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“Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2).
Dear brethren, it is to my believe, and I assume the same to my fellow brethren, that there is no shortcut or easy steps to live a life of righteousness that pleases God.
Bt,we are justified instantly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. But justification and sanctification are completely different.
We have spent a life time developing patterns of sinful attitudes, thinking and behaviors. These habits will not be broken and replaced with godly behavior and thinking without commitment and discipline.
Discipline which is known to be that driving force or determined effort that we develop to adjust or correct the bad part of character in us. Holy character does not come all at once, but over a lifetime.
Discipline play a big role in our daily commitment to live a just life. It begins in the mind.
This inner transformation takes place as we memorize, meditate, and put into daily practice the precious truths of the Bible.
Old sinful habits and patterns of behavior and thinking are changed as we form new habits of obedience to the will of God. As we put these new attitudes and behaviors into practice over a period of time we form new patterns of thinking and behavior. It then becomes easier and easier to live a life that is pleasing to God. We have to do our part by disciplining ourselves to study and meditate on the Word of God. If you will not discipline yourself to get into God’s Word you will not grow in Christ-likeness. No one else can do that for you.
Our goal is the pursuit of holiness.