Rick Warren God Quotations

During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I literally spent hours each day reading God's word, meditating on scripture and praying. I intentionally spent a significant amount of time being still before God.

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.'

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have.

Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change.

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.

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.

Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others.

The Constitution is man-made, so it is not perfect. It's not the basis of my beliefs. My belief system is based on the Scriptures which come from God.

The Bible is very clear that God has a purpose. But even if I know that purpose, I can't fulfill it if I'm out of shape.

The first thing that we need to say is that God is grieving, too. Uh, a lot of people try to make it sound like 'well everything that happens is God's will.' That's nonsense. God allows everything, but God does not choose everything.

God is love. He didn't need us. But he wanted us.

Life is all about stewardship. It all belongs to God - he just loans it to us for a short period of time. The first command God gave to man was to take care of the Earth, which includes managing and protecting the environment.

We serve God by serving others. The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige, and position. If you can demand service from others, you've arrived. In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a servant is not a popular concept.

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

Spiritual emptiness is a universal disease.

But no one who is lost has lost one ounce of value to God. Even if you don't have a relationship with him, you have immense value to God.

You are loved by the One who knows you best. God's love will never disappoint you and never give up on you.

Whenever you serve others in any way, you are actually serving God.

I'd rather have all my questions unanswered and walk with God than not walk with God and have all my questions answered.

God knows what it’s like to lose a son,

Patience is a form of faith. It says, "I trust God. I believe that God is bigger than this problem."

I don't personally have enough faith to be an atheist.

The test of your worldview is not how you act in the good times. The test of your worldview is how you act at the funeral. Having been through literally hundreds if not thousands of funerals: ... It makes a difference what you believe.

I'm not looking for peace on earth through a political solution. I'm a pastor. The Bible talks about three kinds of peace. There is peace with God. There's the peace of God. And there's peace with each other.

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

Be grateful for who you are and whatever you have. Everything you have is a gift from God.

God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don't run after them.

Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.

After learning to love God (worship), learning to love others is the second purpose of your life.

Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.

Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope.

God is the Father who is full of mercy. God is the Father who is full of comfort. That is the kind of relationship he offers to you.