“Don't be envious of the runner in the lane next to you; just focus on finishing your race.”
―
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.”
―
Rick Warren
“The Daniel Plan is designed to cut cravings, satisfy your appetite, and teach you to listen to your body.”
―
Rick Warren
“Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye...”
―
Rick Warren
“Then Jesus changed the situation. When he paid for our sins on the cross, the veil in the temple that symbolized our separation from God was split from top to bottom, indicating that direct access to God was once again available.”
―
Rick Warren
“You weren't put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.
―
Rick Warren
“It’s hard to imagine that we feed ourselves and our children food that we wouldn’t even feed our dog. Would you give your dog a cheeseburger, fries, and a soda? We hope not. Then why would you feed them to your kid?”
―
Rick Warren
“We accept our humanity intellectually, but not emotionally. When faced with our own limitations, we react with irritation, anger, and resentment. We want to be taller (or shorter), smarter, stronger, more talented, more beautiful, and wealthier. We want to have it all and do it all, and we become upset when it doesn’t happen. Then when we notice that God gave others characteristics we don’t have, we respond with envy, jealousy, and self-pity.”
―
Rick Warren
“You can use your time to build bridges or walls. The latter is not only unChristlike, it limits impact & creates loneliness. ”
―
Rick Warren
“A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree. PROVERBS 11:28 (MSG)”
―
Rick Warren
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.”
―
Rick Warren
“Without faith it is impossible to please God.”
―
Rick Warren
“The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God.”
―
Rick Warren
“We can worship God imperfectly, but we cannot worship him insincerely.”
―
Rick Warren
“It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.”
―
Rick Warren
