big Ten, a ten command

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<v Speaker 2>right up there with don't commit adultery, don't murder, and

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<v Speaker 2>don't steal. He says, every six days you take a

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<v Speaker 2>day off. If you're not taking a day off every week,

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<v Speaker 2>you are breaking the ten commandments.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, Well, I'd never murder anybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd never commit adultery, But are you taking a day

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<v Speaker 2>off every week?

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<v Speaker 3>It's right up there in the big ten.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how important God considers rest and recreation and relaxation.

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<v Speaker 2>If the bow, you know, like a bow and arrow,

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<v Speaker 2>If the bow is never unstrung, you never unstring it.

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<v Speaker 2>It loses its power, it loses the tension in the bow.

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<v Speaker 3>Our best requires rest.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, this is the fourth commandment, and when God gives

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<v Speaker 2>a commandment, he's serious about it. This is not like

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<v Speaker 2>an option like, well, if you feel like it, take

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<v Speaker 2>a day off. No, it's called the sabbath. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>show you some verses Exodus twenty three to twelve. Here

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<v Speaker 2>on the screen. Work the first six days of the week,

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<v Speaker 2>but rest and relax on the seventh.

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<v Speaker 3>This is the law, he says.

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<v Speaker 2>This law is not only for you, but also for

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<v Speaker 2>your animals.

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<v Speaker 3>So your pet needs to have a sabbath.

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<v Speaker 2>As well as everyone else, including foreigners among you.

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<v Speaker 3>God says, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Want anybody unprotected from this law. He said, this law

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<v Speaker 2>of rest and recreation and having the sabbath, having a

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<v Speaker 2>day off every week, said everybody should be protected from overwork,

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<v Speaker 2>including immigrants and foreigners who have come in.

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<v Speaker 3>They shouldn't be overworking either.

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<v Speaker 2>Now here's the fourth Commandment, Exodus twenty verse nine to ten.

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<v Speaker 2>This is one of the tenth amendments. Fourth commandment. You

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<v Speaker 2>have six days in which to do your work, but

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<v Speaker 2>the seventh day is to be a day of complete rest.

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<v Speaker 2>Circle that complete rest. Dedicate it to me. You know

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<v Speaker 2>this is called the sabbath. Every seventh day you take

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<v Speaker 2>a day off and a sabbath. You might write this down.

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<v Speaker 2>Sabbath means a day of rest. That's what it means.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, did you know that your heart actually

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<v Speaker 2>beats different every seven days. We're biologically wired for a

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<v Speaker 2>day of rest. Now, this whole idea of where God

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<v Speaker 2>says I want you have a day of rest and worship,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not for God's benefit. It's not just some arbitrary law.

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<v Speaker 2>God did it so you won't burn out. And the

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<v Speaker 2>reason people are so stressed out today is they've forgotten this.

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<v Speaker 2>And culture after culture after culture after culture, it's for

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<v Speaker 2>your benefit. Look at this mark two, verse twenty seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said the Sabbath was made to benefit man. In

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<v Speaker 2>other words, God did make the Sabbath for his benefit.

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<v Speaker 2>He made it for ours. When I ignore God's laws

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<v Speaker 2>who gets hurt, not God. I get hurt when I

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<v Speaker 2>don't follow out the owner's venue. Now, when is your Sabbath?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you it doesn't matter what day of the

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<v Speaker 2>week you take your Sabbath. The Bible says this many

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<v Speaker 2>times in the New Testament. What day you worship on,

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<v Speaker 2>what day you take is your day off? Is your

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<v Speaker 2>day of rest, your day of recreation? It doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 2>the day. You just need to do it every week. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>my Sabbath is not Saturday. My Sabbath is not Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm working on those days. My sabbath is every Monday.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Monday. And by the way, I would encourage you

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<v Speaker 2>to not call it your day off, because if you

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<v Speaker 2>call it your day off, you'll cheat on it. You

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<v Speaker 2>need to start calling your day off your sabbath. Now

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<v Speaker 2>you say, well, what am I supposed to do on

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<v Speaker 2>my Sabbath? I'm glad you asked write these down? Three things.

