“Yes, my dear children, everything is good and precious in God's sight when we act from the motives of religion and of charity because Jesus Christ tells us that a glass of water would not go unrewarded. You see, therefore, my children, that although we may be quite poor, we can still easily give alms.” GivingMayChildrenStillsJesusChristWaterPoorJesus ChristSightCharityDearGlassesMy ChildrenMotiveAlms Author:John Vianney
“Jesus reminds us that prayer is a little like children coming to their parents. Our children come to us with the craziest requests at times! Often we are grieved by the meanness and selfishness in their requests, but we would be all the more grieved if they never came to us even with their meanness and selfishness. We are simply glad that they do come--mixed motives and all.” IfsChildrenLittlesWould BeJesusParentPrayerOur ChildrenGladSelfishnessMotiveRequestMeannessCraziest Book:Prayer - 10th Anniversary Edition: Finding the Heart's True Home Source: Prayer - 10th Anniversary Edition: Finding the Heart's True Home
“Think not you are charitable if the love of Jesus and His brethren be not purely the motive of your gifts. Alas! you might not give your superfluities, but "bestow all your goods to feed the poor;" you might even "give your body to be burned" for them, and yet be utterly destitute of charity, if self-seeking, self-pleasing or self-ends guide you; and guide you they must, until the love of God be by the Holy Ghost shed abroad in your heart.” IfsThinkingGivingHeartEndsSelfBodyMightJesusPoorHolyCharitySeekingGuidesYour BodyGhostGod LoveMotiveGoodsShedBurnedAlasHoly GhostCharitableBrethrenDestitute Author:Hugh Reginald Haweis
“I can write no other than this: unless we use the weapons of the spirit, denying ourselves and taking up our cross and following Jesus, dying with Him and rising with Him, men will go on fighting, and often from the highest motives, believing that they are fighting defensive wars for justice and in self-defense against present or future aggression.” MenWritingBelieveI CanWarSelfUseSpiritFightingJesusJusticeDyingGoes OnWeaponsHighestCrossesFollowingDefenseMotiveRisingAggressionSelf DefenseFollowing Jesus Book:On Pilgrimage Source: On Pilgrimage
“God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for the giving that is governed by a fixed determination. The Spirit of God revolutionises our philanthropic instincts. Much of our philanthropy is simply the impulse to save ourselves an uncomfortable feeling. The Spirit of God alters all that. As saints our attitude towards giving is that we give for Jesus Christ's sake, and from no other motive.” GivingHeartFeelingsSpiritJesusGivenChristAttitudeJesus ChristDeterminationInstinctSakeSaintDetermineCreditImpulseFixedUncomfortableMotivePhilanthropySpirit Of GodPhilanthropicUncomfortable Feeling Book:The Quotable Oswald Chambers Source: The Quotable Oswald Chambers
“A relationship with Christ changes your heart. It's not about your head. It changes your heart. Jesus comes to live in your heart, and even if a person does good works, but they do them without Christ, most of the time, their motives are wrong for why they do them.” IfsHeartPersonsDoeJesusChristMotiveGood Work Author:Joyce Meyer