Rick Warren Quotes

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

Ever feel like God is a million miles away? The truth is, he's not. Whatever struggle you're going through, you can rest assured you're not alone. You have God in your corner.

He (God) usually prefers to work through people rather than perform miracles, so that we will depend on each other for fellowship.

The most damaging aspect of contemporary living is short-term thinking.

The things you’re most embarrassed about, most ashamed of, and most reluctant to share are the very tools God can use most powerfully to heal others

Unconditional love will turn a loser into a winner. You have no idea how many times your heavenly Father has wanted to reach out and grasp you in his arms when you felt like you blew it!

The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it's in Bethlehem.

I do believe that the Kingdom of God is present wherever Jesus is king. That's my definition of the Kingdom of God.

War is and always has been a brutal exercise that destroys lives, families and communities. It is never something for which we hope.

Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.

Never use prayer as an excuse to procrastinate doing what you already know is the right thing to do.

Building friendships with people from dissimilar backgrounds and diverse perspectives will make you wiser and more creative.

Focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose.

Time is your most precious gift, because you only have a set amount of it.

Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you.

Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.

A ministry doesn't have to be perfect for God to use and bless it.

Telling others how they can have eternal life is the greatest thing you can do for them.

In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda.

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.

Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.

As Christians we’re called to belong, not just to believe. We are not meant to live lone-ranger lives; instead, we are to belong to Christ’s family and be members of his body.

Growing marriages aren't determined by how much you have in common but by how graciously you deal with your differences.

When you jump across a canyon, cautious small steps and vacillation won't work. Sometimes you just have to go for it.

While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow.

If you aren't making any mistakes, you aren't innovating. If you're making the same mistakes, you aren't learning.

God wants us to practice on Earth what we're going to do forever in eternity.

God made every one of us a sexual being, and that is good. Attraction and arousal are the natural, spontaneous, God-given responses to physical beauty, while lust is a deliberate act of the will.

If God was small enough for you to completely understand him, he wouldn't be big enough for you to completely trust him.

Taking risks in older age is more courageous because you have more to lose. When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose.

Everything that happens to a child of God, His father filtered and He intends to use it for the good and even when Satan and others mean it for bad because God is sovereignly in control.

God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.

Never confuse activity with productivity.

Leadership starts with understanding responsibility, not ability. Leadership is a Stewardship, not a show.

Keeping your body in shape is a spiritual discipline. Its not just about losing a few pounds, wanting to live longer, or trying to look nicer.

Christlikeness is your eventual destination, but your journey will last a lifetime.

Worry is the warning light that shows I’ve stopped looking to God to meet my needs.

When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve.

What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.

the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.

A non-serving Christian is a contradiction in terms.

There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss and no loss without pain.

We're not completely happy here because we're not supposed to be!

It's easy to demonize from a distance.

I happen to agree with many of the liberal emphasis on compassion, justice and equality. I just disagree that it's the government's role to provide everything.

A great commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will grow a great church.

Living in light of eternity changes your priorities.

You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

You must begin with God.

The problem with most American churches is that they teach too much and don't do enough.