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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More Rick Warren Quotes
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The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be.
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Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to who you belong.
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Be grateful for who you are and whatever you have. Everything you have is a gift from God.
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Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.
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Worship isn’t an event to attend & watch. It’s a lifestyle to be lived.
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Many people allow their need for other people’s approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.
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The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God.
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People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.
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Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.
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Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.
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Most of the time, it’s your thinking, not your talent, that holds you back.
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The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.
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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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Telling others how they can have eternal life is the greatest thing you can do for them.
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Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber.
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Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.
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The secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal.
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Pride builds walls between people, humility builds bridges.
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The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.
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Our hope is not in the man we put in the White House but in the Man we put on the Cross.
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The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God gives you. The more you humble yourself, the more you’re honored by others.
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Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.
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In deep pain, people don’t need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.
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Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.
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To make the most of your life you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.
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A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.
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