[[8. Resolved, to act, in all respects, both speaking and doing, as if nobody had been so vile as I, and as if I had committed the same sins, or had the same infirmities or failings as others; and that I will let the knowledge of their failings promote nothing but shame in myself, and prove only an occasion of my confessing my own sins and misery to God. Vid. July 30, [1723].]]
Wow! Such a difference between this and the almost fanatical obsession with self-esteem and finding your own self-worth! What would happen if we instead of gossiping about sins we hear, or find pride in our overcoming the same difficulties and focused on humility and being reminded of our own failings before God?
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