Lailah Gifty AkitaIf we love God, we shall desire godliness.
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If we love God, we shall desire godliness. This is a very common saying and I believe that it is meant to help us understand why we want to do what we do. We live on this earth and we know that we need food and air to survive. We also know that these things are not provided for us by some magical force, but by the hard work of others.
We respect all of the hard work that has gone into making this world a great place to live in. Godliness is having that same respect and appreciation for everything that has been done and is still going into making our world a better place. With this respect and appreciation comes the desire to be like what we see in nature and in reality.
Our lives should be the same as the lives of those we look up to; we should want to become more like them. By doing so, our lives will be full of dignity and pride, not self-importance nor pridefulness.
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