"The heart of the matter is saying we know we can’t be spiritually transformed by just focusing on the will. In one way or another, it is a common mistake to think transformation is all in the will. And it isn’t! It’s in the mind—how we think, what occupies our minds, and so forth. It’s in our feelings. It’s in our body."
— Dallas Willard
Source: “A Conversation with Dallas Willard About Renovation of the Heart,” Renovaré Perspectives (c. 2003)
"To men and women everywhere Jesus says, "Come unto me, and I will give you rest." The rest He offers is the rest of meekness, the blessed relief which comes when we accept ourselves for what we are and cease to pretend. It will take some courage at first, but the needed grace will come as we learn that we are sharing this new and easy yoke with the strong Son of God Himself."
— A.W. Tozer
Source: The Pursuit of God, ch. 9 "Meekness and Rest"