Randy Alcorn Quotes

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

Of myself I must say this: I never was any greedy, scraping grasper, nor a strait fast-holding Prince, nor yet a waster. My heart was never set on any worldly goods. What you bestow on me, I will not hoard it up, but receive it to bestow on you again.

That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand, and a closed mouth.

You must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.

I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.

Learn to give, give in plenty, give with love, give without any expectation, one does not lose anything by giving, on the other hand you get back a thousand fold.

God comes right out and tells us why he gives us more money than we need. It's not so we can find more ways to spend it. It's not so we can indulge ourselves and spoil our children. It's not so we can insulate ourselves from needing God's provision. It's so we can give and give generously (2 Corinthians 8:14; 9:11)

What is called liberality is often no more than the vanity of giving, of which some persons are fonder than of what they give.

I'm very giving. Even if it's for nonsense, I'll give it to you.

Never resist a generous impulse.

Tithing isn't the ceiling of giving; it's the floor. It's not the finish line of giving; it's just the starting blocks. Tithes can be the training wheels to launch us into the mind-set, skills, and habits of grace giving.

If you have money, and you help people, you don't talk about it. Just do it.

Seek no praise, no reward, for anything you do. No sooner do we perform a good action than we begin to desire credit for it. No sooner do we give money to some charity than we want to see our names blazoned in the papers. Misery must come as the result of such desires.

It's strange the times people choose to be generous.

Peace we achieve When we do not expect anything From the world, But only give, give, and give Unconditionally What we have and what we are.

The great natures which are good, are above everything generous and don't begrudge the giving of themselves.

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart.

Giving alms is only a virtuous deed when you give money that you yourself worked to get.

When Charity is deeply rooted in the soul it shows itself exteriorly: there is so gracious a way of refusing what we cannot give, that the refusal pleases as much as the gift.

Aside from higher considerations, charity often operates as a vastly wise and prudent principle-a great safeguard to its possessor. Men have committed murder for jealousy's sake, and anger's sake, and hatred's sake, and selfishness' sake, and spiritual pride's sake; but no man that ever I heard of, ever committed a diabolical murder for sweet charity's sake. Mere self-interest, then, if no better motive can be enlisted, should, especially with high-tempered men, prompt all beings to charity and philanthropy.

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to give.

Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.