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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.
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I'm Rick.
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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.
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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom, ready to feel inspired.
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Let's get started.
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Today is Day 12, a new hope Reading from Jeremiah 31, 31,.
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From the New Living Translation the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant.
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You know the start of the new year.
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It brings a sense of fresh hope.
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Now we think this year is going to be different.
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This year my situation is going to improve.
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This year I'm going to finally get that job I've been hoping for.
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This year I'm going to get married.
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But when it comes to the deeper issues of life, simply flipping the calendar doesn't give us the hope that we need.
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The Bible makes it clear that the brokenness that we experience isn't caused by outside circumstances.
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Every one of us has a problem with sin.
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Our hearts pull us away from God.
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A lot of times we choose to live our own way instead of following God's way for full and abundant life.
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We fail to honor his commands.
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A sin has a way of digging deep into our hearts.
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A temper tantrum from a child may grow into an adult's road rage, but the same sinful anger lies beneath both behaviors.
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So we need more than just growing up.
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We need a new heart.
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We need a new kind of hope.
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Now, long ago, god promised that His people would one day know Him in their hearts.
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By His power, they would understand how to live according to His ways.
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That promise was fulfilled when God sent Jesus into the world.
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Jesus shows us how to live and His Spirit now guides our hearts.
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Do you have the new hope that comes from knowing Christ?
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Pray with me.
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A new heart, a new hope.
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What a promise, father God.
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Thank you.
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Set within us hearts that know you and serve you through Christ Jesus, amen.
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Well, that's all for today, but I'll be back tomorrow with more of God's Word.
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Intro and outro music by Weston McCurry Until tomorrow, I'm Rick.
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I love you, see ya.