Resting in His perfect Will

We finished our Home fellowship on the book of Philippians. We read Paul's letter to the church at Philippi, and the "Joy" that He had in his life despite his circumstances. This "Joy" that Paul wrote about, the joy he lived out, was based not in his heart, but in his mind, not how he felt, but how he thought. Just is true in our own lives, how we think affects how we feel. Who and what we put our trust in determines what kind of Joy we will have, either the joy that comes and go depending on ones circumstance, or an everlasting Joy that can only come from Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We learned the importance of being single minded, and how true and everlasting Joy comes form the Lord. Through the life of Paul, we learned that the true spiritual man is one who worships God in Spirit, Rejoices in Christ alone, and has no confidence in ones flesh. We learned or shall I say we're learning to be content no matter what state we are in...Yes were going to take some major hits, hurts, setbacks, and disappointments, but in the end He has purified our souls and made us more like Him.