I want to

to say happy Thanksgiving just a few days early.

We have a lot to be thankful for.

We know that when we live with a Thanksgiving attitude it changes everything about our outlook and about what we're going through

This is the last message in our series called Lost and Found talking talking about the Prodigal.

And so we'll actually only read one verse

from Luke Chapter 15, and I'll put some other verses

in the scripture.

But today's message is entitled, The Everyday Battle.

The Everyday Battle.

And let me tell you something about this battle.

It's the easiest battle to win. Easiest. The only way you lose

this battle is by not showing up. That's the only way. If you just show up, you'll win this battle. And here's what I want to show you.

Luke Chapter 15, look at verse 31. This is the older son, had just complained to the father that the father never given him

anything and we saw that wasn't true but here was the father's response Luke 15

verse 31 and he said to him son you are always with me and all that I have is yours.

You're always with me and all that I have is yours. You might even want to memorize that verse.

And just think about God saying that to you.

You're always with me. I'm always with you. I'll never leave your forsake, you said.

I'm always with you. And all that I have is yours. Okay, so we know the older son had a bad attitude toward the younger son.

We know that. We've already read that. But why? I believe it's because he failed the everyday

battle. And here's what I mean by this. He was living in the house with the

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