Quotes About Humility

When we decrease, God has room to make big things happen.

Anything that infuses us with humility is good. Even if it feels a bit like humiliation in the moment, the workings of humility within are a gift.

The Bible reminds us that on the other side of humility we find wisdom

The Bible reminds us that on the other side of humility we find wisdom (Proverbs 11:2). We will be lifted up by God Himself in due time (1 Peter 5:6). "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6 NLT). Humility isn't a place of weakness but rather a position that will come with honor (Proverbs 18:12). And humility is an absolute requirement for those who ask God to heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14).

How I long never to diminish God by loving lesser things. Rather, I want to make much of God by diminishing lesser things. May I make less of me, less of this world, less of the temporary…so that I may be a vessel more full of God, more full of eternal perspectives, more full of His everlasting!

I am God's girl. That's right, I am. I am going to humbly and quietly let God have His way in me. And when I do, God will lift up me and my frayed nerves from this situation and fill me with a much better reaction than what I can give you at the moment. Give me just a few minutes and then we'll talk calmly about this.

The less we feel we need to address pride, the more it has already blinded us.

8Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Humility can't be bought at a bargain price. It's the long working of grace upon grace within the hurts of our hearts. Humility

the rest of us with laundry, junk drawers, and cellulite. WEBSITE: If you enjoyed this book by Lysa, you'll love all the

The posture is the lowest possible position in which we can put ourselves with empty hands and eager hearts.

If I can be honest, the real problem with the gap in my countertop was my own pride. It's a sign of imperfection, and I don't like my imperfections to show. Lord, please set my heart free from these prideful tendencies.

You're giving yourself too much credit, the only reason you have any grace (to give or receive) is through Christ.

Let your gentleness be evident to all" (Philippians 4:5).

Grace given when it feels least deserved is the only antidote for bitter rot. I

Humility isn't a place of weakness but rather a position that will come with honor (Proverbs 18:12).

Too much revelation and I'd pridefully run ahead of You. Too little and I'd be paralyzed with fear.

I can't expect a perfection in others I'm not even capable of living out myself.

People who care more about being right than ending right prove just how wrong they were all along. Lord, let me end this the right way.

After sowing seeds in the soil and completing our various tasks, we need to be able to walk away without seeking to be noticed. We should not hold on to any expectations about witnessing the harvest.

Sarel. It is not humility to assume every responsibility is yours to bear. It is not wise. And it is not just, nor kind. You must let go of your need to feel that everything that befalls you is yours to mend, for at the root of that assumption is a great flaw: the belief that you can control everything. Continue to nourish that flaw and it will grow into the fault that will shatter you as surely as the sword poorly made.

To paraphrase Montaigne—even when you're sitting on the highest throne in the world, you're still sitting on your arse.

Valei-me Nossa Senhora, Santo Antonio de Nazare, A vaca mansa da leite, A braba da si quise!

Não é preciso ser ingente para ser sublime