Hi Luvv God family,
Okay, let me take you right into this post’s topic.
Do you recognize the feeling that comes with battling the same sin over and over again?
Recently, I received a piece of the “Flee From Sin” tracksuit. And while wearing it to work, it made me pause and think.
What does fleeing from sin actually look like?
And more importantly— where am I fleeing towards?
While meditating on these questions, I landed on Matthew 12:35:
“A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.”
Here, Jesus is saying that what rules in your heart determines what flows out of it.
He’s not just addressing outward behavior— He’s speaking about the treasures of the heart.
That made me wonder: what does this have to do with fleeing from sin?
And then I realized— if I find myself endlessly running from sin, yet still being pulled back into the same cycle, the issue might not be my effort, but the foothold sin still has in my heart.
I could try to flee with all my strength, but if my heart’s dwelling place hasn’t changed, I’ll grow weary— and sin will eventually catch up with me.
But Glory be to Jesus, because that’s exactly where He comes in.
Fleeing was never about running endlessly.
It was always about running toward Him.
When we run toward Jesus, He doesn’t just tell us what to leave behind—
He replaces what once ruled our hearts with His presence.
And when His presence fills the heart, sin loses its ability to produce fruit in our lives.
Fleeing from sin is not about running harder. But about shifting focus and dwelling differently.
Jesus reminds us that what flows out of our lives is determined by what we store in our hearts. So maybe the invitation isn’t to pressure ourselves by constantly fleeing, but to let Him reclaim the inner dwelling place.
I’ll end this post with a piece out of a poem I wrote, reflecting on my own running toward Jesus.
I’m tired of what this world claims to give. I want to dwell in the heavenly place where Yeshua lives. To become the place where Yeshua reigns. For He is the solid rock, bearing life itself— The ground that holds before it reveals, the foundation on which I’m being built. He washes feet, before teaching them how to walk. He renews minds, before teaching us how to talk. He touches hearts, and makes them pure. Through surrender we learn how to endure, and at the end, the fullness of His presence is what He ensures.
Thank you for reading!
As we’re entering a new month, I’d like to invite you into a moment of reflection with these questions:
Where might Jesus be inviting me to dwell with Him, rather than strive for change on my own?
What would it look like to let Him wash, renew, and purify me before expecting myself to “do better”?
Selah.
With love,
Stephanie Nyota
Luvv God Team <3
