Hey everyone. You know, Pastor Rick often says you were made by God and for God. And until you

understand that, life will never make sense. Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. And today,

we're beginning a series called God's vision for the rest of your life. Now, in this series, Rick is going to help you discover the unique purpose and vision that the Lord has for your life.

All right, well, I'm excited to hear what Rick has to say today.

This will be part one of a message called Choosing Your Future.

One of the greatest gifts that God has given you is the freedom to choose.

It's what makes us different from animals. You have a free moral choice. Now the problem is

what is our greatest gift is also our greatest curse because we make stupid choices a lot of

times. We make dumb choices. Every choice I make is not a good one, and neither is yours.

And so we often waste that power that God has given us. Now every year in January, people make

new choices which they call New Year's resolutions. The problem with New Year's resolutions

is we usually make them about trivial issues, not the most important things in life, and then

we try to accomplish them by willpower. And if you set some New Year's resolutions, you try to

accomplish them by willpower. I give you to about the end of February because willpower

doesn't last. It's good to get you started, but it doesn't last. And pretty soon you get

tired and you give up and you stop that habit, that commitment, that new thing you're trying

to do. You need more than simply willpower. We're going to talk about that today. Now, there in your outline, you notice the word to do. You need more than simply willpower. We're going to talk about that today. Now there

in your outline, you notice the word to resolve. The verb resolve means to decide. It means to

settle, to determine, to purpose. You have a purpose for your life. And the word resolution,

like a New Year's resolution, means a firm determination

to do something. What I want us to do this weekend is look at the four most important resolutions

you can make in your life. These are life-shaping resolutions. What I'm'm gonna share with you today,

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