When the will is enslaved to a desire, it will in turn enslave the mind.
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When the will is enslaved to a desire, it will in turn enslave the mind.
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You cannot trust Jesus in areas in which you don’t think him competent.
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When we are formed inwardly, outer issues do become much more manageable.
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We are becoming who we will be-forever.
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We are unceasing spiritual beings with an eternal destiny in God’s great universe.
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The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.
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To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God’s.
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Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.
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Grace is not opposed to effort; it’s opposed to earning.
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Play is the creation of value that is not necessary.
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The first act of love is always the giving of attention.
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Spiritual transformation into Christ-likeness in not going to happen unless we act. What transforms us is the will to obey Jesus Christ.
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The open secret of many Bible believing Churches is that a vanishingly small percentage of those talking about prayer and Bible reading are actually doing what they are talking about.
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That’s the illusion – the idea that you can be all right on the inside and not act it out – and it has affected us in many ways. That’s a part of the idea that professing is enough.
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A carefully cultivated heart will, assisted by the grace of God, foresee, forestall, or transform most of the painful situations before which others stand like helpless children saying “Why?
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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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