Do Not Think of Yourself

In our Thessalonians Bible study last night the teacher/pastor handed out his outline with the following quote at the top from Warren W. Wiersbe. I'm including it here because it helps explain more what it means to be humble, something that I've been grappling with in two other posts.

"It is important that we understand what the Bible means by 'humility.' The humble person is not one who thinks meanly of himself; he simply does not think of himself at all! (I think Andrew Murray said that.) Humility is that grace that, when you know you have it, you have lost it. The truly humble person knows himself and accepts himself (Romans 12:3). He yields himself to Christ to be a servant, to use what he is and has for the glory of God and the good of others." Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Joyful

I console with you, reader. Indeed, it is very hard to not think of ourselves. But I'm convinced by God's grace we can.