you are my portion

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable - if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise - dwell on these things." Philippians 4:8



That is the 4:8 principle, and what the book I'm reading is based on.



It's been a while since I read Philippians. It used to be my favorite book of the Bible, along with Ephesians. But then I thought, these are too easy and too simple. So I started reading other parts of the Bible (which is great, I'm not knocking it at all). But I think for a while I will go back to those easy and simple things. The verses that don't confuse me and that I can dwell on throughout my day. I've always felt I had a "simple" faith. (A bit of an oxymoron don't you think?) I used to feel silly for not wanting to take part in the deep, theological discussions my peers have all the time. I made a D- in Survey of the Old Testament. And while it's fine to talk about the heavier topics and read commentaries and know the greek subtext... At the end of the day, I know what I believe. I know Who holds my hand and I feel like He's ok with my not needing to know everything. I know the important stuff, the stuff that matters. And I feel like that's good.