Give Until You Have Nothing Left

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. - Philippians 2:3-8

Empty yourself

”The maturing dandelion has long ago surrendered its golden petals, and has reached its crowning stage of dying. It stands ready, holding up its little life, not knowing when or where or how the wind that bloweth where it listeth may waft it away. It holds itself no longer for its own keeping, only as something to be shared. The delicate seed-globe must break up now; it gives and gives until it has nothing left.” - Elizabeth Elliot

Suffering puts us in a position to surrender ourselves to show joy and live without fear

”Yes, peace is the gift of gifts. This morning I read the two letters to the Thessalonians. Don’t you think it is lovely that “the joy of the Holy Spirit” should be mentioned in connection with suffering? I think it is the only place where the Spirit’s joy is mentioned; you might check this, but I think it is true. You are now in a very good position to prove that gift of joy. It is easy to rejoice when everything is as one wishes it were. But when things are exactly as one wishes they were not, it is not so easy. Then is the time to prove the things we believe. Your whole life now is a proving of His power to enable you to do anything. You will never be able to fear again, I think, after all this.” - Amy Carmichael