This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

Well, today we continue in our series called Building a Better Future.

In these lessons, Pastor Rick shares how we can build a foundation for a better future

by following the examples of leaders in the Bible who followed God's calling to rebuild

after a time of captivity.

What you've probably noticed, the more grateful a person is, the happier they are.

That's the power of gratitude.

But it's not always easy to feel grateful.

That's why Pastor Rick developed a great new resource called the Power of Gratitude.

Go to PastorRick.com to find out more or just text the word daily to 800-600-5,000-4.

Now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with the final part of a message called,

enlisting support for your dream.

You know, we often assume that people base their choices on logic and reason.

But that's just not true.

Most of the decisions you make in life are based on how you feel.

You base them on your feelings, on your emotions.

You make a decision based on your emotions, and then later you look for a logical reason

to justify what emotional decision you made.

So what does Nehemiah do?

He appeals to their hearts.

He appeals to their desire to feel good about themselves.

Nothing wrong with that.

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