Quotes by Humble The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become - the more we realize that everything in life is a gift. The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and joyful thanksgiving. Awareness of our poverty and ineptitude causes us to rejoice in the gift of being called out of darkness into wondrous light and translated into the kingdom of God's beloved Son. Brennan Manning humble son jesus I'd like to think, eight years ago, I was pretty humble and modest. But I think, with each year, you get more modest, more humble, more appreciative. The off the field tragedies put things in better perspective, but life happens to everybody, and I think we all just try to do the best we can. Brett Favre eight humble thinking We must never underestimate our power to be wrong when talking about God, when thinking about God, when imagining God, whether in prose or in poetry. A generous orthodoxy, in contrast to the tense, narrow, or controlling orthodoxies of so much of Christian history, doesn't take itself too seriously. It is humble. It doesn't claim too much. It admits it walks with a limp. Brian D. McLaren humble christian god One of the things that's happening to a lot of us is that there's this vision of the beauty of God that transports us and that takes us to a new depth and a new height. It's one of those things about beauty. You can't capture it in a word or a formula. When you get to that humble place where the beauty of God has overwhelmed you, I think it changes everything. You can say the same creed that you said before, but now it's not a creed that grasps God in the fist of the words, but it's a creed that points up to a beauty that's beyond anybody's grasp. Brian D. McLaren vision humble thinking Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship. Brigham Young toil humble may It is possible for us to live in the very sense of the Lord's presence, under even the most difficult circumstances. If you and I are going to enjoy the peace of paradise during this life we must become accustomed to a familiar, humble, and very affectionate conversation with the Lord Jesus. Brother Lawrence paradise humble jesus God as we ought to worship Him. God is Spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and truth, that is, by a humble and true adoration of spirit in the depth and center of our souls. Brother Lawrence depth soul humble I come from very humble origins, so the last thing I would ever do is to look down my nose at people who can't afford to come here to my shop. Bruce Oldfield humble noses people Belief, humble belief, is the foundation of all righteousness and the beginning of spiritual progression. It goes before good works, opens the door to an eternal store of heavenly truth, and charts the course to eternal life. . . . Belief is the brilliant beacon that marks the course through the waves and woes of the world to that celestial harbor where rest and safety are found. Bruce R. McConkie spiritual humble life If you are really humble you will put yourself first when you need to take care of you. Bryant H. McGill care humble needs Seek for illumination of self, and then the world, through the simple, humble, almighty, supreme virtue of love. Bryant H. McGill simple humble love Control is not humble; control is arrogant. Bryant H. McGill arrogant humble Every moment you are open, as a humble student, you are surrounded with infinite possibilities of choice. Bryant H. McGill choices students humble It's kinda hard bein humble in the belly of the struggle, Busta Rhymes rap struggle humble Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag. Buzz Aldrin flags guy humble When you act like a teacher, it's usually because you're afraid to be the student. Byron Katie learning humble teacher It’s not 'those who help themselves' whom God helps; it’s those who humble themselves. C. J. Mahaney god-help humble helping To learn true humility, we need more than a redefinition of greatness; we need even more than Jesus' personal example of humble service. What we need is His death. C. J. Mahaney humility humble jesus Now repentance is no fun at all. It is something much harder than merely eating humble pie. It means unlearning all the self-conceit and self-will that we have been training ourselves into for thousands of years. It means undergoing a kind of death. In fact, it needs a good man to repent. And here's the catch. Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly. The worse you are the more you need it and the less you can do it. The only person who could do it perfectly would be a perfect person - and he would not need it. C. S. Lewis humble fun mean We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. I have heard others, and I have heard myself, recounting cruelties and falsehoods committed in boyhood as if they were no concern of the present speaker's, and even with laughter. But mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a sin. The guilt is washed out not by time but by repentance and the blood of Christ: if we have repented these early sins we should remember the price of our forgiveness and be humble. C. S. Lewis laughter humble blood «4567891011121314»