Rick Warren citations

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

“Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.”

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

“Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test… You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies.”

“Relationships are always worth restoring.”

“Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.”

“The purpose of influence is to "speak up for those who have no influence." (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.”

“The truth is, almost everything we do is done poorly when we first start doing it – that’s how we learn.”

“The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.”

“Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions.”

“If you have ever said, "I didn't get anything out of worship today," you worshiped for the wrong reason. Worship isn't for you. It's for God.”

“we are product of our past but we don't have to be prisoners of it.”

“God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.”

“Surrender… sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed”

“Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.”

“You are as close to God as you choose to be.”

“Familiarity breeds complacency.”

“If God only used perfect people, nohting would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.”

“Then Jesus changed the situation. When he paid for our sins on the cross, the veil in the temple that symbolized our separation from God was split from top to bottom, indicating that direct access to God was once again available.”

“At first opposites attract. Then opposites attack.”

“You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time.”

“The closer you live to God, the smaller everything else appears.”

“The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do.”

“Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.”

“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.”

“We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.”

“As long as you do things for God, you are a Hall of Famer in heaven's list.”

“Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.”

“Maturity is produced through relationships and community.”