In this last post of my pursuit of godliness series (Part 1 and Part 2 here), I want to write about a true mark of the Christian life: perseverance. I also want to shed some light into our lifestyle – for our accountability and perhaps for your encouragement. Since we got married, George and I have had a mutual conviction to live in a simple and single-minded way. We always hoped that our lifestyle would intentionally display Christ to the world. We attempt to give up worldly desires that distract us, striving to love God and love others. I am thankful that God brought us to unity in our convictions.

As I shared in my previous post, pursuing godliness in the day-to-day is a Christian’s call. While the Holy Spirit transforms us, we have a responsibility to work with Him to deny ourselves and seek what is good. I find it is easy to forget that this is a daily calling in which God seeks holiness in every part of our lives – the big and the small. Today I want to share about my conviction to be more self-controlled. The area of struggle is self control with my eating habits.

For Christians, the pursuit of godliness is a daily call. God calls us to be holy because He is holy. This is not some abstract idea for Christians, but it works its way into all the crevices and corners of life. In my efforts to grow in holiness, I want to share with you three areas of my life where I need much grace. The surrender and pursuit of godliness with family is the first.