Quotes from Rick Warren

Sin un propósito, la vida es una marcha sin sentido, un movimiento sin dirección y sucesos sin motivos. La vida sin propósito es trivial, insignificante e inútil.

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

In our final moments we all realize that relationships are what life is all about. Wisdom is learning that truth sooner rather than later.

For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, . . . everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. COLOSSIANS 1:16 (MSG)

Everyone knows about the problem, but no one talks about it openly.

love is the only thing that can change the unchangeable.

But faith develops in the valleys. When our dreams shatter and we feel helpless, that's when we have to believe in God's power and presence.

God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out."49

Los líderes aceptan la culpa; los perdedores se la pasan a otro.

Para ser un discípulo robusto de Jesús, alimentarte de la Palabra de Dios debe ser tu prioridad.

The Bible tells us to speak the truth in love because we can't have community without candor. Solomon said, An honest answer is a sign of true friendship. Sometimes this means caring enough to lovingly confront one who is sinning or is being tempted to sin.

Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution.

I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead." 14

Father, I know you're going to do some incredible things in your world today. Please give me the privilege of getting in on some of what you're doing." In other words, church leaders should stop praying, "Lord, bless what I'm doing" and start praying, "Lord, help me to do what you are blessing.

God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.

The average American consumes ten pounds of chemical additives a year.

Peter Drucker says, "Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.

Aunque nuestra relación con Cristo es personal, la intención de Dios no es que sea privada.

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

it's easy to forget that the pursuit of happiness is not what life is about. Only as we remember that life is a test, a trust, and a temporary assignment will the appeal of these things lose their grip on our lives. We are preparing for something even better. "The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever."10

We don't praise God to feel good, but to do good.

God is pleased when our worship is authentic. When Jesus said you must "worship in spirit," he wasn't referring to the Holy Spirit, but to your spirit. Made in God's image, you are a spirit that resides in a body, and God designed your spirit to communicate with him. Worship is your spirit responding to God's Spirit.

Passion drives perfection. The highest achievers in any field are those who do it because of passion, not duty or profit.

hand God a blank sheet with your name signed at the bottom and tell him to fill in the details. The Bible says, "Give yourselves completely to God — every part of you … to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes."21