In this passage, Paul uses active and forceful verbs to
describe the Christian life: “run, pursue, fight, hold tightly.”
Some think that Christianity is a passive faith that we can just
pick up when we are not busy doing other things. Here, Paul
reminds Timothy and us that we must have an active faith:
training, working hard, sacrificing and preparing to do that
which is right. Have you identified this need for action in your
life?