Quotes from Rick Warren

God accepts us unconditionally, and in his view we are all precious and priceless. Focus on this and you will not waste any time and effort trying to be someone you're not.

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus!

A church must grow larger and smaller at the same time. Larger through worship and smaller through small groups.

Every time you make a bad choice, it becomes harder to make a good one.

You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.'

When life doesn't make sense, we can still have peace.

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

Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.

That's the big difference between Christianity and other religions. The difference between Works and Grace or Do and Done.

You can use your time to build bridges or walls.The latter is not only unChristlike, it limits impact & creates loneliness.

Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture.

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.

Worry is really just a form of atheism. Every time you worry, you're acting like an atheist. You're saying, "It all depends on me." That's just not in the Bible.

Three enemies that will weaken your ministry over time: Self-indulgence, bitterness, and carelessness. Strong people discipline their desires, restrain their reactions, and keep their commitments.

A father, finding time for what is most important is the true marker of a successful person.

The Bible is clear that God considers 40 days a spiritually significant time period. Whenever God wanted to prepare someone for his purposes, he took 40 days.

God teaches us to love by putting some unlovely people around us.

Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.

Life minus love equals zero.

The Bible tells us that there are some things worth fighting for. In fact, the Bible says there's some things worth dying for.

God will never love you any less or more than he does right now because his love is based on who he IS,not what you've done.

If someone broke your heart it doesn't mean you should build a wall around it and quit loving. Redirect your love.

God is love. He didn't need us. But he wanted us.