Richard J. Foster
Prayer, fasting, simplicity, and shared worship make room for God's grace to work within us, opening a path to spiritual transformation and freedom.
Inward disciplines like meditation and study focus your mind on God and replace destructive habits with life-giving truth.
Outward disciplines such as simplicity and solitude free you from the tyranny of materialism and the constant need for human approval.
The practices of submission and service teach you to value others and joyfully surrender the obsessive need to get your own way.