Philippians 4:8-23 POWER FOR LIVING Consciousness of God's presence keeps a believer in the condition of soul in which he or she can live in peace and experience the power of God at work in their life. Man is made in the image of God in that we have emotions so we can love God, we have a mind so we can know God and we have a will so we can obey God. These three parts of our humanity can be seen in this chapter. Our emotions are dealt with in verses 4 through 7. Our thinking and the control of our thoughts are addressed in verse 8. Our behavior, our will is instructed from verse 9 through verse 18. When we put these together, we understand where the power for living the Christian life comes from.
Philippians 4:8–23