Hey everyone, welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Well, today we are kicking off an encouraging

series called Life's Healing Choices. Now, in these lessons, Rick Warren will guide us through

a deep biblical exploration of how to overcome the hurts, hang-ups and habits that hold us back.

So get ready for some practical insights and powerful truths that can lead us to lasting change and freedom in your life.

Here's Rick with part one of a message called The Reality Choice.

You know, when my kids were little,

I used to take him to a place called Chuckie Cheese.

I hate Chuckie Cheese.

It is evil incarnate.

In fact, I used to try to sneak in my own pizza.

And Kay would catch me, no, you can't bring food in here.

And fortunately, I have lost that painful memory, except one thing.

I remember a game in Chuckie Cheese called Whackamole.

Does anybody remember this game? Whack a mole. Now, in whack a mole,

these moles pop up out of holes, and you take a hammer and you slam it back down. And as soon as you slam them down, what happens? Another one comes up. That's right. And then you slam that one down and two come up you slam that

down three come up and it goes on and on and on and the thing about that game and this is why it's evil

is you can't win it no matter how many you slam down they keep coming back up and pretty soon you just give up and you walk away.

Now friends, whack a mole is a metaphor for your life.

Just about the time you got one problem whacked down, what happens?

Another problem pops up.

And you whack that one down and two more come up and you whack that one down and two more come up.

And you whack that one down and three more come up.

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