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<v Speaker 2>Just find someplace in your outline. Doesn't give you a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of space for it. You do three things on

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<v Speaker 2>the sabbath. I'm going to summarize about ten hours worth

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<v Speaker 2>of material. You rest your body, recharge your emotions, and

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<v Speaker 2>refocus your spirit.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me give it to you again. Number one.

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<v Speaker 2>The first thing I do on the Sabbath I rest

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<v Speaker 2>my body. Now you know the fact that if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't take time off, your body will make time off.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't just.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep pushing it and pushing it. Do you know that

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<v Speaker 2>during the little history note here, during the French Revolution,

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<v Speaker 2>they abolish Sunday as a day of rest. In the

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<v Speaker 2>French Revolution, they just abolished Sunday is the day of rest.

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<v Speaker 2>They later restored it because the health of the nation

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<v Speaker 2>had collapsed.

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<v Speaker 3>They just completely collapsed. They were all burnt out.

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<v Speaker 2>But I feel guilty when I relaxed. Well, Jesus didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>He followed the sabbath. So you rest your body. The

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<v Speaker 2>second thing you do on the sabbath is you recharge

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<v Speaker 2>your emotions. I recharge my emotions. Now, what recharges you

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be different things. You can recharge your

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<v Speaker 2>emotion through quietness, solitude, that's a good thing. Just be quiet,

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<v Speaker 2>turn off all the noise. You can recharge your emotions

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<v Speaker 2>through recreation. I'm talking about recreation that rejuvenates you. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if you get involved. I'm talking about non competitive stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>because some of you you get in a competitive sport,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll beat your brains out to win then, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>not resting at all. The competitive spirit you had all

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<v Speaker 2>week is now just being transferred to the tennis court

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<v Speaker 2>or the golf course or wherever you need to do

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<v Speaker 2>something that is non competitive that rejuvenates you so you're

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<v Speaker 2>not stressed out when quote you lose. You recharge your

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<v Speaker 2>emotions through quietness, through recreation. You recharge your emotions through relationships.

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<v Speaker 2>Spend some time with people on your sabbath. I rest

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<v Speaker 2>my body, I recharge my emotions. Number Three, I refocus

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<v Speaker 2>my spirit. And that's what we do at worship. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what we're doing right now. We're refocusing your spirit. Worship

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<v Speaker 2>puts life into perspective. Now you need not only time

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<v Speaker 2>in group worship, but you need time alone with God worship.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you that you have to make a conscious

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<v Speaker 2>decision to make time over the other things besides work.

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<v Speaker 2>And I would encourage you to think through how many

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<v Speaker 2>hours a week do I want to work? And then

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<v Speaker 2>stick with it and you schedule everything else? Why don't

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<v Speaker 2>you you schedule doctor's appointment? Where are you scheduling recreation?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you scheduling your Sabbath. I would encourage you to

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<v Speaker 2>make it the same day every week and schedule your

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<v Speaker 2>time with family into your life and relationships. Now, let

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<v Speaker 2>me tell you who this is especially important for those

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<v Speaker 2>of you who are self employed. Those are your entrepreneurs

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<v Speaker 2>and you're self employed. If you don't schedule it, you're

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<v Speaker 2>never going to take a break, and you're gonna bring

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<v Speaker 2>home work with you, and you bring it home in

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<v Speaker 2>your briefcase. I heard about a little girl sitting at

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<v Speaker 2>a dinner table and every day her daddy came home

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<v Speaker 2>with a briefcase and she said, what is that day?

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<v Speaker 3>He said, well, it's work. I didn't get finished at

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<v Speaker 2>He said, well, why don't they put you in a

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<v Speaker 2>slower group.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, okay, maybe that's what we need. Now. I

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<v Speaker 3>want to tell you something.

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<v Speaker 2>If you'll start obeying the sabbath, taking a day off,

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<v Speaker 2>and you'll relax as God tells you to, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know what this concert battle it's on and off with me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's on and off with you. You know what will happen.

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<v Speaker 2>You will actually end up with more time. God promises

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<v Speaker 2>that the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not lack anything.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, If you'll do it my way if you'll

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<v Speaker 2>take one day off a week, and it's to rest

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<v Speaker 3>God says, you know what.

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<v Speaker 2>I will give you more time Proverbs fourteen thirty. A

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<v Speaker 2>relaxed attitude lengthens your life. Envy rots it away. And

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<v Speaker 2>what did I say? Envy is one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 2>we overwork. I want what they've got, he says, Instead

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<v Speaker 2>of being envious, why don't you just get this relaxed attitude.

