If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use.
RICK WARRENThe ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.
More Rick Warren Quotes
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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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Surrender is not the best way to live; it is the only way to live. Nothing else works.
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Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.
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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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Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD
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In God’s garden of grace, even broken trees bear fruit…
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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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Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you – your relationship with God.
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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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Failure isn’t a character quality. It’s just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.
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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 is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.
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God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you, too.
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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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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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