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 two of a message entitled,

You Are Called to Become.

The fourth thing on the steps of finishing the race of life is this.

When it gets hard, remember the reward.

When life gets hard, you need to remember the reward. When life gets hard, you need to remember the reward. Now, as I said, this goal for God

to make you the man he wants you to be, for God to make you the woman he wants you to become.

It's a lifetime process. It's not a 50-yard dash. And so you're going to go through a lot of problems and pressures and trials and difficulties

and ups and downs.

And God's going to use it all to make you more like Jesus.

Now, since God's number one goal is to make you like Christ, that's what he wants you.

He wants you to be loved. He wants you to belong and he wants you to you like Christ. That's what he wants you. He wants you to be loved.

He wants you to belong, and he wants you to become like Christ.

Then it means God is going to take you, listen very closely.

If God's going to make you like Jesus, he's going to take you through everything Jesus went through.

Were there times when Jesus was lonely? Yes.

Were there times when Jesus was criticized? Yes. Times when Jesus was betrayed, yes. Were there times when Jesus was worn out with fatigue and yet had to keep going? Yes. Were there times when he was

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