With godliness, what are we aiming for? Three things:

The first thing to notice is the personal responsibility involved in
pursuing godliness. Paul say, "Train yourself". We actually have to
practice being godly.

The second thing to note is that this training, as with any sort of training,
is aimed at growth, in our personal spiritual life.

And, the third thing, we need to notice about training in godliness is
that all training requires commitment.

From pages 218-219, Always Growing in the Faith by Gene Dirr.
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