Top 140 Warren W. Wiersbe Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.”

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2. “After all, a crisis doesn’t make a person; it reveals what a person is made of.”

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3. “Discipleship is a daily discipline; we follow Jesus a step at a time, a day at a time.”

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4. “Christians have a dual citizenship – on earth and in heaven – and our citizenship in heaven ought to make us better people here on earth.”

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5. “Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.”

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6. “Real contentment must come from within. You and I cannot change or control the world around us, but we can change and control the world within us.”

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7. “If you are going to live by faith, then expect your faith to be tested. A faith that can’t be tested can’t be trusted.”

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8. “The Christian life is a pilgrimage from earth to heaven, and our task is to take as many as possible with us as we make this journey.”

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9. “Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday’s regret and tomorrow’s worries.”

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10. “People who walk by faith don’t see obstacles, they see opportunities.”

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11. “In our universe there is God and there are people and things. We were made so that we should worship God, love people and use things. However if we worship ourselves, we will ignore God, start loving things and begin to use people.”

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12. “God doesn’t bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.”

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13. “Life’s trials are not easy. But in God’s will, each has a purpose. Often He uses them to enlarge you.”

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14. “You do not move ahead by constantly looking in a rear view mirror. The past is a rudder to guide you, not an anchor to drag you. We must learn from the past but not live in the past.”

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15. “Outlook determines outcome.”

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16. “Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.”

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17. “A realist is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A skeptic is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been burned.”

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18. “The world changes – circumstances change, we change – but God’s Word never changes.”

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19. “Worship is the believer’s response of all that they are – mind, emotions, will, body – to what God is and says and does.”

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20. “You are a Christian because somebody cared. Now it’s your turn.”

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21. “We have little control over the circumstances of life. We can’t control the weather or the economy, and we can’t control what other people say about or do to us. There is only one area where we have control – we can rule the kingdom inside. The heart of every problem is the problem in the heart.”

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22. “If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you’ll be delighted.”

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23. “Remember, your worth is founded in Jesus Christ.”

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24. “If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.”

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25. “Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow.”

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26. “When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.”

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27. “God doesn’t always change the circumstances, but He can change us to meet the circumstances. That’s what it means to live by faith.”

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28. “The devil tempts us to bring out the worst in us, but the Father tests us to bring out the best in us.”

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29. “Some of your greatest blessings come with patience.”

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30. “God has ordained that His people live by promises and not by explanations.”

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31. “If the Lord calls you, He will equip you for the task He wants you to fulfill.”

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32. “If life is to have meaning, and if God’s will is to be done, all of us have to accept who we are and what we are, give it back to God, and thank Him for the way He made us. What I am is God’s gift to me; what I do with it is my gift to Him.”

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33. “God made us and God is able to empower us to do whatever he calls us to do. Denying that we can accomplish God’s work is not humility; it is the worst kind of pride.”

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34. “Trusting God means thinking and acting according to God’s word in spite of circumstances, feelings, or consequences.”

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35. “No matter how much you may change or how life may change, God never changes, and His promises never fail.”

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36. “God will open up places of service for you as He sees you are ready. Meanwhile, study the Bible and give yourself a chance to grow.”

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37. “Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry.”

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38. “If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.”

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39. “The way we behave toward people indicates what we really believe about God.”

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40. “The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings.”

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41. “Wise people listen to wise instruction, especially instruction from the Word of God.”

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42. “People can’t see your root system, but God can. Praying and meditating on the Word of God will cause your roots to go down deep into His love.”

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43. “The way we respond to criticism pretty much depends on the way we respond to praise. If praise humbles us, then criticism will build us up. But if praise inflates us, then criticism will crush us; and both responses lead to our defeat.”

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44. “It is futile for us to try to serve God without the power of the Holy Spirit. Talent, training, and experience cannot take the place of the power of the Spirit.”

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45. “Your heart grows by giving out, but your mind grows by taking in; and both are necessary to a happy and balanced life of service.”

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46. “You may think that you are insignificant in the great plan of God, but you are not. You are tremendously important to God – so much so that Jesus died for you, and the Holy Spirit lives in you. You may seem small in your own eyes, and this is good; because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. However, don’t let your humility become sin by making you believe you can do nothing for God. God can use you to help Him accomplish His will on this earth.”

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47. “The greatest judgment God can send on His people is letting them have their own way.”

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48. “Outlook determines outcome, and attitude determines action.”

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49. “Contentment is not escape from the battle, but rather an abiding peace and confidence in the midst of the battle.”

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50. “The bumps are what you climb on.”

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