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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. -- Rick Warren
The world is always changed by people who don't listen to conventional wisdom. I think we often set our goals too small and try to accomplish them too quickly. -- Rick Warren
Now God has never shouted out to me. I've never heard God speak audibly. He doesn't have to. -- Rick Warren
A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree. PROVERBS 11:28 -- Rick Warren
The most damaging aspect of contemporary living is short-term thinking. -- Rick Warren
We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws. -- Rick Warren
Lust is raw selfishness. It's all about my wants, my needs, my pleasure. Most love songs are actually lust songs. -- Rick Warren
Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership. -- Rick Warren
As C. S. Lewis observed, "All that is not eternal is eternally useless." The Bible says, "We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."12 -- Rick Warren
Father, if this problem, pain, sickness, or circumstance is needed to fulfill your purpose and glory in my life or in another's, please don't take it away." This -- Rick Warren
The greatest detriment to tomorrow's success, is today's success. -- Rick Warren
That's the big difference between Christianity and other religions. The difference between Works and Grace or Do and Done. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make. -- Rick Warren
Genuine surrender says, "Father, if this problem, pain, sickness, or circumstance is needed to fulfill your purpose and glory in my life or in another's, please don't take it away." This level of maturity does not come easy. -- Rick Warren
I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven. -- Rick Warren
Can I trust God? Trust is an essential ingredient to surrender. You won't surrender to God unless you trust him, but you can't trust him until you know him better. Fear keeps us from surrendering, but love casts out all fear. The more you realize how much God loves you, the easier surrender becomes. -- Rick Warren
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope. -- Rick Warren
DAY 10 Thinking about My Purpose POINT TO PONDER: The heart of worship is surrender. VERSE TO REMEMBER: "Surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes." ROMANS 6:13B (TEV) QUESTION TO CONSIDER: What area of my life am I holding back from God? -- Rick Warren
You don't bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you. -- Rick Warren
The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you. -- Rick Warren
If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available. -- Rick Warren
The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem. -- Rick Warren
Paul says that as Christians we can rejoice even in tough times because we have hope and because we know that God is working in our lives. -- Rick Warren
Faith is choosing and believing God's dream for your life. Nothing starts happening in your life until you start dreaming. God gave you the ability to dream, to create, to imagine. -- Rick Warren
Much of the conflict occurring in congregations is caused when a church calls a pastor whose gifts and passion do not match what the church has been in the past. -- Rick Warren
No, that trauma you faced was not easy. And God wept that it hurt you so; But it was allowed to shape your heart So that into his likeness you'd grow. -- Rick Warren
The bible says that all people, not just believers, possess part of the image of God; that is why murder and abortion are wrong. -- Rick Warren
Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem. -- Rick Warren
Spiritual maturity is becoming like Jesus in the way we think, feel, and act. The more you develop Christlike character, the more you will bring glory to God. The Bible says, "As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more."16 -- Rick Warren
Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity. -- Rick Warren
We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God's purposes by ourselves. -- Rick Warren
When we place our faith in Christ, God becomes our Father, we become his children, other believers become our brothers and sisters, and the church becomes our spiritual family. The family of God includes all believers in the past, the present, and the future. -- Rick Warren
You are joined together with peace through the Spirit, so make every effort to continue together in this way. EPHESIANS 4:3 (NCV) -- Rick Warren
I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you. -- Rick Warren
Did you notice the phrase by his power in that last Bible verse? This is what makes The Daniel Plan different from other approaches. It is built on trusting in God's power to help you change, not merely your own willpower. -- Rick Warren
AIDS is the leprosy of the 21st Century. Where did Jesus hang out? With lepers. Jesus would love on people with AIDS. -- Rick Warren
Your net worth is not the same thing as your self-worth. Your value is not based on your valuables. -- Rick Warren
Who are you going to live for - yourself or God? -- Rick Warren
Americans spend more on beer than they do on books. No wonder their stomachs are bigger than their brains. -- Rick Warren
If what I do pleases God, it is always the right thing to do, and I can stop worrying about everyone else's reactions. This dramatically simplifies life. -- Rick Warren
Christlikeness is your eventual destination, but your journey will last a lifetime. -- Rick Warren
I added up all the money the church paid me for the first 25 years and gave it all back. -- Rick Warren
We receive from God, then we give to others. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans. United not by race or religion or by blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us. -- Rick Warren
it's hard to be spiritually strong and mentally alert when you are emotionally stressed or physically fatigued. -- Rick Warren
Living to create an earthly legacy is a short-sighted goal. -- Rick Warren
The Bible offers three metaphors that teach us God's view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment. -- Rick Warren
Our culture says, "If you don't own it, you won't take care of it." But Christians live by a higher standard: "Because God owns it, I must take the best care of it that I can." The Bible says, "Those who are trusted with something valuable must show they are worthy of that trust. -- Rick Warren
anyone in recovery will tell you, setbacks are part of the process in long-term change. Rather than beat myself up, I simply asked God and my friends to help me get back on track. -- Rick Warren
Satan doesn't mind you using your strengths, so long as you do it for personal benefits. -- Rick Warren
For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can't hold any back. -- Rick Warren
Faith in Jesus must be personal but it cannot be private. -- Rick Warren
If you haven't been baptized as an expression of your faith in Christ, do so as soon as possible, as Jesus commanded. -- Rick Warren
Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable -- Rick Warren
Because God is sovereignly in control, accidents are just incidents in God's good plan for you. -- Rick Warren
You have to trust God even when you don't get what you want. -- Rick Warren
In 35 yrs of leading I've been afraid at every major step but I DID IT ANYWAY since I REFUSE let fear run my life. -- Rick Warren
You're not really ready to live unless you know what you're willing to die for. -- Rick Warren
All leaders are learners. The moment you stop learning, you stop leading. I learn as much as I can, from as many as I can, as often as I can. -- Rick Warren
the two biggest hindrances to living the life God designed you to live: Wanting to be like others (envy), and wanting to be liked by others (people-pleasing.) These traps are subtle, but they distract and detour millions of people from the purposes they were created to fulfill. -- Rick Warren
I happen to know people who are followers of Christ in other religions. -- Rick Warren
God never does anything accidentally... -- Rick Warren
Gluten is found in wheat barley, rye, spelt, oats, and kamut and holds bread together and makes it rise. -- Rick Warren
The way you SEE your life SHAPES your life.
How you define life determines your destiny. Your perspective will influence how you invest your time, spend your money, use your talents, and value your relationships. -- Rick Warren
Martin Luther said, "You cannot keep birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair." You can't keep the Devil from suggesting thoughts, but you can choose not to dwell or act on them. -- Rick Warren
Use 'breath prayers' throughout the day, as many Christians have done for centuries. You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath. -- Rick Warren
It is impossible to do everything people want you to do. You have just enough time to do God's will. If you can't get it all done, it means you're trying to do more than God intended for you to do. -- Rick Warren
Racism is stupid. It's an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different. -- Rick Warren
There's a Grand Designer behind everything. Your life is not a result of random chance, fate, or luck. There is a master plan. History is His story. God is pulling the strings. -- Rick Warren
Lasting change requires new ways of thinking. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act. If you want to change how you act, you must begin by changing the way you think. Your thoughts are the autopilot of your life. -- Rick Warren
While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others. -- Rick Warren
Ever feel like God is a million miles away? The truth is, he's not. Whatever struggle you're going through, you can rest assured you're not alone. You have God in your corner. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
God's LOVE is Like an Ocean; You can See its Beginning, but not its end. -- Rick Warren
Anytime you use your God-given abilities to help others, you are fulfilling your purpose of life.
