"For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith." (Rom. 12:3)

Alex Haley, the author of "Roots" and other books, had a picture in his office which showed a turtle sitting atop a fence post. The picture was there to remind him: "If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know he had some help." Mr. Haley said, "Anytime I start thinking, 'Isn't this marvelous what I've done!,' I look at that picture and remember how the turtle - me - got up on that post."

1 Pet. 5:5 says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."