Rick Warren
Rick Warren
Richard Duane "Rick" Warrenis an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch in Lake Forest, California, that is the eighth-largest church in the United States. He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent book...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 January 1954
CitySan Jose, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Pain is the fuel of passion - it energizes us with an intensity to change that we don't normally possess.
There is no growth if there is no change. There is no change if there is no loss. There is no loss if there is no pain.
God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to equip you for ministry to others.
Don't waste your pain; use it to help others.
In pain, I'd rather walk with Jesus with all of my questions, than walk by myself with all the answers.
Your most profound and intimate experiences of worship will likely be in your darkest days - when your heart is broken, when you feel abandoned, when your out of options, when the pain is great - and you turn to God alone.
Resentment always hurts you more than it does the person you resent. While your offender has probably forgotten the offense and gone on with life, you continue to stew in your pain, perpetuating the past. Listen: those who hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment. Your past is past! Nothing will change it. You are only hurting yourself with your bitterness. For your own sake, learn from it, and then let it go.
There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss and no loss without pain.
The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.
In deep pain, people don't need logic, advice, encouragement, or even Scripture. They just need you to show up and shut up.
God doesn't intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other.
Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.
Unkind people need your kindness the most. They advertise their pain.
God's purpose is greater than our problems, our pain and even our sin.