From C.J. Maheney’s Humility

Always

1. Reflect on the wonder of the cross of Christ.

As Each Day Begins

1. Begin your day by acknowledging your dependence upon God and your need for God.
2. Begin your day expressing gratefulness to God.
3. Practice the spiritual disciplines – prayer, study of God’s Word, worship. Do this consistently every day and at the day’s outset, if possible.
4. Seize your commute time to memorize and meditate on Scripture
5. Cast your cares upon Him, for He cares for you.

As Each Day Ends

1. At the end of the day, transfer the glory to God.
2. Before going to sleep, receive this gift of sleep from God and acknowledge Hhis purpose for sleep.

For Special Focus

1. Study the attributes of God.
2. Study the doctrines of grace.
3. Study the doctrine of sin.
4. Play golf as much as possible.
5. Laugh often, and laugh often at yourself.

Throughout Your Days and Weeks

1. Identify evidences of grace in others.
2. Encourage and serve others each and every day.
3. Invite and pursue correction.
4. Respond humbly to trials.

One of the things I try to do after finishing a book is record favorite quotes from it in a Google Doc. I’m going to start listing those quotes here at intersected.org as well.

Review

As a short review of the book, I really, really enjoyed Humility
. Pride and arrogance are sins that I struggle with greatly, and this book was quite a challenge. Much of me needs to be radically changed by the Gospel so that I reflect Christ’s humility. Mahaney’s example is commended to all. This is definitely a book to re-read.

Quotes

Humility is honestly assessing ourselves in light of God’s holiness and our sinfulness (Page 22)

Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him. (Page 31)

Contrast that with the pursuit of true greatness as biblically defined. Serving others for the glory of God. This is the genuine expression of humility; this is true greatness  as the Savior defined it. (Page 44)

Jesus alone came to give His life as a ransom for the sins of many – and this separates Him from any other sacrificial service that anyone else anywhere could ever offer. Here we find what is completely, utterly, and categorically unique about the Savior and His example. And in true humility, our own service to others is always both an effect of His unique sacrifice and the evidence of it. His sacrifice along makes it possible for us to achieve and experience true greatness in God’s eyes. (Page 48)

So make it your aim and lifelong habit, when you see someone who’s serving, to be reminded of the sacrifice of the Savior, for apart from His sacrifice there is no serving. (Page 58)

 God wants me to learn to depend on Him, to need Him, and in the end, to give glory to Him with an ever-deepening appreciation for the mighty hand of God. (Page 77)

 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. (Page 102)

Spurgeon quote “I believe in the doctrine of election, because I am quite certain that, if God had not chosen me, I should never have chosen Him; and I am sure He chose me before I was born, or else He never would have chosen me afterwards; and He must have elected me for reasons unknown to me, for I never could find any reason in myself why He should have looked upon me with special love.” (Page 103)

Waiting is not resignation; waiting is an active trust in God to provide fulfillment in His perfect timing, according to His ultimate purpose of glorifying His Son. (Page 145)

D.A. Carson quote “In the darkest night of our soul, we have something to hold on to that Job never knew. We know Christ crucified. Christians have learned that when there seems to be no other evidence of God’s love, they cannot escape the cross.” (Page 153)