It is our relationship with Christ which produces His life in us. You and I must exercise our will to be obedient to God- "for it is God who works in you (us) both to will and to do for His good pleasure"Philippians 2:12. Meaning that God gives us the desire to do good and also the ability to do good for His "good pleasure." So we must be obedient to the desire that He places in us and then by His grace He honors the desire that He gave us by giving us the power to do it.
Our choices in life should revolve around ways to exhibit Christ in our lives, not ways to be holy. We are told in Leviticus 11:44 "You shall be holy; for I am holy and in
I Peter 1:16 "Be holy, for I am holy." It is the holy Christ in us who seeks to live His life through our sacrificed lives (See Romans 12:1). Allow Him to live through you today and everyday.
