Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Are you tired of things being the same? Is your daily routine an endless, repetitive hassle?

Maybe you even feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.

Today, we'll continue through the old radio series Paul Tripp recorded in 2006 called

Survival Skills.

Check out the show notes to see where you can find the first nine episodes of the series.

In today's episode, Paul explains that we will only be able to make sense of right here,

right now, when we eavesdrop on eternity.

I used to live with a sense of purpose, but it's all seemed to evaporate.

I repeat the same tasks over and over again.

I deal with the same problems over and over again. And for what?

I could just video my life and save a lot of time. I remember being excited about my job. I remember

getting up early so I could go in early, just because I liked what I was doing so much. And I remember when I first

found my church. I was emotional in those first few services, because I had never been to a church

like this. Now, I dragged myself to church on Sunday and daydream my way through the service. And you know what drives me

crazy? It's that it always seems like the wrong guys are winning. Look around at who's being

successful and who's making money, the bad guys and the creeps. It's the guys who are cooking the

books and schmoozing the boss that seem to get all the promotions at work.

I feel like I'm stuck in the movie Groundhog Day and I don't know how to get myself out.

I'm tired of things always being the same.

I'm tired of the same old hassle over and over again.

And I'm tired of getting up in the morning and not having a clue why I do half of the things I do.

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