Quotes about Sacrifice
Then love is sin, and let me sinful be.
— John Donne
We are, all of us, utterly committed and deeply devoted to our style, our way, our approach to life. We have absolutely no intention of giving it up. Not even for love. So God creates an environment where we have to. It's called marriage.
— John Eldredge
Jesus lived the way he did in this world, for this world, because his hope was set beyond this world; that is the secret of his life. "Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God" (Hebrews 12:2 THE MESSAGE).
— John Eldredge
As did Jesus, when he said to his dear ones, "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves" (Matt. 10:16). The metaphor so perfectly describes our situation we almost want to smile—like when the young bride and groom are waving good-bye and the grandfather leans over to the grandmother and whispers, "They have no idea what they've just gotten themselves into." The humor of absurd understatement.
— John Eldredge
The amount of risk you're willing to take in your life is a direct reflection of what you believe about God.
— John Eldredge
What you must cling to is that you have died with Christ in the cross; sin no longer has to rule over you. You have a choice!
— John Eldredge
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world" (Gal. 6: 14).
— John Eldredge
Forgiveness is not saying it didn't matter; it is not saying we simply choose to overlook the offense. Forgiveness is saying the cross is enough—we require no further payment than Jesus paid. Forgiveness is releasing the person to God for him to deal with.
— John Eldredge
I give the Self Life to you, God. I abandon it, release it, deny it, turn it over to you. I'd much rather have you.
— John Eldredge
Jesus, I surrender the Self Life to you.
— John Eldredge
I am surrendering it, turning it over to Jesus, relinquishing its every right.
— John Eldredge
As Athanasius said, "He became what we are that we might become what he is."
— John Eldredge