Phil 4:5 Fairminded? Charitable? The LORD is at hand

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!
  Well, welcome to the first day of 2013.  Take a moment, stop, reflect back to age 10......did the year 2013 look like a reality or some day in the far distant future?  Did you think you would live to see this day?  Being born in the late 40's, my friends and I thought if we lived just to the year 2000 we would be old.  Because of modern science and technology, here, today, in 2013 old is 20 or more years down the road for me and my friends.
   Philippians 4:4 tells us to rejoice.  Right behind 4 comes 5, imagine that! Phil 4:5 "Let your moderation be known unto all men.  The LORD is at hand."  Philippians 4:5 in three translations.
   Ultimate joy comes from Christ dwelling within us.  Christ is near, and at his second coming we will fully realize the ultimate joyl  He who live within us will fulfill his final purposes for us.
   We are to be considerate; that is reasonable, fair minded and charitable, to those outside the church, and not just to fellow believers.  This means we are not to seek revenge against those who treat us unfairly, nor are we to be overly vocal about our personal rights.
   The last part of this verse strikes a chord with me: "THE LORD IS AT HAND."  What does that really mean to you?  Do you even think about this?  The LORD is at hand ----Do you live each moment as if the next moment will be with Jesus?
   One last question --- CAN OTHERS SEE CHRIST WITHIN YOU?      ALWAYS???  Love you all.
   In Christ's Love and Grace
     Johnny

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