“Servants think like stewards, not owners.”
―
Rick Warren
“Love means giving up - yielding my preferences, comfort, goals, security, money, energy, or time for the benefit of someone else.”
―
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.”
―
Rick Warren
“In Eden, worship was not an event to attend, but a perpetual attitude.”
―
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
“Gary wondered, 'If God intentionally made us all different, why should everyone be expected to love God in the same way?”
―
Rick Warren
“Albert Schweitzer said, “The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.”
―
Rick Warren
“A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society.”
―
Rick Warren
“God has given you a mission in life, and only you can fulfill it.
―
Rick Warren
“Gratitude asks, “Why me? Why do I get all that I have?”
―
Rick Warren
“Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you--your relationship with God.”
―
Rick Warren
“the greatest hindrance to God’s blessing in your life is not others, it is yourself — your self-will, stubborn pride, and personal ambition. You cannot fulfill God’s purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.”
―
Rick Warren
“It is usually meaningless work, not overwork, that wears us down, saps our strength, and robs our joy.”
―
Rick Warren
“Your identity is in eternity, and your homeland is heaven. When you grasp this truth, you will stop worrying about “having it all” on earth. God is very blunt about the danger of living for the here and now and adopting the values, priorities, and lifestyles of the world around us. When we flirt with the temptations of this world, God calls it spiritual adultery. The Bible says, “You’re cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way.”6 Imagine”
―
Rick Warren
