Today Our Daily Bread Phil 4

Matthew 24:37
"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day. In Noah’s Day there was anew world, a new chance, a clean "slate", just a few who chose to start again.

Luke 12:25
Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not! Worries can take moments of joy from your life, until all of the joy is gone.
Philippians 4: 1 - 23
1 Dear brothers and sisters, I love you and long to see you, for you are my joy and the reward for my work. So please stay true to the Lord, my dear friends.
2 And now I want to plead with those two women, Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement.
3 And I ask you, my true teammate, to help these women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. And they worked with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again – rejoice!
5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do.
Remember, the Lord is coming soon.
6 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and
thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter.
Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right.
Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable.
Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
9 Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you.
10 How grateful I am, and how I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but for a while you didn't have the chance to help me. 11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to get along happily whether I have much or little. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. 13 For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need. 14 But even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty. 15 As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this. 16 Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once. 17 I don't say this because I want a gift from you. What I want is for you to receive a well-earned reward because of your kindness. 18 At the moment I have all I need – more than I need! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable to God and pleases him. 19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
20 Now glory be to God our Father forever and ever. Amen.
21 Give my greetings to all the Christians there. The brothers who are with me here send you their greetings. 22 And all the other Christians send their greetings, too, especially those who work in Caesar's palace.
23 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

~ Lena's Journalin'~
How does one stay true to the Lord? Persue peace with others, Be a teammate, tell the good news, work with God’s plan- rather than your own all of the time. These next verses 4-8 are not suggestions. We wonder where peace is at. It is found inside of the displayed character of Christ. Always rejoice, that leaves no other options. Be visible, living as a Christ-like one, showing consideration to others. Remember the Lord is always coming to those who do not yet know Him, he is constantly appearing to them through us. Do Not worry-pray. Telling and thanking God is how we pray. Following His character in daily practice is how this unexplainable peace comes. If we continually practice worry, fear, dread, anger, unkindness & impatience, we hide our faith from others, we hide, we complain, but do not pray or give thanks to others and God, we are a mess, our lives are a mess, we have the answer to our cry of "Why are things like this?" We will not (remember the word "will" is a decision word), have peace at all if we do not FIX our minds on the continual practice of God thinking. We must override the rule of other thoughts contrary to God’s plan for our peace. Contentedness is found in trusting God. It is not about staying in one place, it is about trusting God no matter where I find myself. Loving God and being willing to live this awesome life He gave me as visible proof of Him in the earth, no matter what, not being swayed at all by any circumstance, being steadfast and sure that he is my all in all, my every reason and motive. That’s contentment. Giving is a direct response to trusting God, believing he is and demonstrating in an unhiden way my motive of persuit of His plans. Isn’t it cool that there were Christians who served the ungodly government of the day and Paul was saying that they especially greeted the Christians in other places, They could have been consumed with the hardships they probably endured working for Caesar, but their minds were still about others and others’ well being.