The secret of humility, and therefore of change, is never to stray far from the cross.
– Tim Chester in You Can Change
Category: Humility Quotes
Humility
The fruit of the Spirit is fundamentally relational. Rather than originating with us, it flows to us from our union with Christ, and it flows beyond us to bring us into fellowship with others. The secret of this flow – and our unity with God and others – is humility.
– Jerry Bridges in The Fruitful Life
What Our Pride Deserves
The Bible teaches that God humbles those who exalt themselves. Jesus received the humbling that our constant and unremitting self-exaltation merits. What does it deserve? Crucifixion! In other words, our self-exaltation is so heinous in God’s sight that it must be crucified. That is the humbling our pride deserves!
– William P. Farley in Gospel Powered Humility
The Indispensable Virtue
Why is humility the indispensable virtue?
You can’t get close to God without it.
You can’t love God or man without it.
You can’t obey without it.
You can’t become anything that God wants you to be without it.
– William P. Farley in Gospel Powered Humility
The Crucial Virtue
Humility is the crucial virtue.
Without it, the Christian will not be fruitful. Humility is the fertilizer that nourishes our souls and makes us fruitful. Without it, we will lack zeal, be unable to mourn sin, and have little compassion and patience for others. In short, without the pursuit of humility, our souls will wither.
– William P. Farley in Gospel Powered Humility
Feed People, Not Your Pride
It’s okay to be busy at times. You can’t love and serve others without giving of your time. So work hard; work long; work often. Just remember it’s not supposed to be about you. Feed people, not your pride.
– Kevin DeYoung in Crazy Busy
All About Christ Or Me?
One of the biggest threats to incarnational living is pride. Instead of manifesting Christ’s presence, we want to showcase our own presence; instead of dispensing Christ’s wisdom, we want to spotlight our own insights; instead of speaking Christ’s truth, we want to spout our own opinions; instead of adopting Christ’s agenda, we want to accomplish our own five- or ten-year plans; instead of building Christ’s kingdom, we want to spread our own “ministry.”
– Gary Thomas in Holy Available
Pride and Honor
How often do we expect to be treated in a certain way
because of our position, our age, or our knowledge?
How we respond when we are not given the honor that we expect
is a good indication of how much pride we have in our hearts.
– Wayne A. Mack (with Joshua Mack) in Humility
Pride and Worry
I have to remember that whenever I feel buried under care,
the real issue is pride and my self-sufficiency.
I must deliberately and specifically cast my cares upon Him
and thereby humble myself.
Don’t be mistaken. God hasn’t gone anywhere.
He’s just as sovereign, just as good, just as faithful.…
The issue isn’t God. It’s my pride that resists trusting in Him through dependence upon Him.
– C. J. Mahaney in Humility
Pride and Grumbling
Those who grumble and complain about the circumstances of their lives are manifesting a spirit of pride. A person who complains about his circumstances does so because he thinks he deserves better.
A humble person, on the other hand, willingly accepts whatever God ordains. He says with Paul, “I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am” (Phil. 4:11).
– Wayne A. Mack (with Joshua Mack) in Humility
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