My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing -- by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.
Dallas WillardAnd God has set up prayer in such a way that, if you want to explain it away, you can. That's the human mind. God set it up like that for a reason, which is this: God ordained that people should be governed in the end by what they want.
Dallas WillardThe command is "Do no work." Just make space. Attend to what is around you. Learn that you don't have to DO to BE. accept the grace of doing nothing. Stay with it until you stop jerking and squirming.
Dallas WillardYou really can't justify anything else but giving your whole attention to spiritual formation in Christ.
Dallas Willard