Dr. Rick Warren Quotes

It's not about you.

Repetition is the mother of character and skill.

Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye...

Work becomes worship when you dedicate it to God and perform it with an awareness of his presence.

We can worship God imperfectly, but we cannot worship him insincerely.

Real worship costs.

It is not always convenient or comfortable, and sometimes worship is a sheer act of the will--a willing sacrifice.

Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.

Impression without expression causes depression. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation.

I expect God to use me, not because of who I am but because of who Jesus is. Not because of what I've done, but because of what Jesus has done.

Many of your relationship problems are not really relationship problems. They're personal problems that spill over into relationships.

You exist only because God wills that you exist.

Why would God provide heaven on earth when he's planned the real thing for you in eternity?

While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow. God views our lives from and for eternity, so he is never in a hurry.

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.

The cliché is true: People don't care what we know until they know we care.

What may appear as audacity God views as authenticity.

Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you--your relationship with God.

Self-worth and net worth are not the same.

Because God is love the most important lesson He wants you to learn on earth is how to love.

Surrendering to God is not passive resignation, fatalism, or an excuse for laziness.

Gossip is passing on information when you are neither part of the problem nor part of the solution.

Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others.

Most people don't realize, I really have no faith in politics. I'm not a politician. If I thought you could change human hearts by laws, I would, but I don't.

You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.'

When life doesn't make sense, we can still have peace.