Character is never built in a classroom; it is built in the circumstances of life. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“Character is both developed and revealed by test and all of life is a test.” — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Your illness is not your identity. Your chemistry is not your character. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Failure isn't a character quality. It's just an event. How you respond to failure is your character. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
What you BECOME on earth matters far more than what you DO. You're taking your character to heaven, not your career. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
What happens outwardly in your life is not as important as what happens inside you. Your circumstances are temporary, but your character… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
When real revival happens, it changes the moral climate of a community...because we've turned from our wicked ways. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God does not want you to become a God; he wants you to become godly - taking on his values, attitudes, and… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test... You will be tested by major changes,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can't do it… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The next sentence is one of the most important spiritual truths you will ever learn: God develops the fruit of the Spirit… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God uses his Word, people and circumstances to mold us. All three are indispensable for character development. God's word provides the truth… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Life is [perceived as] a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I've often said why does God leave us here on earth, once we accept Christ, once we're in the family, why didn't… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God wants to produce the character of Christ in our lives because he knows that the more we become like him, the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Change always starts in your mind. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you… — Rick Warren Copy Share
If Jesus is king in heaven then the Kingdom of God is in heaven. If Jesus is king, reign on earth then the Kingdom… — Rick Warren Copy Share
“The Bible says, “You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so… — Rick Warren Copy Share
If it grows on a plant, it's healthy. If it's made in a plant, don't eat it. — Rick Warren Copy Share
When you jump across a canyon, cautious small steps and vacillation won't work. Sometimes you just have to go for it. — Rick Warren Copy Share
We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention. — Rick Warren Copy Share
Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture. — Rick Warren Copy Share
“If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be… — Rick Warren Copy Share
It is mind-boggling to me that the Almighty power created everything I see; the Bible says that God created the entire universe just so… — Rick Warren Copy Share
The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always. — Rick Warren Copy Share
“but it does mean God is able to redeem any and all situations and use them for his own good.” — Rick Warren Copy Share
Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace. — Rick Warren Copy Share
![“Life is [perceived as] a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one. The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is…” quote by Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/rick-warren-230_character_life-is-perceived-as-a-series-of-problem_2336259.jpg)
