Quotes About Selflessness

Somehow, out of his watch shop that never made money, he fed and dressed and cared for eleven more children after his own four were grown.

But under the words, a prayer was forming in my heart. Lord Jesus, I offer myself for Your people. In any way. Any place. Any time.

Jimmy put in a word and told them that if I made it, I wouldn't be able to live with myself without paying them back. That I'd sooner die than owe anyone money for helping me. Apparently Jimmy knew more about me at that point than I knew about myself.

We reflect God's character the most when we give freely of ourselves with no strings attached, no secret motives, no hidden agenda.

If we believe that God wants us happy above all else, rather than acknowledging that our role is to serve God, we wrongly believe that God exists to serve us. God becomes a a means to our end: happiness.

Weirdly enough, the more we give away, the richer we become.

We were created not for earth but for eternity. We were created not to be Liked but to show love. We were created not to draw attention to ourselves but to give glory to God. We were created not to collect followers but to follow Christ.

You must long for God more than normal. You must be willing to live to give, not live to gain.

If you're a follower of Jesus, He has given you abundance so that you can care for others, not so you can stock up on capri pants for next summer or afford a leather interior in the new SUV.

On the other hand, when you do something for someone else, there's often a greater, deeper satisfaction.

Instead of sacrificing for the cause of Christ, people appeared to be consuming, not contributing.

When did we, as Christ followers, start to think that the church exists for us? When did we forget that we are the church? And that we're here for the world?

Instead of seeking to serve one another, we wrongly believe that there's one person out there who exists solely to make us happy.

If you're a follower of Jesus, He has given you abundance so that you can care for others, not so you can stock up on capri pants for next summer or afford a leather interior in the new SUV. As long as you don't own the responsibility of being blessed with resources so that you can give to those around you, then you can stay focused on getting more for yourself.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

We find our lives when we give them away.

serving isn't something we do. A servant is who we're called to be.

Every instance in my life, I've felt like the exact opposite of Superman. Except this time, this moment right now. I don't care. I don't feel like a weak, insipid sissy. Because right now I know I would save the girl. I know that I would rather risk the planet than let harm befall Eliza Wishart. I would save her in a second. Because I can imagine her and me huddled safe together while the earth falls under evil designs, but I can't imagine the world without her in it.

There's a belief that to take care of someone else, or to let someone else take care of you—that both are inherently unfeminist. I don't agree. There's no shame in devoting yourself to another person, as long as he devotes himself to you in return.

If it meant keeping you safe, I'd die in an instant.

Love isn't only passion and joy. It's also sacrifice.

Does the silkworm expend her yellow laborsFor thee? For thee does she undo herself?Are lordships sold to maintain ladyships,For the poor benefit of a bewildering minute?

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.

The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself.