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.'

— Rick Warren

God is never in a hurry, but he is always on time.

— Rick Warren

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.

— Rick Warren

Gossip is passing on information when you are neither part of the problem nor part of the solution.

— Rick Warren

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

— Rick Warren

Grief is a good thing. It's the way we get through the transitions of life.

— Rick Warren

He gave us taste buds, then filled the world with incredible flavors like chocolate and cinnamon and all the other spices. He gave us eyes to perceive color and then filled the world with a rainbow of shades. Furthermore, he gave us sensitive ears and then filled the world with rhythms and music. Your capacity for enjoyment is evidence of God's love for you. He could have made the world tasteless, colorless, and silent. The Bible says that God "richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment." He didn't have to do it, but he did, because He loves us.

— Rick Warren

History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it.

— Rick Warren

How Does What We Eat Affect the Planet? The things you put on your fork have the power to affect not only your health, but also agricultural practices, climate change, and even our economy. One church member told us about Nigerian farmers he met who were given seed by a large agricultural company at a cheaper price than their regular seed, but then the seeds from that crop couldn’t be replanted. (They are designed that way.) The farmers then were forced to buy the seed from the same company at a higher price the next year and eventually couldn’t afford to farm. This pattern of industrial agricultural practices not only has impacted the quality of the food you eat, but also creates hunger in little children in Africa. When you stop buying industrial food, it has an enormous ripple effect. The power of your fork can change the world. When it comes to our health and the health of the planet, we have a lot more to learn and study, but we don’t need all the answers in order to take action. We can each make choices to buy more whole foods, sustainably raised animals, locally grown produce, and more. Just as we’ve learned that certain fats are good for us and others are destructive, we can learn what agricultural and food practices are best for us too.

— Rick Warren

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

— Rick Warren