What matters is not the Duration of your life, but the Donation of it. -- Rick Warren
A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society. -- Rick Warren
The purpose of your life fits into a much larger, cosmic purpose that God has designed for eternity. -- Rick Warren
Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits. -- Rick Warren
Your most profound and intimate experiences of worship will likely be in your darkest days - when your heart is broken, when you feel abandoned, when your out of options, when the pain is great - and you turn to God alone. -- Rick Warren
Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now. -- Rick Warren
Obviously there have been historically many different theories of the atonement and I think each of them has a part. But I think fundamentally it is the substitutionary understanding that God - Jesus took our payment and you can't understand. -- Rick Warren
6 The first job God gave humans was to manage and take -- Rick Warren
God is love. He didn't need us. But he wanted us. -- Rick Warren
It is mind-boggling to me that the Almighty power created everything I see; the Bible says that God created the entire universe just so he could create this galaxy just so he could create Earth so he could create human beings so he could create a family. -- Rick Warren
You were created to add to life on earth, not just take from it. God wants you to give something back. -- Rick Warren
We take ourselves way too seriously, and we don't take God seriously enough. It is not by accident that humor and humility come from the same root word. If you can laugh at yourself, you'll always have plenty of good material. -- Rick Warren
Jesus said, "I am the way [to heaven]." I'm betting that he's not a liar. I'm betting that he told the truth. -- Rick Warren
God did not need to create you, but he chose to create you for his own enjoyment. You exist for his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight. -- Rick Warren
One of the ways we reflect God's love and bring him glory is to accept each other just as he accepts us. This means we accept others' quirks and look past their faults in order to see a person created in the image of God. -- Rick Warren
Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts. -- Rick Warren
The secret of effectiveness is to know what really counts, then do what really counts, and not worry about all the rest. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
Nothing will change permanently until you dig down to the bedrock of truth about your life and God's purpose for it. -- Rick Warren
People aren't things to be molded; they are lives to be unfolded. And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential. -- Rick Warren
God has given you a mission in life, and only you can fulfill it. -- Rick Warren
You can't make a life without making mistakes. Relax and learn something -- Rick Warren
I don't know all the keys to success, but one key to failure is to try to please everyone. Being controlled by the opinions of others is a guaranteed way to miss God's purposes for your life. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope. -- Rick Warren
Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts. -- Rick Warren
The mission of Tom Peterson and Catholics Come Home to bring souls home to Jesus and the church is critically important during this challenging time in our history. I fully support this New Evangelization project. -- Rick Warren
The Daniel Plan is designed to cut cravings, satisfy your appetite, and teach you to listen to your body. -- Rick Warren
When God wants to make a mushroom, he does it overnight, but when He wants to make a giant oak, He takes a hundred years. Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process. -- Rick Warren
The test of your worldview is not how you act in the good times. The test of your worldview is how you act at the funeral. Having been through literally hundreds if not thousands of funerals: ... It makes a difference what you believe. -- Rick Warren
God's mercy to us is the motivation for showing mercy to others. Remember, you will never be asked to forgive someone else more than God has forgiven you. -- Rick Warren
Many of your relationship problems are not really relationship problems. They're personal problems that spill over into relationships. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
Great leaders inspire. They maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don't follow discouraged leaders. They follow those who persist with hope. -- Rick Warren
Never procrastinate in showing love. Don't delay. Don't put it off. Do it now. -- Rick Warren
I was trying to point out I'm not opposed to gays having their partnership. I'm opposed to gays using theterm marriage for their relationship. -- Rick Warren
So when you say who does Christ die for? He died for the church, okay. I don't think God's death on the cross through Christ was a failure, if you are saying that. I do not believe that anybody he intended to die for is failing in that area. -- Rick Warren
Shrimp and scallops are also healthy forms of seafood low in toxins and high in good quality protein and minerals. -- Rick Warren
Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day. -- Rick Warren
Glory in your weaknesses. Paul said, "I am going to boast only about how weak I am and how great God is to use such weakness for his glory."21 -- Rick Warren
I've always said the shoes must never tell the foot how big to be. -- Rick Warren
Knowledge increases responsibility. -- Rick Warren
Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to who you belong. -- Rick Warren
God says there is a direct relationship between how I use my money and the quality of my spiritual life. How I manage my money ("worldly wealth") determines how much God can trust me with spiritual blessings ("true riches"). -- Rick Warren
God's Word is your owner's manual for life. It contains principles for health, finance, marriage, other relationships, business, and much more. -- Rick Warren
If you don't know how to do it, get around someone else who does. -- Rick Warren
The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be. -- Rick Warren
Cruciferous vegetables are the super detoxification foods. -- Rick Warren
Familiarity breeds complacency. -- Rick Warren
You are loved by the One who knows you best. God's love will never disappoint you and never give up on you. -- Rick Warren
When you feel nothing, God is teaching you to live by faith. -- Rick Warren
Most people fail to realize that money is both a test and trust from God. -- Rick Warren
Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives. -- Rick Warren
If you don't live by priorities, you'll live by pressures. Either you determine what's important in life or other people will determine it for you. -- Rick Warren
Every temptation is an offer to doubt God's love and wisdom. -- Rick Warren
A godly man is never threatened by the gifts of a godly woman. -- Rick Warren
Obedience unlocks God's power. -- Rick Warren
Being successful and fulfilling your lifes purpose are not at all the same thing; You can reach all your personal goals, become a raving success by the worlds standard and still miss your purpose in this life. -- Rick Warren
You can use your time to build bridges or walls. The latter is not only unChristlike, it limits impact & creates loneliness. -- Rick Warren
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? -- Rick Warren
Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others. -- Rick Warren
Where God guides, he provides. What he calls you to do, he equips you to do. He doesn't need your strength and willpower, but he does need your commitment. He wants you to live an abundant life that includes a vibrant faith, a vibrant body, and a vibrant mind. -- Rick Warren
The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life's purpose: Ask God. -- Rick Warren
Point to Ponder: If there were no God, and everything was a result of random chance, there would be no purpose to your life. It all starts with God. -- Rick Warren
Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. -- Rick Warren
People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers. -- Rick Warren
The only way to always be relevant is to focus on what's eternal. Everything in style will soon be out of style. -- Rick Warren
Through salvation our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning, and out future is secured. -- Rick Warren
We must care about unbelievers because God does. Love leaves no choice. The Bible says, "There is no fear in love; perfect love drives out all fear."18 A parent will run into a burning building to save a child because their love for that child is greater than their fear. -- Rick Warren
The goal of 'The Purpose Driven Life' is to help people develop a heart for the world. -- Rick Warren
Why you do what you do matters the most to God. -- Rick Warren
The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility. People must be able to trust you. -- Rick Warren
You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ. -- Rick Warren
