Book: Philippians

Passing the stress test of life doesn’t mean removing stressors from life; it’s not about the absence of difficulties. It’s about the presence of God’s peace amid those difficulties.

What is difficult? To put your interests below the interest of others when those others are your enemies, or they think radically different than you.
We have been freely served by Jesus. Therefore, it is so easy for us to freely serve others.

Every time you pass on by, not only do you miss an opportunity to impact someone else, but you have also missed an opportunity for God to impact you.

Even when you do not look for God, even when you do not lean into the presence of God, He is fully present. You have never been alone, because God is everywhere present. But we can pretend we are by ourselves. You can pretend you’re by yourself. And I can deny His presence. I can refuse to acknowledge it.

 Jesus alone is the Way to because He alone is the Truth about God and He alone possesses the Life of God.

When Jesus is the center of your story, it changes how you let your story be told.