What Drives You?

I'm a little confused by what Paul is saying when he says that we should remain in the state we were in when God first called us. Is he saying that we shouldn't focus so much on how our holiness is apparent to others but rather focus on actually trying become more holy?

Paul goes on to say that although we accumulate many responsibilities and distractions as we continue on in our journey to Christ, we need to live as though we don't have any of them. Because time is short, we can't afford to lose the time we need in order to bring God's kingdom. Taking on more responsibilities will inevitably take time away from our ministries and our time with God. But we need to know where our priorities are. It's easy to think that the more we take on, the more we're doing for God, but when we do that, it's also easier to forget the "why" because we're so focused on the "what." My Bible study class learned about worship for a few weeks now. And what we've learned over and over every week is that it doesn't matter in what form you worship or where you worship, but God desires our hearts to be in the right condition. As we serve God (in whatever way you are) let's remember that Christ is at the center, and our hearts should be set on Him alone.