When the color of our life differs from the world’s, we are challenging the world—and even challenging Christians who are still worldly. One day, let it never be that someone says, “Why didn’t you compel us to follow?” We may not have position, wealth, or influence, but if we experience the fullness of God, our value far exceeds all of those things. We are constantly in a race: will the world seize us, or will we choose to be seized by God?
Living a holy life is not easy. Many people think earning money is more complicated than living a holy life, yet the Bible says, “Seek first the Kingdom of God,” precisely because that is the most difficult pursuit. God is not concerned with who we were in the past, but who we are today and who we are becoming. He forgives our sins—but do we truly have the resolve to abandon them? Not merely words of promise, but a commitment that God tests—whether there is still an attitude in us that is unworthy.
Humans may have ambitions and desires. But Satan can use those desires to control us. Therefore, direct our ambition toward the peak of holiness, the peak of purity, the peak of devotion. Why do we not aspire to become a person who is blameless and pleasing to God? The flesh resists, but we must break it and become godly, which is an eternal treasure—a treasure we will never regret.
We may not yet be perfect, but we must be committed to becoming an example. Soften our hearts like Jesus. When we walk through the actual process of holiness, we will draw others into that process. The church must be a place that kills the flesh and gives birth to the new man, not merely a place that performs liturgical activities.
Let us be transformed so that our lives become beautiful and become a gift to those closest to us. We have a future as high-ranking officers of the Kingdom of Heaven. With a holy life, no one will have any grounds to accuse us on the day of judgment. This commitment must become a habit—then a habitat—until doing the will of God is no longer a duty, but a necessity.
When we live in holiness, seeing lost souls becomes our “spiritual sustenance.” We begin to ask: How can I take part in God’s work? Who can I bring to Him? It starts with family, relatives, neighbors, coworkers, and anyone God allows us to meet.