Life’s Joy Stealers

I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. Philippians 1:9–10 Life’s joy stealers are many, and you will […]

A Better Foreman

A person is a product of his or her own thoughts. Thoughts form the thermostat which regulates what we accomplish in life. My body responds and reacts to the input from my mind. If I feed it with doubt, worry, and discouragement, that is precisely the kind of day I will experience. If I adjust my thermostat forward—to thoughts filled with vision, hope, and victory—I can count on that kind of day. You and I become what we think about.

Determination

I love the apostle Paul’s attitude revealed in his words: “I press on toward the goal” (Philippians 3:14). Those men and women who refuse to get bogged down in and anchored to the past are those who pursue the objectives of the future.

Pulling Together

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. (Philippians 2:3–4) With the teachings of Christ and Paul as a backdrop, we are better able to understand and appreciate Peter’s comments about […]

Lights in a Dark World

Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people. (Philippians 2:15) Wouldn’t it be wonderful if God would save us and then, within a matter of seconds, take us on to glory? Wouldn’t that be a great relief? We would never have any […]

Triumphant Thinking

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Now all glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen. (Philippians 4:19–20) Surrounded by so many who are down in the mouth, convinced we are headed for […]

Advice for Growing Older with Joy

At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God. And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:18 –19) What’s necessary […]

The Cure for Worry

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, thank for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6–7) Do you realize that God has a sure-cure […]

Lights to the Lost

But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Saviour. (Philippians 3:20) If you and I are ever going to get involved in sharing the joys of knowing and walking with Christ, we must come to terms with the fact that […]

The Need for Mentors

Brethren, join in following my example, and observe those who walk according to the pattern you have in us. (Philippians 3:17) Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. (1 Corinthians 11:1) Ours is an arduous, long, and sometimes tedious journey through Cesspool Cosmos. And, observe, it is a walk, not a sprint. The good news […]

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