As children of God without blemish, how you live affirms who you are, affects unbelievers, and matters in eternity.
God desires pastors in his church, as well as the people in the pews to show signs of spiritual maturity over time as they grow in Christ.
You can give, because you have a God who gives.
Contentment should make us godly, wholesome people. Paul suggests as much 1 Timothy 6:6 – “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Godliness and contentment go together.
Put before your eyes the sorts of things that will promote thoughts that are substantial, and satisfying, and glorious.
The God who provides us with this peace – He himself, is eternal in his existence, limitless in his power, and infinite in his goodness.
The Bible needs to guide us into right doctrine, into right practice – and yes, into right thinking. We are called to have the same mindset – the mindset of Christ.
Paul’s life isn’t an exotic specimen of what it means to be a missionary or a Super-Guru of Spirituality. Paul’s life shows us what it looks like to be a Christian.
Let’s be straining toward the resurrection of the dead, and the ways of righteousness in his kingdom, and the glory of his likeness.
Growing in the true Christian faith will only ever take you closer to the person and work of Jesus – never further away.