WEBVTT - Rick Warren - Oct 14 - 8:00 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Hello everybody, thank you so much for joining us here

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<v Speaker 1>on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope with Rick Warren. Well today

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<v Speaker 1>we're continuing in this timely series called Strategies for Stressful Times.

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<v Speaker 1>In this series, Pastor Rick shares timeless truths from God's

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<v Speaker 1>Word that will help you manage stress, overcome worry, and

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<v Speaker 1>experience the peace and stability that only God can provide.

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<v Speaker 1>And now here's Rick with the final part of a

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<v Speaker 1>message called how to keep your tank filled instead of

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<v Speaker 1>running on empty.

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<v Speaker 2>First, get fed up with how I've been feeling. And

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<v Speaker 2>then second, come to Jesus because he's going to give

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<v Speaker 2>me rest for my soul. Now here's the third step.

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<v Speaker 2>Big one, three words. Give up control. Give up control.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, the real reason for overload in your life

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<v Speaker 2>is because we try to control things too much. We

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<v Speaker 2>try to control things too much. We don't even realize

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<v Speaker 2>how much we try to control things too much. But

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<v Speaker 2>we act subconsciously as if it all depends on me.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to hold everything together. I gotta make it

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<v Speaker 2>all happen. Now listen, I love you guys. I just

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<v Speaker 2>wanna tell you that the greater you need to control things,

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<v Speaker 2>the more overloaded and stressed you're gonna be in life.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta learn to give up control. The greater your

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<v Speaker 2>need for control, the more overloaded, the more empty, the

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<v Speaker 2>more stressed, the more depressed you're gonna be in life. Jesus'

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<v Speaker 2>third solution to running on empty is this. The next

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<v Speaker 2>part of that verse. Take my yoke upon you. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the third step. Get fed up, come to Jesus, give

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<v Speaker 2>up control. Now, obviously, this needs to be explained. What's

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<v Speaker 2>he talking about here? Take my yoke. Well, he's not

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<v Speaker 2>talking about an egg yolk. Okay, not that kind of

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<v Speaker 2>yellow egg yolk. He's talking about the wooden frame that

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<v Speaker 2>you put over two animals, farm animals, so that they

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<v Speaker 2>work together. And when you take two cattle and they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna pull a wagon together, you put a yoke over

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<v Speaker 2>both of them and then they pull it together. You say,

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<v Speaker 2>wait a minute, wait a minute. That doesn't sound very relaxing.

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<v Speaker 2>Take my yoke. That sounds more like a burden. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>already carrying too much of a burden. Why in the

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<v Speaker 2>world would I wanna take Jesus' yoke on me? Because

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<v Speaker 2>you don't understand the purpose of a yoke. The purpose

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<v Speaker 2>of a yoke is to lighten the load, not to

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<v Speaker 2>make a heavier load. The purpose of a yoke is

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<v Speaker 2>so that you share the load you're carrying. You're already

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<v Speaker 2>carrying the load. Jesus says, yoke up with me and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll help you carry it. See, when two animals team

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<v Speaker 2>up together, it makes the load lighter, not harder. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is God. He's not carrying any load. He has

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<v Speaker 2>no load because he's God. He's not carrying anything. And

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<v Speaker 2>he goes on to explain that in the next verse,

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<v Speaker 2>verse 30. Look at that verse. He says, for my

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<v Speaker 2>yoke is easy and my burden is light. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>going to dump more on you when you're tired, when

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<v Speaker 2>you're worried, when you're empty, when you're frustrated. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to take it off you by helping you

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<v Speaker 2>carry your load. He says, my yoke is easy and light.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the New Living Translation. It says, my yoke

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<v Speaker 2>fits perfectly. In other words, it's not uncomfortable. It's not rough.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not tight. It's not painful. Now, friends, a yoke

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<v Speaker 2>is a symbol of partnership. It means you're no longer

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<v Speaker 2>going through life by yourself. You're teamed up with God,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's going to help you carry the load. You

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<v Speaker 2>weren't meant to go through life carrying your load all

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<v Speaker 2>by yourself. Are you hearing me? You weren't meant to

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<v Speaker 2>go through life carrying the load that you're carrying all

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<v Speaker 2>by yourself. So you said, I'll take part of it

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll carry it with you. He doesn't have any load.

