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.
RICK WARRENGod changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you, too.
More Rick Warren Quotes
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The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
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Worry is the warning light that shows I’ve stopped looking to God to meet my needs.
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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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When you feel nothing, God is teaching you to live by faith.
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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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Never let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you – to pray more, trust more, expect more.
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Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.
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God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.
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You don’t have to be famous to be great.
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Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.
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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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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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You are as close to God as you choose to be.
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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 ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.
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