Top 500 Rick Warren Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Salvation is not a religion. It’s not rules or regulations or rituals. Salvation is a relationship. That relationship doesn’t begin when you get to Heaven; it begins here on Earth.”

— Rick Warren

152. “God’s Word is not meant just to inform you, but to transform you.”

— Rick Warren

153. “The race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants.”

— Rick Warren

154. “Life is a school and problems are the curriculum.”

— Rick Warren

155. “Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you – your relationship with God.”

— Rick Warren

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156. “Surrender is not the best way to live; it is the only way to live. Nothing else works.”

— Rick Warren

157. “As Christians we’re called to belong, not just to believe. We are not meant to live lone-ranger lives; instead, we are to belong to Christ’s family and be members of his body.”

— Rick Warren

158. “You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.”

— Rick Warren

159. “Failure isn’t a character quality. It’s just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.”

— Rick Warren

160. “Leadership is learned, earned, and discerned. You develop it. It’s based on trust and credibility. Others see it in you. You can’t demand it.”

— Rick Warren

161. “Becoming like Christ is a long, slow process of growth.”

— Rick Warren

162. “Maturity is produced through relationships and community.”

— Rick Warren

163. “Life is too short to learn everything by personal experience.”

— Rick Warren

164. “Wearing a mask wears you out. Faking it is fatiguing. The most exhausting activity is pretending to be what you know you aren’t.”

— Rick Warren

165. “When you use your life for God’s glory, everything you do can become an act of worship. The Bible says, “Use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God.”12.”

— Rick Warren

166. “At first opposites attract. Then opposites attack.”

— Rick Warren

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167. “You weren’t put on earth to be remembered. You were put here to prepare for eternity.”

— Rick Warren

168. “In deep pain, people don’t need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.”

— Rick Warren

169. “While we wait for God to work for us, God is waiting to work through us.”

— Rick Warren

170. “Great leaders inspire. They maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don’t follow discouraged leaders. They follow those who persist with hope.”

— Rick Warren

171. “In our final moments we all realize that relationships are what life is all about. Wisdom is learning that truth sooner rather than later.”

— Rick Warren

172. “If your activities don’t match your priorities, you are wasting your life.”

— Rick Warren

173. “Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus!”

— Rick Warren

174. “Let love be your greatest aim.”

— Rick Warren

175. “Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus.”

— Rick Warren

176. “Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character.”

— Rick Warren

177. “Worry is really just a form of atheism. Every time you worry, you’re acting like an atheist. You’re saying, “It all depends on me.” That’s just not in the Bible.”

— Rick Warren

178. “Impression without expression causes depression. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation.”

— Rick Warren

179. “The Bible offers three metaphors that teach us God’s view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment.”

— Rick Warren

180. “Anytime you feel jealous or envious, you reject your uniqueness. It’s a criticism of God’s plan for you.”

— Rick Warren

181. “Delays are as much a part of God plan as answered prayers. God wants you to trust him.”

— Rick Warren

182. “Sacrifice is the essence of love, which is the essence of God.”

— Rick Warren

183. “There’s nothing in your life you can’t learn from, if you respond with the right attitude.”

— Rick Warren

184. “Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember to whom you belong.”

— Rick Warren

185. “I could imagine God saying to a lot of us, “Hey, I’m God, and you’re not. You’re not the general manager of the universe.” And the greatest stress reliever is take God seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously.”

— Rick Warren

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186. “Jesus modeled a purpose-driven life, and he taught others how to live it, too. That was the ‘work’ that brought glory to God.”

— Rick Warren

187. “Jesus is knocking at your door. Take hold of the better life by letting him into your life. Make him the boss of your life. It’ll change everything.”

— Rick Warren

188. “You know you’re surrendered to God when you rely on God to work things out instead of trying to manipulate others, force your agenda, and control the situation. You let go and let God work. You don’t have to always be “in charge.” The Bible says, “Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him.”

— Rick Warren

189. “If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.”

— Rick Warren

190. “The very first task of leadership is to set the vision for the organization. If you don’t set the vision, you’re not the leader.”

— Rick Warren

191. “Relationships are always worth restoring.”

— Rick Warren

192. “God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: ‘Use me.’”

— Rick Warren

193. “But no one who is lost has lost one ounce of value to God. Even if you don’t have a relationship with him, you have immense value to God.”

— Rick Warren

194. “A Christian ought to speak kindly even when given the opportunity to retaliate.”

— Rick Warren

195. “Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!”

— Rick Warren

196. “Faith is choosing and believing God’s dream for your life. Nothing starts happening in your life until you start dreaming. God gave you the ability to dream, to create, to imagine.”

— Rick Warren

197. “God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.”

— Rick Warren

198. “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.”

— Rick Warren

199. “God hates loneliness, and community is God’s answer to loneliness. When we walk alongside other people, we find a community where we learn how to love.”

— Rick Warren

200. “At most, you will live a hundred years on earth, but you will spend forever in eternity.”

— Rick Warren