Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Any time you get serious about using your life the way God wants you to use it, there are going to be… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Our time on earth and our energy, intelligence, opportunities, relationships, and resources are all gifts from God that he has entrusted to… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Christmas is the time for celebration, so I'm not against decorating, putting on lights, buying gifts. In fact, the whole reason we… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Three enemies that will weaken your ministry over time: Self-indulgence, bitterness, and carelessness. Strong people discipline their desires, restrain their reactions, and… — 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
Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Your past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus. — 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
The test of your worldview is not how you act in the good times. The test of your worldview is how you… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“Benefits of Being in God’s Family The moment you were spiritually born into God’s family, you were given some astounding birthday gifts:… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. Love concentrates so intently on… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“Listen: Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain… — 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
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
A father, finding time for what is most important is the true marker of a successful person. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
On Thanksgiving we do just everything except give thanks. We eat, we watch football, we have a good time with family. Almost… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
There are many different kinds of doubt. When we doubt the future, we call it worry. When doubt other people we call… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He's working on you, too. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I spend most of my time speaking to people who totally disagree with me. I speak to gays, I speak to atheists,… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
“Every time you try to block a thought out of your mind, you drive it deeper into your memory. By resisting it,… — 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
