Quotes about Sacrifice

When God gave Christ to this world, He gave the best He had, and He wants us to do the same.

The difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is equal to the pain you're willing to endure.

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.

The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.

Selfishness is like a disease that suffocates our capacity to love. While love asks us to deny ourselves for the sake of another, selfishness demands we put ourselves first at their expense. When we choose to be self-centered, we become less kind and content—more needy, sensitive, and demanding. More unsatisfiable. Moodiness and impatience, laziness and irresponsibility, are only selfishness in disguise.

Many men need to pray for a new boss or a new job. But they should not keep sacrificing their lives and families for people who won't cry at their funeral. Men never lie on their deathbeds and wish they could have spent more time in the office. They always long to go back and spend more time with their wife and kids. If you prioritize God's priorities, He can give you greater favor at work, bless you in ways your job never could, and stretch out the income you do bring in.

It always does what is best for others and can empower us to face the greatest of problems." (love)

Lordship is when "What does the Lord want?" trumps, "What do I want?

Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have all founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire on love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

The absence of love leaves a devastating void. When it is not present, your spirituality becomes superficial, your benevolent deeds self-centered, and your sacrifices insincere. In any relationship where love is not your motivation, you can expect it to feel bland and unfulfilling—if not meaningless.

I came to know God when I was 12, started working in the ministry when I was 13, working in the slum area, living among the poor, loving it, and having this belief that to love the poor I needed to be poor.

Joseph Smith was true to his calling and fulfilled his duty even in the face of severe persecution and great personal sacrifice.