Quotes about Service

God makes no bones about His willingness in extreme cases to take a child home if that's the only way to stop them from destruction. Complete forgiveness and restoration is ours—even usefulness in the Body of Christ and lives of faithful service! God can work everything together for good and redeem our failures. He will gladly be strong in our weaknesses and show us His gracious favor. He can plunder the enemy and take back what Satan stole from us.

Pride is the archenemy of ministry.

The fact that a need exists does not mean God has called me to meet that need.

I knew in my heart that it was right to go on a mission, but it required a lot of fasting and prayer to make the decision.Now that I am returned, I realize even more that I made the right decision.

Raising or caring for children requires sacrifice and service, which, I believe, heals us from the destructive forces of self-centeredness.

We live like we are on a pleasure cruise, when we are really on a rescue mission from God.

I believe that everyone, regardless of who they are, should do something that is greater than themselves. Whether it's adoption, or helping people who are sick or poor, or whatever. That's what God put us on this earth to do.

It's interesting when you read the life of Christ how much of his time he spent healing the sick. There must have been a reason for that - he was modelling for us what it is we are intended to do by following his path.

Father Fernando did every thing in his power to assist the sick; and although he arrived much reduced in flesh, he did not become ill, and is now well.

To lose yourself in righteous service to others can lift your sights and get your mind off personal problems, or at least put them in proper focus.

I like the ethos of the military and the idea of joining an institution in which, at the very least, everyone who signs up believes in something.

What's fulfilling is being happy and being able to help other people. The simple things.