“…but Christ is all and in all.” (Colossians 3:11)
The simple focus of my life is to be like Christ.
That is why I must let the word about Christ dwell in me richly, as Colossians 3:16 says.
That is why I must gaze at the glory of Christ, 2 Corinthians 3:18, so that I can be changed into his image.
That is why Christ must be fully formed in me, Galatians 4:19.
That is why if I say I abide in Him I must walk the way He walked, 1 John 2.
I’m to be like Christ. This is the goal of my life.
So the goal of my life as a Christian is outside of me, it is not in me, it is outside of me, it is beyond me. I am not preoccupied with myself, I am preoccupied with becoming like Christ. And that is something that only the Holy Spirit can do as I focus on Christ. I focus on Him and the Spirit transforms me into His image.
— John MacArthur, Fleeing From Enemies