1 Timothy 2:22 "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."
The Bible often speaks of putting off bad things. However, it rarely stops there. Typically, it goes on to give us something to replace the old with. We put off the old man and put on the new man. Here, we flee mouthful lusts, but we don't just run away from the bad, we run toward the good. We run toward righteousness, faith, love, peace, and fellowship with those who are seeking God.
It is interesting too that we "flee" youthful lusts but we "follow" the good things. That implies that those lusts will chase us down, trying to destroy. However, these good things of God are there to lead us somewhere. They will lead us to a strong relationship with our Heavenly Father and with fellow believers.
Am I allowing youthful lusts to chase me down? Or am I fleeing in the opposite direction? Do righteousness, faith, love, peace, and fellowship with other sincere believers define my life?
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