Ephesians 1v4
…just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,…
As Believers, our identities are Christ and the nature of Christ should be the very source of the flow of our character. If it is not so with you as at yet, then we need to recognize this great want and by the power of the Holy Ghost resident in us beseech Grace that we rise to walk worthy of our identity. Is it possible to live a holy life? Yes! Absolutely! Not by our might not by our power, but by the Spirit.
This verse speaks of matters that have been genuinely debated in our Body and I do not aim to add to the debate but merely state that, our God and Father of The LORD Jesus Christ has called us unto salvation by the Spirit through Jesus. If He did not call us, we could never come. Therefore, it is by Grace we are called unto salvation. And as called out ones therefore, in the filth of our deeds, we must always want to walk worthy of the calling that remains for us – unto holiness.
Our lives are sustained by the power of God through His mercies. We ought not to ever think of ourselves as deserved except by the Grace of election. Then, the mandate remains that we ever strive to make our elections sure and certain in The LORD Jesus.
Shalom