Paul is quite clear in his letter: In serving God, you must grow in your holiness. If you am to grow in holiness, you have to say "yes" to God in all of your decisions.
That's not always easy to do.
It's easy sometimes to say "yes" to the Lord for the long-haul decisions: to be a member of the Church, to come faithfully to the Eucharist, to love your neighbor ...
The problem may be your short-term "yes's" to God - the daily decisions that, one by one, shape the direction of your life.
You usually don't flat out say "no" to what the Lord is calling you to do int he situations of day-to-day life. Instead, maybe you say nothing. You simply go your own way. You don't say "no." You simply don't do what the Lord is calling you to do.
In order to grow in holiness, you need to become more consistent in saying "yes" to God in both long-term and short-term decisions in your life.
Are you ready to do this?
- Little White Book, Diocese of Saginaw