“Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent.”
―
Rick Warren
“When life has meaning, you can bear almost anything; without it, nothing is bearable.”
―
Rick Warren
“If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life.”
―
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
“But God’s presence in your life has nothing to do with your feelings. Your emotions are susceptible to all kinds of influences, so they are often unreliable. Sometimes the worst advice you can get is “Do what you feel.” Often what we feel is neither real nor right. Your emotional state can be the result of memories, hormones, medicines, food, lack of sleep, tension, or fears. Whenever I start to feel anxious about a situation, I remind myself that fear is often False Evidence Appearing Real.”
―
Rick Warren
“Your value is not determined by your valuables,”
―
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
“But faith develops in the valleys. When our dreams shatter and we feel helpless, that’s when we have to believe in God’s power and presence.”
―
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
“Toda iglesia que no está obedeciendo a la Gran Comisión está fracasando en su propósito, sin importar qué otras cosas haga.”
―
Rick Warren
“POINT TO PONDER: Blessed are the balanced.”
―
Rick Warren
“Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed”
―
Rick Warren
“The way you see your life shapes your life.”
―
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
