Quotes from Charles E. Hummel

The need itself is not the call.

Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important.

There is an insidious tendency to neglect important tasks that do not have to be done today—or even this week.

This kingdom is not just a spiritual realm high above the concerns of human history. Nor is it a matter of geography and national boundaries. It is God's gracious rule in the hearts and lives of his people. Jesus and his apostles announce the present reality of the kingdom of God amid daily life. On one occasion Jesus declares, "The kingdom of God is within [or among] you" (Lk 17:21).

But the root of all sin is self-sufficiency—independence from the rule of God. When we fail to wait prayerfully for God's guidance and strength, we are saying with our actions, if not with our words, that we do not need him. How much of our service is actually a "going it alone"?

have come to realize that I am the indispensable person only until the moment I say no.