If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God and if you fail to worship Him, you will create other things (idols) to give your life to. You are free to choose, what you surrender to but you are not free from the consequence of that choice.
Rick WarrenMother Teresa once said, "Holy living consists in doing God's work with a smile." ... The last thing many believers need is to go to another Bible study.
Rick WarrenWar is and always has been a brutal exercise that destroys lives, families and communities. It is never something for which we hope.
Rick WarrenThe fact is, ministry is too unpredictable to be motivated by security. Itโs too unprofitable to be motivated by money. Itโs too demanding to be motivated by pleasure, and itโs too criticized to be motivated by fame. Our ministry should be motivated by the pleasure of God, and God is pleased when we have a ministry powered by faith.
Rick Warren