Quotes about Selflessness

It's important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued.

There is no room for God in a mind that's full of self.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

The reason most of us do not see opportunities to serve is that we are continually thinking about ourselves instead of others.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

Give generously of what you have, and if you don't have much, give little generously.

This is what the kingdom of God looks like. It looks like humility. It looks like grace. It looks like service. It looks like Jesus.

Shouldn't we just admit the obvious--that the New Testament call to discipleship, compassion, and giving leaves no room for the way many of us are thinking and living? Is it time to get beyond the theoretical stance of 'I'd be willing to give up anything if God asked me to,' and start actually giving up things in order to do what He's commanded us?

Are you seeking great things for yourself, instead of seeking to be a great person? God wants you to be in a much closer relationship with Himself than simply receiving His gifts—He wants you to get to know Him. Even some large thing we want is only incidental; it comes and it goes. But God never gives us anything incidental. There is nothing easier than getting into the right relationship with God, unless it is not God you seek, but only what He can give you.

The kingdom belongs to people who aren't trying to look good or impress anybody, even themselves. They are not plotting how they can call attention to themselves, worrying about how their actions will be interpreted or wondering if they will get gold stars for their behavior.

You can't take it with you— but you can send it on ahead.