If your activities don't match your priorities, you are wasting your life. -- Rick Warren
Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven't dealt with the root cause. -- Rick Warren
Surrender is not the best way to live; it is the only way to live. Nothing else works. -- Rick Warren
Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus. -- Rick Warren
People respond to vision, not need. -- Rick Warren
When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way. -- Rick Warren
The Daniel Plan is a high-carb diet. In fact, carbs are the single most important food you can eat for long-term weight loss and health. -- Rick Warren
It's easy to explain away evil. We have a free choice, and our greatest blessing is also our greatest curse, because I don't always make good choices. Other people make bad choices. I make bad choices. And sometimes we hurt other people. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes unintentionally. -- Rick Warren
This is the paradox: victory comes through surrender. Surrender doesn't weaken you; it strengthens you. Surrendered to God, you don't have to fear or surrender to anything else. -- Rick Warren
We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it. -- Rick Warren
Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses. -- Rick Warren
I'd rather have all my questions unanswered and walk with God than not walk with God and have all my questions answered. -- Rick Warren
Choose organic, grass-fed, free-range, and hormone-, antibiotic-, and pesticide-free poultry whenever you can. -- Rick Warren
While you're waiting, God's working. -- Rick Warren
While we wait for God to work for us, God is waiting to work through us. -- Rick Warren
The problem with most American churches is that they teach too much and don't do enough. -- Rick Warren
That is why the key to long-lasting success is to develop habits - new, positive habits that replace our self-defeating behaviors. -- Rick Warren
William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, said, The greatness of a man's power is in the measure of his surrender. -- Rick Warren
I can't get my wife to agree with me on everything or my kids to agree with everything. -- Rick Warren
We do not serve a distant and detached God who spouts encouraging cliches safely from the sideline. Instead, he enters into our suffering. Jesus did it in the Incarnation and his Spirit does it in us now. God will never leave us alone in our suffering. -- Rick Warren
God often attaches a major weakness to a major strength to keep our egos in check. A limitation can act as a governor to keep us from going too fast and running ahead of God. -- Rick Warren
We don't have to make the bible relevant-it is-but we have to show its relevance. What is irrelevant, in my opinion, is our style of communicating it. We are tending to still use the style from 50 years back that doesn't match who we are trying to reach today. -- Rick Warren
Knowing your purpose simplifies your life. It defines what you do and what you don't do. Your purpose becomes the standard you use to evaluate which activities are essential and which aren't. You simply ask, "Does this activity help me fulfill one of God's purposes for my life? -- Rick Warren
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.' -- Rick Warren
I expect God to use me, not because of who I am but because of who Jesus is. Not because of what I've done, but because of what Jesus has done. -- Rick Warren
When you think of the limitation in your life, you may be tempted to conclude, "God could never use me." But God is never limited by our limitations. -- Rick Warren
Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God's face. -- Rick Warren
I'm not going to get into a debate over the non-essentials. I won't try to change other denominations. Why be divisive? -- Rick Warren
Gratitude asks, Why me? Why do I get all that I have? -- Rick Warren
I never have been involved in politics. -- Rick Warren
Worry is really just a form of atheism. Every time you worry, you're acting like an atheist. You're saying, "It all depends on me." That's just not in the Bible. -- Rick Warren
To change your world, you must change your words. It's the rudder (James 3:4-5) of your life. -- Rick Warren
Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom said, If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you'll be at rest. -- Rick Warren
Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up ... Two people can resist an attack that would defeat one person alone. A rope made of three cords is hard to break. Ecclesiastes 4:9 (TEV) -- Rick Warren
I don't care whether you're Baptist, Buddhist, Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, Muslim, or no religion at all. Jesus Christ still loves you. You still matter to God. -- Rick Warren
When you have a major loss in your life, the first thing you need to do is tell God exactly how you feel. -- Rick Warren
Will we fulfill God's purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life? -- Rick Warren
Our habits control our lives. We shape our habits; then our habits shape us. -- Rick Warren
A disciple is one who thinks, feels and acts like Jesus Christ. It is being conformed to the image of Christ as Romans 8:28-29 states-that God's No.1 purpose in our lives is to make us like Jesus. -- Rick Warren
In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. You're not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need. -- Rick Warren
Because every day of your life was written on God's calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual significance. -- Rick Warren
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time -- Rick Warren
I have always been blessed with an enormous amount of energy. And so I didn't take care of my health at all. -- Rick Warren
Christlikeness is not produced by imitation, but by inhabitation. -- Rick Warren
Real food has the power to give you your life back and more fully engage in the purpose for your life. -- Rick Warren
The fact is, you can say you love God and sing that you trust God and put him first, but your checkbook is where you can show just how much God's grace means to you. -- Rick Warren
As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, "God, I can't handle this!" -- Rick Warren
There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can't do it - because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel. -- Rick Warren
He helped them to know and love God (worship), taught them to love each other (fellowship), gave them the Word so they could grow to maturity (discipleship), showed them how to serve (ministry), and sent them out to tell others (mission). -- Rick Warren
Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior. -- Rick Warren
God has never made a person he didn't love. Everybody matters to him. -- Rick Warren
The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured. -- Rick Warren
Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others. -- Rick Warren
We may not always finish what we start but God always finishes what He starts. -- Rick Warren
God made every one of us a sexual being, and that is good. Attraction and arousal are the natural, spontaneous, God-given responses to physical beauty, while lust is a deliberate act of the will. -- Rick Warren
I'd rather live dangerously for Jesus than exist safely for people's approval. -- Rick Warren
Great leaders genuinely care for and love the people they lead more than they love leading itself. -- Rick Warren
Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace. -- Rick Warren
Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation. -- Rick Warren
Every church needs to grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through worship, broader through ministry, and larger through evangelism. -- Rick Warren
The only group large enough to handle," the world's biggest, "problems is the network of millions of local churches around the world. We have the widest distribution, largest group of volunteers, local credibility, the promises of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the inevitability of history. -- Rick Warren
When life gets tough, when you're overwhelmed with doubt, or when you wonder if living for Christ is worth the effort, remember that you are not home yet. At death you won't leave home - you'll go home. -- Rick Warren
There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss and no loss without pain. -- Rick Warren
Christmas is the time for celebration, so I'm not against decorating, putting on lights, buying gifts. In fact, the whole reason we give gifts is the wise men gave gifts to Jesus at the first Christmas, and that started the gift-giving process. -- Rick Warren
You may have done some really nifty things in life, but if you think they're going to get you into Heaven, forget it. The only way any of us are going to get in is by receiving God's gift of grace, which is available to every person. -- Rick Warren
Knowing your purpose gives your life meaning, simplicity, focus and motivation. It also prepares you for eternity. -- Rick Warren
