“If you are in a period of discouragement because you are going through a trial and you are asking yourself, “Why is this happening to me?” consider this: Never make a major decision when you are depressed. Often, when we get discouraged, we are tempted to say, “I’m just going to quit” or “I’m going to move” or “I’m going to change jobs” or “I’m going to file for divorce.” Never make a major decision when you are depressed, because at that time your feelings are unreliable and you cannot exercise accurate judgment. Your focus is blurry, and your perspective is distorted. Instead, face the storm head-on and don’t get involved in self-pity.”
―
Rick Warren
“Impression without expression causes depression. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation.”
―
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
“Put Jesus Christ in the driver’s seat of your life and take your hands off the steering wheel.”
―
Rick Warren
“Spiritual emptiness is a universal disease.”
―
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
“You cannot keep yourself from talking about what you care about most. Jesus said, “A man’s heart determines his speech.”
―
Rick Warren
“Dear Jesus, more than anything else, I want to get to know you intimately.”
―
Rick Warren
“we are product of our past but we don't have to be prisoners of it.”
―
Rick Warren
“James said, “Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, is sinning.”
―
Rick Warren
“«Esta es la verdadera felicidad de la vida: ser usado para un propósito y poder reconocer su supremacía; ser una fuerza de la naturaleza en lugar de algo inconstante, un saco de males y lamentos, siempre quejándose de que el mundo no se ha dado a la tarea de hacerlo a uno feliz».”
―
Rick Warren
“Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed”
―
Rick Warren
“Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.”
―
Rick Warren
“Es posible dar sin amar, pero no se puede amar sin dar.”
―
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
