Philippians 1:6

Philippians 1:6 says something so profound, something that has assured me the many times when I found myself in tears. It reads: “ …Being confident of this, that he who begun a good work in you, will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” It is a continuation of Paul telling the Philippians how grateful he is of who they are, that he thanks God each time he remembers them. Haai these people seemingly must have been a special bunch to him. My uncle (I call him bigbro) Michael Maphoto has this weird habit of laughing things off whenever I am extremely emotional and feeling crazy. It didn’t make sense to me, well it still doesn’t when I am fuming and throwing my toys all over the place lol. But I’ve picked up so much in his responses. Sandy, relax, you will be fine, it’s ok, you can do it, it’s not the end, stop being crazy, you need anger management etc. These responses usually, after a good outburst make me view my problem from his eyes, he laughs because when he compares me to the problem, its well, funny.  In as much as I will be panicking, someone else’s view is just funny, funny in the sense that it’s all really nothing I should fear  and be panicking over.

 It becomes easier for me to the focus my mind on the end goal of my tribulations and remember that I am not destined to fail irrespective of how many times I will encounter failure in my journey. This is why Philippians 1:6 is such an awesome love poem for me and you from God. A short one inspired by the Holy Spirit so that Paul may remind us that God is in control. He starts a good thing in us (many in fact) and has one goal: to complete it. My Pastor said something the other day that made me hold on to my chair: “it is the purpose of God in question, not your purpose”. In other words, God is fulfilling His purpose in me on earth, not that I am fulfilling my own purpose; it’s all about Him in the end. My career, my plans, my dreams are all in the end fulfilling *GOD’S* purpose. And for all we encounter, for all that we learn and experience, He will complete the good work, if it’s His work, he will fit the bill and supply all in His way. Relax. Relax Sandy. J