I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through Faith as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. To know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge. Be filled with all the fullness of God. We must persevere.
Practice does make perfect.
So, the challenge becomes one of developing habits of God-centered thinking and behavior since we have made a verbal commitment to or covenant with God. It doesn't just mysteriously happen. Scriptures tell us repeatedly about God's promises. We are offered love, salvation, and life eternal. Nowhere does scripture suggest that anyone gets eternal life without effort.