My attempts at deeper philosophical discussion are always flesh, inspired misdirection to ignore yet-surrendered-sin I somehow seek to avoid, camouflage or obfuscate.  To me, being holy is the greatest challenge for it cannot be faked or impersonated.  I came to the cross to find Jesus in hope that someday I would be holy through my interaction with the Holy Spirit.  My flesh would have me believe the opposite, that somehow I improved myself and polished my behavior enough that I might know Jesus.  Let me be resolute.  I did none of this, all change that has occurred in my life as a Christian was and is the Work of the Lord God through His Holy Spirit as a result of the Work done by Christ.  Volunteering to a master physician for surgical cure does not imbue the patient with self-curing capacity.

Try as I can, my thoughts always involve a skew from God’s intended holiness.  Invariably when I contemplate a situation it is always misshapen by my fleshly desire, my eye or my heart.  Yes, this causes consternation in my wheelhouse, for I am driven to repentance and my nine thousandth request for forgiveness of the Lord.  But that is the nature of this glorious, grace gifted road upon which we stand.  Without Him we were all hopelessly headed for eternal separation from the Divine.  Hallelujah for the King, the Lamb and the Lion of Judah.

Holiness may not be my quest, but it certainly ought to appear somewhere upon the short list of each Christian.  For this is God’s desire.  Being Holy is not in our knowledge base.  Certainly we can imitate Jesus and try to walk in the steps He’s left in the sand, but none of us can say that we know what it means to be Holy.  Alas the Holy Spirit resides in each of us.  So, I do have the repository available for inquiry, assistance and guidance upon request, that is if I have not quenched Him and hurt Him enough that He has sought repair through distance.  I must be mindful of my continued desire for sin.  I know that someday I will be completely free from it vestiges rooted deep within my soul, but for now I really must be very careful of those things to which I expose His Spirit.  Valuation causes contemplation and the opportunity for willful demonstration of faithful commitment to His purpose.