Integrity is built by defeating the temptation to be dishonest; humility grows when we refuse to be prideful; and endurance develops every time you reject the temptation to give up. -- Rick Warren
We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention. -- Rick Warren
The love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook. You've been forgiven, and you can forgive others. -- Rick Warren
If an organ is somehow severed from its body, it will shrivel and die. It cannot exist on its own, and neither can you. Disconnected and cut off from the lifeblood of a local body, your spiritual life will wither and eventually cease to exist. -- Rick Warren
People ask me, "Are you right wing or are you left wing?" and I always say, "I'm for the whole bird." A one-winged bird didn't ever get off the ground. -- Rick Warren
Galatians 5:18 asks, "Why don't you choose to be led by the Spirit and so escape the erratic compulsions of a law-dominated existence?" (MSG). -- Rick Warren
PINEAPPLE SALSA: 1 cup fresh pineapple, diced (if fresh is unavailable, use canned pineapple and drain juice) 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped ¼ large red onion, diced fine ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 fresh lime COMBINE SALSA INGREDIENTS in a bowl, and refrigerate at least 1 -- Rick Warren
When the Christian praises and gives thanks to God, this not only pleases God, but it enriches the Christian's life with joy. It is a reciprocating transaction between God and man. -- Rick Warren
Obedience unlocks understanding. -- Rick Warren
Let me tell you how worthwhile you are. You are infinitely valuable to God. First, God created you. Second, Jesus died for you. Third, he puts his Spirit within you. Fourth, he wants you to be with him forever in eternity. That's how valuable you are to God. You are infinitely valuable to God. -- Rick Warren
In God's garden of Grace, even broken trees bear fruit. -- Rick Warren
There's much you can't change, but there's something important you can change: you. -- Rick Warren
You'll never do anything creative, innovative or world changing if you fear criticism. Pioneers are easy targets for arrows! -- Rick Warren
How you manage your money affects how much God can bless your life. -- Rick Warren
Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church. -- Rick Warren
Most men lead lives of aimless distraction. -- Rick Warren
What happens outwardly in your life is not as important as what happens inside you. Your circumstances are temporary, but your character will last forever. -- Rick Warren
Between this day and the next you will give your life to something. The decision on what that will be will shape your destiny. -- Rick Warren
As Christians we're called to belong, not just to believe. We are not meant to live lone-ranger lives; instead, we are to belong to Christ's family and be members of his body. -- Rick Warren
Christians ought to have a reputation for being the most dependable people at work. They are always aware of who their true boss is. -- Rick Warren
This truth, that I have to please only God, is an important key to becoming resistant to being manipulated by disapproval from others. -- Rick Warren
If a pastor focuses only on teaching, he grows members with big ears and rears but tiny hands and hearts.Service is MODELED not taught. -- Rick Warren
God doesn't intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other. -- Rick Warren
The closer you get to Jesus, the less you need to promote yourself. -- Rick Warren
God's Word is not meant just to inform you, but to transform you. -- Rick Warren
Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems. -- Rick Warren
Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus! -- Rick Warren
The only reason you can love God or anybody else is because God first loved you. And he showed that love by sending Jesus Christ to Earth to die for you. -- Rick Warren
While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow. -- Rick Warren
Contentment is an expression of faith in the goodness of God. It says, God, I believe you love me and know what's best for me. -- Rick Warren
Building friendships with people from dissimilar backgrounds and diverse perspectives will make you wiser and more creative. -- Rick Warren
Passion drives perfection. The highest achievers in any field are those who do it because of passion, not duty or profit. -- Rick Warren
Every time you try to block a thought out of your mind, you drive it deeper into your memory. By resisting it, you actually reinforce it. -- Rick Warren
Repetition is the mother of character and skill. -- Rick Warren
if you live for the approval of others, you will die by their rejection. -- Rick Warren
Since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by his life. ROMANS 5:10 NLT -- Rick Warren
I forgive. First, because I've been forgiven by God. Second, unforgiveness makes me miserable. And third, I'm going to need more forgiveness in the future. So we don't forgive for their benefit. We actually forgive for ours. -- Rick Warren
The most difficult area to surrender for many people is their money. -- Rick Warren
We don't praise God to feel good, but to do good. -- Rick Warren
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.Life just has to go on! -- Rick Warren
To me, God says, "I've given you this gift of grace, which means you don't earn your way to heaven. You don't work your way to heaven. You simply receive my gift." -- Rick Warren
Great opportunities are often disguised as small acts of service. -- Rick Warren
I believe in the five solas. One hundred percent believe in the five solas. And I am - to those of you who know about this - I'm a monergist [someone that believes in the doctrine that says spiritual renewal is exclusively the activity of the Holy Spirit]. -- Rick Warren
The biblical word for personal change is repentance. -- Rick Warren
The only way you can serve God is by serving other people. -- Rick Warren
God's purpose is not limited by your past. -- Rick Warren
Absolutely nothing will revitalize a discouraged church faster than rediscovering it's purpose. -- Rick Warren
In God's eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those who treat life as a temporary assignment and serve faithfully, expecting their promised reward in eternity. -- Rick Warren
God's motive for creating you was his love. -- Rick Warren
Almost nobody gives thanks to God at Thanksgiving, unless there's a short prayer before we eat. -- Rick Warren
Why would God provide heaven on earth when he's planned the real thing for you in eternity? -- Rick Warren
Life is a struggle, but what most people don't realize is that our struggle, like Jacob's, is really a struggle with God! We want to be God, and there's no way we are going to win that struggle. -- Rick Warren
People forget that the church is bigger than China. It speaks more languages than the United Nations. It has more volunteers than all the NGOs in the world put together. -- Rick Warren
He wants to be included in every activity, every conversation, every problem, and even every thought. -- Rick Warren
And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others. -- Rick Warren
When you jump across a canyon, cautious small steps and vacillation won't work. Sometimes you just have to go for it. -- Rick Warren
Without a clear purpose, you will keep changing directions, jobs, relationships, churches, or other externals - hoping each change will settle the confusion or fill the emptiness in your heart. -- Rick Warren
Nothing works perfectly. The weather doesn't work perfectly. Because of sin in the world, nothing works perfectly. But in spite of that we can find comfort. We can find strength. -- Rick Warren
You are most like Christ, when you remain silent under attack. -- Rick Warren
Two thousand years ago, in the Middle East, an event occurred that permanently changed the world. Because of that event, history was split. Every time you write a date, you're using the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as the focal point. -- Rick Warren
It's easy to demonize from a distance. -- Rick Warren
During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is God's responsibility to make people receptive; it is our responsibility to sow the seed. -- Rick Warren
If you prayed as much as you worry, you'd have nothing to worry about. -- Rick Warren
When the Bible speaks of God's love for us and the kind of love we are to have for him and for other people, the word is always apage, signifying a commitment to act. -- Rick Warren
The Bible teaches that we are to love people and use money, but we often get that reversed and you start loving money and using people to get more money. Money is simply a tool to be used for good. -- Rick Warren
Many diets and fitness plans use guilt as a motivation, but that never works in the long run. -- Rick Warren
You may be serving in obscurity in some small place, feeling unknown and unappreciated. Listen, God put you were you are for a purpose! ... He will let you know if he wants you somewhere else. -- Rick Warren
Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God. -- Rick Warren
