I have been reading through Philippians this morning and although I find Romans quite the mind warp I do not find Philippians to be the same maze.

Paul is in prison at this time and the Philippians have sent Epaphroditus to visit him with gifts, money and their love.

There were two aspects of Paul’s character which I found intriguing.

The first being that he  does not revisit the sins that he committed before he was saved by the revelation of God.

It is so easy to be stuck in the misery of our sins. To repent but not to turn away from. To fake humility because we are sinners. If we do that then are we not still imprisoned by our sins?

Is it good to confess and repent of our sins. Yes, it is very good but we can stay there, we must move on to forgive ourselves and even those which have sinned against us.

The second aspect is that he is not creating a riot over the injustice he has been served.

Paul has done nothing criminal yet he is facing possible execution. He does not assert his right as an innocent victim. He merely exudes love and compassion for the Philippians and encourages them to love Christ with all of their hearts.

Is it right to be in jail when you are not a criminal? No, it is not right, but it happens.

In my own personal life I found the family court system to be very corrupt and the Attorney General of Texas to be quite unjust. I felt slighted, demeaned and discounted as a single mother.

It was this injustice which caused me to launch this blog for single parents.

Within a very short span of time this blog that I launched to promote my own justice became a blog about God and His love for me and others.

I am thankful for God’s involvement in this blog. He has transformed it from a platform upon which I was going to promote my own cause to one which became all about His cause.

In the process I have let go of my bitterness and have struggled to forgive others which have sought to do me harm. I have also forgiven myself for marrying a man who clearly did not love me and the sins which manifested in me during that marriage.

As I read through Philippians I find it ironic that Paul was in prison but his heart and his soul were free, so free that he could continually praise God and grasp hope.

I am not one to envy others  but I do envy Paul in that measure and I hope that one day I may be as free.