Making Life Holy on Purpose
Scriptures: James 6, Deuteronomy 4, Leviticus 4, 1 John 3
Holiness Is Not Automatic
Know how to make things holy in your life.
Holiness doesn’t happen by accident. It is intentional, deliberate, and practiced. And the urgency matters because you won’t be on this earth long.
James reminds us to step back and evaluate:
What is your life really? Is it all about paying bills?
If your entire existence revolves around survival and comfort, then you are living far below God’s design.
There are some things you owe people—but there are some things that you owe God.
Your obedience.
Your devotion.
Your attention.
That’s why you must be INTENTIONAL about your relationship with God.
Sin Is Not Harmless
The devil wants you to believe you can “do what thou can get away with.”
But Deuteronomy 4 and Leviticus 4 remind us that ignorance does not remove guilt.
If you found out you were wrong, you are still guilty.
Claiming ignorance does not erase responsibility.
And hear this clearly:
If you know to do good and still don’t do it, that is sin.
Sin does not stay small.
Sin is invasive.
It spreads, it hardens, and it dulls your sensitivity to God.
That’s why the warning matters:
Don’t play with God.
It can make all of the things you are “doing for God” of no effect.
Correction Is a Gift, Not a Threat
Some people avoid correction because they fear exposure—but scripture flips that thinking:
Quit worrying about correction if you are trying to lead yourself to perfection!
Correction is not condemnation.
Correction is alignment.
If God is correcting you, it means He still cares about your direction.
Living Changed in a Hostile World
1 John 3 tells us plainly:
Marvel not if the world hates you.
A life committed to God will always feel uncomfortable to a world committed to itself.
But instead of withdrawing, Scripture calls us higher:
Give yourself to people. Love and care for them.
And when you are truly saved, something shifts:
When you get saved, some of the stuff you used to trip about, you should no longer be concerned about.
Your priorities change.
Your appetite changes.
Your reactions change.
That’s not loss—that’s growth.
Challenge
Identify what in your life needs to be made holy—on purpose.
Stop minimizing “little sins” before they become controlling ones.
Reject the mindset of doing only what you can get away with.
Receive correction as a sign of God’s care.
Live differently—even when the world pushes back.
Love people deeply, even when it costs you comfort.