Quotes from Rick Warren

Racism is stupid. It's an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different.

I want to change my circumstances. God wants to change me.

God never does anything accidentally.

Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.

The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.

The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.

Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.

We may not always finish what we start but God always finishes what He starts.

We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention.

When God gives, he holds nothing back.

Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God.

The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God.

Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.

Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.

A ministry doesn't have to be perfect for God to use and bless it.

The things you're most embarrassed about, most ashamed of, and most reluctant to share are the very tools God can use most powerfully to heal others

I do believe that the Kingdom of God is present wherever Jesus is king. That's my definition of the Kingdom of God.

Everything that happens to a child of God, His father filtered and He intends to use it for the good and even when Satan and others mean it for bad because God is sovereignly in control.

Worry is the warning light that shows I've stopped looking to God to meet my needs.

What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.

God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.

While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow.

God wants us to practice on Earth what we're going to do forever in eternity.

If God was small enough for you to completely understand him, he wouldn't be big enough for you to completely trust him.