You really can’t justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ.
DALLAS WILLARDFasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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Our failure to hear His voice when we want to is due to the fact that we do not in general want to hear it, that we want it only when we think we need it.
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I’m practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.
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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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Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.
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God’s address is at the end of your rope.
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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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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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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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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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Obedience to Christ is the easy way, take my yoke.
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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’re not here to prove we’re right; we’re here to help people.
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Business is a primary arrangement on God’s part for people to love one another and serve one another.
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Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.
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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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