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<v Speaker 2>He's God. He doesn't add to your load. He takes

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<v Speaker 2>it from you and says, I'll share it. Now you're

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<v Speaker 2>not carrying the load by yourself. Now this principle of

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<v Speaker 2>giving up control to God is all through the scriptures.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's really the antidote to peace. Let me show

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<v Speaker 2>you some verses. Psalm 55, verse 22. Pile all your

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<v Speaker 2>troubles on God's shoulders. He'll carry your load and help

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<v Speaker 2>you out. I love that in the message. He'll carry

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<v Speaker 2>your load and help you. You pile it on his shoulders.

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<v Speaker 2>You yoke up with him. Let me ask you, who's

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<v Speaker 2>got a stronger back, you or God? Jesus says, join

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<v Speaker 2>up with me. Come to me. give up control, join

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<v Speaker 2>with me and I'll put the load on me and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll carry it together. Now, what does that mean? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>let me just be real honest with you. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>feeling overloaded right now, it means that at this point

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<v Speaker 2>right now, you are not yoked to Jesus Christ. When

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<v Speaker 2>I feel overloaded, when I feel stressed out, when I

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<v Speaker 2>feel I'm going under, every time I I feel that way.

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<v Speaker 2>It means that somehow I've gotten detached or disconnected from Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I've gotten detached or disconnected. So this yoke is a

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<v Speaker 2>symbol of partnership, but it's also a symbol of control

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<v Speaker 2>because it's used to guide animals. You see, when I'm

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<v Speaker 2>yoked with Jesus, we move together in the same direction

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<v Speaker 2>at the same pace. When I'm not yoked to Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>I can move at a pace that's too fast and

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<v Speaker 2>I can go off in a ditch very easily. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you're yoked to Jesus, there's no way he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>let you outpace yourself and there's no way he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>let you go off in a ditch. There's no way

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<v Speaker 2>you can go on a ditch if you're paced, you're partnered,

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<v Speaker 2>you're yoked with Jesus. A yoke keeps us from going

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<v Speaker 2>off on our own. It keeps us from getting in trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>Galatians chapter five, look at that verse on your outline.

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<v Speaker 2>Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in

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<v Speaker 2>step with the Spirit. How? By being yoked to Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>partnering with Jesus. How do I keep in step with

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<v Speaker 2>the Spirit? Next verse, Romans 3.28. Our lives get in

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<v Speaker 2>step with God. by, read it aloud with me together,

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<v Speaker 2>letting him set the pace. Circle that. Letting him set

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<v Speaker 2>the pace. If you're setting the pace, it's probably the

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<v Speaker 2>wrong pace. You know, it's interesting to me that we

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<v Speaker 2>have no record in scripture of Jesus running anywhere. Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>was never in a hurry. You won't be either if

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<v Speaker 2>you're connected to Christ. Many years ago, I found this poem,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's meant a lot to me during tough times.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called The Lord is My Pacesetter. The Lord is

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<v Speaker 2>my pacesetter, I shall not rush. He makes me stop

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<v Speaker 2>and rest for quiet intervals. He provides me with images

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<v Speaker 2>of stillness which restore my serenity. He leads me in

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<v Speaker 2>the ways of efficiency through calmness of mind, and his

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<v Speaker 2>guidance is peace. And even though I have a great

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<v Speaker 2>many things to accomplish each day, I will not fret,

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<v Speaker 2>for his presence is here. His timeliness, his all-importance will

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<v Speaker 2>keep me in balance. He prepares refreshment and renewal in

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<v Speaker 2>the midst of my activity. By anointing my mind with

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<v Speaker 2>his oils of peace, my cup of joyous energy overflows.

