the pursuit of what is truly valuable
“But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.” -I Timothy 6:11 (NKJV)
when paul was speaking about this, he meant to flee from evil things.
specifically the love of money which is the root of a lot of evil in the world we live in.
think about how money changes people.
it changes how you perceive people.
changes your own perspective on life.
money is powerful. and the only thing right up there with it is influence.
they pretty much go hand in hand.
the things we need to pursue are all attributes of God Himself.
and can only be obtained by letting Him into our hearts so that He may guide, lead and rule our lives.
all the other things can only make us happy for so long.
take away all that stuff and what do you have left?
can you honestly say that if you didn’t have stuff you could still be happy?
in the situations i have been through as of late, i have realized that i can do without a WHOLE LOT.
and that there are things that i cherish greatly that aren’t materialistic or tangible.
i started to wish i didn’t have the stuff i have.
i gave a bunch of it away.
and i stored up the stuff i don’t even use.
i don’t even really miss it.
that is an awesome feeling that i hope to hold onto until the day i die.
God knows i needed that.
and i am about to start a study on purpose again… to re-focus.
i am going to keep it in this journal. it will last 40 days.
i can’t wait to see what God shows me this time around.
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