“A truly free society protects all faiths, and true faith protects a free society.”
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Rick Warren
“The books that have helped me most are the ones I reacted to, not just read”
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Rick Warren
“We’re not completely happy here because we’re not supposed to be! Earth is not our final home; we were created for something much better.”
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Rick Warren
“Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.”
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Rick Warren
“Nothing matters more than knowing God’s purposes for your life, and nothing can compensate for not knowing them — not success, wealth, fame, or pleasure. Without a purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason. Without a purpose, life is trivial, petty, and pointless.”
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Rick Warren
“This truth, that I have to please only God, is an important key to becoming resistant to being manipulated by disapproval from others.”
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Rick Warren
“God was thinking of you long before you ever thought about him.”
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Rick Warren
“Worship is far more than praising, singing, and praying to God. Worship is a lifestyle of enjoying God, loving him, and giving ourselves to be used for his purposes.”
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Rick Warren
“But faith develops in the valleys. When our dreams shatter and we feel helpless, that’s when we have to believe in God’s power and presence.”
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Rick Warren
“You also know you’re surrendered when you don’t react to criticism and rush to defend yourself. Surrendered hearts show up best in relationships. You don’t edge others out, you don’t demand your rights, and you aren’t self-serving when you’re surrendered.”
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Rick Warren
“A qualidade essencial para a liderança não é a perfeição, mas a credibilidade.”
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Rick Warren
“The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life’s purpose: Ask God.”
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Rick Warren
“Repetition is the mother of character and skill.”
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Rick Warren
“Como cristianos somos llamados a pertenecer, no tan solo a creer.”
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Rick Warren
“Pride builds walls between people; humility builds bridges.”
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Rick Warren