Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.
RICK WARRENWhile it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.
More Rick Warren Quotes
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If you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them.
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Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.
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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.
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The greatest use of your words is prayer. Talk to God about EVERYTHING, all the time. Maintain a running conversation.
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When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time
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Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him.
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Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.
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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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Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.
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The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.
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Great opportunities are often disguised as small acts of service.
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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 purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.
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Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery – there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.
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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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