“This truth, that I have to please only God, is an important key to becoming resistant to being manipulated by disapproval from others.”
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Rick Warren
“If you want to be used by God, you must care about what God cares about;”
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Rick Warren
“Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions. ”
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Rick Warren
“We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it. God’s purpose is not limited by your past.”
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Rick Warren
“Willpower works for a few weeks, or maybe a month or two at best.”
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Rick Warren
“God never does anything accidentally...”
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Rick Warren
“La obediencia libera el poder de Dios. Dios espera que actúes primero. No esperes hasta que te sientas poderoso o seguro. Sigue adelante pese a tu debilidad, haciendo lo correcto a pesar de tus temores y sentimientos. Así es como cooperas con el Espíritu Santo, y es como se desarrolla tu carácter. La Biblia compara el crecimiento espiritual con una semilla, un edificio o un niño en crecimiento. Cada metáfora requiere una participación activa: las semillas deben ser plantadas y cultivadas, los edificios deben ser construidos —no surgen de la nada— y los niños deben comer y hacer ejercicio para crecer. Aunque el esfuerzo no tiene nada que ver con nuestra salvación, tiene mucho que ver con nuestro crecimiento espiritual. Por lo menos ocho veces en el Nuevo Testamento se nos dice que «hagamos todo esfuerzo»17 en nuestro crecimiento para llegar a ser como Jesús. Uno no se sienta simplemente a esperar que suceda.”
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Rick Warren
“Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.
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Rick Warren
“Repetition is the mother of character and skill.”
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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.”
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Rick Warren
“The most difficult area to surrender for many people is their money.”
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Rick Warren
“What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.”
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Rick Warren
“Debo obedecer a Dios en fe. Siempre que confiemos en la sabiduría divina y hagamos todo lo que nos manda, aunque no lo entendamos, estaremos afianzando la amistad con Dios.”
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Rick Warren
“Cualquier actividad puede transformarse en un acto de adoración cuando la hacemos para alabar, glorificar y complacer a Dios.”
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Rick Warren
“We accept our humanity intellectually, but not emotionally. When faced with our own limitations, we react with irritation, anger, and resentment. We want to be taller (or shorter), smarter, stronger, more talented, more beautiful, and wealthier. We want to have it all and do it all, and we become upset when it doesn’t happen. Then when we notice that God gave others characteristics we don’t have, we respond with envy, jealousy, and self-pity.”
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Rick Warren
