Inspirational quotes by Rick Warren.
The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.
You were made by God and for God and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.
Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.
As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.
In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda.
You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.
Knowledge increases responsibility.
The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.
He gave us taste buds, then filled the world with incredible flavors like chocolate and cinnamon and all the other spices. He gave us eyes to perceive color and then filled the world with a rainbow of shades. He gave us sensitive ears and then filled the world with rhythms and music. Your capacity for enjoyment is evidence of God's love for you. He could have made the world tasteless, colorless, and silent. The Bible says that God "richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment." He didn't have to do it, but he did, because He loves us.
Stop trying, & start trusting.
It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It's far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.
Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.
You cannot arrive at your life’s purpose by starting with a focus on yourself. You must begin with God, your Creator. You exist only because God wills that you exist. You were made by God and for God – and until you understand that, life will never make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.
The way you SEE your life SHAPES your life.How you define life determines your destiny. Your perspective will influence how you invest your time, spend your money, use your talents, and value your relationships.
Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.
The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.
God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.
You're only as sick as your secrets.
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.
Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.
Grief is a good thing. It's the way we get through the transitions of life.
We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.
Every time you try to block a thought out of your mind, you drive it deeper into your memory. By resisting it, you actually reinforce it.
The fact is, it is selfish for a church to not want to grow. A church that says, “We’ve got enough people, we’ve got a nice fellowship. Our church is just the right size. We just need to focus on the members we already have.” That church is, in reality, actually saying, “The rest of the world can go to hell. We don’t care.
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