Hello everybody and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.

This is the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren.

Now today we're continuing into the new year and we're digging deeper into one of life's biggest questions.

Does my life really matter?

In today's message, Rick's going to continue his powerful series,

Live Your Calling, What on Earth Am I Here For? In it, you'll discover how living out God's

purpose for your life brings real meaning, direction, and joy no matter where you're starting

from. And now here's part one of a message title called to be

love. Now to understand your life purpose and understand your life calling, you have to begin with God

because God created you and you can't tell yourself what your purpose is, only your creator can

tell you what your purpose is. And your purpose, your calling in life, actually begins in the nature of God.

Now the Bible tells us that God is love.

We have talked about this so many times.

That God doesn't have love, God doesn't just show love.

God is love. Love is the nature, the character, the essence of God.

There would be no love in the universe

if it weren't for the fact that God is love.

The only reason you're able to love,

the only reason you're able to give it and receive love,

is because God, who is the God of love,

made you in his image. Human beings love because we're made in the image of God. Now the Bible says

that everything in the universe was created so God could love it. God has never made anything he doesn't love.

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