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<v Speaker 2>Surely harmony... And effectiveness shall be the fruit of my hours,

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<v Speaker 2>for I shall walk in the peace of my Lord

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<v Speaker 2>and dwell in his house forever. The truth is, friends,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be yoked to something in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>There is some kind of controlling entity in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>It may be your own expectations, the expectations of your parents,

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<v Speaker 2>the expectations of your boss, the expectations of society. You're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be yoked to something. Why not choose the

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<v Speaker 2>easiest yoke? Jesus, the easiest yoke. If God likes you

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<v Speaker 2>and you like you, and somebody else doesn't like you,

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<v Speaker 2>that's their problem. God says, my yoke fits perfectly. It's

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<v Speaker 2>based on your shape. Well, of course it's based on

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<v Speaker 2>your shape. He made you. Now notice, he says, take

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<v Speaker 2>my yoke. That's an exchange. What that means, I take

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<v Speaker 2>off the one I've been carrying. That yoke, where I've

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<v Speaker 2>been yoked to the world's expectations. What everybody expects me

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And I put on the yoke of God.

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<v Speaker 2>What Jesus says. You know what the truth is? Most

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<v Speaker 2>of you don't have one yoke on you. You got

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<v Speaker 2>a dozen. You have more than one yoke around your

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<v Speaker 2>neck right now. You're trying to please everybody. And those

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<v Speaker 2>yokes are piled on top of each other. And no

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<v Speaker 2>wonder you're tired. Because so many people have so many

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<v Speaker 2>expectations in your life. Take them all off. Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>let's do an exchange. I'll take all yours, you take

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<v Speaker 2>my one, which is easy and light, and I'll pull

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<v Speaker 2>the load with you. You see, when we think that

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<v Speaker 2>the answer to our emptiness is escape, I've got to

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<v Speaker 2>get to Tahiti. God says the answer is not escape.

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<v Speaker 2>The answer is give up control. Give up control. Every

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<v Speaker 2>time I give up control, my load gets lighter. and

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<v Speaker 2>God gives me peace. Quickly, the last couple. Number four.

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<v Speaker 2>He says come, then he says take, and then he

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<v Speaker 2>says learn. And here's the fourth thing. Learn to trust.

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<v Speaker 2>Learn to trust. This is the antidote to anxiety. Worry

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<v Speaker 2>less and trust more. This is the fourth thing Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>says to do. The rest of that verse he says,

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<v Speaker 2>and learn from me. Learn from me, for I'm gentle.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm meek. I'm humble in heart. And you will

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<v Speaker 2>find rest for your souls. You know, Jesus modeled how

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<v Speaker 2>to live with peace and purpose. And the fourth step

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<v Speaker 2>to refilling your spiritual and emotional tank is to follow Jesus' model.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, learn from me. Watch how he lived and

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<v Speaker 2>do it the way he did it. Learn from Jesus. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if you circle the word learn, learning is a process.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't learn it overnight. You didn't develop your overloaded

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<v Speaker 2>lifestyle overnight. You're probably not gonna get out of it overnight,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're gonna learn to trust. What can I learn

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<v Speaker 2>from Jesus? Learning is a process. Learning takes time. What

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<v Speaker 2>can I learn from Jesus? Well, he says, you'll learn

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<v Speaker 2>how to be gentle and humble. What? How's that gonna

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<v Speaker 2>help me? Learning to be gentle, that doesn't seem like

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to help me because I'm stressed out and tired.

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<v Speaker 2>Why is gentle and humble so important? I mean, Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>didn't say, learn from me and I'll teach you how

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<v Speaker 2>to have endurance and stamina. That's what I would expect

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<v Speaker 2>him to say. Learn from me and I'll give you

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<v Speaker 2>endurance and stamina. No, he says, learn from me and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll teach you how to be gentle and humble. Why? Because,

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<v Speaker 2>listen very closely, the two biggest causes of overload are

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<v Speaker 2>and stress and emptiness in your life are aggression and arrogance.

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<v Speaker 3>What?

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<v Speaker 2>Let me explain. Aggression is we don't want to wait

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<v Speaker 2>for anything. We're aggressive. We don't want to pause for anything.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't want to consider anything. We don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>be patient for anything. We want to just jump right

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<v Speaker 2>in and we get over committed because of our aggressive behavior.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the opposite of gentleness, being aggressive. rather than being gentle.

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<v Speaker 2>And that puts stress on you. And the other is arrogance.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the sign of arrogance? When we try to control everything.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if you realize this or not, but

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<v Speaker 2>your ego, my ego, is responsibility for more stress and

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<v Speaker 2>overload in my life than I realize. Your ego is

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility for more stress and arrogance in your life than

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<v Speaker 2>you realize. You try to do it all. That's ego.

