This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

Today, we continue in the series Essentials for Living.

In these lessons, Pastor Rick shares the power you need to live on,

the principles you need to live by, and the purpose you need to live for,

so that you're truly living and not just existing.

First, do you ever feel like you've lost your spark, your joy?

In just a few moments, we're going to tell you about an exciting new resource

that will deepen your relationship with God and restore your joy.

You can take a sneak peek right now by going to PastorRick.com while you listen.

If you want, you can just text the word Hope to 800-600-5,000-4 to find out more.

Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with part one of a message called,

how to connect with people.

Have you ever been in one of those conversations where you just weren't connecting?

You're doing everything you can to make sense and no matter how hard you try,

you're just not getting through to that person.

You may be talking to a teenager and they think you're from another planet.

You may be talking to a child.

You may be talking to your husband or wife or an employee.

But for one reason or another, it just isn't connecting.

One of the deepest needs that you have in life is the need to be understood.

We all desperately need to feel that somebody understands us.

That somebody can feel what we're feeling, can think what we're thinking.

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