Quotes about Service

I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.

Too many church services start at eleven sharp and end at twelve dull.

Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn't seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.

God does not want to make us comfortable as much as He wants to make us comfort-able - to take the comfort that we receive and share it with others.

The difference between magic and miracles is this. Magic is when you use your mind to tell the Universe what you want. Miracles is when you ask the Universe what it wants and how you can serve it'

I don't have any desire to retire in the sense of not doing anything. As long as the Lord gives me strength I want to keep writing and keep preaching.

I think music is my destiny. I want to commit myself for what God called me to do.

I want you to find the poor here, right in your own home first. And begin love there. Be that good news to your own people.

Successful leaders don't start out asking, 'What do I want to do?' They ask, 'What needs to be done?' Then they ask, 'Of those things that would make a difference, which are right for me?'

Life isn't just about what you can have; it's about what you have to give, what kind of person do you want to be?

If God continues to give me health and a sane mind and verbal ability, I want to teach.

God didnt put you on earth just to read about what others do. He made you TO DO some things others will want to read about!