Rick Warren Quotes

1. “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.”

— Rick Warren

2. “We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God’s purposes by ourselves.”

— Rick Warren

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3. “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.”

— Rick Warren

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4. “There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss and no loss without pain.”

— Rick Warren

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5. “God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you, too.”

— Rick Warren

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6. “You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.”

— Rick Warren

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7. “People are interested by talent. God is impressed by character.”

— Rick Warren

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8. “Humility is not denying your strengths, humility is being honest about your weaknesses.”

— Rick Warren

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9. “Passion drives perfection.”

— Rick Warren

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10. “Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.”

— Rick Warren

11. “The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.”

— Rick Warren

12. “The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.”

— Rick Warren

13. “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.”

— Rick Warren

14. “While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.”

— Rick Warren

15. “God’s LOVE is Like an Ocean; You can See its Beginning, but not its end.”

— Rick Warren

16. “It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.”

— Rick Warren

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17. “The more you pray, the less you’ll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You’ll feel more patient and less pressured.”

— Rick Warren

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18. “A great commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will grow a great church.”

— Rick Warren

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19. “Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.”

— Rick Warren

20. “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.”

— Rick Warren

21. “You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.”

— Rick Warren

22. “When you use your life for God’s glory, everything you do can become an act of worship.”

— Rick Warren

23. “The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.”

— Rick Warren

24. “Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.”

— Rick Warren

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25. “Living for God’s glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.”

— Rick Warren

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26. “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.”

— Rick Warren

27. “While you’re waiting, God’s working.”

— Rick Warren

28. “God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.”

— Rick Warren

29. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Humility is thinking more of others.”

— Rick Warren

30. “Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.”

— Rick Warren

31. “If you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry.”

— Rick Warren

32. “Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organization is greater than speed of change inside an organization.”

— Rick Warren

33. “Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.”

— Rick Warren

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34. “Time is your most precious gift, because you only have a set amount of it.”

— Rick Warren

35. “When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He’s not, you Worry.”

— Rick Warren

36. “Christianity is not a religion or a philosophy, but a relationship and a lifestyle. The core of that lifestyle is thinking of others, as Jesus did, instead of ourselves.”

— Rick Warren

37. “The smile of God is the goal of your life.”

— Rick Warren

38. “All leaders are learners. The moment you stop learning, you stop leading. I learn as much as I can, from as many as I can, as often as I can.”

— Rick Warren

39. “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 Warren

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40. “God specializes in giving people a fresh start.”

— Rick Warren

41. “Living in light of eternity changes your priorities.”

— Rick Warren

42. “The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.”

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43. “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”

— Rick Warren

44. “Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him.”

— Rick Warren

45. “Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you.”

— Rick Warren

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46. “The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.”

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47. “God’s mercy to us is the motivation for showing mercy to others. Remember, you will never be asked to forgive someone else more than God has forgiven you.”

— Rick Warren

48. “Life minus love equals zero.”

— Rick Warren

49. “Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.”

— Rick Warren

50. “Christlikeness is your eventual destination, but your journey will last a lifetime.”

— Rick Warren