Rick Warren Quotes

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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.

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Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.

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Regardless of the cause, none of your problems could happen without God's permission.

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

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The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life's purpose: Ask God.

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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.

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Eternal values, not temporal ones, should become the deciding factors for your decisions.

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Much of what happens in our world is evil and bad, but God specializes in bringing good out of it.

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Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

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We're not completely happy here because we're not supposed to be! Earth is not our final home; we were created for something much better.

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

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Through salvation our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning, and out future is secured.

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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

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Integrity is built by defeating the temptation to be dishonest; humility grows when we refuse to be prideful; and endurance develops every time you reject the temptation to give up.

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Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it. I don't know all the keys to success, but one key to failure is to try to please everyone.

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Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions.

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Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves.

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If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you'd have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.

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If others don't use their gifts, you get cheated, and if you don't use your gifts, they get cheated.

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I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you.

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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.

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The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility. People must be able to trust you.

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Paul says that as Christians we can rejoice even in tough times because we have hope and because we know that God is working in our lives.

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Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.

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If you're losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention-failure-guilt, you will not get better on your own. You need the help of other people. Some temptations are only overcome with the help of a partner who prays for you, encourages you, and holds you accountable.

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