The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to stop worrying about what others want you to be.
RICK WARRENTo make the best use of your life, you must never forget two truths: First, compared with eternity, life is extremely brief. Second, earth is only a temporary residence. You won’t be here long, so don’t get too attached.
More Rick Warren Quotes
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God teaches us to love by putting some unlovely people around us.
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Most of the time, it’s your thinking, not your talent, that holds you back.
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Delays are as much a part of God plan as answered prayers. God wants you to trust him.
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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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You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
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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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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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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 secret of endurance is to remember that your pain is temporary but your reward will be eternal.
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In God’s garden of grace, even broken trees bear fruit…
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When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time
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You are as close to God as you choose to be.
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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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Remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.
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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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