Philippians 3:7-8 (New International Version)
7But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8What 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
Philippians 3:12-14 (New International Version)
Pressing on Toward the Goal
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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Knowing Jesus Christ, our Creator and King, is something so precious. Everything will fade away except for the knowledge of knowing who Christ is.
Maybe our trials and temptations are all parts of God's plan & purpose for us to know him better. And, in this perspective, it will mean that we should be thankful for life's ups and downs, for we can discover the hidden gems of who God is and what God is doing through our life.
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Yes. And in fact, without all those ups and downs, how would life ever been colourful and interesting!!! Live life to the fillest and work on the tasks that we are called upon to complete. God will give us the courage and the power to go through tough times.
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