WEBVTT - Rick Warren - Oct 09 - 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 we wrap up with the final part of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called how to trust God when you don't

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<v Speaker 1>like the changes in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>After you ask God, you got to do the second thing.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is learn from God's word and those who

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<v Speaker 2>teach it. The wisdom is in this book. Now, this

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<v Speaker 2>book sitting closed in your in your library or on

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<v Speaker 2>your coffee table doesn't do you any good. This book

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<v Speaker 2>is only good if you open it. But all the

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<v Speaker 2>wisdom you need to handle the stress and the change

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<v Speaker 2>in life is here. Second Peter, chapter one, verse 19,

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<v Speaker 2>some of you maybe have never even seen this verse,

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<v Speaker 2>says this, we have greater confidence in the message of

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<v Speaker 2>the prophets. What's the message of the prophets? It's the Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>God-inspired prophets Godly men to write down what God wanted

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<v Speaker 2>them to write down. We call it the Old Testament,

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament. God inspired the message of the prophets.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the Bible, God's word. And he says there,

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<v Speaker 2>we have greater confidence in the message of the prophets.

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<v Speaker 2>Pay close attention. Take a note, circle that word. Pay

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<v Speaker 2>close attention, that phrase, to what they wrote. For their

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<v Speaker 2>words are like a light shining in a dark place.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how dark our culture's gonna get. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a soothsayer. But it does say, when things get dark,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to go to the light, and the light

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<v Speaker 2>is here, not anywhere else. It says pay close attention.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me just ask you very honestly, as somebody who

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<v Speaker 2>loves you, as your friend, what do you pay the

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<v Speaker 2>most attention to these days? The radio? Talk radio? The media,

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<v Speaker 2>social media, or God's word? What are you paying the

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<v Speaker 2>most attention to? You're gonna be a whole lot less

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<v Speaker 2>stressed out. You're gonna be a lot more at peace

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<v Speaker 2>if you go to the source of truth. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>third thing you need to do. Second thing you need

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<v Speaker 2>to do. Third thing, write this down. Instead of asking,

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<v Speaker 2>why is all this happening? Ask God, what do you

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<v Speaker 2>want me to learn? Instead of going, God, why are

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<v Speaker 2>you allowing this pandemic? Why are you allowing the social problems?

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<v Speaker 2>Why are you allowing people to be at each other's throat?

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<v Speaker 2>People are angry and they're arguing over this and that

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<v Speaker 2>and this and that. Instead of asking why is this happening,

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<v Speaker 2>ask what do you want me to learn? God doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>owe us an explanation on why he does everything in

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<v Speaker 2>the world or why he allows everything in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's what I recommend you do. Focus on your character,

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<v Speaker 2>not the changes. in society, not the circumstances around you.

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<v Speaker 2>Romans eight, excuse me, Romans five, verses three and four.

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<v Speaker 2>It's up here on the screen. We can rejoice even

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<v Speaker 2>in our troubles and our struggles. Troubles and struggles. Does

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<v Speaker 2>that sound familiar? He says we can rejoice even in

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<v Speaker 2>our troubles and struggles because we know, this is wisdom,

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<v Speaker 2>that they They teach us that we learn endurance. That

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<v Speaker 2>we learn endurance, they teach us endurance. And endurance develops

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<v Speaker 2>strength of character and character creates hope. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to notice a couple things about this verse, okay? Number one,

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<v Speaker 2>notice that life is a struggle. Everybody agree with that?

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<v Speaker 2>Life's tough. We shouldn't expect it to be any less.

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<v Speaker 2>We live on a broken planet. This is not heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no struggle in heaven. This is earth. Everything's a

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<v Speaker 2>struggle on earth. We can rejoice even in our struggles

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<v Speaker 2>and troubles. By the way, have you ever wondered why

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<v Speaker 2>our struggles are so relentless? The answer is because God

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<v Speaker 2>wants to change us and we don't want to change.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why we struggle. Because we don't want to surrender.

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<v Speaker 2>to the will of God in our lives. God wants

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<v Speaker 2>to change us and we don't wanna change, so we struggle. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the second thing I want you to notice out of

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<v Speaker 2>that verse is that if we develop character, if you

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<v Speaker 2>develop character, you become a person of character, you'll be

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<v Speaker 2>full of hope. You'll be full of hope. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you just complain about why everything sucks in the world today,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna be full of doubt and unhappiness. Wise, mature

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<v Speaker 2>people with perspective, people of character, are hopeful people. Unwise,

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<v Speaker 2>immature people are scared and bitter people. And they're ticked

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<v Speaker 2>off at the world and everybody in it, or at

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<v Speaker 2>least half of the world. I want us to not

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<v Speaker 2>be at that level. where we don't get ticked off

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<v Speaker 2>at people who disagree with us. No, I want us

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<v Speaker 2>to get to Paul's level of spiritual maturity, which is

