Quotes from Rick Warren

If you are serious about changing your life, you are going to have to get into the Bible. You need to read it, study it, memorize it, meditate on it, and apply it.

You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives.

Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It's what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven!

Life is a school and problems are the curriculum.

If what I do pleases God, it is always the right thing to do, and I can stop worrying about everyone else's reactions. This dramatically simplifies life.

Your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

The way you see your life shapes your life.

There is a grand designer behind everything. God's plan for your life, all that happens to you, including your mistakes, your sins, and your hurts.

There is an entire generation who was too young to read 'The Purpose Driven Life' 10 years ago but are now asking the critical question, 'What on earth am I here for?'

The goal of 'The Purpose Driven Life' is to help people develop a heart for the world.

Jesus is knocking at your door. Take hold of the better life by letting him into your life. Make him the boss of your life. It'll change everything.

A life that is never willing to change is a great tragedy - a wasted life. Change is a necessary part of a growing life, and we need change in order to remain fresh and to keep progressing.

God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

The Bible offers three metaphors that teach us God's view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment.

Life is too short to learn everything by personal experience.

We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws.

Almost nobody gives thanks to God at Thanksgiving, unless there's a short prayer before we eat.

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time

God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He's working on you, too.

Most of the time, it's your thinking, not your talent, that holds you back.

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

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.

The greatest use of your words is prayer. Talk to God about EVERYTHING, all the time. Maintain a running conversation.