“The heirloom biblical wheat of our ancestors is something modern humans never eat.”
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Rick Warren
“A lot of times we change, not when we see the light, but when we feel the heat.”
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Rick Warren
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.”
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Rick Warren
“Remember, you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.”
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Rick Warren
“God is far more interested in what you are than in what you do. We are human beings, not human doings. God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.”
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Rick Warren
“interior of his purposes…. It’s not the latest message, but more like the oldest”
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Rick Warren
“A second barrier to total surrender is our pride. We don’t want to admit that we’re just creatures and not in charge of everything. It is the oldest temptation: “You’ll be like God!”11 That desire — to have complete control — is the cause of so much stress in our lives. Life is a struggle, but what most people don’t realize is that our struggle, like Jacob’s, is really a struggle with God! We want to be God, and there’s no way we are going to win that struggle.”
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Rick Warren
“The same is true when it comes to getting healthy. You look in the mirror and believe that, with God’s help, you’ll get healthy even though the person staring back at you is exhausted, stressed, out of shape, or overweight.”
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Rick Warren
“Don't indulge your ego at the expense of your soul.”
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Rick Warren
“Receive his Spirit, who will give you the power to fulfill your life purpose.”
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Rick Warren
“Living the rest of your life for the glory of God will require a change in your priorities, your schedule, your relationships, and everything else.”
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Rick Warren
“Who are you going to live for — yourself or God?”
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Rick Warren
“Think reds, orange, yellows, greens, purple, blue — the darker and deeper the colors, the better they are for you.”
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Rick Warren
“Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.
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Rick Warren
