“The more your head swells the more your sphere of influence shrinks”–Wayne Hilsden.

“If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all”–Jesus, Mark 9:35.

“What does a will or heart look like that has been transformed into Christlikeness? How is it to be characterized? . . .So we have the answer to our question: Single-minded and joyous devotion to God and his will, to what God wants for us–and to service to him and to others because of him–is what the will transformed into Christlikeness looks like”–Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ, 143.

“We must seek [God] honestly. We must come to what claims to be God’s revelation of himself not only without pride, but without prejudice; not only with a humble mind, but with an open mind. All students know the dangers of approaching their subject with preconceived ideas. Yet many would-be enquirers come to the Bible with their minds already made up. We need to remember that God’s promise is addressed only to the earnest seeker. . . .So we must lay aside our prejudice and open our minds to the possibility that Christianity may after all be true”–John Stott, Basic Christianity, 24.

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).

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