Top 739 Quotes & Sayings by Rick Warren - Page 2

Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits.

The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God

Never let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you - to pray more, trust more, expect more.

Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God's face.

Failure isn't a character quality. It's just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.

When 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

Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others.

You don't bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.

A dad stands tallest when he kneels to pray with his children.

Racism is stupid. It’s an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test... You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies.

You'll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.

God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them.

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

There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can't do it - because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.

Little people belittle people. Great people make people feel great.

Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him.

Let me tell you how worthwhile you are. You are infinitely valuable to God. First, God created you. Second, Jesus died for you. Third, he puts his Spirit within you. Fourth, he wants you to be with him forever in eternity. That's how valuable you are to God. You are infinitely valuable to God.

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

Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.

If someone broke your heart it doesn't mean you should build a wall around it and quit loving. Redirect your love.

God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He's working on you, too.

If 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.

The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.

The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.

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.

Christians can be positive even in a negative situation because we know God has a purpose for allowing that problem.

You are not an accident. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He wanted you alive and created you for a purpose. Focusing on yourself will never reveal your real purpose. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Only in God do we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance and our destiny.

The greatest use of your words is prayer. Talk to God about EVERYTHING, all the time. Maintain a running conversation.

The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.

If you prayed as much as you worry, you'd have nothing to worry about.

Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.

Our hope is not in the man we put in the White House but in the Man we put on the Cross.

In God's eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those who treat life as a temporary assignment and serve faithfully, expecting their promised reward in eternity.

Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable

You can't make a life without making mistakes. Relax and learn something

When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He's not, you Worry.

Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.

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

We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.

A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.

You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

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

Kindness always starts with noticing the needs and hurts of others.

The problem is that tolerant has changed its meaning. It used to mean 'I may disagree with you completely, but I will treat you with respect. Today, tolerant means - 'you must approve of everything I do.' There's a difference between tolerance and approval. Jesus accepted everyone no matter who they were. He doesn't approve of everything I do, or you do, or anybody else does either. You can be accepting without being approving.

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

One day it's all going to be clear. It's all going to make sense. You're going to be able to say, "So that's why God allowed that in my life!" Until then, God wants you to trust him.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone hurts you repeatedly, you are commanded by God to forgive them instantly, but you are not expected to trust them immediately, and you are not expected to continue allowing them to hurt you.

Not everything in this life has a happy ending, but this life is not the end of the story.

Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.

Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.

The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal.

Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

To make the most of your life you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.

Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses.

Life is a school and problems are the curriculum.

Our time on earth and our energy, intelligence, opportunities, relationships, and resources are all gifts from God that he has entrusted to our care and management. We are stewards of whatever God gives us. This concept of stewardship begins with the recognition that God is the owner of everything and everyone on earth. ... We never actually own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we're here. It was God's property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die.