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.
RICK WARRENGod teaches us to love by putting some unlovely people around us.
More Rick Warren Quotes
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You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.
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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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For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can’t hold any back.
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Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.
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Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.
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The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.
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Life minus love equals zero.
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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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People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.
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Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable.
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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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If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you’d have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind.
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You weren’t put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.
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Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits.
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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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You cannot fulfil God’s purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.
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Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.
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The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.
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Many people allow their need for other people’s approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them.
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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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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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If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use.
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People are interested by talent. God is impressed by character
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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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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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