"It is our capacity to declare God as our stimulus that marks us as image-bearing creatures rather than as Pavlovian dogs who must respond by instinct or conditioned response. When we realign our hearts to loving God above his blessings, and when we reverence him as the only one entitled to be praised or pleased, we will find the freedom to worship without the conditioned response of circumstances."
Bill Clem, Disciple: Getting Your Identity From Jesus (via
meggielynne)