1 Corinthians 15

9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
Someone who understands that the results they produce are provided by God and not by their own abilities are ones who know their true worth. This can help us to stop rationalising our pride, the thought that we are bigger than we are and stop us from relying on ourselves. 

19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
I'm trying to become more grateful for my salvation. At this very moment, i'm stressed about money. Because of two compulsory events that I had to attend for the Mission Team, I haven't been getting Saturday shifts which has been financially crippling me. Still, I try as hard as I can to pay back my debts so I can contribute to Cape Town fundraising. I'm currently depriving myself of so many pleasures, and the my main motivation in this momentary affliction is to exalt God's glory. If Jesus didn't take my sin upon himself then I would be still dead in my transgressions and all this struggle would be worthless, this is the worst possible meme. I just hope to develop a more eternal perspective so I wouldn't focus so much on what I don't have but rather on what was given to me.

33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
From what was said in my testimony last week, it is obvious how much I need to be reminded that I shouldn't feel guilty from what many people might call selfish. It depresses me that I can't grow in God the way I need to while spending my time with them. I guess my hope is that by the time i'm spiritually mature I can come back to them a different man, someone they'll hopefully won't be resentful towards anymore.