Instead of focusing on that unappeasable person, refocus on Jesus, who accepts you unconditionally. -- Rick Warren
When it comes to your health, every body needs a buddy. After all, God created the universe in such a way that we need each other. -- Rick Warren
Let your broken heart create an open heart -- Rick Warren
I believe Jesus Christ came for everybody. I don't think he came for Christians. The Bible says take this good news to the whole world. -- Rick Warren
Life minus love equals zero. -- Rick Warren
The sooner we give up the illusion that a church must be perfect in order to love it, the sooner we quit pretending and start admitting we're all imperfect and need grace. This is the beginning of real community. -- Rick Warren
If you always feel comfortable reading God's Word, you're either not reading ALL of it, or you aren't letting it sink in. -- Rick Warren
You must make a counter-culture decision to focus on becoming more like Jesus. Otherwise, other forces like peers, parents, coworkers, and culture will try to mold you into their image. -- Rick Warren
Prayer lets you speak to God; meditation lets God speak to you. Both are essential to becoming a friend of God. -- Rick Warren
The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears. -- Rick Warren
The Bible tells us that there are some things worth fighting for. In fact, the Bible says there's some things worth dying for. -- Rick Warren
Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature. That's why we're given a lifetime to learn it. -- Rick Warren
Without God's glory, there would be nothing. -- Rick Warren
I think a lot of times God takes away your feelings, so you have to depend on faith. And faith is kind of like a tide. It rolls in and rolls out. -- Rick Warren
Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test ... You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies. -- Rick Warren
Real worship costs. -- Rick Warren
Biblical convictions are essential for spiritual growth and maturity. What is ironic today is that people often have strong convictions about weak issues (football, fashion, etc.) while having weak convictions about major issues (what is right and what is wrong). -- Rick Warren
Salvation is not a religion. It's not rules or regulations or rituals. Salvation is a relationship. That relationship doesn't begin when you get to Heaven; it begins here on Earth. -- Rick Warren
In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda. -- Rick Warren
Authenticity is the exact opposite of what you find in some churches. -- Rick Warren
Any time you get serious about using your life the way God wants you to use it, there are going to be people who oppose it. -- Rick Warren
Retirement is not the goal of a surrendered life, because it competes with God for the primary attention of our lives. -- Rick Warren
Great people are just ordinary people with an extraordinary amount of determination. They simply don't know how to quit. They just keep on 'keepin' on'. -- Rick Warren
Get honest with God, and your focus will shift from just seeing your problems - no matter how overwhelming they seem - to the grace of God. -- Rick Warren
Worship helps people focus on God; fellowship helps them face life's problems; discipleship helps fortify their faith; ministry helps them find their talents; and evangelism helps them fulfill their mission. -- Rick Warren
People are always more encouraged when we share how God's grace helped us in weakness than when we brag about our strengths. -- Rick Warren
I want to change my circumstances. God wants to change me. -- Rick Warren
I dare you to try trusting Jesus for 60 days. Or your money guaranteed back. -- Rick Warren
At most, you will live a hundred years on earth, but you will spend forever in eternity. -- Rick Warren
Only in hindsight do we understand how God intended a problem for good. -- Rick Warren
God warns us to not get too attached to what's around us because it is temporary. We're told, "Those in frequent contact with the things of the world should make good use of them without becoming attached to them, for this world and all it contains will pass away."9 -- Rick Warren
You are as close to God as you choose to be. -- Rick Warren
Right now, God is inviting you to live for his glory by fulfilling the purposes he made you for. It's really the only way to live. Everything else is just existing. -- Rick Warren
by God and for God - and until you understand -- Rick Warren
A Christian ought to speak kindly even when given the opportunity to retaliate. -- Rick Warren
The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose. -- Rick Warren
Without God's power in your life, you are just running on your own energy. God never meant for you to do that. It's like having a laptop that's unplugged; the battery will eventually drain and shut down the computer. Why would you live like that when God created you for so much more? -- Rick Warren
Gossip is passing on information when you are neither part of the problem nor part of the solution. -- Rick Warren
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 -- Rick Warren
You may be Catholic or Protestant or Buddhist or Baptist or Muslim or Mormon or Jewish or Jain, or you have no religion at all. I'm not interested in your religious background. Because God did not create the universe for us to have religion. He came for us to have a relationship with him. -- Rick Warren
If God never did anything else for you, he would still deserve your continual praise for the rest of your life because of what Jesus did for you on the cross. God's Son died for you! This is the greatest reason for worship. -- Rick Warren
The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God -- Rick Warren
If you don't know how to be happy with what you have, you will never be happy with more. -- Rick Warren
We always get into trouble when we doubt God's love, because when we don't trust him, we don't obey him. -- Rick Warren
With his arms outstretched, nailed to the cross, Jesus was saying, "This is how valuable you are to me. I love you this much! I'd rather die than live without you." You are priceless. -- Rick Warren
The key is really just saying my brain isn't big enough to figure out why everything happens. It would be like an ant trying to understand the internet. -- Rick Warren
If you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them. -- Rick Warren
Leadership is learned, earned, and discerned. You develop it. It's based on trust and credibility. Others see it in you. You can't demand it. -- Rick Warren
It's not just what you eat that matters, it's what eats you. You can have all the right macrobiotics and organic food, but if your body is filled with resentment, worry, fear, lust, guilt, anger, bitterness, or any other emotional disease, it's going to shorten your life. -- Rick Warren
Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day. -- Rick Warren
We bring God glory by becoming like Christ. -- Rick Warren
In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up. -- Rick Warren
Love pays attention. Love listens to the fears and the doubts of others and treats them with respect. Love accepts others the way Jesus accepts you. -- Rick Warren
The Daniel Plan will help you find a personal fitness strategy that you will enjoy. -- Rick Warren
For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible ... everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (MSG) -- Rick Warren
Proverbs tells us, "The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped."12 Those who pass along insights get more from God. -- Rick Warren
Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else. -- Rick Warren
POINT TO PONDER: Blessed are the balanced. -- Rick Warren
Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to love. -- Rick Warren
If we condone torture, we yield the moral high ground to our enemies and encourage anyone who hates us to stoop to using that subhuman level against us. We reap whatever we sow. -- Rick Warren
You don't have to be famous to be great. -- Rick Warren
God's purpose is greater than our problems, our pain and even our sin. -- Rick Warren
Surrender is hard work. -- Rick Warren
Then Jesus changed the situation. When he paid for our sins on the cross, the veil in the temple that symbolized our separation from God was split from top to bottom, indicating that direct access to God was once again available. -- Rick Warren
God is at work in the world, and He wants you to join Him ... You are the only Christian some people will ever know. -- Rick Warren
Every day is an important day, and every second is a growth opportunity to deepen your character, to demonstrate love, or to depend on God. -- Rick Warren
If someone broke your heart it doesn't mean you should build a wall around it and quit loving. Redirect your love. -- Rick Warren
God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them. -- Rick Warren
Father, I know you're going to do some incredible things in your world today. Please give me the privilege of getting in on some of what you're doing." In other words, church leaders should stop praying, "Lord, bless what I'm doing" and start praying, "Lord, help me to do what you are blessing. -- Rick Warren
