Bill Gothard Quotes

I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit.

We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

I'm here to serve God and be of service. I'm nothing; everything out here is a lot bigger than me.

Pray that I may be very little in my own eyes, and not rob my dear Master of any part of his glory.

There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

Always think of yourself as everyone's servant.

Obviously, with my faith, too, I don't want to seem like it's all about me, me, me. It takes away from what I do for Him, for the Lord.

Laying my will down for Jesus was laying my life down for others.

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grapsed, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearnace as a man, he humbled himself and becamse obedient to death-even death on a cross!

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Jesus was humble when He walked this earth. He had all power, yet used all meekness.

The key to winning is choosing to do God's will and loving others with all you've got.

I haven't written my own epitaph, and I'm not sure I should. Whatever it is, I hope it will be simple, and that it will point people not to me, but to the One I served.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others. There is no surprise in that, since the Lord proclaimed those as the first and great commandments.

The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

All of our energy should be in sacrifice and services. Suffering, at least.

I don't want people to see me - I want them to see Jesus.

I didn’t come here to seek a power or to get a chairmanship. I wanted to do what I think my Lord wants me to do.

I am prepared to resort to anything, to submit to anything, for the sake of the commonwealth.

Missionaries are very human folks, just doing what they are asked. Simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody.

Humility may well be one of the most difficult of the fruit of the Spirit to be cultivated in us - and to maintain. That's because without humility, it's not likely that you will put your complete trust in God.