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So why are you burdened with something that you can lay at the feet of God?

Now, having said that, the burden may come back, but you do it repeatedly until you say,

my past no longer has authority over me.

I have a new future.

I'm turning a brand new chapter, and I am on a new path.

That's Dr. Erwin Lutzer sharing about God's desire for you to live free from past regrets and heartache

and to experience healing through Christ.

Dr. Lutzer is our guest today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and I'm

John Fuller. John, our counseling department at Focus receives tens of thousands of calls every year

from people who are hurting. Many are suffering because of something beyond their control,

and others are living in some kind of despair because of past decisions that they've made.

And it just keeps coming back to their heart and to their emotions.

And whatever started that sin pattern, it might be greed or broken relationships or sexual

immorality, whatever it might be, they just can't get out of that loop.

And you may feel stuck in that kind of hamster wheel.

And we are going to talk about how God can set you free.

And that's why I'm excited today with one of our favorite guests.

Yeah, every time we have Dr. Erwin Lutzer here, there's a great response.

He's Pastor Emeritus of the Moody Church in Chicago, served there as senior pastor for 36 years,

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