The emphasis of a christian life is a life of TOTAL separation from the world.
Jesus Christ says whoever wants to come after Him MUST DENY himself,take up his cross and then follow Jesus.(Matthew 16:24)
The bible says no man will see God without holiness.(Hebrews 12:14)
And again God says be holy,for Iam holy.(1 peter 1:16)
But what is holiness?
Holiness is Jesus Christ Himself fully manifesting in every area of your life.
Holiness is impossible by human will and power yet it is possible with God.
Only the Holy Spirit can help us to live a holy life.
It is impossible to live Holy without a close relationship with God.
(John 15:5-6)
You need to do your part by surrendering to God,reading His word,praying without ceasing and investing time in intimacy with God.
God is a rewarder of those who deligently seek Him so if you start to give God more of your time,you ll find yourself getting closer to Him.(Hebrews 11:6)
You need God.We all do. We will never be ready for His coming without His help.
Holiness goes beyond a list of dos and don'ts,its also about intimacy with God,PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.
You need to seek God on your own because you can never have a complete list of things to do or not to do as a christian.
Each individual has their own personal things they need to get rid of that another person may not have.
There are things people can tell you,e.g you can be told to stop drinking,to stop watching worldly movies,to stop dressing worldly,to stop using makeup,to stop keeping bad friends, ALL THESE YOU NEED TO DO,but there's more.
Perfection will only happen if we keep a close relationship with God,because each time you find yourself in sin,God will correct you.
The Holy Spirit ll lead you into all truth.
Allow Him to search your life and listen to what He tells you.
Its possibile to have sin and yet not realise that you have that sin till God exposes it to you and tells you about your sin.
Personally,I have experienced it several times where I am completely unaware that I have a particular sin till God tells me and then I realise that its true.
We must be careful with self righteousness.
Its possible to see yourself as righteous and yet that's not how God sees you.
We must humble ourselves before God and ask for His judgement of our lives.
We must seek His rebuke and correction.
When praying,I like to ask God to correct me and expose every sin,and He does it.
This is something we must continually do while here on earth.
We must seek His correction,ask Him to show us our lives thru His eyes,how does He see us?
That's very important.
Jesus is our faithful friend,He isn't here to condemn us,but to help us overcome sin.
He is here to help.
Ask Him to help you pray to help you love Him more,to help you overcome addiction,to help you get closer to Him,to help you be consistent in your walk with Him…….ask Him for anything.He is here and is willing to help.
Holiness is to know God and let His life flow forth thru you in your conduct,speech,dressing,thoughts,and every area of your life.
Jesus loves you,seek His judgement while you can repent.
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