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“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.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Trusting God completely means having faith that He knows what is best for your life. You expect Him to keep His promises, help you with problems, and do the impossible when necessary.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Other people are going to find healing in your wounds. Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Familiarity breeds complacency.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“God is always more interested in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

“Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out. Fellowship happens when mercy wins over justice.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?