Quotes About Sacrifice

The day you found out that you would have a child, you enrolled for full-time service.

God sees and cares when we love until it hurts. — Brenda J. Young —

Laying down your life looks different for everyone, but God's love in you will always look the same. — Tricia Propson —

He humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal's death on a cross. —Philippians 2:8

You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

Relinquishing my hopes of getting a nap

So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. —Matthew 5:23–24

What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. —1 Samuel 15:22

God disciplines us because He loves us, not just when we do wrong, but to prepare us for the days ahead. — Karl Cumberland —

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many. —Matthew 20:28

Christ gave us infinite value on the cross. — Dianna Brumfield

A family's example of sacrificial love points us to the much greater unconditional love of God. — Linda Jett —

God's gifts are free because His love is pure. — Jenni Davenport —

Whether our primary mission is similar to Mary Jo Copeland's or centered within our home or workplace, every time we choose to love someone in an unloving world, we are making ourselves known as followers of Christ. We are choosing to stand out—not for what we accomplish but for our willingness to make sacrifices.

Overcoming our own comfort is sometimes exactly what will comfort someone else. — Sandy Cathcart —

is the choice to expend energy in an effort to benefit the other person, knowing that if his or her life is enriched by your effort, you too will find a sense of satisfaction—the satisfaction of having genuinely loved another.

servants, we show it for Him. — Julie Durham —

Making room for God and others means first putting off the old self. — James Stuart Bell

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. —Ephesians 5:1–2

God calls our leaders to serve Him in this way. As we honor them we show love to them and to God. — Sam Donato —

I can't conceive of doing anything to hurt her. My only desire is to make her happy. I would do anything to make her happy." Such obsession gives us the false sense that our egocentric attitudes have been eradicated

Sometimes loving means giving. — Carol Russell —

Whatever it means to be a friend, taking a black eye for someone has to be in it.

Even if you're sure you can win, be careful that you can live with what you lose.