Phillipians 1: I Have You In My Heart

Paul continues that it is right for him to feel this way, because I have you in my heart.
That is a beautiful expression . Paul had not only them in his mind but in his heart. It shows the tenderness that Paul had for the church and how he longed for their progress in the gospel. Do we have other believers in our hearts, or are we too busy for that?

I confess I have often been a victim of distractions that I did not have people in my heart for prayer. We want to be used in one another’s lives. To become conformed to the image of his son.
We should have one another in our hearts. We need to have the affection of Christ. That is not a natural state, but this love comes into us only as we meditate on the Lord.

We need to sit soak and serve. Not sit, soak and sour. We need to love one another. No matter what the circumstances. You are all partakers of grace. It is the grace that is involved in suffering and in the ministry. I want the grace of God to be working in our lives.

Do you view suffering as a privilege to demonstrate the grace of God. What is your attitude towards suffering? What is your attitude towards fellow believers? Have you kept short accounts with them, that you have their best interests in mind.