do not overrate yourself

"The humble man, is ever the patient man. Pride is the source of irregular and sinful passions. A lofty spirit, will be an unyielding and peevish spirit. When we overrate ourselves--we think that we are treated unworthily, that our trials are too severe--thus we cavil and repine. ...you should have such thoughts of yourself as would put a stop to these murmurings. You should have lower and more humiliating views of yourself than any other one can have of you! Get humility--and you will have peace, whatever you trial is!"

in much patience

"'Ministers of God, in much patience.'--Paul says as he begins the list of trials. Sometimes we are, in our weakness, overwhelmingly impressed with the fact that patience is our primary problem--learning first to hold back all the surging natural reactions--learning to calmly and quietly analyze both self and the circumstances of the moment. Patience here is not so much just the first item of a list, but rather the basic approach to all the trials that follow. 'MUCH patience,' he says: meeting whatever comes with cheerfulness, meekness, and godly self-control."