Top 500 Rick Warren Quotes (2024 Update)
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401. “So I would say God hates war, but God loves every soldier.”

— Rick Warren

402. “To make the most of your life, you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart.”

— Rick Warren

403. “And you know, when you’ve experienced grace and you feel like you’ve been forgiven, you’re a lot more forgiving of other people. You’re a lot more gracious to others.”

— Rick Warren

404. “Self worth and net worth are not the same.”

— Rick Warren

405. “A church will never grow beyond its capacity to meet needs.”

— Rick Warren

406. “Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets God speak to you.”

— Rick Warren

407. “Who are you going to live for – yourself or God?”

— Rick Warren

408. “When you fully comprehend that there is more to life than just here and now, and you realize that life is just preparation for eternity, you will begin to live differently. You will start living in light of eternity, and that will color how you handle every relationship, task, and circumstance. Suddenly many activities, goals, and even problems that seemed so important will appear trivial, petty, and unworthy of your attention. The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.”

— Rick Warren

409. “The church that doesn’t want to grow is saying to the world, “go to hell.””

— Rick Warren

410. “God does not want you to become a God; he wants you to become godly – taking on his values, attitudes, and character.”

— Rick Warren

411. “We have a choice of focusing on our problems or focusing on God, who holds the solution.”

— Rick Warren

412. “The great evangelist D. L. Moody once said, “The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge, but to change our lives.”

— Rick Warren

413. “Lasting change requires new ways of thinking. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act. If you want to change how you act, you must begin by changing the way you think. Your thoughts are the autopilot of your life.”

— Rick Warren

414. “Will we fulfill God’s purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life?”

— Rick Warren

415. “If you always feel comfortable reading God’s Word, you’re either not reading ALL of it, or you aren’t letting it sink in.”

— Rick Warren

416. “I dare you to try trusting Jesus for 60 days. Or your money guaranteed back.”

— Rick Warren

417. “Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans. United not by race or religion or by blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us.”

— Rick Warren

418. “My whole goal is just to keep myself motivated. If I’m motivated, if I’m on fire, it’s going to catch with somebody else.”

— Rick Warren

419. “Prayer is the greatest use of my words.”

— Rick Warren

420. “Why you do what you do matters the most to God.”

— Rick Warren

421. “What matters in life is not so much what happens to us, but what happens in us.”

— Rick Warren

422. “Knowledge increases responsibility.”

— Rick Warren

423. “We receive God’s grace by humbly admitting that we need it.”

— Rick Warren

424. “Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber. Paul said, “We know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character.”

— Rick Warren

425. “Growing marriages aren’t determined by how much you have in common but by how graciously you deal with your differences.”

— Rick Warren

426. “Christlikeness is not produced by imitation, but by inhabitation.”

— Rick Warren

427. “That is why the key to long-lasting success is to develop habits – new, positive habits that replace our self-defeating behaviors.”

— Rick Warren

428. “A. W. Tozer said, “The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of themselves. We’re still trying to give orders, and interfering with God’s work within us.”

— Rick Warren

429. “We bring God glory by loving other believers.”

— Rick Warren

430. “The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people for thousands of years. That’s because we typically begin at the wrong starting point – ourselves. We ask self-centered questions like What do I want to be? What should I do with my life? What are my goals, my ambitions, my dreams for my future? But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life’s purpose.”

— Rick Warren

431. “It doesn’t matter what your age is, God will use you if you will begin to act and think like a servant.”

— Rick Warren

432. “The Bible says, “You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”14.”

— Rick Warren

433. “Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God. He thought of you first. It is not fate, nor chance, nor luck, nor coincidence that you are breathing at this very moment. You are alive because God wanted to create you! The Bible says, “The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me.”

— Rick Warren

434. “The Daniel Plan is designed to cut cravings, satisfy your appetite, and teach you to listen to your body.”

— Rick Warren

435. “If there was more courting in marriage, there’d be fewer marriages in court. Date your mate. Today.”

— Rick Warren

436. “Marriage doesn’t create problems. It reveals them. You bring unresolved stuff into it.”

— Rick Warren

437. “I’d rather have all my questions unanswered and walk with God than not walk with God and have all my questions answered.”

— Rick Warren

438. “I happen to know people who are followers of Christ in other religions.”

— Rick Warren

439. “The Bible tells us that there are some things worth fighting for. In fact, the Bible says there’s some things worth dying for.”

— Rick Warren

440. “When you live in light of eternity, your values change. You use your time and money more wisely. You place a higher premium on relationships and character instead of fame or wealth or achievements or even fun. Your priorities are reordered. Keeping up with trends, fashions, and popular values just doesn’t matter as much anymore. Paul said, “I once thought all these things were so very important, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.”3.”

— Rick Warren

441. “Peace with God, peace with others, and peace in your own heart.”

— Rick Warren

442. “There’s never going to be peace in the world until there’s peace in nations. There’s never going to be peace in nations till there’s peace in communities and families and in individual lives.”

— Rick Warren

443. “Es posible dar sin amar, pero no se puede amar sin dar.”

— Rick Warren

444. “When you live in light of eternity, your focus changes from “How much pleasure am I getting out of life?” to “How much pleasure is God getting out of my life?”

— Rick Warren

445. “The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God.”

— Rick Warren

446. “There are three barriers that block our total surrender to God: fear, pride, and confusion. We don’t realize how much God loves us, we want to control our own lives, and we misunderstand the meaning of surrender.”

— Rick Warren

447. “Where the grass is greener, the water bill is bigger.”

— Rick Warren

448. “Even a broken tree can bear fruit.”

— Rick Warren

449. “America was built on rugged individualism, and today that has evolved into a culture of narcissism. But God didn’t create you to live for you. If you want to follow Jesus, you have to put aside your selfish ambition.”

— Rick Warren

450. “I don’t care whether you’re Baptist, Buddhist, Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, Muslim, or no religion at all. Jesus Christ still loves you. You still matter to God.”

— Rick Warren