Replacing Evil

2 Kings 10:28 & 31
"Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel....But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin."
Jehu accomplished a work that no king before was able to do. It took dedication and tenacity. Yet despite his willingness to commit to getting rid of an evil, he had no commitment to replacing it with good.
Our lives are never stagnant, and while we may stumble and rise again, we are always in motion toward God or away from God. Jehu stopped Israel from heading away from God and toward Baal, yet he did not redirect them toward God. And as a result, they continued to drift away from their Savior.
Is there a sin in my life that needs removed? It may mean bloody war to root out that sin, but it's worth it. After that sin is removed though, I must ask myself, with what am I replacing that space in my life? Will it draw me toward God, or draw me away?