Quotes from Rick Warren

Another of Brother Lawrence's helpful ideas was to pray shorter conversational prayers continually through the day rather than trying to pray long sessions of complex prayers.

Because we're sinners, we hurt each other, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. But

The apostle Paul said, "Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope" (Rom. 15:4).

A young man in his twenties wrote, "I feel like a failure because I'm struggling to become something, and I don't even know what it is. All I know how to do is to get by. Someday, if I discover my purpose, I'll feel I'm beginning to live.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it's thinking of yourself less.

Since we were restored to friendship with God by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be delivered from eternal punishment by his life. ROMANS 5:10 NLT

Without God's power in your life, you are just running on your own energy. God never meant for you to do that. It's like having a laptop that's unplugged; the battery will eventually drain and shut down the computer. Why would you live like that when God created you for so much more?

God made you for a reason and your life has profound meaning! We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives.

The eternal salvation of a single soul is more important than anything else you will ever achieve in life. Only people are going to last forever.

Your value doesn't come from the clothes you wear, a number on a scale, your career, or your success with a health plan on any given day. You are of immense value because God made you.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.