Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.
Rick WarrenWhen you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.
Rick WarrenIn 35 yrs of leading I've been afraid at every major step but I DID IT ANYWAY since I REFUSE let fear run my life.
Rick WarrenI love the verse in Job, where it says a man deserves the devotion of his friends even when he forsakes the Almighty. Now what that verse means to me is, even if I were to say, right now I don't believe in God. I still need you to be my friend, and say, I can believe God for you right now. I'm going to hold you up while you are ranting and railing, and God can handle my ranting and railing because He certainly handled David's and Job's and so many others.
Rick Warren