Keep going toward Him

Keep going toward Him “But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” ‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭6:11-12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/111/1ti.6.11-12.NIV Sometimes in the midst of life and the challenges it can pose it’s appropriate to just stop and breathe. Focus on God, and slow down. He strengthens us like we see in Psalms 18 as one example of many. But we have to encourage ourselves to keep going toward God. Not away from Him. V11 He reminds us that we are His and we should run away from the things that would hurt us and our relationship. But just running away from ungodly things is not enough. We can’t run aimlessly. We need to pursue something. Look at v11 closely. We pursue righteousness, Godliness,faith, love endurance and gentleness. Basically we run toward God. How ? We pursue Him in doing what’s right . It’s not always easy right ? It would be easier to just Hide. Hang in there! When we exhibit faith we pursue Him. The enemy would have us quit. When you show love and pursue Love we are moving toward God. Be Gentle. It’s harder than being harsh but it moves us closer and shows others there is a Savior worth pursuing. A faith worth fighting for. V12. Fight the good fight. When we pray, share , worship , help , love ,study, encourage and ultimately show and exhibit Love as Jesus has shown we take hold of the truths of God.
We fight . We are saved. We take hold of the eternal life promised and it is visible to all.
We are fighters! Thank you Jesus. Help us to fight the good fight every year, month, week, day , hour and minute. God, give us strength and focus to always go toward you no matter what. Remind us when we grow stale or drift away. Keep us close .