Quotes about Self

When we experience God for who He really is, we suddenly see ourselves for who we are.

When you worship, you are saying, "This one is worth more." At the same time you are implying, "I am worth less." Worship is the magnification of God and the minimization of self. One of the most succinct expressions of a worshipper's heart in all the New Testament came from John the Baptist: "He must increase, but I must decrease."5

To be fully compensated for what one gave of oneself in the struggle for a title is to be restored to the condition one was in prior to competition.

The little slogan, "Let go, and let God," is not what the New Testament teaches—at least that is only part of the truth, for the act of total submission to the sovereignty of Jesus Christ is but the beginning of a new régime in your heart. No longer is the puppet king Self upon the throne, but the great King of kings and Lord of lords has stepped in to take over the government of your life.

The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.

I picked up 'On Moral Fiction' in the bookstore and looked up myself in the index, but I didn't read it through. I try not to read things that depress me.

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.

I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.

You're making this about your worthiness instead of God's

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Nothing can bring you happiness but yourself.

We must be our own before we can be another's.