That's the "easy" part!
1 Peter 2
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
The hard part is that that is something one has to do for oneself! I can testify, and witness, that it does happen. I can testify and witness a deeper understanding concerning "the Word of God." Still, of all the things I can do and testify and bare witness to? I CANNOT "do it FOR you!"
One has to allow oneself for God to "put you in His smelter", so to speak. I know this "illustration", does not truly represent what really happens. Although this same "process" is described in several different ways throughout the entire Bible.
And after that? One has to allow for God to PROOF you! Where, and when one finds out, not only how deep one's roots are "in love?" But, also the rest of the "fruit of the Spirit!"
God is trying oh so hard in His refining of one to "close the breaches", so the birds aren't able to whisk it away.
Where the thorns and thistles aren't able to "choke" His Word. Where "the way" is not able in simply "walking over" His Word, unheeded, and unheard.
But, in being a good and responsible "tiller of the ground?" It requires EFFORT/S! These "thorns and thistles?" Are "put there", for a "reason!" The "way"? The "birds?" Same same!
YOU have to remove 'em! MAKE the "ground" GOOD!
God gave us a "gift", promising an "everlasting" salvation by His grace through faith in not just Jesus Christ. But, becoming a "joint heir" WITH Christ, and obtaining an ETERNAL salvation! FROM He who SENT Jesus Christ!