We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.
How myopic it is to view His ministry as all crucifixion and no resurrection!
Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine.
Men and Women of Christ magnify their callings without magnifying themselves.
In one degree or another we all struggle with selfishness. Since it is so common, why worry about selfishness anyway? Because selfishness is really self-destruction in slow motion.
I am as I am, And so is a stone; Them that don't like me, Must leave me alone.