The whole idea of “cleaning yourself up” for God, is completely backwards. The Father isn’t looking for you to perform for Him. What He desires is to restore the relationship you were created to have with Him so that He can renew you into what you were always intended to be.

Salvation is not the reward for what you do in this life. It is the start of a personal relationship with God, not the finish line.

Our redemption rests on what Christ did on our behalf, not on what we do for ourselves. Morality isn’t the means, it’s the side-effect of the righteousness God brings to our lives.