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On being content

September 14, 2009 in Challenges with 0 Comments

contentment

Philippians 4:10-14 (The Message)

I’m glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you’re again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I’m just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little. I’ve found the recipe for being happy whether full or hungry, hands full or hands empty. Whatever I have, wherever I am, I can make it through anything in the One who makes me who I am. I don’t mean that your help didn’t mean a lot to me—it did. It was a beautiful thing that you came alongside me in my troubles.

This morning, reading my Bible, I read this passage from Paul to the church of Philippians.

How I long to get to that place of contentment. To really be able to be happy in whatever circumstances. The scary thing is, that Paul means this in everything. even while he was being flogged for preaching the Gospel.

All I can pray today is for the Lord to open my eyes to Him, so that I will also be able to be happy in Him, through any circumstance that may arise in my life. So that I will have my eyes fixed on Him as I walk this journey called life, and once I get to the finish line, that I will be able to run into my fathers arms, and say thank you for everything, and not want to ask questions of why.

I also pray this on each and every one of you guys.

Update on Community

September 10, 2009 in Challenges with 0 Comments

This morning, while reading my Bible I got this piece of scripture that really ties in nicely with my post on Community from last night.

I really don’t think I need to say anything more on the subject that what Philippians 2:1-4 (The Message) says about it.

If you’ve gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

Philippians

September 9, 2009 in Challenges with 13 Comments

This morning, as I started my new way of spending time with the Lord by prayer jogging, after reading the Bible, I read Philippians 1, and the verses that stood out for me was verse 27-28

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel

without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved–and that by God.
This just got me back to the point where I realised, yes God has a major plan for my life, and He is not sitting back and not doing anything, but in the mean time, I must do whatever I do, in order to glorify Him as well as the Gospel.
This gave me strength for the day, and today I am expecting great things from Him, while being content with what I have and with what I am able to do.

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