We know we can’t be spiritually transformed by just focusing on the will.
DALLAS WILLARDTo depart from righteousness is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures, and disappointments, a life caught in the toils of endless problems that are never resolved.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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When the will is enslaved to a desire, it will in turn enslave the mind.
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The will is transformed by experience, not information.
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Understanding is the basis of care. What you would take care of you must first understand, whether it be a petunia or a nation.
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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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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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Two ways of thinking: Human kingdom and human cleverness or God’s kingdom and God’s cleverness.
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It’s very difficult to be right about something without hurting someone with it.
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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.
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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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At the center of care for the heart is the love of God. This must be the joyful aim of our life.
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When we are formed inwardly, outer issues do become much more manageable.
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Solitude well practiced will break the power of busyness, haste, isolation, & loneliness.
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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.
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If we do not make formation in Christ the priority, then we’re just going to keep on producing Christians that are indistinguishable in their character from many non-Christians.
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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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