Rick Warren Quotes

You weren't put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.

Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.

As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.

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

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

Gratitude asks, Why me? Why do I get all that I have? David modeled this kind of gratitude when he prayed, Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?15 Years...

Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink. You are only as sick as your secrets. So take off you...

Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom said, If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.

Hope is as essential to your life as air and water. You need hope to cope. Dr. Bernie Siegel found he could predict which of his cancer patients would go into remission by asking, Do you want to live...

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...

If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God and if you fail to...

If you don’t know how to be happy with what you have, you will never be happy with more.

It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ, … he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose...

Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.

Maturity is produced through relationships and community.

Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.

The first thing on Dr. Amen’s master to-do list, the first thing he sees each day, is his gratitude list. Rather than just writing down a few things, he keeps a running tab on what he is grateful for,...

The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. Love concentrates so intently on another that you forget yourself at that moment. Attention says, I value...

The most difficult area to surrender for many people is their money. Many have thought, I want to live for God but I also want to earn enough money to live comfortably and retire someday. Retirement i...