How Should We Live?

How should we live? "In such a way that we are well prepared to die," I read recently. I'm inclined to agree, whether our death comes soon or the Lord returns first. Peter says it this way,

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with him.

You better have your act together at all times. And in Christianity we realize that the only way to do that is to let God do it for you (trying to be "good enough" on your own is a surefire way to NOT have your act together).