In 35 yrs of leading I've been afraid at every major step but I DID IT ANYWAY since I REFUSE let fear run my life. Rick Warren More Quotes by Rick Warren More Quotes From Rick Warren Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate. Rick Warren inspirationallovelife The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times. Rick Warren happy-timestestsdark When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time Rick Warren purpose-driven-lifeportionsgiving You'll find success in life when you stop trying to include God in your plans and Instead ask God to include you in His. Rick Warren success-in-lifeplanstrying A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority. Rick Warren majorityevillying God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He's working on you, too. Rick Warren i-hate-youanxietybutterfly Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone hurts you repeatedly, you are commanded by God to forgive them instantly, but you are not expected to trust them immediately, and you are not expected to continue allowing them to hurt you. Rick Warren trackhurtchristian God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career. Rick Warren careerseternitycharacter Our time on earth and our energy, intelligence, opportunities, relationships, and resources are all gifts from God that he has entrusted to our care and management. We are stewards of whatever God gives us. This concept of stewardship begins with the recognition that God is the owner of everything and everyone on earth. ... We never actually own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we're here. It was God's property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die. Rick Warren environmentalopportunitygiving When God is at the center of your life, you Worship, when He's not, you Worry. Rick Warren worshipworry Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him. Rick Warren limitsprayingtrying When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship Rick Warren useworshipchristian God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them. Rick Warren godrunningsometimes Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD Rick Warren quiet-momentsthank-godinspirational You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Rick Warren godlychristianfaith God's LOVE is Like an Ocean; You can See its Beginning, but not its end. Rick Warren oceanendslove-is Integrity is built by defeating the temptation to be dishonest; humility grows when we refuse to be prideful; and endurance develops every time you reject the temptation to give up. Rick Warren giving-uphumilityintegrity A godly man is never threatened by the gifts of a godly woman. Rick Warren pastorwomengodly Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable Rick Warren energyworrypast People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers. Rick Warren our-loveprayerpeople
