1 Corinthians 10:23 Looking at it one way, you could say, "Anything goes. Because of God's immense generosity and grace, we don't have to dissect and scrutinize every action to see if it will pass muster." But the point is not to just get by. 24 We want to live well, but our foremost efforts should be to help others live well. (MSG)

It would be easy to say that so many things in this life are permissible because of God’s character of grace and understanding.  And with the gradual blurring of the morality lines that we are constantly surrounded by in this world, that tendency is only getting easier.  But we don’t want to live like that, we’re not called to live in mediocrity.  We are called to live in holiness AND grace.  Grace can abound even more in an attitude of absolutes, of obeying right from wrong, in believing in a life of substance.  And in the course of us living in holiness, the point is to show Jesus to those around us.  We don’t want to portray a rigid, unrealistic lifestyle, but a life of happiness, morality and integrity that others not only want to be around, but want to emulate.

What are the things in my life that are holding me back from living this kind of life? 

Oh Lord, reveal to me those things that you want purged from my life.  Let me walk the line of holiness and grace.  Let my life be a clear reflection of You.