30 inspirational Rick Warren quotes – Live successfully!

Inspirational quotes on how to live a successful life by Saddleback Church pastor, Rick Warren.

The megachurch pastor is also a bestselling author of many Christian books including The Purpose Driven Life which has sold more than 30 million copies, making Rick Warren a New York Times bestselling author.

Below are a compilation of quotes to direct you to live a victorious life in all aspects, spiritually, physically and within your profession.

Top 30 Rick Warren quotes

1. “If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use.”

2. “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.”

3. “Don’t’ call it a failure, call it an education. Some of us are very educated.”

4. “God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don’t run after them.”

5. “God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you, too.”

6. “The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.”

7. “We become whatever we are committed to.”

8. “Worry is a waste of energy. It cant change the past. It cant control the future. It only makes today miserable.”

9. “Great opportunities may come once in a lifetime, but small opportunities surround us every day.”

10. “Most of the time, it’s your thinking, not your talent, that holds you back.”

11. “If your activities don’t match your priorities, you are wasting your life.”

12. “Never let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you – to pray more, trust more, expect more.”

13. “God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.”

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

15. “Resentment always hurts you more than the person you resent.”

16. “Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.”

17. “When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time.”

18. “The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God gives you. The more you humble yourself, the more you’re honored by others.”

19. “If you’re alive, there’s a purpose for your life.”

20. “If you prayed as much as you worry, you’d have nothing to worry about.”

21. “Satan tries to limit your praying because he knows your praying will limit him.”

22. “People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenceless against our prayers.”

23. “If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what’s the point?”

24. “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.”

25. “If you try to serve people, it impresses them. If you try to impress people it irritates them.”

26. “It is never too late to start growing.”

27. “If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people.”

28. “Let me tell you how worthwhile you are. You are infinitely valuable to God. First, God created you. Second, Jesus died for you. Third, he puts his Spirit within you. Fourth, he wants you to be with him forever in eternity. That’s how valuable you are to God. You are infinitely valuable to God.”

29. “For God to mend your broken heart you must give him ALL the pieces. You can’t hold any back.”

30. “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.”

31. “There is nothing you can do that will make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply can’t do it – because his love for you is based upon his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.”

32. “Jesus said, “I am the way [to heaven].” I’m betting that he’s not a liar. I’m betting that he told the truth.”

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