Explanations don't comfort. You won't feel better if you know why. It won't hurt any less. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent. While your offender has probably forgotten the offense and gone… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
It's easy to explain away evil. We have a free choice, and our greatest blessing is also our greatest curse, because I… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
To begin loving people today, we must close the door on the past. And that cannot happen without forgiveness! Forgive those who… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
There is a grand designer behind everything. God's plan for your life, all that happens to you, including your mistakes, your sins,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God loves to bring good out of bad. He loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. Every obstacle is an opportunity. Every problem… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The ground we have in common with unbelievers is not the Bible, but our common needs, hurts, and interests as human beings.… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“Hiding your hurt only intensifies it. Problems grow in the dark and become bigger and bigger, but when exposed to the light… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
If it grows on a plant, it's healthy. If it's made in a plant, don't eat it. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
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 Image
We often miss hearing God's voice simply because we aren't paying attention. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
