Quotes from Rick Warren

If you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry.

Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that. Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it. EPHESIANS 5:10 THE MESSAGE

The first step in change is usually discomfort!

Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.

Today we often feel we must "get away" from our daily routine in order to worship God, but that is only because we haven't learned to practice his presence all the time. Brother Lawrence found it easy to worship God through the common tasks of life; he didn't have to go away for special spiritual retreats.

You exist only because God wills that you exist.

Jesus has not promised to build your ministry; he has promised to build his church.

Happiness isn't getting all that you want. It's enjoying all that you have.

Preparing you for these two questions is the goal of this book. The first question will determine where you spend eternity. The second question will determine what you do in eternity. By the end of this book you will be ready to answer both questions.

Self-worth and net worth are not the same.

Parachurch organizations and other Christian groups come and go, but the church will last for eternity. It is worth giving our lives for and it deserves our best.

Never confuse activity with productivity.