God was thinking of you even before he made the world. In fact, that's why he created it! God designed this planet's environment just so we could live in it. We are the focus of his love and the most valuable of all his creation. -- Rick Warren
Keeping your body in shape is a spiritual discipline. Its not just about losing a few pounds, wanting to live longer, or trying to look nicer. -- Rick Warren
We need the value and the beauty of democracy, and the beauty of pluralism is there's a free exchange of ideas. Nobody is right all the time. I'm not right all the time. I don't agree with anybody all the time, and I don't even agree with myself all the time. -- Rick Warren
America was built on rugged individualism, and today that has evolved into a culture of narcissism. But God didn't create you to live for you. If you want to follow Jesus, you have to put aside your selfish ambition. -- Rick Warren
God loves to bring good out of bad. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. Every obstacle is an opportunity. Every problem has potential. Every crisis is an opportunity for ministry. Every hurt God wants to use for His glory. -- Rick Warren
I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness. -- Rick Warren
Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink. You are only as sick as your secrets. So take off your mask, stop pretending you're perfect, and walk into freedom. -- Rick Warren
To become a master communicator: shut your mouth & listen first. -- Rick Warren
Leadership is neither showmanship nor dictatorship. Leadership is a stewardship and a partnership. -- Rick Warren
Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber. -- Rick Warren
Where the grass is greener, the water bill is bigger. -- Rick Warren
When life doesn't make sense, we can still have peace. -- Rick Warren
Kindness always starts with noticing the needs and hurts of others. -- Rick Warren
While life on earth offers many choices, eternity offers only two: heaven or hell. Your relationship to God on earth will determine your relationship to him in eternity. -- Rick Warren
God has never been impressed with strength or self-sufficiency. In fact, he is drawn to people who are weak and admit it. -- Rick Warren
A ministry doesn't have to be perfect for God to use and bless it. -- Rick Warren
You can only make a difference by being different. -- Rick Warren
There is an entire generation who was too young to read 'The Purpose Driven Life' 10 years ago but are now asking the critical question, 'What on earth am I here for?' -- Rick Warren
The heart of the issue is an issue of the heart. And that's why I'm a pastor, not a politician. Because I think only - only God can change hearts. And only God can take the evil out. I don't think you can legislate the evil out of people. -- Rick Warren
Jesus honored God by fulfilling his purpose on earth. We honor God the same way. When anything in creation fulfills its purpose, it brings glory to God. -- Rick Warren
You are never persuasive when you're abrasive. -- Rick Warren
Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture. -- Rick Warren
When you get to heaven God won't ask you why you weren't more like Billy Graham. He may ask you why you weren't more like you. Get in touch with who you are. Lead with your own unique style. Be yourself and let God use you. -- Rick Warren
Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not using him for your own purpose. -- Rick Warren
A non-serving Christian is a contradiction in terms. -- Rick Warren
As a Christian, you can enjoy life because your conscience is clear. You can enjoy life because you are secure within God's love. -- Rick Warren
Eternal values, not temporal ones, should become the deciding factors for your decisions. -- Rick Warren
In our final moments we all realize that relationships are what life is all about. Wisdom is learning that truth sooner rather than later. -- Rick Warren
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. -- Rick Warren
Your abilities are the map to God's will for your life. It points the direction. When you know what you're good at, then you can know what God wants you to do with your life. -- Rick Warren
God is waiting for you to start making healthy choices. -- Rick Warren
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate. -- Rick Warren
We can worship God imperfectly, but we cannot worship him insincerely. -- Rick Warren
You also know you're surrendered when you don't react to criticism and rush to defend yourself. Surrendered hearts show up best in relationships. You don't edge others out, you don't demand your rights, and you aren't self-serving when you're surrendered. -- Rick Warren
The books that have helped me most are the ones I reacted to, not just read -- Rick Warren
Surrender ... sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed -- Rick Warren
Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever. -- Rick Warren
It is usually meaningless work, not overwork, that wears us down, saps our strength, and robs our joy. -- Rick Warren
Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change. -- Rick Warren
Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets God speak to you. -- Rick Warren
The fact is, you will never reach your optimum health without paying attention to the spiritual dimensions of your life. -- Rick Warren
Grief is a good thing. It's the way we get through the transitions of life. -- Rick Warren
The instructor is always silent when the test is given ... When God is silent in your life ... You are being tested. -- Rick Warren
Every church could put out a sign No perfect people need apply. This is a place only for those who admit they are sinners, need grace, and want to grow. -- Rick Warren
A person without conviction is a weak, jellyfish type of individual who mindlessly follows the crowd. -- Rick Warren
the average American consumes 22 to 30 teaspoons of sugar every single day. -- Rick Warren
When our dreams shatter and we feel helpless, that's when we have to believe in God's power and presence. -- Rick Warren
Much of what happens in our world is evil and bad, but God specializes in bringing good out of it. -- Rick Warren
When you win, don't swagger. When you lose, don't sulk. -- Rick Warren
Servants don't fill up their time with other pursuits that could limit their availability. -- Rick Warren
The first purpose of your life is to be loved by God! Yes, it is important to serve him, obey, and trust him, but your first purpose is to love him. -- Rick Warren
Small churches become more effective when they specialize in what they do best. -- Rick Warren
One day it's all going to be clear. It's all going to make sense. You're going to be able to say, "So that's why God allowed that in my life!" Until then, God wants you to trust him. -- Rick Warren
What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God. -- Rick Warren
Significance in life doesn't come from status, because you can always find somebody who's got more than you. It doesn't come from sex. It doesn't come from salary. It comes from serving. -- Rick Warren
If you want to find your purpose in life, find your wound. -- Rick Warren
God wants to use you to make a difference in His world. He wants to work through you. What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it. Not how long you lived, but how you lived. -- Rick Warren
Mother Teresa once said, "Holy living consists in doing God's work with a smile." ... The last thing many believers need is to go to another Bible study. -- Rick Warren
Worship isn't an event to attend & watch. It's a lifestyle to be lived. -- Rick Warren
The smile of God is the goal of your life. -- Rick Warren
The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve. -- Rick Warren
The first thing on Dr. Amen's master to-do list, the first thing he sees each day, is his gratitude list. Rather than just writing down a few things, he keeps a running tab on what he is grateful for, looks at it every day, and adds to it as joyful moments occur. -- Rick Warren
Preparing you for these two questions is the goal of this book. The first question will determine where you spend eternity. The second question will determine what you do in eternity. By the end of this book you will be ready to answer both questions. -- Rick Warren
God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible. -- Rick Warren
Trusting God completely means having faith that He knows what is best for your life. You expect Him to keep His promises, help you with problems, and do the impossible when necessary. -- Rick Warren
Keep your hope in the Lord and your eyes focused on the hope of Heaven, not just on the here and now. -- Rick Warren
It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end. -- Rick Warren
Lasting love extends grace. No relationship will make it without grace. The Bible tells us that this is part of love. You're not going to have a relationship unless you have forgiveness, mercy, patience, acceptance, grace. You've got to cut people some slack. -- Rick Warren
