Hello and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

Your mind is the greatest gift God has given you. That's why today we continue with a series called

rethinking your life.

In these lessons, Rick shares nine biblical pillars

we need to reshape our minds so that we can become more like Jesus Christ.

Right now here's Pastor Rick with the final part of a message call

Changing how I think about pain.

Pain can teach you how to really love because love is not a quiver in your liver, Love is doing the sacrificial thing. Love changes bed pans

when you need to do that. You might want to go tweet that one, okay? Number three.

Third way you can use pain for good in your life. I can use it to

draw closer to God, to trust him more, that's worship. I can use it to grow closer to you and be closer in fellowship.

Number three, use pain to grow deeper like Jesus

in your character.

Use pain to grow deeper like Jesus. The Bible calls this discipleship.

And every time you're in pain, it is an opportunity to work on your attitude, to work on your virtue, to work on your character.

The Bible talks about the fruit of the spirit, nine qualities.

The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness,

meekness, self-control. The Bible says these are what happens when the spirit is living through your life.

How does God build these qualities in your life

by putting you the exact opposite situations?

He teaches you love when you're around unlovely people. He teaches you joy in the middle of grief.

He teaches you patience by putting you in situations where you have to wait. He teaches every

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