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“You can use your time to build bridges or walls. The latter is not only unChristlike, it limits impact & creates loneliness.”

“When God wants to make a mushroom, he does it overnight, but when He wants to make a giant oak, He takes a hundred years. Great souls are grown through struggles and storms and seasons of suffering. Be patient with the process.”

Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.”

Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

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

Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ.”

Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“God never does anything accidentally…”

Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power. Life just has to go on!”

“Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.”

Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“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.”

“the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.”

“The books that have helped me most are the ones I reacted to, not just read”

“You can't grow strong without resistance.”

“God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time.”

“Life minus love equals zero.”

“Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution.”

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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Obedience unlocks understanding.”

Rick Warren book The Purpose Driven Life

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Rick Warren: The issue to me, I'm not opposed to that as much as I'm opposed to redefinition of a 5,000 year definition of marriage. I'm opposed to having a brother and sister being together and calling that marriage. I'm opposed to an older guy marrying a child and calling that marriage. I'm opposed to one guy having multiple wives and calling that marriage.
Steven Waldman: Do you think, though, that they are equivalent to having gays getting married?
Rick Warren: Oh, I do.”

Response to the question: "What about partnership benefits in terms of insurance or hospital visitation?", as quoted in "Rick Warren’s Controversial Comments on Gay Marriage" by Steven Waldman at Beliefnet (17 December 2008) http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/12/rick-warrens-controversial-com.html

“The smile of God is the goal of your life. Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that. The Bible says, "Figure out what will please Christ, then do it." Fortunately, the Bible gives us a clear example of a life that gives pleasure to God. The man's name was Noah.”

What Makes God Smile?
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (2002)

“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. <br class="br"> "Word of the Day: God’s Provision: Trust God" in Electronic Urban Report (3 August 2010) http://www.eurweb.com/?p=40621

“Be willing to let people leave the church. And I told you earlier the fact that people are gonna leave the church no matter what you do. But when you define the vision, you're choosing who leaves. You say, "But Rick, yes, they're the pillars of the church." Now, you know what pillars are. Pillars are people who hold things up … And in your church, you may have to have some blessed subtractions before you have any real additions.”

Source: "Building a Purpose Driven Church" seminar, Saddleback Church (January 1998), quoted in "The Church Growth Movement: An Analysis of Rick Warren's "Purpose Driven" Church", in Foundation Magazine (March-April 1998)