Without Water, the Ocean is Nothing

I mean, that's obvious, right? If you took the water out of the ocean, all you'd have left is some dead fish and a whole bunch of salt. It wouldn't be the ocean any more.

I'm going through a 'spiritual growth spurt' at the moment, and one of the things I asked God to work on was my pride. Not that I'm a tremendously arrogant person. I'm not even as self-confident as the words I choose to speak make me sound. 
But every now and then I'd find myself thinking, 
"Wow, I'm good at this!" 
or "I've done some awesome stuff today!" 
or "Man, when did I get such a nice voice?"
And I didn't think those were properly humble thoughts.

And now I have two divergent ideas on where to take this...
Ok, I'm going to choose the "steal what the guest speaker said yesterday" route.

Without God, I am nothing. True. Fact. Something we try to remember to keep us from pride. Worship leaders are particularly known for this ("It was all God.") but it happens to all of us. Yes, I am nothing without God. Yes, God gave me my life, He gave me my talents, He set in motion the circumstances that led to this great thing that just happened that I'm trying not to feel proud about. No, I couldn't do any of it without God.

BUT.

I am never without God. He has promised to dwell in me, to fill me with His Spirit and to never forsake me. Just as it makes no sense to imagine an ocean without water, so there can be no me (or you) without God. I am as full of God as the ocean is full of water. Yes there's sand at the bottom, and it gets polluted every now and then, and I probably have one or two of those dark crevices where the scary fish with the lightbulbs live. The ocean of my soul is not perfect. But it is full of God.

It is important to remember that we are nothing without God, but don't stop there. Do not gaze upon the little worm you would be if you didn't have God. Focus instead on the One who gave up everything for you, so that you may be united with God and His Spirit may dwell in you.

I am nothing without God BUT I am never without God AND God has accepted me as one of His children, as a co-heir with Christ THEREFORE: 
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.