There are no shortcuts to developing a virtuous disposition; it requires the painful process of introspection and working out one’s redemptive agency in community. This too occurs by the gracious agency of the Holy Spirit as Christ is formed in us (cf. Gal. 4:19).
Transforming Spirituality: Integrating Theology and Psychology, F. LeRon Shults and Steven J. Sandage, p.115-16