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<v Speaker 2>It will lengthen your life. It will add hours to

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<v Speaker 2>your day. Remember my value to God. Enjoy what I

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<v Speaker 2>already have. Limit my work to six days a week.

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<v Speaker 2>Fourth thing God says to do this is your good

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<v Speaker 2>shepherd giving you advice from his word. I must adjust

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<v Speaker 2>my values.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Why do I say this, Because to reduce the busyness

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<v Speaker 2>in your life, you're going to have to change the

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<v Speaker 2>way you think about what's important, and you need to

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<v Speaker 2>ask the question. You might just write this question, now,

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<v Speaker 2>what is really important? What is really important? You've heard

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<v Speaker 2>me say, Man, many times we buy things we don't

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<v Speaker 2>need with money. We don't have to impress people we

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<v Speaker 2>don't even like You can't worry about keeping up with

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<v Speaker 2>the Joneses or anybody else and live a life that's

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<v Speaker 2>rest filled, RESTful life. Can't worry about them and reduce

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<v Speaker 2>your stress. Jesus gets right to the heart of this

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<v Speaker 2>adjusting your values. Look at this verse on the screen

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<v Speaker 2>mark eight thirty six. What good is it? What good

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<v Speaker 2>is it for a man to gain the whole world

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<v Speaker 2>and yet forfeit his soul?

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<v Speaker 3>But look at all the stuff I accomplished with my work.

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<v Speaker 2>How's your soul? Did you forfeit your soul? Did you

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<v Speaker 2>forfeit your relationships? Did you forfeit loving God? Did you

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<v Speaker 2>forfeit loving your neighbors? Yourself? What is a profit of

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<v Speaker 2>man if you're on the cover of Time magazine and

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<v Speaker 2>you lose your soul? I love getting letters from you,

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<v Speaker 2>emails from you, and you know I talked about stress

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<v Speaker 2>and worry.

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<v Speaker 3>Last week.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's a note I got Pastorick as I listened last week,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was like holding up a mirror to my face.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd been filling my life with activities and even ministries

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<v Speaker 2>to keep myself so busy that it wouldn't have time

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<v Speaker 2>to think about or face some issues that I really

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<v Speaker 2>need to deal with. I know I'm not alone in

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<v Speaker 2>realizing this, and I think you hit the nail on

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<v Speaker 2>the head when you spoke about worry and stress and hurry.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this series is going to be life changing

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<v Speaker 2>and life saving for many, many people. I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to save some relationships, some marriages, some friendships, some families,

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<v Speaker 2>some lives. Thanks to this last Weekend's message, I rested

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday and the world did not come to an end.

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<v Speaker 2>I read the entire Sunday paper for the first time

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<v Speaker 2>in ages. I talked to friends without having to rush

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<v Speaker 2>off some to do an errand I enjoyed watching my

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<v Speaker 2>kids play with their friends. I sat in a room

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<v Speaker 2>I just redecorated so I could relax in it. But

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<v Speaker 2>to contemplate certain things. But if I'm close to God,

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<v Speaker 2>than anything I can't face because I'm not facing it alone.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for this series. It's an answer

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody to tell us it's okay to take time and

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<v Speaker 2>I give up my restlessness. The Lord is my shepherd.

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<v Speaker 2>He makes me lay down and green passions. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>for God's peace. Let me close with a couple verses

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<v Speaker 2>Father feeds them. And you know that you are worth

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<v Speaker 2>so much more than those birds. You can't add any

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<v Speaker 2>time to your life by worrying about it. And why

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<v Speaker 2>do you worry about anything else? Look at the beauty

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<v Speaker 2>of the wildflowers in the field. They don't worry or overwork,

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<v Speaker 2>but God takes care of them, so you can be

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<v Speaker 2>sure that he'll clothe you too. If God cares for

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<v Speaker 2>the birds, how much more is he going to care

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<v Speaker 2>for you. God loves you more than you will ever

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<v Speaker 2>ever know, and there's nothing you can do that will

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<v Speaker 3>And they see what we're talking about here.

