Happiness in reality consists only in rest, and not in being stirred up. This instinct conflicts with the drive to diversion, and we develop the confused idea that leads people to aim at rest through excitement.
Dallas WillardA 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.
Dallas WillardThe main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become.
Dallas WillardOf course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.
Dallas WillardThe core of the person is what he or she loves, and that is bound up with what they worship - that insight recalibrates the radar for cultural analysis. The rituals and practices that form our loves spill out well beyond the sanctuary. Many secular liturgies are trying to get us to love some other kingdom and some other gods.
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