Quotes from Rick Warren

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

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.

I serve a higher power, Jesus Christ. I make no apologies in saying that.

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.

In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. You're not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need.

The Purpose Driven Life

So I would say God hates war, but God loves every soldier.

True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.

We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

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.

You were made by God and for God and until you understand that, life will never make sense.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.

Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent. While your offender has probably forgotten the offense and gone on with life, you continue to stew in your pain, perpetuating the past. Listen: those who hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! Nothing will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and then let it go.

God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them.

Trusting God completely means having faith that He knows what is best for your life. You expect Him to keep His promises, help you with problems, and do the impossible when necessary.

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.

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.

The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.

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

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.

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 worship Him, you will create other things (idols) to give your life to. You are free to choose, what you surrender to but you are not free from the consequence of that choice.

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

You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.