A non-serving Christian is a contradiction in terms. Rick Warren More Quotes by Rick Warren More Quotes From Rick Warren You must never let your personal life be outpaced by your professional life. If you do, [if] your professional life takes more of your time than your personal life, then that's called stress, okay? And it's called worry and things like that. Worry is a sign that you're trying to be God. The greatest stress reliever to me is this sentence: God is God, and I'm not. Rick Warren stressworrytrying Many people spend their lives trying to create a lasting legacy on earth. They want to be remembered when they're gone. Yet, what ultimately matters most will not be what others say about your life but what God says. Rick Warren christianlifepeople 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 hurthealingpeople If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use. Rick Warren useperfectpeople The problem is that tolerant has changed its meaning. It used to mean 'I may disagree with you completely, but I will treat you with respect. Today, tolerant means - 'you must approve of everything I do.' There's a difference between tolerance and approval. Jesus accepted everyone no matter who they were. He doesn't approve of everything I do, or you do, or anybody else does either. You can be accepting without being approving. Rick Warren gaymeanjesus If someone broke your heart it doesn't mean you should build a wall around it and quit loving. Redirect your love. Rick Warren wallheartmean God doesn't owe us an explanation for everything and actually what I've found is that explanations don't comfort. What comforts is the presence of God, not the explanation of God. Rick Warren explanationfoundcomfort Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make. Rick Warren you-chooseshapescommitment If you prayed as much as you complain and quarrel, you'd have a lot less to argue about and much more peace of mind. Rick Warren mindcomplainingarguing You don't have to be famous to be great. Rick Warren Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless. Rick Warren studychristianreligion You can't make a life without making mistakes. Relax and learn something Rick Warren relaxlive-and-learnmistake For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can't hold any back. Rick Warren broken-heartreligiousgod God accepts us unconditionally, and in his view we are all precious and priceless. Focus on this and you will not waste any time and effort trying to be someone you're not. Rick Warren effortfocusviews It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters. Rick Warren mattersuccesslove In God's eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those who treat life as a temporary assignment and serve faithfully, expecting their promised reward in eternity. Rick Warren herochristianfaith Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day. Rick Warren inspirationalrelationshiplife We are only fully alive when we're helping others Rick Warren alivehelping-otherschristian Many people allow their need for other people's approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them. Rick Warren appreciatepeoplethinking Never let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you - to pray more, trust more, expect more. Rick Warren impossible-situationsintimidatingpraying
