Your mind will really talk to you when you begin to deny fulfillment to your desires, and you will find how subtle and shameless it is.
DALLAS WILLARDMake disciples. Surround them in the reality of the Trinity in a fellowship of disciples. Teach them to do everything Jesus says.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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We are invited to make a pilgrimage – into the heart and life of God.
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Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.
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Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.
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We live in a culture that has, for centuries now, cultivated the idea that the skeptical person is always smarter than one who believes. You can almost be as stupid as a cabbage as long as you doubt.
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God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.
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The hardest thing about leadership is the intimacy it requires.
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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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Theology is a part of our lives. It’s unavoidable. A thoughtless theology guides our lives with just as much force as a thoughtful and informed one.
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Kingdom obedience is kingdom abundance.
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The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow or require our minds to dwell upon.
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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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We’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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Our relations with others are not external. They enter into our very identity. And that’s why people struggle with them so.
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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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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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