Is Contentment Really Possible?
- Joel Muddamalle Director of Theology and Research at Proverbs 31 Ministries
- Published Mar 21, 2024
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
In this video teaching, Joel Muddamalle digs up deep truth in this widely recognizable Bible verse. When we are faced with a difficult goal, task, or circumstance in life, we tend to whip out this truth and proclaim it over whatever we are going through! But is that what Paul really meant when we wrote this inspired wisdom to the Philippians? Not …exactly. And that’s why this teaching is so relevant and important. Joel explains that when we take a verse out of context, we can misunderstand what God intended this piece of wisdom to mean and instruct.
This verse is not meant to guarantee we are able to do everything we want to do or will anything we wish to happen. Our lives are meant to run in step with God’s will, not ours. This verse actually provides us the wisdom and strength to endure hard times and difficult situations that do not make sense to us. Things that are not going our way. It reminds us to rely on His strength. Paul discovered the secret to contentment, “the power to process and cope with all things,” Joel teaches.
Dive into the deep wisdom of this verse as Joel explains the power we have available to us in this world through Jesus, and reminds us Who we are living for.
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Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Joel and his wife have four children and two dogs. If he doesn’t have a theology book in his hand, you can be sure he’s either coaching one of his kids in a sport, getting roped into a reel by his wife @almostindianwife, or doing his best to keep up his hoops game on the basketball court on Tuesday nights with the guys—then going for a cold plunge. Yeah, it’s a thing. Pre-order his book The Hidden Peace: Finding the Security, Strength, and Confidence Through Humility here.
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