CALLED TO HOLINESS — 20151129

The call to holiness is a call to imitate the way that Jesus Christ thought and lived. He is God’s revelation to us on how best to use the years we have of life on earth. It is important to realize that we are here for the given years that are ours for a definite reason and purpose. The reason we are here is to learn how to freely return God’s love. The purpose we are here is to spiritually grow, using the challenges that life presents to us to transform our natural thinking, attitudes, and behaviors so that they are more like those of Jesus Christ. We are here to grow in the likeness of Jesus Who is God incarnate.

While I am sure that to some this may seem like an impossible task, I do believe that God has assured us that it is not. What it does require, however, is that we freely desire to grow spiritually, honestly assess how our thinking and behaviors have to change, conscientiously develop a plan to facilitate these changes, and then religiously implement the plan. Change never happens by accident or osmosis. We have to know what needs changing and then develop a plan to bring about those changes.

This might mean, for example, that we have to assess when and under what circumstances we find ourselves manifesting prejudice or bias against others; or, when and under what circumstances we judge others; or, when and under what circumstances we refuse to forgive others. It means that we have to actually do a real examination of conscience and sincerely assess our ability to unconditionally love others. It means being thoughtful about ourselves and our attitudes and behaviors.

People don’t always find it easy to look at their lives and honestly assess these things. The motivation to do this, however, is that God has called us to do it through the person of Jesus. Ask yourself, Do I really want to do everything in my power to be God’s child?

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