Without Christ, we are pretty much stranded to go through life alone, foolish about whatever self built kingdom we are pursuing. When the storms of life come our way, we could easily plunge into despair without His presence. The few verses before Phil. 4:13 talk about Paul’s difficulties, but he is confident that Christ will carry him through. May you and I set this verse as a life reminder to recalculate when we get discouraged.
Bob Goff says: “ Jesus’ friends were distracted arguing about who got the big chairs next to Him in heaven. Jesus interrupted their silly argument by dropping some eternal clarity on them. He said that unless they changed and became like children, they would never enter the kingdom of God. I had been raised to think you just prayed a prayer and somehow the right combination of secret words opened up heaven’s gates, but evidently there’s more to it. It’s a childlike faith—not a childish one—Jesus said would do the trick.”
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