Feeling our Sinfulness

The man whose soul is “growing” feels his own sinfulness and unworthiness more every year.

The nearer he draws to God and the more he sees of God’s holiness and perfection, the more thoroughly is he sensible of his own countless imperfections.

The brighter and clearer is his light, the more he sees of the shortcomings and infirmities of his own heart. When first converted, he would tell you he saw but little of them compared to what he sees now.

- J. C Ryle, Holiness, p. 88.