Rick Warren Men Quotations

Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.

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

Resentment always hurts you more than the person you resent.

What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.

Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.

It is never too late to start growing.

the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.

Your commitments can develop you or destroy you, but either way, they will define you.

A great commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will grow a great church.

A godly man is never threatened by the gifts of a godly woman.

Your wisest moments will be those when you say yes to God.

Nothing shapes your life more than the commitments you choose to make.

Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.

All leaders are learners. The moment you stop learning, you stop leading. I learn as much as I can, from as many as I can, as often as I can.

In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.

Our time on earth and our energy, intelligence, opportunities, relationships, and resources are all gifts from God that he has entrusted to our care and management. We are stewards of whatever God gives us. This concept of stewardship begins with the recognition that God is the owner of everything and everyone on earth. ... We never actually own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we're here. It was God's property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die.

Our hope is not in the man we put in the White House but in the Man we put on the Cross.

Happy moments, PRAISE GOD Difficult moments, SEEK GOD Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD Painful moments, TRUST GOD Every moment, THANK GOD

The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.

Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day.

Christmas is the time for celebration, so I'm not against decorating, putting on lights, buying gifts. In fact, the whole reason we give gifts is the wise men gave gifts to Jesus at the first Christmas, and that started the gift-giving process.

Many of the liberal people tend to say, "Well, the solution is government." I couldn't disagree more. The government cannot solve the problem and never will. I believe the solution to these problems is the church and that the church should be responsible for caring for the sick, and assisting the poor, and educating.

The Bible says that God puts government on earth to punish evildoers. Not good-doers. Evildoers.

The Bible says that governments can do things that I'm not supposed to do as an individual. God has not put the law in my hands. He's put the law in the government's hands.

I happen to agree with many of the liberal emphasis on compassion, justice and equality. I just disagree that it's the government's role to provide everything.

When you win, don't swagger. When you lose, don't sulk.

When the Bible speaks of God's love for us and the kind of love we are to have for him and for other people, the word is always apage, signifying a commitment to act.

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go.

God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.

There's much you can't change, but there's something important you can change: you.

Many people, especially men, feel it is an admission of weakness to ask for help or to express a need. But there is absolutely no shame in needing others.

Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life.

Three enemies that will weaken your ministry over time: Self-indulgence, bitterness, and carelessness. Strong people discipline their desires, restrain their reactions, and keep their commitments.

In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. You're not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need.

Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans. United not by race or religion or by blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us.

Maturity is when you live your life by your commitments, not by your feelings.

When the Christian praises and gives thanks to God, this not only pleases God, but it enriches the Christian's life with joy. It is a reciprocating transaction between God and man.