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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Anand Thakur
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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To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God’s.
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Spiritual people are not those who engage in certain spiritual practices; they are those who draw their life from a conversational relationship with God.
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We don’t believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.
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We are built to live in the kingdom of God. It is our natural habitat.
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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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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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Human beings are at their core defined by what they worship rather than primarily by what they think, know, or believe. That is bound up with the central Augustinian claim that we are what we love.
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The Great Commission is still the mission statement of the Church.
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What a child does when not told what to do is the final indicator of what and who that child is.
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Suppose our failures occur, not in spite of what we are doing, but precisely because of it.
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We cannot handle injustice by finding more ways to impose what is in fact “right” on people. It has to come from the inside. And that’s where the church should be working.
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If we are to use our minds rightly, we must live in an attitude of constant openness and learning.
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Spiritual formation in Christ moves us toward a total interchange of our ideas and images for his.
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The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It’s the person you become.
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