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<v Speaker 2>Philippians chapter four, there on your outline. Paul says, I've learned,

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<v Speaker 2>pause right here, circle the word learned, we'll come back

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<v Speaker 2>to that. This is something you learn. You see, ask God,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you want me to learn? I've learned this

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<v Speaker 2>secret so that anywhere, at any time, I'm content. Whether

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<v Speaker 2>I'm full or hungry or whether I have too much

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<v Speaker 2>or too little, I have the strength to face all

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<v Speaker 2>conditions by the power Christ gives me. That, my friends,

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<v Speaker 2>is stability and it's maturity. That's what God's trying to

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<v Speaker 2>bring in our lives. And we'll either learn it fast

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<v Speaker 2>or we'll learn it slow. Now, I said circle that

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<v Speaker 2>word learned. He says, I've learned to trust God. I've

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<v Speaker 2>learned to be content in whatever circumstance I'm in. Have

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<v Speaker 2>you learned this yet? Have you grown up enough to

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<v Speaker 2>learn to be content in whatever circumstance you're in? Let

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<v Speaker 2>me ask you another question. It says, ask God what

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<v Speaker 2>you want to learn. What have you learned about yourself

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<v Speaker 2>in the last 18 months? Not what have you learned

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<v Speaker 2>about the world. What have you learned about you and

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<v Speaker 2>your response today? I want you to write this down.

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<v Speaker 2>Every situation is an education. Every situation is an education.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no experience in life you can't learn from

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<v Speaker 2>if you'll just have a humble attitude. There is no situation,

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<v Speaker 2>big or small, there is no problem, there is no

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<v Speaker 2>change that you cannot learn from if you'll just humbly say, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you want me to learn? Every education, every

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<v Speaker 2>situation is an education. Number four, let me give you

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<v Speaker 2>the last two quickly. Number four. When you're going through

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<v Speaker 2>changes you don't like, focus on what never changes. Focus

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<v Speaker 2>on what never changes. Yeah, there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>changes going on in our world right now, and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them we don't like. They suck. I started

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<v Speaker 2>to title this message, you know, how to trust God

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<v Speaker 2>when life sucks. There are many things that you don't

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<v Speaker 2>like that are changing. But there's also many things that

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<v Speaker 2>will never, never, never, never, never change. And when you're

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<v Speaker 2>going through a time of great change, relentless, like we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about, and rapid, then when you're going through that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of change, you need to let the unchangeables be

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<v Speaker 2>your anchor. What's anchoring you right now? You need to

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<v Speaker 2>let the unchangeable things that are never going to change

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<v Speaker 2>be your anchor in this time of uncertainty. Now, I

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<v Speaker 2>could give you a bunch of them. Let me just

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<v Speaker 2>mention three. God's love for you will never change. God's

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<v Speaker 2>truth in his word will never change. God's plan and

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<v Speaker 2>purpose for your life will never change. Nothing can change

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<v Speaker 2>those things. Look at these three verses. Jeremiah 31, three,

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<v Speaker 2>I've loved you with an everlasting love. Nothing's ever gonna

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<v Speaker 2>change that. He's never gonna stop loving you no matter

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<v Speaker 2>what happens. Isaiah 40, verse eight, the word of God

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<v Speaker 2>shall stand forever. What he said is the right thing

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<v Speaker 2>to do will always be the right thing to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And what he said is the wrong thing to do

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<v Speaker 2>will always be the wrong thing to do. The word

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<v Speaker 2>of God will stand forever. Psalm 33, 11, his plans

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<v Speaker 2>endure forever. and his purposes last eternally. Friends, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>a prophet, and I don't predict the future, but I

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<v Speaker 2>will tell you this, and you can bank on this.

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<v Speaker 2>God will have the last word, and it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be good you can count on that God will have

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<v Speaker 2>the last word and it's going to be good it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be good When you find someone who feels hopeless,

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<v Speaker 2>it means they're immature and unwise. Wise people who see

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<v Speaker 2>from God's perspective are always hopeful no matter what it

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<v Speaker 2>looks like. Not optimistic, hopeful, big difference. I don't have

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<v Speaker 2>time to go into that. Number five, here's the fifth

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<v Speaker 2>thing you need to do. Keep telling God, in other words,

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<v Speaker 2>say this to God over and over every day of

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<v Speaker 2>your life. I trust you no matter what. Keep telling God,

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<v Speaker 2>I trust you no matter what. If you do this,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be a lot more at peace no matter what

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<v Speaker 2>happens and how long all these period of this season

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<v Speaker 2>of rapid chain lasts. If you do this, God, I

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<v Speaker 2>trust you no matter what. I want you to be

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<v Speaker 2>a righteous person. Psalm 112 verse seven says this. The

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<v Speaker 2>righteous man or a woman, does not fear bad news,

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<v Speaker 2>nor live in dread of what might happen. For he

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<v Speaker 2>is settled in his mind, or her mind, that God

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<v Speaker 2>will take care of him. I will trust you no

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<v Speaker 2>matter what. I have had to say that thousands of times.

