Hey, thanks for joining us today on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren.

And today, we're continuing our series called The Habits of Happiness.

In this series, Rick dives into the book of Philippians and helps you discover God's path to true and lasting happiness. And now let's jump right in

for the final part of a message called Grow Healthy Relationships. You might write this down.

Positive praying is more effective than positive thinking. You know, people read all these books about positive thinking.

Well, okay, there's nothing wrong with that.

I mean, I'm sure I'd rather have you thinking positively than negatively.

But all the positive thinking in the world isn't going to change your husband or your wife or your child or your friend or your situation.

Positive thinking is not enough. Positive thinking can change you but it can't change somebody

else, but positive prayer can. So positive prayer is more powerful than positive thinking.

So I want you to write this down.

Here's my little happiness hint.

The quickest way to change a bad relationship to a good one, the quickest way, start praying

for them.

Start praying for it.

It'll change you and it can change them.

Start praying for them.

You say, well, what do I pray?

Well, I would encourage you to pray what Paul prayed.

And in verses 9 to 11, we have what Paul prayed.

Here's what he says.

And this is my prayer.

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