God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.
DALLAS WILLARDSolitude well practiced will break the power of busyness, haste, isolation, & loneliness.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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We don’t have to be brilliant.
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In Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and easily come from what is inside.
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Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.
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Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.
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God’s aim in human history is the creation of an inclusive community of loving persons, with himself included as its primary sustainer and most glorious inhabitant.
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I’m practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.
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Two ways of thinking: Human kingdom and human cleverness or God’s kingdom and God’s cleverness.
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The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from…Circumcision of the heart.
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A leader enables people to love and honor the role they play in the organization or group they are part of.
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Sometimes we get caught up in trying to glorify God by praising what He can do and we lose sight of the practical point of what He actually does do.
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Suppose we have a motor and our transmission doesn’t work or our clutch or whatever. Then our body, our motor, just takes us down the road. Or our brakes don’t work! We must have a coordination system.
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The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it’s who you become. That’s what you will take into eternity.
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Everyone gets a spiritual formation. It’s like education. Everyone gets an education; it’s just a matter of which one you get.
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You cannot trust Jesus in areas in which you don’t think him competent.
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A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.
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