Go-getter. People person. Irritable. Upbeat. Tenderhearted. Opinionated. Timid. Perfectionist. Harsh. I’m not willing to write some of the words with which people characterize others, but we know what they are. Based on characteristics, personality traits, actions, or just our own perceptions and moods these words form images in minds that can be positive or negative, and they definitely affect how others react to us. In the fourth chapter of Philippians, Paul issues seve

Paul spent two years on house arrest in Rome while he awaited trial. During this time, he was chained to a Roman guard twenty-four hours a day. While he had some liberty to receive guests and write to the churches, his movement was restricted, forcing him to rely on others for support. His Roman citizenship gave him a daily food allowance, but he was dependent on others for all his other needs and to supplement the meager food supplies. The Philippian Church Paul never comp

Some hills are high and hard to climb. Some tasks are difficult and take a long time to complete. Some ministries we are called to require everything we have and then some. We get tired. Some battles we fight send us to our knees repeatedly as we long for a breakthrough, any indication that tells us we are on the winning side. Some days I want to hand in my keys and go home. I can get weary in doing what is right and good. That is why the verses in the sixth chapt