Philippians 4:8-13 (New International Version)
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you
10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
I. Choosing what we consume (vv. 8-9)
• God created us in His image, but we call have a
• We need
• Focusing on the negative always leads to
• Jesus is the
• One way to battle discontentment is to practice replacing negative thoughts with
• God is the source of
II. Choosing others over ourselves (vv. 10-11)
• We can be joyful yet not
• Contentment results from resisting the temptation to let our
• Choosing others over ourselves is an indicator of
• We can never
III. Choosing to be content through Christ (vv. 12-13)
• Our contentment comes from
• The
• God’s love for us is not
• Contentment comes from
• True contentment means