Why are many of us so weak and inefficient? It is because we look to self, studying our own temperaments and wondering how we can make a place for ourselves, our individuality, and our peculiarities, in the place of studying Christ and His character. {9T 187.2}

Hvorfor er mange af os så svage og ugudelige? Det er, fordi vi betragter selvet og undersøger vor egen natur og tænker på, hvordan vi kan skabe en plads for os selv, vor individualitet, vore ejendommeligheder i stedet for at granske Kristus og hans karakter.