Quotes from Rick Warren

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

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

Without a purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason.

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

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.

What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.

God doesn't intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other.

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

Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven't dealt with the root cause.

You'll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.

Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.

Never confuse activity with productivity.

Gods plan isn't a map for your life that you see all at once, but a scroll unrolled a little at a time.

You must begin with God.

If you aren't serving, you're just existing, because life is meant for ministry.

To change your world, you must change your words. It's the rudder (James 3:4-5) of your life.

When you understand that life is a test, you realize that nothing is insignificant in your life.

Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!

The Bible is very clear that God has a purpose. But even if I know that purpose, I can't fulfill it if I'm out of shape.

The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.

To fulfill your mission will require that you abandon your agenda and accept God's agenda for your life.

You were created to add to life on earth, not just take from it. God wants you to give something back.