Quotes about Service

He establishes every purpose by counsel (Prov. 20:18). God, indeed, uses carnal men to very good service, but without a thorough altering and conviction of their judgment. He works by them, but not in them. Therefore they do neither approve the good they do nor hate the evil they abstain from.

Christ came down from heaven and emptied himself of majesty in tender love to souls. Shall we not come down from our high conceits to do any poor soul good? Shall man be proud after God has been humble?

In spiritual matters, the only real glory is in the renunciation of glorifying self.

Every soul won for Christ must be made to be a soul winner.

Not all of us are called to die a martyr's death, but all of us are called to have the same spirit of self-sacrifice and love to the very end as these martyrs had.

You were made for God, not vice-versa, and life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own purpose.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

God has given you a mission in life, and only you can fulfill it.

God often calls surrendered people to do battle on his behalf.

Work becomes worship when you dedicate it to God and perform it with an awareness of his presence.

William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, said, "The greatness of a man's power is in the measure of his surrender.

Servants focus on others, not themselves. This is true humility: not thinking less of ourselves but thinking of ourselves less