Hey friends, thanks so much for joining us today on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

We're so glad to have you with us, and today Rick continues in his series called Transform.

Together, we'll dive into God's Word and discover powerful principles that can truly change our

lives from the inside out, spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, financially,

and vocationally. You'll experience how God's truth brings real transformation to every part of your life.

All right, so now we're going to get right to Rick for part one of a message called

How to Get Closer to God.

Now our verse, which is our theme for this next seven weeks, is Romans 12, verse 2.

We mentioned it last week in the introduction. Let's read it together.

Romans 12, 2, do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing

of your mind. And where is that found? Romans 12, 2. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

You've heard me say this many times.

The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way

you act. If you want to change something

in your life that you don't like, you don't start with your actions, and you don't even start

with your feelings. You start with your thoughts. If you're acting depressed, it's because you feel

depressed. And if you're feeling depressed, it's because you're thinking depressed thoughts.

The key to transformation starts not in your actions, not in your behavior, not in your body.

It doesn't start with your will. It starts with your thoughts. And if you can change the way

you think, that'll change the way you feel. And if you change the way you feel, that will change the way you feel that will change the way you

act now we're going to take that principle Romans 122 principle and apply it to all seven key areas of

your life relational physical mental spiritual emotional financial vocational we're going to look at

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