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Philippians 4:11-13  NLT

Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. 13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. 


Some of the most pivotal and powerful verses in the Bible can we found in those three.  It doesn’t contact everything God wants us to have, but there are a couple of premises that will take us a long way if we will apply them every day to our lives.


First of all, learn to be content.  Too many people in the world are always wanting more.  It is an attitude of I deserve more, I want to be handed more, I don’t have enough… you get the point.  The Apostle Paul said he learned to be rich and to be poor.  Be content with wherever you are.  Then watch God work.


Second and a platform to learn even more about God is to know that He is everything.  God is all I need and has all I need.  Literally the verse says “I can do all things through Christ.”  He is my strength.  He has all I need.


Take those two truths and see how God works in your life.  Contentment pushes away selfishness.  Trusting God in all things teaches us to fully rely on Him.  


I have really enjoyed the last week or so soaking up all God has for us in Philippians 4.  Take some more time.  Outline it, highlight it, take it in and watch God do what He does so well.


Proverbs 3:5  NLT

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.


NOTE: this weekend is time change or spring forward.  Remember to set your clocks forward one hour when you go to bed Saturday night.  Also Easter is a few weeks away, and we have an opportunity to invite people to church as well as tell people about Jesus.  The week following Easter will be  Nascar races in Martinsville, and volunteers are needed to help.

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