That's one of those questions I'm asked more often than anything else. Will my dog go to heaven? And I say well, the lion will lay down with the lamb. Rick Warren More Quotes by Rick Warren More Quotes From Rick Warren You must begin with God. Rick Warren wildest-dreams purpose-driven-life Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions. Rick Warren teach obedience lifetime If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available. Rick Warren use perfect people Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior. Rick Warren differences letting-go past Every time you defeat a temptation, you become more like Jesus! Rick Warren defeat temptation jesus People aren't things to be molded; they are lives to be unfolded. And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential. Rick Warren leader helping people Every human activity, except sin, can be done for God's pleasure, if you do it with an attitude of praise. Rick Warren good-christian done attitude History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it. Rick Warren church shows culture Self worth and net worth are not the same. Rick Warren net-worth self-worth self Never confuse activity with productivity. Rick Warren purpose-driven-life activity driven The smile of God is the goal of your life. Rick Warren goal When Jesus started His ministry, the very first thing He did was form a small group. Rick Warren ministry groups jesus After learning to love God (worship), learning to love others is the second purpose of your life. Rick Warren purpose god-love worship Biblical convictions are essential for spiritual growth and maturity. What is ironic today is that people often have strong convictions about weak issues (football, fashion, etc.) while having weak convictions about major issues (what is right and what is wrong). Rick Warren spiritual christian football Willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven't dealt with the root cause. Rick Warren overcoming-adversity stress roots To begin loving people today, we must close the door on the past. And that cannot happen without forgiveness! Forgive those who have hurt you - for your sake, not because they deserve it. Rick Warren forgiveness hurt christian In our competitive world we're taught to never quit trying, never give up, and never give in - so we don't hear much about surrendering. If winning is everything, surrendering is unthinkable. Even Christians would rather talk about winning, succeeding, overcoming, and conquering than yielding, submitting, obeying, and surrendering. But surrendering to God is the heart of worship. Rick Warren giving-up christian heart Faith is facing reality without being discouraged by it. Rick Warren facing-reality discouraged reality The key to friendship with God, he said, is not changing what you do, but changing your attitude toward what you do. Rick Warren keys said attitude God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible. Rick Warren disappointment reading jesus