112 Rick Warren Quotes

Rick warren is most widely known for pastoring at one of the largest churches in the US and for authoring popular books, including a New York Times best seller. His most famous writings are ‘The Purpose Driven Church’ and ‘The Purpose Driven Life’. His books have been so popular that he now donates 90% of his income, which he refers to as reverse tithing.

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God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.
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The way you store up treasure in Heaven is by investing in getting people there.
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When you understand that life is a test, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life.
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Through salvation our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning, and out future is secured.
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The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.
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God specializes in giving people a fresh start.
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The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.
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Your greatest ministry will most likely come out of your greatest hurt.
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Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus!
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Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.
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Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.
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If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life.
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At most, you will live a hundred years on earth, but you will spend forever in eternity.
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God is far more interested in what you are than who you are.
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God never does anything accidentally, and he never makes mistakes.
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The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.
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Passion drives perfection.
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What happens outwardly in your life is not as important as what happens inside you. Your circumstances are temporary, but your character will last forever.
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Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.
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For instance, God teaches us to love by putting some unlovely people around us. It takes no character to love people who are lovely and loving to you.
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God's purpose is greater than our problems, our pain and even our sin.
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And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.
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Four of the Ten Commandments deal with our relationship to God while the other six deal with our relationships with people. But all ten are about relationships.
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Fear is a self imposed prison that will keep you from becoming what God intends for you to be. You must move against it with the weapons of faith and love.
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Christ-likeness is your eventual destination, but your journey will last a lifetime.
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I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you.
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After learning to love God (worship), learning to love others is the second purpose of your life.
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Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.
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Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves.
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Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.
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You didn't create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for!
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Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.
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What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it.
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When life on earth is ending, people don't surround themselves with objects. What we want around us is people - people we love and have relationships with.
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He (God) usually prefers to work through people rather than perform miracles, so that we will depend on each other for fellowship.
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It's not about you!
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God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life by allowing you to experience circumstances in which you're tempted to express the exact opposite quality. Character development always involves a choice, and temptation provides that opportunity.
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There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss and no loss without pain.
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Every time Satan suggested a temptation, Jesus countered by quoting Scripture.
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Jesus did not die on the cross just so we could live comfortable, well adjusted lives. His purpose is far deeper: He wants to make us like himself before he takes us to heaven. This is our greatest privilege, our immediate responsibility, and our ultimate destiny.
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You need to think more about eternity and not less.
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During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is God's responsibility to make people receptive; it is our responsibility to sow the seed.
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Just as the nine months you spent in your mother's womb were not an end in themselves but preparation for life, so this life is preparation for the next.
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The smile of God is the goal of your life.
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Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior.
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Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you.
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If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.
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God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.
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When you live in the light of eternity, your values change.
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God does not want you to become a Go; he wants you to become godly - taking on his values, attitudes, and character.
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