Only changed people can change the world. Start with yourself. -- Rick Warren
Worry is the warning light that shows I've stopped looking to God to meet my needs. -- Rick Warren
If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what's the point? -- Rick Warren
Those that innovate the future understand history the best. -- Rick Warren
During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I literally spent hours each day reading God's word, meditating on scripture and praying. I intentionally spent a significant amount of time being still before God. -- Rick Warren
There's a difference between freedom of worship and freedom of religion. Worship is an event that happens inside the house of worship. Religion is a lifestyle. It is a way of living. -- Rick Warren
It is not always convenient or comfortable, and sometimes worship is a sheer act of the will--a willing sacrifice. -- Rick Warren
Prayer is the greatest use of my words. -- Rick Warren
James said, "Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, is sinning. -- Rick Warren
Self-worth and net worth are not the same. -- Rick Warren
God made you for a reason and your life has profound meaning! We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives. -- Rick Warren
REAL fellowship is being as committed to each other as we are to Jesus Christ. -- Rick Warren
Feelings are not always true or logical. In fact, resentment makes us act and think in foolish ways. The psalmist admitted, "When my thoughts were bitter and my feelings were hurt, I was as stupid as an animal."14 We all act beastly when hurt. -- Rick Warren
The death of my own son has made me more sensitive. It's made me more compassionate. -- Rick Warren
My whole goal is just to keep myself motivated. If I'm motivated, if I'm on fire, it's going to catch with somebody else. -- Rick Warren
Never use prayer as an excuse to procrastinate doing what you already know is the right thing to do. -- Rick Warren
When you understand that life is a test, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life. -- Rick Warren
Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God. -- Rick Warren
A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life. -- Rick Warren
The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times. -- Rick Warren
You've got a lot to look forward to in Heaven. Compared to what's in store for you in Heaven, your current pain and problems are petty. -- Rick Warren
God is the Father who is full of mercy. God is the Father who is full of comfort. That is the kind of relationship he offers to you. -- Rick Warren
Longing for the ideal while criticizing the real is evidence of immaturity. On the other hand, settling for the real without striving for the ideal is complacency. Maturity is living with the tension. -- Rick Warren
Unconditional love will turn a loser into a winner. You have no idea how many times your heavenly Father has wanted to reach out and grasp you in his arms when you felt like you blew it! -- Rick Warren
You may hesitate, wondering whether you will have strength to live for God. Don't worry. God will give you what you need if you will just make the choice to live for him. -- Rick Warren
Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be. -- Rick Warren
Love should be your top priority, primary objective, and greatest ambition. Love is not a good part of your life; it's the most important part. The Bible says, Let love be your greatest aim. -- Rick Warren
Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life. -- Rick Warren
When this tent we live in - our body here on earth - is torn down, God will have a house in heaven for us to live in, a home he himself has made, which will last forever. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:1 TEV -- Rick Warren
This is what God wants most from you: a relationship! -- Rick Warren
Your spiritual family is even more important than our physical family because it will last forever. -- Rick Warren
God uses his Word, people and circumstances to mold us. All three are indispensable for character development. God's word provides the truth we need to grow, God's people provide the support we need to grow, and circumstances provide the environment we need to grow. -- Rick Warren
It doesn't matter what your age is, God will use you if you will begin to act and think like a servant. -- Rick Warren
Blessed are those who endure when they are tested. When they pass the test, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. -- Rick Warren
A dad stands tallest when he kneels to pray with his children. -- Rick Warren
DAY 2 You Are Not an Accident I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. ISAIAH 44:2A (CEV) God does not play dice. ALBERT EINSTEIN -- Rick Warren
It's only when we forget ourselves that we do the things that deserve to be remembered. -- Rick Warren
God hates loneliness, and community is God's answer to loneliness. When we walk alongside other people, we find a community where we learn how to love. -- Rick Warren
Many people, especially men, feel it is an admission of weakness to ask for help or to express a need. But there is absolutely no shame in needing others. -- Rick Warren
The way God teaches us to live by faith is He takes away our feelings. -- Rick Warren
We are all called to fulfill God's five purposed for our lives: to worship, to fellowship, to grow like Christ, to serve, and to be on mission with God in the world. -- Rick Warren
To fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept God's agenda for your life. -- Rick Warren
We must learn to share the gospel in ways that show it is both GOOD and NEWS. The gospel is about what God has done for us and what we can become in Christ -- Rick Warren
I'm not looking for peace on earth, though, through a political solution. I'm a pastor. -- Rick Warren
So I would say God hates war, but God loves every soldier. -- Rick Warren
The Bible says, Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance -- Rick Warren
HALF of America pays NO taxes. Zero. So they're happy for tax rates to be raised on the other half that DOES pay any taxes. -- Rick Warren
Leadership starts with understanding responsibility, not ability. Leadership is a Stewardship, not a show. -- Rick Warren
Becoming like Christ is a long, slow process of growth. -- Rick Warren
How much are you worth? Jesus says, with his arms stretched out on the cross, "I'm willing to die for you, because you mean this much to me." -- Rick Warren
God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career. -- Rick Warren
If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life. -- Rick Warren
Think reds, orange, yellows, greens, purple, blue - the darker and deeper the colors, the better they are for you. -- Rick Warren
Behold at thy feet, O Mother of Perpetual Help, O Mother of mercy, my refuge and my hope. -- Rick Warren
The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering
while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant. -- Rick Warren
There is no growth without change, and there is no change without loss. -- Rick Warren
When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable. -- Rick Warren
It's not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters. -- Rick Warren
Think about this: What positive changes in your life could happen if you relied on God's unlimited power instead of your limited willpower. -- Rick Warren
You'll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His. -- Rick Warren
You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans. -- Rick Warren
Bible says, Know where you are headed, and you will stay on solid ground. -- Rick Warren
Knowing and loving God is our greatest privilege, and being known and loved is God's greatest pleasure. -- Rick Warren
Eggs do not raise your cholesterol; they do just the opposite. -- Rick Warren
Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you. -- Rick Warren
The greatest gift God gave us is also our greatest curse, which is the free will. We are made in God's image, the Bible says, which means we have the ability to love him or not love him, to reject him or not reject him. -- Rick Warren
God doesn't owe you an explanation or reason for everything he asks you to do. Understanding can wait, but obedience can't. -- Rick Warren
To discover you purpose in life you must turn to God's Word, not the world's wisdom. You must build your life on eternal truths, not pop psychology, success-motivation, or inspirational stories. -- Rick Warren
The greatest things in life are not things. -- Rick Warren
We are not saved by good works; we are saved for good works. The Christian lifestyle is to be a lifestyle of goodness. -- Rick Warren
Curcumin is found in the yellow spice called turmeric and is used in curries and mustards. -- Rick Warren
Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth. -- Rick Warren
You were born by his purpose and for his purpose. -- Rick Warren
God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy. -- Rick Warren
If you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry. -- Rick Warren
