CCC Gainesville | Blog
If you’ve only read this verse in the context of eye black and football, you need to read this:
http://thecripplegate.com/i-can-do-all-things/
“Out of context, Philippians 4:13 is used as a blank-check promise for whatever is desired. But in context, it is a verse is about contentment. It’s not about your dreams coming true or your goals being met. Rather it’s about being joyful, satisfied, and steadfast even when life is hard and your circumstances seem impossible.”
If I could be so bold to also add, the verse is about not just being joyful and satisfied when life is hard, but also when life is easy, when everything is going your way. Paul says he’s learned the secret of being content in “plenty and want.” If we try to find meaning and happiness apart from God, we’re fighting a losing battle. It’s extraordinarily traumatic to accomplish all your goals and then realize you’re still not content. The ancient Greek historian Herodotus gets it right when he says, “Some say the bitterest sorrow a man can know is to aspire to do much and to do little. Not so. The bitterest sorrow a man can know is to aspire to do much, to do it, and then to discover it was not worth doing.” What can fill that void? Paul has a secret to tell you.
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