Quotes about Self-reflection

Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don't know. The other half is unlearning what we do know.

I always say, keep a diary and someday it'll keep you.

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.

When there's something in the Word of God that I don't like, the problem is not with the Word of God, it's with me.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

I was in a queer mood, thinking myself very old: but now I am a woman again -- as I always am when I write.

Be careful not to measure your holiness by other people's sins.

It is not our work, but God's gift, that we now hate ourselves and our sinful lusts and follow after love.

Oh, if a man were so to regard himself and his position, and attended to its duties alone, how rich in good works would he be in a short time, so quietly and secretly that no one would notice it except God alone!

When you understand this—and you should because "what hast thou that thou didst not receive?"—you will not flatter yourself on the one hand and on the other hand you will not carry yourself with the thought of resigning from the ministry when you are insulted, reproached, or persecuted.

I more fear what is within me than what comes from without.

Thus over and above the fact that we sin gravely against God, we also afflict ourselves; we take a stand against ourselves and fight until a brother comes up to console and buoy us up with the Word and say: "Why are you insane? Why are you imagining things in your dreams? You are mistaken. God is not angry with you; He has taken away your sin, etc." For a heart that tortures itself needs such a remedy and the comfort of a brother.