It is an incredibly difficult task to lead people from self-centered consumerism to being servant-hearted Christians. It is not a task for fainthearted ministers or those who don't like to get their religious robes wrinkled. But it is what the Great Commission is all about -- Rick Warren
The Constitution is man-made, so it is not perfect. It's not the basis of my beliefs. My belief system is based on the Scriptures which come from God. -- Rick Warren
What is your assurance of salvation? The promise of God's Word. If God says it, that settles it, because God cannot lie. You can trust the promise of God's Word. -- Rick Warren
I'm not looking for peace on earth through a political solution. I'm a pastor. The Bible talks about three kinds of peace. There is peace with God. There's the peace of God. And there's peace with each other. -- Rick Warren
Jesus taught that spiritual maturity is never an end in itself. Maturity is for ministry! We grow up in order to give out. It is not enough to keep learning more and more. We must act on what we know and practice what we claim to believe. -- Rick Warren
Anytime you feel jealous or envious, you reject your uniqueness. It's a criticism of God's plan for you. -- Rick Warren
You need to doubt your doubts & believe your beliefs. -- Rick Warren
The darker and richer the colors, the more unique and wonderful the fruits, the more power-packed nutrition they contain. -- Rick Warren
The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do. -- Rick Warren
The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal. -- Rick Warren
There's not a person on earth that God doesn't love, but God wants us to learn to love him back. -- Rick Warren
Love is the only thing that can change the unchangeable. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now. -- Rick Warren
Everybody wants confidence but you don't find it in self help books. You find confidence in the Holy Spirit. -- Rick Warren
It seems we are often guilty of being more interested in defending God's Word than in studying it. -- Rick Warren
We're not in control but we do have a greater hope and we do have a source of joy that isn't based on our circumstances. -- Rick Warren
You were made by God and for God and until you understand that, life will never make sense. -- Rick Warren
Circumstances cannot change the character of God. -- Rick Warren
If God was small enough for you to completely understand him, he wouldn't be big enough for you to completely trust him. -- Rick Warren
Life is too short to learn everything by personal experience. -- Rick Warren
When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve. -- Rick Warren
your character is the sum total of your habits. You can't claim to be kind unless you are habitually kind - you show kindness without even thinking about it. You can't claim to have integrity unless it is your habit to always be honest. -- Rick Warren
When you think about a problem over and over in your mind, that's called worry. When you think about God's Word over and over in your mind, that's meditation. If you know how to worry, you already know how to meditate! -- Rick Warren
Explanations don't comfort. You won't feel better if you know why. It won't hurt any less. -- Rick Warren
Patience puts up with those you'd like to put down -- Rick Warren
Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions. -- Rick Warren
A father, finding time for what is most important is the true marker of a successful person. -- Rick Warren
Everybody's got a worldview. Everybody's betting their life on something ... You just better know why you're betting what you're betting on. -- Rick Warren
You must match your music to the kind of people God wants your church to reach ... The music you use 'positions' your church in your community. It defines who you are ... It will determine the kind of people you attract, the kind of people you keep, and the kind of people you lose. -- Rick Warren
Never again should you wonder what you have to be thankful for. -- Rick Warren
I believe that the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And fame is not for our own benefit, or notoriety is not for our own benefit, it's for leverage to do good. -- Rick Warren
No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening - it's painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way" (Hebrews 12:11 NLT). -- Rick Warren
Neither past nor future generations can serve God's purpose in this generation. Only we can. -- Rick Warren
Everytime you forgive you disappoint the devil. -- Rick Warren
He created the church to meet your five deepest needs: a purpose to live for, people to live with, principles to live by, a profession to live out, and power to live on. There is no other place on earth where you can find all five of these benefits in one place. -- Rick Warren
You do not grow stronger by accident - you grow stronger by intention. -- Rick Warren
The Constitution does not guarantee freedom of worship. It guarantees freedom of religion. And this is what I call America's first freedom. -- Rick Warren
God does not want you to become a God; he wants you to become godly - taking on his values, attitudes, and character. -- Rick Warren
Leaders don't do what they WANT to do;they do whatever is necessary. -- Rick Warren
I really do feel that these people are brothers and sisters in God's family. I am looking to build bridges with the Orthodox Church, looking to build bridges with the Catholic Church, with the Anglican church. -- Rick Warren
In the end we must be merciful to the fallen, show grace to struggling, and be patient with the doubting. But when God's Word is clear we must not-and we cannot-back up, back off, back down, back out, or backslide from the truth. -- Rick Warren
You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.' -- Rick Warren
But no one who is lost has lost one ounce of value to God. Even if you don't have a relationship with him, you have immense value to God. -- Rick Warren
Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves. -- Rick Warren
Sacrifice is the essence of love, which is the essence of God. -- Rick Warren
You cannot make God stop loving you, because his love is based on who he is, not what you do. It is based on his character, not your conduct. -- Rick Warren
Love means giving up - yielding my preferences, comfort, goals, security, money, energy, or time for the benefit of someone else. -- Rick Warren
Let love be your greatest aim. -- Rick Warren
God teaches us to love by putting some unlovely people around us. -- Rick Warren
Every church is flawed. Still, you'd better learn to love it since it's the only group Jesus said he's taking to Heaven. -- Rick Warren
In 30 years of travel and training leaders -164 nations - I've never met anyone who didn't need massive doses of love. -- Rick Warren
Some people want tolerance to mean now that all ideas are equally valid. That's nonsense. There are some things that are right and there are some things that are wrong. -- Rick Warren
I don't believe my interpretation's inerrant. I don't believe anybody else's interpretation is inerrant, but I do believe the scripture is inerrant. I believe in the plenary, verbal plenary inspiration of scripture, without a doubt. -- Rick Warren
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. -- Rick Warren
Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you. (Psalm 37:5 NLT) -- Rick Warren
Gods plan isn't a map for your life that you see all at once, but a scroll unrolled a little at a time. -- Rick Warren
A life that is never willing to change is a great tragedy - a wasted life. Change is a necessary part of a growing life, and we need change in order to remain fresh and to keep progressing. -- Rick Warren
Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts. -- Rick Warren
I happen to agree with many of the liberal emphasis on compassion, justice and equality. I just disagree that it's the government's role to provide everything. -- Rick Warren
Willpower works for a few weeks, or maybe a month or two at best. -- Rick Warren
If you have felt hopeless, hold on! Wonderful changes are going to happen in your life as you begin to live it on purpose. -- Rick Warren
Life is not fair, but one day God's going to settle the score. He's going to right the wrongs. So, who can get better justice - you or God? -- Rick Warren
Delays are as much a part of God plan as answered prayers. God wants you to trust him. -- Rick Warren
Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to agree about everything. Reconciliation focuses on the relationship, while resolution focuses on the problem. When we focus on reconciliation, the problem loses significance and often becomes irrelevant. -- Rick Warren
So don't be troubled by trouble. Circumstances cannot change the character of God. God's grace is still in full force; he is still for you, even when you don't feel it. In -- Rick Warren
Don't let your net worth determine your self worth. -- Rick Warren
Every time you make a bad choice, it becomes harder to make a good one. -- Rick Warren
Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. -- Rick Warren
Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character. -- Rick Warren