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God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy.

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Rick Warren
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 28
Pastor
Theologian
Writer
San Jose
California
Richard Duane Warren
Character
Life
Comfort
Interested
Holy
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