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<v Speaker 2>That's pride. That's arrogance. You try to have it all.

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<v Speaker 2>You try to please everyone. You try to act like

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<v Speaker 2>superwoman or superman. That's arrogance. The more arrogant you are,

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<v Speaker 2>the more egotistically driven you are, the more stressed you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be. The most stressful people I know are

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<v Speaker 2>the most arrogant people I know. The antidote to the

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<v Speaker 2>two biggest causes of stress in your life are gentleness

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<v Speaker 2>and humility. What does that mean? It means I need

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<v Speaker 2>to remind myself every day I'm not God and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not everybody's savior. And neither are you. What was Jesus'

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<v Speaker 2>secret of peace? He only did what the Father told

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<v Speaker 2>him to do. And he didn't worry about the rest.

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<v Speaker 2>If you go read the book of John, 12 times

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<v Speaker 2>in the book of John, he says, I only do

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<v Speaker 2>what the Father tells me. And he says, follow my model.

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't you start trusting God? Try trusting God. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me give you a couple of verses. Look at this

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<v Speaker 2>right here on the screen. Proverbs 20, verse 24. Since

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord is directing our steps, why try to understand

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<v Speaker 2>everything that's happening along the way? Hmm. We keep trying

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<v Speaker 2>to figure it all out. He says, why don't you

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<v Speaker 2>just trust God? Learn to trust. Psalm 142, verse 3

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<v Speaker 2>says this. When I'm ready to give up, maybe you're

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<v Speaker 2>feeling that way. When I'm ready to give up on

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<v Speaker 2>my marriage or my job or anything else, when I'm

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<v Speaker 2>ready to give up, he knows what I should do.

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<v Speaker 2>Learn to trust. How do I trust more? Look at

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<v Speaker 2>this verse on the screen. Romans 10, 17. Faith comes

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<v Speaker 2>by hearing the word of God. That leads us to

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<v Speaker 2>the last two steps. Number five. Start every day by

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<v Speaker 2>refilling my tank. Start every day by filling my tank.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we've talked about this so many times, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>feel like I have to go into it in any

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<v Speaker 2>detail today. But I'm talking about a daily quiet time.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm never going to stop talking about this because it

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<v Speaker 2>is the key to stability and the key to energy

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. Matthew 6, 6, Jesus says this in

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<v Speaker 2>the message. Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't

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<v Speaker 2>be tempted to role play before God. Just be there

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<v Speaker 2>as simply, as honestly as you can. And the focus

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<v Speaker 2>will shift from you to God and you will begin

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<v Speaker 2>to sense his grace. Start every day by filling my tank.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember I tried to teach you over a year ago,

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<v Speaker 2>H-W-F-W and H-W-L-W. His word, first word, his word, last word.

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<v Speaker 2>Start the day with God's word, end the day with

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<v Speaker 2>God's word. Finally, one more step, number six. Stay connected

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<v Speaker 2>to my spiritual family. That's gonna keep you refueled and refilled.

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<v Speaker 2>And keep you from going empty. Hebrews 11, 25. Let

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<v Speaker 2>us not give up the habit. Circle the word habit.

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<v Speaker 2>Let us not give up the habit of meeting together

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<v Speaker 2>as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another

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<v Speaker 2>all the more. Why do I need to be connected,

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<v Speaker 2>stay connected to my spiritual family? Because when you're empty

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<v Speaker 2>and when you need to be filled, here's what God

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<v Speaker 2>says about the church. Last verse. On your screen, Ephesians 1.23.

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<v Speaker 2>The church is Christ's body and it is filled, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the opposite of empty, it is filled with Christ who

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<v Speaker 2>completely fills, which is the opposite of empty, everything else.

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<v Speaker 2>You empty? You need to be at church. You need

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<v Speaker 2>to be with your brothers and sisters in Christ. They

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<v Speaker 2>will help refill your emptiness. Okay, let's wrap it up.

