Minds Stayed on Christ

Much of Paul's instruction in Philippians has to do with the mind (be of one mind, have the same mind, think the same way, agree in the Lord, think like Christ). As Paul addresses the experience of joy and peace, he provides a list of attributes that should govern our thought life. These attributes are most evident in Christ, the Gospel and the Scriptures. This principle of joy and peace as the result of a mind stayed on God is found throughout Scripture. As revealed in the episode of Christ walking on the water, we are never more secure than when our eyes are fixed upon Jesus.