Rick Warren Quotes

After learning to love God (worship), learning to love others is the second purpose of your life.

Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not using him for your own purpose.

You've got a lot to look forward to in Heaven. Compared to what's in store for you in Heaven, your current pain and problems are petty.

The greatest gift God gave us is also our greatest curse, which is the free will. We are made in God's image, the Bible says, which means we have the ability to love him or not love him, to reject him or not reject him.

We don't praise God to feel good, but to do good.

God hates loneliness, and community is God's answer to loneliness. When we walk alongside other people, we find a community where we learn how to love.

Everytime you forgive you disappoint the devil.

Worship isn't an event to attend & watch. It's a lifestyle to be lived.

Only changed people can change the world. Start with yourself.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.

the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.

If what I do pleases God, it is always the right thing to do, and I can stop worrying about everyone else's reactions. This dramatically simplifies life.

If you don't live by priorities, you'll live by pressures. Either you determine what's important in life or other people will determine it for you.

What you BECOME on earth matters far more than what you DO. You're taking your character to heaven, not your career.

Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.

We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention.

Ever feel like God is a million miles away? The truth is, he's not. Whatever struggle you're going through, you can rest assured you're not alone. You have God in your corner.

Some people want tolerance to mean now that all ideas are equally valid. That's nonsense. There are some things that are right and there are some things that are wrong.

Maturity is produced through relationships and community.

Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.

The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.

In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.

I am motivated by the fact that in the next 365 days, 136,000 Californians will die and most of them will go into an eternity without Christ. In the next 365 days, 2.4 million Americans will die; most of them will go into eternity without Christ. In the next 365 days, 74 million people in the world will go into eternity without Christ and without hope. I can't live with that.

The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God.

When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship

God didnt put you on earth just to read about what others do. He made you TO DO some things others will want to read about!

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

Faith is facing reality without being discouraged by it.

I first start with weep with those who weep, rejoice with those who rejoice, be sympathetic, show tenderness and brotherly kindness.

Nothing works perfectly. The weather doesn't work perfectly. Because of sin in the world, nothing works perfectly. But in spite of that we can find comfort. We can find strength.

God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time.

The test of your worldview is not how you act in the good times. The test of your worldview is how you act at the funeral. Having been through literally hundreds if not thousands of funerals: ... It makes a difference what you believe.

You're not really ready to live unless you know what you're willing to die for.

What is your assurance of salvation? The promise of God's Word. If God says it, that settles it, because God cannot lie. You can trust the promise of God's Word.

Surrender is not the best way to live; it is the only way to live. Nothing else works.

In the fall literally everything is broken. Nothing on this planet works. Every body is broken, none of our bodies works perfectly. Every relationship is broken. The weather is broken. I don't have a problem with hurricanes. Nothing works on this planet. This is not heaven, this is Earth and that is why we are to pray thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Why? Because God's perfect will is done perfectly in heaven. So I am to pray that done here.

Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.

We're going to fellowship in eternity. We know that because that's all who's going to be there - is believers. What does God want us to do here? Practice - learning how to love, learning how to fellowship here.

If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.

I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to each other.

The bible says that all people, not just believers, possess part of the image of God; that is why murder and abortion are wrong.

Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent. While your offender has probably forgotten the offense and gone on with life, you continue to stew in your pain, perpetuating the past. Listen: those who hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! Nothing will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and then let it go.

To me, heaven is a real place. I don't believe it's a state of being.

Some opportunities are a calling. Others are a distraction. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use.

Be grateful for who you are and whatever you have. Everything you have is a gift from God.

To begin loving people today, we must close the door on the past. And that cannot happen without forgiveness! Forgive those who have hurt you - for your sake, not because they deserve it.

Will we fulfill God's purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life?