Quotemeal: Sep. 24th, 1959

Thursday, September 24, 1959

"God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible."
— Rick Warren

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Illustration of Rick Warren — "God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible."

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