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<v Speaker 2>work all is them. What this does, It gets to

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<v Speaker 2>the root of your restlessness and your stressed outness. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>You need more than simply to go to sleep to

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<v Speaker 2>cure those last two. You can go to bed, but

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be rid of spiritual fatigue. People say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>need more than that. What you need more than a

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<v Speaker 2>vacation is you need a relation, a relationship to Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>In the twentieth or twenty first century, we're not made

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<v Speaker 2>As I said, the ability or the insistence of I'm

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<v Speaker 2>animals that God created. Did you know that sheep don't

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<v Speaker 3>They don't. They don't like to lay down.

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<v Speaker 2>And yet it says He makes me lay down, and

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't slow down, God will make you lay down. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I challenge you to start working on this immediately. Plan

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<v Speaker 2>your Sabbath. God's way is not only the right way,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not only the healthy way, it's the enjoyable way

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<v Speaker 2>to live. And if you are tired of living the

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<v Speaker 2>way you're living, here's my answer to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Come to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Last verse on your outline, Matthew, Jesus is talking verses

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<v Speaker 2>He says, are you tired? Are you warned out? Are

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<v Speaker 2>you burned out? Come to me Le's you'd say, come

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<v Speaker 2>to a doctrine, come to class, he says, come to

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<v Speaker 2>me a relationship. Get away with me, Jesus says, and

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<v Speaker 2>you'll recover your life. And I'll show you how to

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<v Speaker 2>take a real rest. Walk with me, work with me,

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<v Speaker 2>watch how I do it. This is my favorite line,

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<v Speaker 2>learn the unforced rhythms of grace. As your pastor, I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I

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<v Speaker 2>won't lay anything heavy or ill fitting on you. Keep

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<v Speaker 2>You come to Jesus, he don't have a load more

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<v Speaker 2>on you. He's going to take it off you. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me summarize what I just taught you look up

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<v Speaker 2>here on the screen. Here are the five things. Remember

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<v Speaker 2>my value to God, Enjoy what I already have, limit

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<v Speaker 2>my work to six days a week, adjust my values,

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<v Speaker 2>and exchange my restlessness for God's peace. What does that spell?

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<v Speaker 2>Relax r L A X. That's what God wants you

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<v Speaker 2>to do. That's power heads. Augustine once said, the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of good works starts with the confession of bad works.

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<v Speaker 3>So why don't you.

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<v Speaker 2>Confess to God what's caused you to overwork, to be

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<v Speaker 2>stressed out, to be stressed instead of blessed. Maybe you'd say, God,

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<v Speaker 2>Tell him that I've been basing my worth on my work. God,

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<v Speaker 2>I've always been wanting more. I'm never satisfied. I've been materialistic.

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<v Speaker 2>need to say, and Lord, I've been envious. I've wanted

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<v Speaker 3>To be me.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you need to say, Lord, I confess that I've

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<v Speaker 2>let achievement be more important than relationships. Another thing on

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<v Speaker 2>earth that makes no sense. And I haven't asked the

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<v Speaker 2>tough questions. Why am I always working so hard? Why

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<v Speaker 3>What I leave behind?

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe you need to confess insecurity and say, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>to make it through retirement or whatever. But today I

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<v Speaker 2>want to change. It's senseless for you to work so

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<v Speaker 2>hard from early morning and to late at night, fearing

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<v Speaker 2>you won't have enough for God wants his loved ones

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<v Speaker 2>to get their proper rest. You say Lord, today I

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<v Speaker 2>You are the good shepherd. I want to lay down

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<v Speaker 2>in green pastures. I want you to lead me beside

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<v Speaker 2>quiet waters. Help me to remember that my value to

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<v Speaker 2>you is greater than anything else, that you love me unconditionally,

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<v Speaker 2>that I don't have to prove anything to others, and God,

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<v Speaker 2>help me to enjoy what I already have. Instead, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>always be reaching for more. Help me to limit my

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<v Speaker 3>It says take a Sabbath.

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<v Speaker 2>And where necessary, help me to adjust my values, to

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<v Speaker 2>a day of rest every week and today. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to exchange my restlessness for your peace, my pressure for

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<v Speaker 2>live in the love and goodness of my good Shepherd,

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<v Speaker 2>say Jesus Christ. I give every area of my life

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, thanks so much for being with us today and

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