I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. (Philippians 4:12 ESV)
Quite a secret here, huh? When you read this verse, doesn't it pique your interest just a bit? Don't you want to know the secret to being humble, and the secret of how to abound? How to face both plenty and hunger, and abundance and need? The answer lies in the very next verse:
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 ESV)
There you have it. Short and sweet. There will come times in our lives when we will be humbled, hungry, and in need. There will also come times when we will abound in whatever we are doing, when we will have plenty, and when we will be given abundance. The secret here, in all these situations, is God. Are you going through tough times? Let the Lord be your strength, and He will carry you through. Are you abounding? Always remember to thank Him for His grace, remember that He Alone is your strength, and continuously rely on Him; without Him, there would be no abundance to begin with.
I pray that we all will be able to proclaim along with the author of Philippians, "We can do all things through Him who strengthens us!"
Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:30-31 ESV)
Blessings,
Andrew
