| Daryl E. Quick - 2009 - 184 pages
...amidst the storms." The apostle Paul said, "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it...secret of being content in any and every situation" (Philippians 4:11-12). Learning to turn ourselves over to God is a reflection of our needs, our imperfections... | |
| Dallas Willard - 2009 - 292 pages
...meaning. In the previous verses he said: "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it...secret of being content in any and every situation." Thus, when he adds that Christ gives him strength for everything, he is also saying that Christ enables... | |
| Bruce Wilkinson, Walk Thru the Bible - 1991 - 276 pages
...possessions. Like the apostle Paul, they knew the secret of contentment. While in prison, Paul wrote: I have learned the secret of being content in any...fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want (Philippians 4:12). Prison is never a pleasant place. And though Paul did not always understand everything... | |
| Peter Jordan - 1992 - 164 pages
...ministry, had this to say on the subject: "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it...can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4: 1 1- 13). Paul knew how to adapt to the circumstances in which he found himself. The... | |
| Kelly S. O'Donnell - 1992 - 380 pages
...hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ...I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it...do everything through him who gives me strength.. ..And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (NIV) Yet,... | |
| Joni Eareckson Tada - 1993 - 424 pages
...and your friends have a chance to get a head start on God's eternal plan. The ^ecret of Contentment "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what...do everything through him who gives me strength." — Philippians 4:12-13 saw a man in the supermarket yesterday using a new sporty wheelchair. When... | |
| Tom Scotland, Laurel Scotland - 1993 - 320 pages
...wanted to fight God. Those verses from the Bible challenged me greatly; 7 know what it is to be in need, I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the...secret of being content in any and every situation. ' i In the days ahead, much would hinge on how well I learned to be content and restful with little... | |
| Lillian V. Grissen - 1993 - 258 pages
...Christ hems me in, behind and before, and keeps his hand upon me (139:5-6). I now can say with Paul, "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty" (Phil. 4:12). Mental health? Yes. Emotional health? Yes. Spiritual health? Yes. God used my deep depression... | |
| David Hansen - 2010 - 184 pages
...this issue from his prison cell. He writes: "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it...can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Phil 4: 11- 13). The pastor's fast forces us to learn that God provides us with all our daily bread... | |
| John Calvin, Jean Calvin - 1994 - 478 pages
...our temperance if we are sparing and moderate in the midst of plenty. In the same way Paul could say, "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty" (Philippians 4:12). 11. This, the first of his miraculous signs. The meaning is that this was Christ's... | |
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