The Blessed Life: What do I do with Loneliness (Philippians 1:1-11)
- Josh Reich
- Oct 2, 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 were created and wired for the one thing that eludes many of us: Community.
Recommended Resources
- Making Room for LIfe: Trading Chaotic Lifestyles for Connected Relationships by Randy Frazee
- Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them by John Ortberg
- Total Church: Reshaping Around Gospel & Community by Steve Timmis & Tim Chester
Next Steps:
- Begin a relationship with Jesus
- Memorize Philippians 1:6
- Pick up a study guide and do this week's questions
- Evaluate my relationships to see if I am waiting to build community til I need it or am I building it before I need it?
- Evaluate my relationships to see if I am expecting them to do something that only God can do?
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