Monday, August 12, 2013

The Essence of True Humility

"Because the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

"Gospel-humility is not needing to think about myself. Not needing to connect things with myself. It is an end to thoughts such as, ‘I’m in this room with these people, does that make me look good? Do I want to be here?’

"True gospel-humility means I stop connecting every experience, every conversation, with myself. In fact, I stop thinking about myself. The freedom of self-forgetfulness. The blessed rest that only self-forgetfulness brings."

-- Tim Keller, "The Freedom of Self-forgetfulness"

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