Quotes by Rick Warren

“Repetition is the mother of character and skill.”

“I expect God to use me, not because of who I am but because of who Jesus is. Not because of what I've done, but because of what Jesus has done.”

“You didnt create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for! If I handed you an invention you had never seen before, you wouldnt know its purpose, and the inventio...”

“Only secure people can serve. Insecure people are always worrying about how they appear to others. They fear exposure of their weaknesses and hide beneath layers of protective pride and pretensions...”

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.”

“You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ.”

“God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.”

“The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.”

“In Eden, worship was not an event to attend, but a perpetual attitude.”

“Many of your relationship problems are not really relationship problems. They're personal problems that spill over into relationships.”

“You also know youre surrendered when you dont react to criticism and rush to defend yourself. Surrendered hearts show up best in relationships. You dont edge others out, you dont demand your rights...”

“The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people for thousands of years. Thats because we typically begin at the wrong starting pointourselves. We ask self-centered questions like What do I wa...”

“You exist only because God wills that you exist.”

“How Does What We Eat Affect the Planet? The things you put on your fork have the power to affect not only your health, but also agricultural practices, climate change, and even our economy. One chu...”

“Death is not your termination but your transition into eternity, so there are eternal consequences to everything you do on earth. Every act of our lives strikes some chord that will vibrate in eter...”

“Why would God provide heaven on earth when he's planned the real thing for you in eternity?”

“While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow. God views our lives from and for eternity, so he is never in a hurry.”

“To make the most of your life, you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.”

“The New testament commanded to love each other, pray for each other, encourage each other, admonish each other, greet each other, serve each other, teach each other, accept each other, honor each o...”

“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.”