Rick Warren Prayer Quotations

God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.'

On Thanksgiving we do just everything except give thanks. We eat, we watch football, we have a good time with family. Almost nobody gives thanks to God at Thanksgiving, unless there's a short prayer before we eat.

Use 'breath prayers' throughout the day, as many Christians have done for centuries. You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath.

Delays are as much a part of God plan as answered prayers. God wants you to trust him.

The greatest use of your words is prayer. Talk to God about EVERYTHING, all the time. Maintain a running conversation.

When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve.

Never use prayer as an excuse to procrastinate doing what you already know is the right thing to do.

Prayer is the greatest use of my words.

The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.

People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.

Almost nobody gives thanks to God at Thanksgiving, unless there's a short prayer before we eat.

I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you.

Start today by practicing constant conversation with God and continual mediation on his Word. Prayer lets you speak to God; mediation lets God speak to you.

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.