Rick Warren Quotes
God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.
In pain, I'd rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.
If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.
Lust is about satisfaction. Love is about sacrificing, serving, surrendering, sharing, supporting, and even suffering for others. Most love songs are actually lust songs.
The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven.
If you want to know why you were jplaced on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.
If others don't use their gifts, you get cheated, and if you don;t use your gifts, they get cheated.
Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.
Fear is a self imposed prison that will keep you from becoming what God intends for you to be. You must move against it with the weapons of faith and love.
Your spiritual gifts were not given for your own benefit but for the benefit of others, just as other people were given gifts for your benefit.
Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.
Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.
We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.
When real revival happens, it changes the moral climate of a community...because we've turned from our wicked ways.
You didn't create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for.
We do not have to make the Bible relevant - it already is! But we do have to show its relevance.
Now, what is Jesus Christ? The fruit of the spirit is a good example. Jesus is total love, total joy, total peace, total patient, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, and self-control.
Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to love.
I'm against redefining marriage historically 5,000 years... because then it'll be re-defined. What if it's between a brother and a sister?
Many people allow their need for other people's approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.
In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.
God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'
You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.
As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.
God's Word is your owner's manual for life. It contains principles for health, finance, marriage, other relationships, business, and much more.
God accepts us unconditionally, and in his view we are all precious and priceless. Focus on this and you will not waste any time and effort trying to be someone you're not.
The things you’re most embarrassed about, most ashamed of, and most reluctant to share are the very tools God can use most powerfully to heal others
We’re not completely happy here because we’re not supposed to be! Earth is not our final home; we were created for something much better.
