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> [God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/god-is-more-interested-in-your-character-than-your-comfort-god-is/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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> [God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/god-is-always-more-interested-in-why-we-do-something-than-in-what-we/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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> [ Life is \[perceived as\] a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/life-is-perceived-as-a-series-of-problems-either-you-are-in-one-now/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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## More by Rick Warren

> [Behind every successful child is an adult who believed in him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/behind-every-successful-child-is-an-adult-who-believed-in-him/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [Change always starts in your mind. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/change-always-starts-in-your-mind-the-way-you-think-determines-the/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [If Jesus is king in heaven then the Kingdom of God is in heaven. If Jesus is king, reign on earth then the Kingdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/if-jesus-is-king-in-heaven-then-the-kingdom-of-god-is-in-heaven-if/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/the-bible-says-you-must-make-allowance-for-each-other-s-faults-and/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [If it grows on a plant, it's healthy. If it's made in a plant, don't eat it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/if-it-grows-on-a-plant-it-s-healthy-if-it-s-made-in-a-plant-don-t-eat/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [Those that innovate the future understand history the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/those-that-innovate-the-future-understand-history-the-best/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [When you jump across a canyon, cautious small steps and vacillation won't work. Sometimes you just have to go for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/when-you-jump-across-a-canyon-cautious-small-steps-and-vacillation/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/we-often-miss-hearing-god-s-voice-simply-because-we-aren-t-paying/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/law-is-downstream-from-culture-by-the-time-you-make-a-law-about/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/if-you-look-at-the-world-you-ll-be-distressed-if-you-look-within-you/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/it-is-mind-boggling-to-me-that-the-almighty-power-created-everything/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/the-role-of-the-church-and-the-government-are-fundamentally-different/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [We become whatever we are committed to](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/we-become-whatever-we-are-committed-to/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [“but it does mean God is able to redeem any and all situations and use them for his own good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/but-it-does-mean-god-is-able-to-redeem-any-and-all-situations-and-use/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-warren/well-actually-i-don-t-think-it-s-a-bunch-of-bad-things-that-send-us/)

[Rick Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-warren/)

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