The Challenge & The Goal

"By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His Word , in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked."
(1 John 2:3-6)

I do not think I can explain this much further. It is laid out pretty clear. May we never cease striving to walk in His ways on the path He has laid out before us. We may not always remain on track, but through perserverance and by His grace we may press on toward the goal set before us!