Oswald Chambers Quotes

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

We are here for the sake of others

I start every day by wanting more for others than I do for myself. I think that is how God works, and that is how I think we have to work.

Like Jesus we belong to the world living not for ourselves but for others. The joy of the Lord is our strength.

...because with us what is highest must be at the service of others.

Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can't help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That's what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.

Being selfless is not that different from being brave. It is when you are selfless that you are the bravest.

The life of Jesus is a life for others. It is a life of service.

Leadership is a choice to protect the person to the left of us, and protect the person to the right of us, and sometimes that may come at a cost. It may cost us our benefits, it may cost us our comfort, it may sometimes cost us our perks, whatever it is, credit.

The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time.

Our net worth is ultimately defined not by dollars but rather by how well we serve others.

All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.

Laying my will down for Jesus was laying my life down for others.

There are things that are more important than my personal happiness.

When we stop thinking about ourselves, when we stop being so devoted to 'me,' we can start behaving in a way that actually benefits others!

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else.

You must act in your friends' interests whether it pleases them or not; the object of love is to serve, not to win.

I often long to . . . give up my life to love of my neighbour. This is really a temptation.

A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy.

Sometimes the most difficult decision is to not martyr yourself for someone, but instead to choose to live for them. Because of them.

Timothy's great value was that he was always willing to go anywhere; and in his hands a message was as safe as if Paul had delivered it himself. Others might be consumed with selfish ambition; but Timothy's one desire was to serve Paul and Jesus Christ. He is the patron saint of all those who are quite content with the second place, so long as they can serve.