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Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

How To Get Your Vision Back — Part 2

Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

To regain your vision, take time to listen for God’s call as you slow down and focus on him. Bartimaeus, a blind man, teaches us the importance of being clear with God about our desires. He simply said, “Lord, I want to see” (Luke 18:41 NIV). Jesus responded immediately, showing that sometimes, all it takes is a straightforward request and unwavering faith.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We're so glad you're here. Today, Rick continues in a series called Preparing for Your Future, where he shares how God's destiny for your life is good, and how you get to choose much of your destiny. Okay, well, I can't wait to get started, so let's go. Here's part two of

0:22.9

a message called How to Get Your Vision Back. You know, I'm a fairly well-known person. I just,

0:30.3

you know, the other day I was in a grocery store and I had, the guy in front of me was buying

0:36.7

some stuff and he just paid for everything.

0:38.4

And as he was walking away, he realized, he said to the clerk, oh, I meant to buy two sacks

0:46.5

of ice. And the clerk goes, well, it's just right over there. And he goes, okay, I'll go

0:50.6

get it, and I'll come back and pay. And he looks at me, he says, you won't mind waiting, will you?

0:57.4

And I looked at the guy and go, oh, no.

0:58.9

I said, I'll just pay for it.

1:00.6

He goes, what?

1:01.6

I said, I'll just pay for your eyes.

1:02.8

Just pick it up and head on out.

1:04.6

He goes, who are you?

1:14.3

And the clerk looks across and says, the guy, he's Saddleback Church.

1:20.3

So, you know, I'm a fairly well-known guy.

1:25.0

But let me tell you what, nobody's thinking about me.

1:29.8

In that grocery store, there wasn't a single person in, I wonder what kind of bread Rick would choose.

1:32.1

And I'm pretty well known.

1:34.3

You don't sit at home at night going, I wonder what channel Rick would watch tonight.

1:39.7

No, let me just let, here's what I'm trying to tell you.

1:43.7

You would worry a whole lot less about

1:45.5

what people think of you if you realize how little they do. Okay? They're not. They're not

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