Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.

Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him.

If we are to use our minds rightly, we must live in an attitude of constant openness and learning.

No matter how lost a person is, they still draw on their body. So the body would be more like the motor.

The key, then, to loving God is to see Jesus, to hold him before the mind with as much fullness and clarity as possible. It is to adore him.

The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become.

I'm practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.