Be God

Yahweh is gracious, compassionate, forgiving, slow to anger. We must imitate him. (Psalm 103; Eph 5:1)

Avoiding Hubris

The most important thing we can do in our lives is to distinguish our ideas from God’s ideas—our ideas from the Truth. Not only does it save us from hubris, but it also is the most important step to keep us from condemning others because they are not like us.

Ministry Is Manipulation...

It's getting people to do what they should do. Just be careful not to manipulate others to your ideals, only God’s.

Desire and Will

“O my God, if through ignorance or self-will I should ever desire anything but Your will, may I always be confounded and punished, not because of Your justice, but because of your pity and great mercy.”
-Jean-Pierre de Caussade

"We Are Not Our Own..."

“...therefore let neither our will nor our reason determine what we plan and do. We are not our own: therefore let us, as much as we can, forget ourselves and everything that is ours. On the contrary, we are God’s: therefore let his wisdom and will rule all that we do.”
-John Calvin