surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord
Heya everyone. It's been a few days since I updated. I've been keeping myself busy with work and other things.
"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ - the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead." Philippians 3:7-11
The whole chapter is very good, and I'm holding very close to my heart at the moment because of something I've decided to lose for the sake of knowing Christ, and my heart not hardening towards him. God asks his followers to sacrifice things from time to time. I guess this is the first time I've had to do it properly. As in, I'm really making a huge loss and am very sad about it.
Father, please help me to be strong during this struggle. Please give me your strength. Because I am lacking in so much strength and I cannot do this on my own. Thank you for your forgiveness and grace. Thank you that no matter what I do, my salvation is secured. That you are in control of everything, and draw me close to you, though I want to run the other way. Thank you for Lise, who doesn't judge me, or gives that impression, or anything like that. Thank you for her understanding and love. Thank you for blessing me with an awesome friend like that. Thank you for the mercies you pour out on to me. Please work in me Father.
Amen
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them - yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me." 1 Corinthians 15:10
"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ - the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead." Philippians 3:7-11
The whole chapter is very good, and I'm holding very close to my heart at the moment because of something I've decided to lose for the sake of knowing Christ, and my heart not hardening towards him. God asks his followers to sacrifice things from time to time. I guess this is the first time I've had to do it properly. As in, I'm really making a huge loss and am very sad about it.
Father, please help me to be strong during this struggle. Please give me your strength. Because I am lacking in so much strength and I cannot do this on my own. Thank you for your forgiveness and grace. Thank you that no matter what I do, my salvation is secured. That you are in control of everything, and draw me close to you, though I want to run the other way. Thank you for Lise, who doesn't judge me, or gives that impression, or anything like that. Thank you for her understanding and love. Thank you for blessing me with an awesome friend like that. Thank you for the mercies you pour out on to me. Please work in me Father.
Amen
"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them - yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me." 1 Corinthians 15:10