Renovation of the Heart, ch. 8

Addressing the "Will" part of our soul, Willard suggests that "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" (p. 143).  Willard suggests a pathway in moving from surrender, to abandonment.  From abandonment to contentment (assurance) and on to participation.  A way that we can facilitate this activity is through spiritual disciplines to train our hearts to will the right things and be broken of longing for the wrong things.