Quotes About Selflessness

The Lord loves it when we serve each other in love and put each other's needs above our own. When we follow his commands, joy often follows—as mentioned in the psalm above and as evident in this couple's example. Learn to speak your spouse's love language, and you, too, can have a growing, thriving relationship.

Watch out! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. —Matthew 6:1

Covenant love is conscious love. It is intentional love. It is a commitment to love no matter what. It requires thought and action. It does not wait for the encouragement of warm emotions but chooses to look out for the interest of the other because you are committed to the best for them.

Don't be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. —1 Corinthians 10:24

Loving wisely means not just looking at what we're giving, but looking at what our loved ones need. — Janet Graham —

Sometimes love is best communicated in quiet service to one another. — Jennifer C. Hoggatt —

Giving is sometimes sweeter and purer when no card or signature is included. — Diane Buller —

Love isn't about getting everything you want and need and making sure you always feel happy. Love is a choice to meet someone else's needs, to sacrifice for another, to want what's best for the other—even when it's hard.

Sometimes the best way to forget our own difficulties is to reach out and bless someone else. — Linda Jett —

The joy that comes from giving, even if it is something small, can last a lifetime. — Bruce Dalman

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

Love prays for others—as long as the prayers are needed. — Jeanette Gardner

Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. —Philippians 2:4

Love is not a feeling, it is a way of behaving.

I am married to you, and I choose to look out for your interests." Then the one who chooses to love will find appropriate ways to express that decision.

Lord Jesus, I want to be an empathetic listener rather than a judgmental one. Please help me to concentrate on my spouse when we're talking rather than on myself. Bless our conversations.

The ultimate purpose for acts of service to children is to help them emerge as mature adults who are able to give love to others through acts of service. This includes not only being helpful to cherished loved ones but also serving persons who are in no way able to return or repay the kindnesses. As children live with the example of parents who serve the family and those beyond the walls of their home, they too will learn to serve.

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

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

Relinquishing my hopes of getting a nap

Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. —John 13:34

Giving only what we've been given—God's love—lets others dance their own Swan Lake. — Gloria Ashby

When it comes to loving, we'll never completely arrive—we can always love more. — Sam Donato —

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