Whatever others around you think, don't you ever be ashamed of being a Christian.
We know nothing of humility by nature, for we are all born proud.
The cause of Christ does not need less working, but it does need among the workers, more praying.
Nothing so hardens the heart of man as a barren familiarity with sacred things.
The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord's Supper.
It is not always those who have the most eminent gifts who are the most successful laborers for God. It is generally those who keep up closest communion with Christ and are most constant in prayer.