Quotes from “Humility” by C.J. Mahaney
The real issue here is not if pride exists in your heart; it’s where pride exists and how pride is being expressed in your life. Scripture shows us that pride is strongly and dangerously rooted in our lives, far more than most of us care to admit or even think about.— C.J. Mahaney, Humility
Prior to our conversion we were sin’s prisoners, and even after our conversion we continue to fight the presence of sin, though we’re freed from the power and penalty of sin. And if you aren’t aware of this danger, you’ll never sufficiently appreciate the significance of His death.— C.J. Mahaney, Humility
A Christian, informed and inspired by Scripture, views the cessation of work each day, the limitation God places upon work each day, and the laying down to sleep each night, as altogether a gift from God. A gift so graciously provided in His lavish generosity. And those who neglect this gift will inevitably suffer consequences.— C.J. Mahaney, Humility
Sleep is a gift that God makes available to all humanity. It’s another of the innumerable illustrations of His extravagant generosity not only toward His people but even toward those who are hostile and opposed to Him. And we, as His own people, should not only thank Him but also respond fully and appropriately and humbly in receiving this gift.— C.J. Mahaney, Humility
A classic Peanuts cartoon opens with Linus curled up in a chair, quietly reading a book. Lucy stands behind him with a funny look on her face. ‘It’s very strange,’ Lucy tells him. ‘It happens just by looking at you.’ ‘What happens?’ Linus asks. Lucy calmly answers, ‘I can feel a criticism coming on.’ How often do you feel the same way when you look closely at those around you? The truth is, that’s the tendency we all have apart from grace.— C.J. Mahaney, Humility
The fundamental explanation of our conversion was not that we were wiser or morally superior to others in choosing God, but that God chose to have mercy on us and intervened in our lives, revealing our need for His provision of the gospel. Our salvation is owed completely to the sovereign grace of God.— C.J. Mahaney, Humility
…let me suggest that you talk to your spouse and to others close to you and ask them questions like these: Do I confess my sin consistently? Do I confess specific instances of sin and not just general categories or general references to sin? Do others find it easy to correct me? Do others know the areas of temptation in my life at present? Do they know the most pronounced patterns of sin in my life at present?— C.J. Mahaney, Humility
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