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<v Speaker 2>In my life, I will trust you no matter what.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember when Kay was going through cancer treatments and

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, I'm losing her. I'm losing the love of

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<v Speaker 2>my life. And I remember saying, Father, I trust you

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<v Speaker 2>no matter what. And I'll serve you no matter what.

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<v Speaker 2>Even if I lose my wife. When our youngest child

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<v Speaker 2>lost his lifelong battle with mental illness and took his life,

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<v Speaker 2>I had to say, I will trust you no matter what.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't mean I understand it. And a thousand other times,

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<v Speaker 2>I will trust you no matter what. Anytime, anything. seems

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<v Speaker 2>to be falling apart in your life, my friends, say,

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<v Speaker 2>I trust you no matter what. Now, right now, you

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<v Speaker 2>may feel under attack. I'm not talking about all the

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<v Speaker 2>stuff we all know that's going on, stuff in society.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about stuff in your personal life. And you

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<v Speaker 2>may feel like you're being attacked from every angle. I

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<v Speaker 2>leave you with Psalm 27, verse three. Even if a

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<v Speaker 2>whole army surrounds me, I will not be afraid. And

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<v Speaker 2>even if enemies attack me from all sides, I will

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<v Speaker 2>still trust God. That's the kind of life I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to live. I invite you to live it with me.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be different than the world. Let's bow our heads.

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<v Speaker 2>Even if a whole army surround me, I will not

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<v Speaker 2>be afraid. And even if enemies attack me from all sides,

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<v Speaker 2>I will still trust God. The righteous man does not

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<v Speaker 2>fear bad news, nor live in dread of what may happen,

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<v Speaker 2>for he is settled in his mind that God will

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<v Speaker 2>take care of him. Follow me in this prayer. Just

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<v Speaker 2>say it in your mind. Say, dear God, I know

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<v Speaker 2>change is unavoidable. But I thank you that you have

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<v Speaker 2>promised to use it for good in my life if

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<v Speaker 2>I trust you. God, I wanna grow up. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>wanna be a spiritual baby. I want you to make

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<v Speaker 2>me more like Jesus with love and joy and peace

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<v Speaker 2>and patience and goodness of self-control and faith. And God,

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<v Speaker 2>you know the people who've hurt me in my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And I thank you that you could even use human

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<v Speaker 2>error and sin for good if I give it all

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<v Speaker 2>to you. Help me to realize That what I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>through right now is a test of my faith. You're

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<v Speaker 2>testing me. And that endurance produces character and character produces hope.

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<v Speaker 2>Help me to remember these things. And Lord, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to start doing these practical steps during these difficult days.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to invest more time alone with you. Because

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<v Speaker 2>those who wait on the Lord will find new strength.

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<v Speaker 2>Run and not grow weary. Walk, keep going and not faint.

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<v Speaker 2>And God, I'm asking you to help me see your perspective.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to just know what everybody else knows.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want information. I want wisdom. I want understanding.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to know your ways, God. And Father, instead

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<v Speaker 2>of asking and griping about why is all this going on,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to ask, what do you want me to learn?

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<v Speaker 2>Like Paul, I want to learn to be content in

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<v Speaker 2>any and every situation, no matter what happens, that you

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<v Speaker 2>are my stability and you are my energy. Help me

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<v Speaker 2>to focus on what never changes. Yes. Thank you that

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<v Speaker 2>your word will always be the truth. Thank you that

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<v Speaker 2>you will never stop loving me. Thank you that nothing

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<v Speaker 2>that happens can change your plan or purpose for my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And God, I'm gonna tell you the rest of my life,

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<v Speaker 2>including right now, I trust you no matter what. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to trust you no matter what. Maybe you're doing

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<v Speaker 2>that for the very first time tonight. Say, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trusting you no matter what. You're opening your life

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<v Speaker 2>to Christ. Others, you're doing it again. I trust you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to trust you no matter what. I surrender

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<v Speaker 2>myself to you. In your name I pray. Amen. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you just prayed that prayer for the very first

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<v Speaker 2>time or you just recommitted your life to Jesus again today,

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<v Speaker 2>would you let me know about it? There's something real

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<v Speaker 2>about sharing your commitment. So write me, Rick, at PastorRick.com

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<v Speaker 2>and say, Rick, I prayed that prayer of commitment. I

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<v Speaker 2>gave my life to Christ. And I'll send you some

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<v Speaker 2>material that will help you on your journey with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll also pray for you. God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>We really appreciate you joining us today on Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope. We hope you'll stay with us for a

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<v Speaker 1>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. Thanks, everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>for listening today. And join me again next time as

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<v Speaker 2>we continue to look into God's Word for our Daily Hope.

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<v Speaker 1>This program is sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and

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<v Speaker 1>your generous financial support.