day no. 15,434: the fuller the vessel, the deeper it sinks

"The fuller a vessel becomes, the deeper it sinks in the water. Idlers may indulge a fond conceit of their abilities, because they are untried; but the earnest worker soon learns his own weakness. If you seek humility, try hard work; if you would know your nothingness, attempt some great thing for Jesus. If you would feel how utterly powerless you are apart from the living God, attempt especially the great work of proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ, and you will know, as you never knew before, what a weak unworthy thing you are." - C.H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

C.S. Lewis pointed out, "No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.”

The more we grow in godliness, the more we understand our ungodliness.

The more we are sanctified, the more we realize the depths of our unsanctity.

Humility grows as obedience and faith increase. The fuller you become, the deeper you sink, not in despair, but in understanding how much it takes to keep you afloat and how much credit God deserves for upholding you while you were buys figuring that out.

If you want to feel powerless, attempt great things and you will come to the place of appreciating how great our God is and how merciful He is to empower mere weaklings like ourselves to accomplish such magnificent work for His sake and our neighbor's good.