Quotes from Rick Warren

Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test... You will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism, and even senseless tragedies.

Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.

Relationships are always worth restoring.

The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. (Pr.31:8) It's not about you.

The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people for thousands of years. That's because we typically begin at the wrong starting point—ourselves. We ask self-centered questions like What do I want to be? What should I do with my life? What are my goals, my ambitions, my dreams for my future? But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose.

The truth is, almost everything we do is done poorly when we first start doing it — that's how we learn.

Instant obedience will teach you more about God than a lifetime of Bible discussions.

God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.

The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.

If you have ever said, I didn't get anything out of worship today, you worshiped for the wrong reason. Worship isn't for you. It's for God.

we are product of our past but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.