9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 I can do all things (I can face anything He in His wisdom allows in my life) through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:9-13
In whatsoever state is one of the most important ways God is making my paths straight, how He’s calming me down, how He’s healing my CCPTSD, how He’s making me like Him (free indeed deep in my spirit), how He’s filling me with being able to always trust Him. What deep healing He’s doing in my life by teaching me that He is with me and in control…always. For so much of my life, I didn’t know this.
As He makes my paths straight, I become more like Him, I spend more and more time in His dwelling place, I abide in His wonderful rest and care.
Thanking and praising God in all things,
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.