Humility Over Self-Glory: Waiting on God for Recognition

Seeking your own glory and recognition is a path of spiritual peril, while waiting on God with a humble heart ensures that your life is built on the only foundation that endures for eternity7MR 152.3+1. When your accomplishments go unrecognized by men, you should react with a spirit of meekness and quiet trust, remembering that Christ Himself was not recognized by the world as a superior being despite His unexampled virtueCCh 51.7+1. True success is not found in seeking to exalt yourself, but in the secret of strength found through waiting upon God for a renewal of spiritual power7MR 152.3+1. Instead of calling for praise or cherishing self, you are to hide your life in Jesus, trusting that He sees every faithful effort, even those that seem fruitless to human eyes16MR 51.2+2. Those who do not seek to exalt themselves are the ones God can most safely entrust with responsibilities and eternal rewards7MR 152.3+1. By waiting patiently and working vigilantly, you reflect the character of Christ, who did not perform works for effect but in total submission to the Father's willCCh 51.7+1. If you wait on the Lord in undaunted faith, He will bring His word to pass and bring forth your righteousness as the light17MR 34.1+1. In the end, it is better to be a humble witness for God than to receive the hollow applause of a world that often calls good evil and evil goodAA 431.1+1.

They who will not seek to exalt themselves, are the ones whom God can most safely entrust with responsibilities.—Manuscript 89, 1906, 4. (“Humility, An Essential Qualification for Christian Service,&...— 7MR 152.3 (1990)

...eir standard of piety. They decided that Christ was not religious in spirit or character; for their religion consisted in display, in praying publicly, and in doing works of charity for effect. The most precious fruit of sanctification is the grace of meekness. When this grace presides in the soul, the disposition is molded by its influence. There is a conti...— CCh 51.7 (1991)

...heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass. And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked ...— 17MR 34.1 (1990)

...ne what you can, wait for the Lord, declaring his faithfulness, and he will bring his word to pass. Wait, not in fretful anxiety, but in undaunted faith and unshaken trust— SW December 4, 1902, par. 7 (1901)

...very human being. When we follow Jesus in the path of self-denial and the cross, we shall find that we do not have to strive for humility. As we walk in Christ’s footsteps, we shall learn His meekness and lowliness of heart. Very f...— 10LtMs, Lt 100, 1895, par. 23

...urselves, but too often we disregard this command, walking far apart from those we should help, and cherishing self, calling for praise and recognition. But unless we change this course, and diligently study and faithfully practice the word of God, we...— 11LtMs, Lt 95, 1896, par. 18