“Actively Abide” When I first read this heading in Ruth’s book Beholding and Becoming, I thought of course, easy peasy, she is saying to follow God, to abide by his rules and to do the right thing. Then when she gave the definition of abide, it changed my perspective completely. The definition was as follows, “abide means to stay, to remain, to be true, to preserve, to keep walking beside, to get in close, to dwell, to be near, to not perish, to withstand.” Ruth then say “What we love determines where we will be most steadfast “Abiding is so much more, it’s not as easy as we think it in our mind when we hear it or read it. Its God calling us to a higher standard of living and it is up to us whether we choose to leave behind our old ways or not. But the more we pursue Him, the better we become at abiding in Him. We are able to keep up the good fight and know what we are called to be in Christ. My question of the day is “Will you abide?” #BB32DAYS #BeholdingAndBecomingBook #BeholdingAndBecoming #WeBecomeWhatWeBehold #WeAreAllBecoming #WhatWeChaseShapesOurRace #RuthChouSimons #TheArtOfEverydayWorship #TillSinBeBitterChristWillNotBeSweet #Abide #AbideInChrist #YouChoose #YourChoices #ShareChrist #LeaveBehind #InspireSpiritualGrowth #CSLewisQuotes #OnTheMove #TheClimb #Grow #SelfCare #Study #Inspiration #Pittsburgh #Burgh #Pitt #PGH #SteelCity #PittsburghStrong (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8CQZFrJ-Q6/?igshid=fww95p0hqh5f