Quotes from Rick Warren

One day it's all going to be clear. It's all going to make sense. You're going to be able to say, "So that's why God allowed that in my life!" Until then, God wants you to trust him.

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 he could create this galaxy just so he could create Earth so he could create human beings so he could create a family.

Read the genealogy of Jesus, and you have to see how the four women in that genealogy God used their sins for His glory.

While we wait for God to work for us, God is waiting to work through us.

He (God) usually prefers to work through people rather than perform miracles, so that we will depend on each other for fellowship.

God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never do anything with it.

If God only used perfect people, nothing would get done. God will use anybody if you're available.

Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.

Jesus modeled a purpose-driven life, and he taught others how to live it, too. That was the "work" that brought glory to God.

God wants to use you to make a difference in His world. He wants to work through you. What matters is not the duration of your life, but the donation of it. Not how long you lived, but how you lived.

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

God is at work in the world, and He wants you to join Him....You are the only Christian some people will ever know.