Quotes about Humility

I know the vanity of your heart, and that you will feel mortified that your congregation is very small, in comparison with those of your brethren around you; but assure yourself on the word of an old man, that when you come to give an account of them to the Lord Christ, at his judgment-seat, you will think you have had enough.

May John Newton's prayer for himself be our prayer to God for our churches: "I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I wish to be. I am not what I hope to be. Yet I can truly say, I am not what I once was. By the grace of God I am what I am.

If we truly believe that God appreciates our service, we can stop boasting and start encouraging. When we boast, we use people for appreciation. When our appreciation comes from God, we can start loving people, sharing the ways both God and we appreciate them. Paul demonstrated this by encouraging others, •

Ultimately, intellectual work of this sort is its own reward, because it is focused on the only One whose recognition is important, the One before whom all hearts are open.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

What is funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously.

I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans.

Don't be so humble - you are not that great.

Your goal is to launch an imperfect product and let people laugh at you.

The Heavenly Father does not ask for golden vessels. He does not ask for silver vessels. God asks for yielded vessels.

God's grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.

Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft.