“Retirement is not the goal of a surrendered life, because it competes with God for the primary attention of our lives.”
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Rick Warren
“You cannot fulfil God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans. ”
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Rick Warren
“For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible… everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (MSG)”
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Rick Warren
“God doesn't owe you an explanation or reason for everything he asks you to do. Understanding can wait, but obedience can't.”
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Rick Warren
“Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light of truth, they shrink. You are only as sick as your secrets. So take off your mask, stop pretending you’re perfect, and walk into freedom.”
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Rick Warren
“While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.
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Rick Warren
“We bring God glory by worshiping him. Worship is our first responsibility to God. We worship God by enjoying him.”
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Rick Warren
“The first element of The Daniel Plan is faith, and the way you grow your faith is by filling your mind with the truth of God’s Word.
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Rick Warren
“The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart.”
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Rick Warren
“Never again should you wonder what you have to be thankful for.”
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Rick Warren
“Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.”
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Rick Warren
“Spiritual emptiness is a universal disease.”
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Rick Warren
“We never really own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we’re here. It was God’s property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die. You just get to enjoy it for a while.”
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Rick Warren
“God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.”
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Rick Warren
