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Life Quotes by Dallas Willard

73 Life quotes by Dallas Willard

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Sabbath is described as a way of life that lets us hand over worries and feel cared for. The quotes say that true life comes from following God's will, not from strong desires alone. They also speak of grace as a gentle presence that lifts our thoughts, feelings, and rest.

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There is no problem in human life that apprenticeship to Jesus cannot solve.

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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.

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Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

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We are invited to make a pilgrimage – into the heart and life of God.

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Blessing is the projection of good into the life of another.

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This life is not something that is imposed upon us; we receive it and work with it.

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It is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else…

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The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it's who you become. That's what you will take into…

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“It was an important day in my life when at last I understood that if he needed forty days in the wilderness…

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When Jesus directs us to pray, "Thy kingdom come," he does not mean we should pray for it to come into existence.

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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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At the center of care for the heart is the love of God. This must be the joyful aim of our life.

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“Union in action with the triune God is Christian spirituality. That is where the life is drawing its substance from God.”

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Those who have been touched by forgiveness and new life and have thus entered into God's rule become, like Jesus, bearers of…

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God has yet to bless anyone except where they actually are, and if we faithlessly discard situation after situation, moment after moment,…

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“God’s care for humanity was so great that he sent his unique Son among us, so that those who count on him…

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Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand' (Matt 3:2, 4:17, 10:7). This is a call for us to reconsider…

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You have established the earth and it continues. All things stand this day according to your directions. For all things are your…

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“The missing note in evangelical life today is not in the first instance spirituality but rather obedience. We have generated a variety…

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So many people would like to have guidance from God because obviously, if you have a word from God, it's the best…

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Paul followed Jesus by living as He lived. And how did he do that? Through activities and ways of living that would…

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When we think of "taking Christ into the workplace" or "keeping Christ in the home," we are making our faith into a…

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My central claim is that we become like Christ by doing one thing-by following Him in the overall style of life He…

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You have been given a ministry and your ministry is not your job and your job and your ministry are two things…

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“The union Christ had with the Father was the greatest that we can conceive of in this life—if indeed we can conceive…

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Jesus offers himself as God's doorway into the life that is truly life. Confidence in him leads us today, as in other…

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So when Jesus directs us to pray, “Thy kingdom come,” he does not mean we should pray for it to come into…

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“He comes where we are, and he brings us the life we hunger for. An early report reads, “Life was in him,…

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“It also explains why the gospel of the kingdom has such transforming power in human life. For that gospel opens the kingdom…

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“Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in the first chapter of his wonderful book Life Together, has a discussion of how Christians never meet one-on-one; they…

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“Jesus offers himself as God’s doorway into the life that is truly life. Confidence in him leads us today, as in other…

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“we can become like Christ by doing one thing—by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.”

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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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In Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and…

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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…

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Education (the institution) has now adopted values, attitudes, and practices that make any rigorous understanding of the human self and life impossible.

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“So my first point is simply: life in Christ has to do with obedience to his teaching.”

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“You will consume much more grace by leading a holy life than you will by sinning, because every holy act you do…

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You can live opposite of what you profess, but you cannot live opposite of what you believe.

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The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.

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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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“The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons, with Himself included in that community as its…

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