LOTS OF THINGS TO PURSUE

1 Timothy 6:11 NLT But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Do you ever stop and ask yourself questions, not about other people or what’s going on in the world, but about yourself? When I read our verse, the question popped into my head, “What are we pursuing, what are we running after?”

Pursue means to chase, or make a sustained effort to obtain, or carry out something over time. The Holy Spirit gives us several things He wants us to pursue! So whatever else we might be pursuing at the minute, let’s give them second place and pursue what God considers most important.😊

He says pursue righteousness, knowing it’s all ours only through Jesus. Righteousness is a gift but it’s good to acknowledge and receive it everyday to remind ourselves we are still righteous in God’s eyes, even when we’ve made mistakes.

Pursue a godly life which is loving reverence for God and living a Christlike life, which is only doable with the help of the Holy Spirit! We can’t do it on our own.😊

Pursue faith which comes by hearing the word of God and putting it into practice. Sometimes we let our faith slip when we’re faced with seeming impossibilities but that is when we need it most, to hear our faith declare, ‘With God all things are possible.’

Pursue perseverance. It’s not giving up in any way but to put our whole trust in God and know He is holding us steady and will bring to completion what He has started in us.

Pursue gentleness. I know my responses are not always gentle which means I need to pursue it more, to allow the Holy Spirit to help me be more like Jesus because He is gentle with us. Maybe you feel the same?

2 Timothy 2:22 NKJV …but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Here Paul adds love and peace to our pursue list, so we may need to do more pursuing than we have been but the good news is the Holy Spirit is within us to help us in every way enabling us to pursue the right things.🙂 Thank You Lord. Amen.

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