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<v Speaker 2>What's weighing you down right now? Problem with your children,

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<v Speaker 2>problem with your finances, problem with aging parents, problem with

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<v Speaker 2>your health. But I will tell you this, God brought

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<v Speaker 2>you here today so he could say this to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's look at the verse one more time. On the screen,

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<v Speaker 2>I love this, the amplified translation. Jesus says this to

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<v Speaker 2>you if you're empty. Come to me. Come to me,

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<v Speaker 2>all you who labor and are heavy laden and overburdened

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<v Speaker 2>and I will cause you to rest, that's soul rest.

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<v Speaker 2>I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls. Take

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<v Speaker 2>my yoke on you, partner with me and learn from

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<v Speaker 2>me for I'm gentle and I'm humble in heart and

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<v Speaker 2>you will find rest, relief and ease and refreshment and

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<v Speaker 2>recreation and blessed quiet for your souls. Isn't that beautiful?

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<v Speaker 2>A little amplified translation. This is the most important invitation

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<v Speaker 2>you will ever receive in your life. And you took

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<v Speaker 2>enough time to show up to let God give it

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<v Speaker 2>to you. Here's the invitation. Get dissatisfied with the way

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<v Speaker 2>you've been feeling. Come to Jesus. Not to anything else,

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<v Speaker 2>come to Jesus. Give up control. Learn to trust. And

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<v Speaker 2>stay connected. Let's bow our heads. Have you ever come

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<v Speaker 2>to Jesus? The starting point in unloading is to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to Jesus about what you feel empty about. Tell him

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<v Speaker 2>exactly how you feel. Tell him what's frustrating you. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes even your best friends don't want to listen to

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<v Speaker 2>your burdens. But Jesus will never ignore you. He wants

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<v Speaker 2>to be your partner. He wants to be your friend.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants to be your pace setter. And he is

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<v Speaker 2>making you the most amazing offer in the universe and

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<v Speaker 2>no one else can offer it. Come to me and

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<v Speaker 2>I will give you deep soul rest. Pray this prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>Dear God, just say in your heart, dear God, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>tired of being tired all the time. I'm tired of

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<v Speaker 2>trying to control everything. I'm tired of a life without

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<v Speaker 2>rest and peace. Forgive me for all the times I've

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<v Speaker 2>turned to other things for relief instead of you. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm coming back to you. I want you to be

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<v Speaker 2>the pace setter of my life. I want to stop

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<v Speaker 2>trying to control everything in the first place. Forgive me

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<v Speaker 2>for my arrogance and my aggressiveness. Forgive me for not

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<v Speaker 2>being patient. Forgive me for allowing my insecurities and my

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<v Speaker 2>ego from taking on more activities than I could possibly manage.

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<v Speaker 2>Forgive me for pridefully overlooking my schedule and overloading it.

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<v Speaker 2>Forgive me for filling my life with less important things

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<v Speaker 2>so I have no time for what matters most, time

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<v Speaker 2>with you. I want to learn from you Jesus, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to learn from your model. I want to learn

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<v Speaker 2>to be gentle and humble like you so I can

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<v Speaker 2>have the peace that you modeled. Help me to take

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<v Speaker 2>these steps this week. In your name I pray. Amen.

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<v Speaker 3>We really appreciate you joining us today on Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 3>Daily Hope. We hope you'll stay with us for a

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<v Speaker 3>word of encouragement from Pastor Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you ever find yourself asking the question, why is

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<v Speaker 2>this happening to me? Why does this have to be

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<v Speaker 2>so difficult? You know, the thing is, God never intended

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<v Speaker 2>for life on earth to be perfect. This is not heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>This is earth. And God put us here to teach

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<v Speaker 2>us a lot of things, even in the middle of

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<v Speaker 2>our pain and problems and difficulties. And one of the

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<v Speaker 2>things he wants to teach us the most is how

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<v Speaker 2>to love, how to love him and how to love

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<v Speaker 2>other people. That prepares you for heaven. You see, God

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<v Speaker 2>loves you and God is for you. So when things

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<v Speaker 2>get difficult, keep your focus on the love of God.

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<v Speaker 2>Just say to yourself, God loves me. Say it over

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<v Speaker 2>and over until you start to let it sink in.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks everybody for listening today and join me again next

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<v Speaker 2>time as we continue to look into God's word for

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<v Speaker 2>our daily hope.

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<v Speaker 3>This program is sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and

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<v Speaker 3>your generous financial support.