Give yourself
There is a world of difference between "giving from yourself" and "giving yourself".
Practical Christianity
There is a world of difference between "giving from yourself" and "giving yourself".
Peter was ready to die for Jesus with a sword in his hand. He didn't learn till later how to fight without one.
We all want to be loved, but sometimes we settle for being valued.
Often we use the worlds value system to motivate us to do God's work. It has the appearance of good but the heart of evil.
Napoleaon once said "It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr." Too often we glorify the sacrifice instead of what it was paid to achieve.