The Blessed Life: How to Want to Obey God (Philippians 2:12-30)
- Josh Reich
- Oct 30, 2010
- Series: The Blessed Life (Philippians)
Everyone wants to be happy. We look for it in friends, kids, marriage, sex, money, stuff, and career. Yet, less than half of Americans are happy with their jobs, only 20% of married couples are happily married.
No one seems to be happy.
But what if we have missed the point? What if we are not looking for happiness? For most people The Blessed Life has everything to do with happiness and that happiness comes from more stuff.
What God calls us to and the point of the book of Philippians is to fight for and look for joy. Joy is different from happiness. It is not fleeting or tied to temporary things. It does not come and go. It is based on God and who He is.
Download the Blessed Life - Philippians Study Guide for this series.
Big Idea
We are to obey and live for God, not because we have to, but because we get to.
Recommended Resources
- Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan
- Holy Discontent: Fueling the Fire that Ignites Personal Vision by Bill Hybels
- When I Don't Desire God by John Piper
- The Dangerous Duty of Delight: Daring to Make God the Object of Your Desire by John Piper