Quotes about Value

The more polished a diamond the more valuable it is; the more tested a man the more refined he is.

The soul's tears are worth more than the heart's smiles.

Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes.

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.

No amount of money or ideas can replace the value of being physically present, giving time and attention to people or projects.

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. I do not agree with the big way of doing things.

If we hope to become effective and successful in life, ministry, and especially marriage, we have to learn to be good managers. Stewardship means being accountable to God for every resource under our care. Effective managers do more than simply keep things running; they add value to everything they have responsibility over. Under a good manager, resources will appreciate in value.

Humility is simply believing and accepting what God says about us, and God says that we are anything but worthless.

We should always keep our behavior or performance separate from our sense of self-worth.

Faith gives us hope, so if faith is lost, hope flees away like mist in the wind. Loss of faith leads to loss of hope, which leads to despair. Life becomes pointless and without value.

We should never allow our lives to become so hurried or myopic that we ignore the value of the resources around us-especially the people.

When God sent His only Son, Jesus, to this earth to bear your sin and mine on the cross, He put a price tag on us—He declared the value of our soul to be greater than the value of the whole world. Whose opinion are you going to accept? Believing a lie will put you in bondage. Believing the Truth will set you free.