Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.
Rick WarrenGod is the Father who is full of mercy. God is the Father who is full of comfort. That is the kind of relationship he offers to you.
Rick WarrenIt's easy to explain away evil. We have a free choice, and our greatest blessing is also our greatest curse, because I don't always make good choices. Other people make bad choices. I make bad choices. And sometimes we hurt other people. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes unintentionally.
Rick WarrenThis drive to always want more is based on the misconceptions that having more will make me more happy, more important, and more secure, but all three ideas are untrue. Possessions only provide temporary happiness. Because things do not change, we eventually become bored with them and then want newer, bigger, better versions.
Rick Warren