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.
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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If you prayed as much as you worry, you’d have nothing to worry about.
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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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Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.
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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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People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.
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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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You don’t have to be famous to be 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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Wearing a mask wears you out. Faking it is fatiguing. The most exhausting activity is pretending to be what you know you aren’t.
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Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to who you belong.
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Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.
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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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Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you – your relationship with God.
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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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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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Racism is stupid. It’s an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different.
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The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.
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If Jesus is king in heaven then the Kingdom of God is in heaven. If Jesus is king, reign on earth then the Kingdom of Heaven is on earth. If Jesus is king in my heart, then the Kingdom of God is in me.
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Great opportunities are often disguised as small acts of service.
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Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.
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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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The purpose of influence is to “speak up for those who have no influence.” It’s not about you.
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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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There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can’t do it – because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.
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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 you feel nothing, God is teaching you to live by faith.
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