Quotes about Sacrifice

The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.

To be a saint is to be a little out of one's mind, which is a very good thing to be a little out of from time to time. It is to live a life that is always giving itself away and yet is always full.

Christ lived the life we could not live and took the punishment we could not take to offer the hope we cannot resist.

The artistic life is a long, lovely suicide.

Jesus did not die just to give us peace and a purpose in life; he died to save us from the wrath of God.

The pain of sacrificing our old selves is nothing compared to the joy of Christ living in us in our transformed lives.

Quit praying about yourself and spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That is the true meaning of being broken bread and poured-out wine in real life.

Whatever you want in life, you've got to give away first.

Never have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me.

But how can we effectively represent Christ, who in sacrificial love gave his life for others, if we don't deeply care about those he died for? And since "God is love" (1 John 4:8), doesn't it follow that the one great distinguishing characteristic of Christians everywhere should be a self-sacrificing love for people? Doctrine, apologetics, spiritual gifts, and prophecy charts are all great, but God is love. Without love, everything becomes meaningless (1 Cor. 13).

Whatever God approves of comes first. Whatever grieves him has to go.

Everyone must choose one of two pains: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.