Be an example

Let no man despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4v11

Sadly I am no longer a youth. However the truth here applies to everyone. No one likes to he despised. We all hate that. But we rarely relate being despised to our behaviour.

Here God says that we have an option and a waybto avoid being despised. We make sure that our lives a the right example. We must make sure that our words, our conduct, our love, our faith, and our purity are so far above reproach that no one fan question them.

Our actions, if right, will always silence the critics.