How to Love like God Does

[How to Love like God Does]( Current Teaching Series [Connecting with God: The Lord's Prayer]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [How to Love like God Does]( By Rick Warren — 11/04/2021 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email]( “Accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory." Romans 15:7 (NLT) Did you know that every time you show love, you give glory to God? Here’s how it works. Every time you show what God is like, you give him glory. And God is love. So when you love, you show God’s glory. God says, “I am loving. I am compassionate. I want you to be like me. I want you to develop my character.” You’re never going to be God. But God wants you to become godly. He wants you to develop his character—like father like son, like father like daughter. He wants you to learn to love people the way he loves people. There are many ways to love like God does. One way to love other people is by accepting them. Romans 15:7 says, “Accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory” (NLT). God wants you to accept everyone—no matter what. Does that mean you have to approve of everything they do? Of course not! There’s a difference between acceptance and approval. While God loves and accepts you unconditionally, he doesn’t approve of everything you do. It should be the same for you. You can accept everyone without approving of everything they do. Love is not saying, “I approve of everything you do.” Love is saying, “I accept you in spite of what you do.” With every person you encounter today, take the opportunity to give God glory by loving as he loves—with unconditional acceptance. [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - Who do you need to accept in your life, even if you don’t approve of what that person believes or does? - In what areas of culture is acceptance a difficult issue for Christians? - What are some practical ways you can show acceptance and love to people, especially the ones the world expects you to turn away from because of what they believe or do? The post [How to Love like God Does]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email]( [Get the Advent Devotional Booklet with Calendar when you give a gift to support Daily Hope]( With Christmas right around the corner, we want to help you spend the holidays worshipping instead of worrying. Slowing down and reconnecting with God. And expressing gratitude for the true meaning of the season. That’s why Pastor Rick and his wife Kay created the Daily Hope Advent devotional booklet with a companion calendar. This 2-part resource is the perfect way to prepare your heart for the real celebration. Praise God for the gift of Jesus and build joyful anticipation as Christmas draws near with the 24-day devotional booklet, featuring a special family activity each Sunday. And enjoy the beautiful, custom artwork of the Advent calendar, with a special door for every day of December that opens to reveal a hidden image and encouraging Bible verse. [LEARN MORE]( [Complete Audio Series (Purchase)]( Includes 8 full-length messages from Pastor Rick's series Connecting with God: The Lord's Prayer. [LEARN MORE]( [Series Summary]( Message 1: You've Got to Get Connected Message 2: Prayer of Connection Message 3: Prayer of Surrender Message 4: Prayer of Dependence Message 5: Prayer of Cleansing Message 6: Prayer of Release Message 7: Prayer of Deliverance Message 8: Prayer of Fulfillment [PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST]( Pastor Rick Warren [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Linkedin]( Enjoy today's devotional? Listen to Pastor Rick’s daily audio teaching at [PastorRick.com]( Did someone forward this devotional to you? [Subscribe to Pastor Rick Warren's Daily Devotional.]( As the founding pastor of Saddleback Church with his wife Kay, Dr. Rick Warren leads a 30,000-member congregation in California with campuses in major cities around the world. As an author, his book [The Purpose Driven Life]( is one of the best-selling nonfiction books in publishing history. It has been translated into 74 languages and sold more than 50 million copies in all formats. His book [The Purpose Driven Church]( was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the century. Rick also founded [The PEACE Plan]( to address five global issues—spiritual emptiness, self-serving leadership, poverty, disease, and illiteracy—through the power of ordinary people in the local church. You can listen to Pastor Rick’s Daily Hope, his daily 25-minute audio teaching, and sign up for his free daily devotionals at [PastorRick.com](. © 2021 by Rick Warren. All rights reserved. Used by permission. You can unsubscribe by clicking the link below. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, 23182 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, United States