Dallas Willard Quote

In a world apart from God, the power of denial is absolutely essential if life is to proceed. The will or spirit cannot-psychologically cannot-sustain itself for any length of time in the face of what it clearly acknowledges to be the case. Therefore it must deny and evade and delude itself.

Revolution of Character: Discovering Christ's Pattern for Spiritual Transformation (ed. Tyndale House, 2014) - ISBN: 9781615214860