Paul

Paul is frustrating me a lot recently. Have you ever read 1 and 2 Corinthians? I read through a chapter of the Bible every night before bed, and last night I read the last chapter in 2 Corinthians, and thus I have completed reading all the way through those two letters. Throughout both books, it seems to me as though Paul is very boastful and proud, stuck-up and pushing himself higher, and that confuses me. What about humility and placing others before yourself? What is Paul trying to say? I feel like I'm missing something, since it seems to be more letters praising himself than praising God or guiding the church.