God’s ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ.
RICK WARRENOther 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.
More Rick Warren Quotes
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Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets God speak to you.
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We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.
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To make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths: First, compared with eternity, life is extremely brief. Second, earth is only a temporary residence. You won’t be here long, so don’t get too attached.
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Telling others how they can have eternal life is the greatest thing you can do for them.
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If Jesus is king in heaven then the Kingdom of God is in heaven. If Jesus is king, reign on earth then the Kingdom of Heaven is on earth. If Jesus is king in my heart, then the Kingdom of God is in me.
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You don’t bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.
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Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.
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Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.
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When you use your life for God’s glory, everything you do can become an act of worship
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Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.
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Living by faith isn’t living with certainty. It’s trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.
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Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems.
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The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.
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Life minus love equals zero.
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Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD
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