Quotes from Rick Warren

The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.

Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It's what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven!

If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.

Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.

If you have felt hopeless, hold on! Wonderful changes are going to happen in your life as you begin to live it on purpose.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.

It's not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.

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.

If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you'd have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.

Life is a gift... Life is a test... Life is temporary assignment....

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

Life minus love equals zero.

Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God's face.

The smile of God is the goal of your life.

God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them.

The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.

Life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not using him for your own purpose.

When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He's not, you Worry.

The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.

When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship

The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.

Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.