Dallas Willard

“The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it's who you become.”

“Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action.”

“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”

“The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow our minds to dwell upon.”

“Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.”

“We must arrange our days so that we are experiencing forgiveness and being forgiving people.”

“The disciple is one who, intent upon becoming Christ-like and so dwelling in his ‘faith and love,’ systematically and progressively rearranges his affairs to that end.”

“Understanding is the basis of care. What you would take care of you must first understand, whether it be a pet, a houseplant, or a human soul.”

“The key to JOY is to keep company with Jesus. To be always with Him. To live in His presence and ministry.”

“The test of our spirituality is the heroic quality of our love for others.”

“The spiritual disciplines are activities that open us to God's grace and place us where he can transform us.”

“Feelings are not a guide to reality. They are a guide to what is happening in your soul.”

“Reality is what you can count on.”

“Worship is the single most powerful force for the transformation of the human personality.”

“Character is the disposition to do the right thing for the right reason.”

“Our failure to hear His voice when we are not in a crisis is why we do not hear it when we are in a crisis.”

“What you do, and what you are, are not two separate things.”

“The secret of the easy yoke is simple: the grace of God.”

“Salvation is a life.”

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