Because every day of your life was written on God’s calendar before you were born, everything that happens to you has spiritual significance.
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More Rick Warren Quotes
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You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
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God doesn’t owe us an explanation for everything and actually what I’ve found is that explanations don’t comfort. What comforts is the presence of God, not the explanation of God.
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Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to who you belong.
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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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Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable.
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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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Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God’s face.
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If you are facing trouble right now, don’t ask, “Why me?” Instead ask, “What do you want me to learn?” Then trust God and keep on doing what’s right.
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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.
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Integrity is built by defeating the temptation to be dishonest; humility grows when we refuse to be prideful; and endurance develops every time you reject the temptation to give up.
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Trusting God completely means having faith that he knows what is best for your life. You expect him to keep his promises, help you with problems, and do the impossible when necessary.
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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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Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.
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When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He’s not, you Worry.
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Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.
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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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We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.
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The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.
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God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.
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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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Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him.
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Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.
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The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.
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Life minus love equals zero.
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Little people belittle people. Great people make people feel great.
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Gods plan isn’t a map for your life that you see all at once, but a scroll unrolled a little at a time.
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