Hey everyone, it's so great to have you with us today on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.

We are going to continue our very encouraging series today called Life's Healing Choices.

And in these lessons, Rick Warren will guide us through a deep biblical exploration of how to overcome the hurts, hang-ups, and habits that really hold us

back. So get ready for some practical insights and powerful truths that can lead to lasting change

and freedom in your life. And now, here's Rick with the final part of a message called Letting Go and Letting God.

God gave us the Bible to be an authority. You say, well, I don't want an authority in my life.

Well, I hate to tell you this, but you're already controlled by something.

As Bob Dylan used to saying years ago, you're going to have to serve somebody.

Right now, you're controlled by something

you may be controlled by popular culture and so you buy a certain kind of car because everybody else

buys that kind of car you may be controlled by the opinions of others or the approval of your

parents you may be controlled by your husband or your wife you may be controlled by your own

desires appetites and drives you may be controlled by your own desires, appetites, and drives.

You may be controlled by an addiction or a habit. You may be controlled by a memory.

But I want to tell you something. Everybody in this room is controlled by something. You may even

be controlled by your own ego. Everybody is controlled by something. God gave us the bible for four reasons notice the next verse

it says there all scripture is inspired by god and it is useful to teach us what is true

and make us realize what is wrong in our lives it straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right.

Notice the four things.

It's useful to teach us what is true, number one.

Number two, it makes us realize what's wrong in our lives.

Number three, it straightens us out.

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