An encouragement from John Piper.
This is from his journal entry from Dec. 6, 1988:
Is not the most effective way of bridling my delight in being made much of, to focus on making much of God? Self-denial and crucifixion of the flesh are essential, but O how easy it is to be made much of even for my self-denial! How shall this insidious motive of pleasure in being made much of be broken except through the bending all my faculties to delight in the pleasure of making much of God!
This is from his journal entry from Dec. 6, 1988:
Is not the most effective way of bridling my delight in being made much of, to focus on making much of God? Self-denial and crucifixion of the flesh are essential, but O how easy it is to be made much of even for my self-denial! How shall this insidious motive of pleasure in being made much of be broken except through the bending all my faculties to delight in the pleasure of making much of God!