From My Study

In my time with God, I was reading I Timothy 6 and some "action" verbs (remember "action" verbs from grammer class?) popped out at me, challenging me to evaluate some "actions" in my life.  Perhaps they can help you too.

I Timothy 6:11-14

¹¹But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. ¹²Fight 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. ¹³In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you ¹⁴to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

4 "ACTION" VERBS:

• FLEE -- means to run away; What do I need to flee in my life?
  
  
  
  • Negative emotions & thoughts?
  
  
  • Tempting situations?
  
  
  • The wrong crowd?
  
  
  • An enslaving or potentially enslaving habit?
  
  
  
  


• PURSUE -- as a Christ-follower, we ultimately pursue Christ.  Paul encourages Timothy to pursue the things of Christ.  What is God asking me to pursue?
  
  
  
  • More time with Him in prayer or Bible study?
  
  
  • More time with my family?
  
  
  • A relationship with a non-believer?
  
  
  • An opportunity to love more, serve more, give more?
  
  
  
  


• FIGHT -- the fight for our faith never goes away and often intensifies as we "flee" and "pursue".  Where do I need to fight?
  
  
  
  • For my kids? My marriage?
  
  
  • For my convictions?
  
  
  • By creating boundaries to protect the things I value?
  
  
  
  


• KEEP -- Paul ends his message to Timothy by encouraging him to keep or endure/persevere until Christ comes.  Our pursuit and fight requires patience and persistence and we must never quit because our future reward will far surpass our present struggles. 
  
  
  
  • Am I quitting or being tempted to quit in any area that is eternally worth "keeping"?
  
  
  • What areas of my life are not being "kept" but instead are being "neglected"?
  
  
  • How great is my hope for the 2nd Coming? for heaven? for eternity?