“Ignoring a temptation is far more effective than fighting.”
―
Rick Warren
“Without a purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason. Without a purpose, life is trivial, petty, and pointless.”
―
Rick Warren
“The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who don't have any influence.”
―
Rick Warren
“If you have ever said, "I didn't get anything out of worship today," you worshiped for the wrong reason. Worship isn't for you. It's for God. ”
―
Rick Warren
“This action step should be personal (involving you), practical (something you can do), and provable (with a deadline to do it).”
―
Rick Warren
“The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal
―
Rick Warren
“interior of his purposes…. It’s not the latest message, but more like the oldest”
―
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
“What may appear as audacity God views as authenticity.”
―
Rick Warren
“To be a friend of God, you must care about all the people around you whom God cares about. Friends of God tell their friends about God.”
―
Rick Warren
You know you’re surrendered to God when you rely on God to work things out instead of trying to manipulate others, force your agenda, and control the situation. You let go and let God work. You don’t have to always be “in charge.” The Bible says, “Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him.”
―
Rick Warren
“When God seems distant, you may feel that he is angry with you or is disciplining you for some sin. In fact, sin does disconnect us from intimate fellowship with God. We grieve God’s Spirit and quench our fellowship with him by disobedience, conflict with others, busyness, friendship with the world, and other sins.
―
Rick Warren
“We can worship God imperfectly, but we cannot worship him insincerely.”
―
Rick Warren
“Gossip is passing on information when you are neither part of the problem nor part of the solution.”
―
Rick Warren
“God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.”
―
Rick Warren
