Holiness

Holiness has been on my mind for a couple weeks. As a Christian, I am called to be holy. To be seperate from the normal, seperate from the profane. To desire holiness is to want to be set apart for Godly purposes. Holiness is really a vast process and thankfully my holiness isn't dependant upon me. God has set me apart, God has made me a saint, and He calls me to choose Him. When I choose Him, I consecrate my life in service to my creator. It's a little as if call Christians have a part in the Nazarite vow (read Numbers 6) not, necessarily the hair growing and some of the regulations for a Nazarite - but the consecration and being set apart. I have a friend, Ryan, who took a Nazarite vow for an entire year - didn't cut his hair or beard and followed all the other regulations from Numbers 6 - except he took the communion grape juice every Sunday. I don't know if Ryan reads this, but if he does, could you share some of your thoughts on holiness you may have gleaned from that experience. Anyone else - what are your thoughts on holiness?

This song has kept running through my mind for the past couple weeks as well:

Holiness, holiness is what I long for,
Holiness is what I need,
Holiness, holiness is what you want from me,
So take my life and form it,
Take my mind, transform it,
Take my will, conform it,
To yours, to yours, O Lord.