A formula for peace of mind. Our mental well-being is determined to a great extent by what we feed it. Just like our eyes function with light and can therefore be injured by harmful light, and our ears with harmful sounds, so our minds need to avoid excessive negative thoughts and attitudes. Anger, resentment, and such like are like poison whereas pure, lovely, praise thoughts are like vitamins. Our fallen nature seems more attracted to wrongs than to virtue, so the news industry provides mostly trouble. Some negative material is needed for us to respond to the needs around us, but we should attenpt to give at least equal time to that which is good and has virtue. I feel that "truth" here means, Reliable, rather than true facts about wrong. Jesus said, "I am the...truth" ( Jn. 14:6). Think about our security and benefits of being in Him. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philp 4:13 is my favorite. It clearly lets me know with the Lord there is no limits and through him we have power to acheive heaven and make it through this wicked world!
Grace is underserved favor, you did nothing for it and mercy is not getting what you deserve for sin. What a awesome GOD we have, daily I thank HIM for his mercy and grace because I know I need it. HE is LOVE!!!!,"who can love me like Jesus, no one"
Seniqua, the Lord just happened to pop that verse into my head this morning before I even read what you had to say, and for the exact same reasons. Is that a God thing or what?
I've been struggling with lust for a long time, and one thing that does NOT work is trying to refrain from thinking about whatever or whoever it is that's the object of your lust. You know, it's like if someone tells you to not think of a pink elephant, then what do you naturally do? You think of a pink elephant, and you can't help yourself from doing so.
Well, the Lord brought Philippians 4:8 to my mind this morning -- namely, to think on the good things, not the evil. I'm now determined to memorize that verse forwards, backwards, right side up, upside down, and in my sleep, and put it into action any which way I can.
tHIS VERSE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. GOD WILL AND ALWAYS SUPPLY ALL OF OUR NEEDS IF ONLY WE JUST LEARN TO DEPEND AND LEAN ON HIM AND HIS WORD. EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD IS UNSURE BUT GOD'S WORD IS SURE. WE ONLY NEED TO PRAY AND TRUST IN HIM. WE DONT KNOW WHAT TOMORROW HOLDS BUT WE DO KNOW WHO HOLDS TOMORROW.GOD'S GRACE IS TRULY AMAZING.
Paul suffered greatly during his ministery. He never complained but prayed for his needs. He desired we should do the same. God did supply some of his needs through fellow believers. He will do the same for us. It is essential that in our darkest moments He is with us giving us the strength only He can deliver.
To know that all we have to do is is "do" and the that the peace of god that passeth all understanding will be with us ... is so God. God continues to bless us despite of ourselves. To have HIS peace is the most awesome feeling I have ever experienced.
God is so good and worthy to be praised.
The 8th verse is just as important as all the other verses, but my attention is led to specifically that verse because to me, this is, indirectly, our sword of the Spirit, as mentioned in Ephesians 6. It is our greatest weapon against the devil's tactics. The only way the devil can make into our lives is through our thoughts. With our minds focused on the things mentioned in Phil 4:8, we use those thoughts as a weapon against the devil's tactics. This is my opinion. Only sharing to open up something to think and pray about...
It is so gratitfying to know that God will supply ALL our needs. We need only remember that. The Phillipians are worthy examples for all christians today.
I really like this chapter because Paul is showing us in this letter what great people the Philippians were and how we can do all things through Christ and that the Lord will supply all our needs if I could choose to be like a church out of the bible I would choose to be like the Philippians these people were defiantly true Christians.
I've been struggling with lust for a long time, and one thing that does NOT work is trying to refrain from thinking about whatever or whoever it is that's the object of your lust. You know, it's like if someone tells you to not think of a pink elephant, then what do you naturally do? You think of a pink elephant, and you can't help yourself from doing so.
Well, the Lord brought Philippians 4:8 to my mind this morning -- namely, to think on the good things, not the evil. I'm now determined to memorize that verse forwards, backwards, right side up, upside down, and in my sleep, and put it into action any which way I can.
God is so good and worthy to be praised.