Gerhard and Walther

Wherever there is true humility, there a person commends everything to God’s will and good pleasure concerning when and in what way He should help; also to wait for the proper time that has in store for him. Sir. 1:28: “A humble person waits for the time when he will be comforted.” However, where there is pride, there a person will not wait for help, but will instead dictate to God the time and manner.—Johann Gerhard, Schola Pietatis III:233.

Whoever is unsure if something is right or wrong but does it anyway, shows he is unconcerned whether this behavior is contrary to God’s desires.—C. F. W. Walther, God Grant It!, p. 548.