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How often do you stop to think about what you think about? The truth is, every single one of us fights battles within our minds. We might each battle in different ways, but this is part of the human experience- sometimes our thoughts take us away from a life of peace and goodness. In the passage we look at this week in Philippians, Paul shows us the kind of thoughts we ought to think, and how that is related to the kind of peace God wants to bring into each of our lives.
Even though it was written centuries ago, Philippians is a particularly compelling book for us right now. Our country is divided by social and political issues which inevitably trickle into our families, our workplaces, our culture, and even the church. How are God’s people supposed to live in these tension-filled times?
Paul’s wisdom to the church in Philippi provides answers and offers direction. The Philippian church existed in its own hotbed of cultural and political tension. Paul encouraged them to lean into the tension with a specific mindset of Jesus, who humbled himself by considering the needs of others before his own. By adopting this same mindset of humility as God’s people, we can fight for unity and connection in the midst of division. Whose thinking and way of life should we follow? Paul makes the case for it to be Jesus – and we need Him now more than ever.
