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Godliness

a few days ago i was having a conversation with a friend about what attracts us to people. i said for me, one of the biggest things is Godliness... striving to know God more.

but what indicates Godliness, she asked. she pointed out to me that change is one of the biggest indicators of Godliness. when we can see that someone is changing, when we can see that they are actually changing old habits for new ones, changing old patterns for new ones, that is when we know someone is authentically striving onward in the quest for Godliness and knowing God more.

i pray that in me, people may see this. i hope that people can see that i am changing. that people can see i am not who i once was. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17).

lately i've been reading Les Parrot's book, Helping the Struggling Adolescent for my upcoming class in a week and a half, and it of course points out that the major task of adolescence is the search, or quest for identity. as Christians, our identity is found in Christ. in Him we find guidance. He has a perfect plan for us.

how wonderful it is to know God's love.

There is no greater love than this,
There is not greater gift that can ever be given
To be willing to die so another might live
- Steven Curtis Chapman, "No Greater Love"