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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More Rick Warren Quotes
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The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life’s purpose: Ask God.
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The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.
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In pain, I’d rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.
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We become whatever we are committed to.
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God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don’t run after them.
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Not everything in this life has a happy ending, but this life is not the end of the story.
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You’ll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His.
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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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God specializes in giving people a fresh start.
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Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.
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Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him.
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The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.
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You are as close to God as you choose to be.
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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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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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God accepts us unconditionally, and in his view we are all precious and priceless. Focus on this and you will not waste any time and effort trying to be someone you’re not.
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Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.
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God’s LOVE is Like an Ocean; You can See its Beginning, but not its end.
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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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You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.
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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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Great opportunities are often disguised as small acts of service.
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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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What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to 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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If you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them.
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