Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.
Rick WarrenA life that is never willing to change is a great tragedy - a wasted life. Change is a necessary part of a growing life, and we need change in order to remain fresh and to keep progressing.
Rick WarrenYou may have done some really nifty things in life, but if you think they're going to get you into Heaven, forget it. The only way any of us are going to get in is by receiving God's gift of grace, which is available to every person.
Rick WarrenI don't believe my interpretation's inerrant. I don't believe anybody else's interpretation is inerrant, but I do believe the scripture is inerrant. I believe in the plenary, verbal plenary inspiration of scripture, without a doubt.
Rick WarrenAbsolutely nothing will revitalize a discouraged church faster than rediscovering it's purpose.
Rick WarrenThe love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook. You've been forgiven, and you can forgive others.
Rick WarrenThe problem with most American churches is that they teach too much and don't do enough.
Rick WarrenHow does God teach me love? By putting me around unlovely people. How does God teach me joy in the middle of grief? Not happiness, which is based on happenings. How does God teach me peace? Not when I am out fishing and everything is going my way and it doesn't get better than this. But in the middle of chaos. How does God teach me patience? By putting me in His waiting room.
Rick WarrenA lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.
Rick WarrenGod intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.
Rick WarrenIf you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.
Rick WarrenWe are not saved by good works; we are saved for good works. The Christian lifestyle is to be a lifestyle of goodness.
Rick WarrenIf you have felt hopeless, hold on! Wonderful changes are going to happen in your life as you begin to live it on purpose.
Rick WarrenWhen you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time
Rick WarrenJonathan Edwards is without a doubt the most brilliant mind America ever produced. I'm not talking about theologian; I'm talking about mind and everybody. I put him above Einstein and everybody else.
Rick WarrenThe mission of Tom Peterson and Catholics Come Home to bring souls home to Jesus and the church is critically important during this challenging time in our history. I fully support this New Evangelization project.
Rick WarrenPaul says that as Christians we can rejoice even in tough times because we have hope and because we know that God is working in our lives.
Rick WarrenGod's Word is your owner's manual for life. It contains principles for health, finance, marriage, other relationships, business, and much more.
Rick WarrenNever let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you - to pray more, trust more, expect more.
Rick WarrenNow God has never shouted out to me. I've never heard God speak audibly. He doesn't have to.
Rick WarrenBut no one who is lost has lost one ounce of value to God. Even if you don't have a relationship with him, you have immense value to God.
Rick WarrenIf you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry.
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