Philippians 2:12

Philippians 2:12, “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

At best, Christians today are very frustrated. I sure am. But thankfully, God is still in control. Psalms 47:8, "God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness." God reigns over the heathen. Proverbs 21:1, “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.” God can change the ruler's heart in response to our prayers (1st Timothy 2:1-5). Very few believers today pray for God to direct our leader's hearts.

We need not fear Satan or the world, because our God is still on His throne in Heaven. All we can do is live life one day at a time. I think that is what the Apostle Paul meant when he said to "work out your own salvation" in our text verse. Philippians 2:12, “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” It doesn't say to work out God's salvation. Everything that is hard or difficult about salvation is God's part. Our part is only to BELIEVE the Gospel (i.e., the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ crucified, buried and bodily risen the third day).

The moment that we trust Christ, God's gift of salvation was forever settled. ...

There was a time, I know,
When in the book of Heaven,
An old account was standing
For sins yet unforgiven;
My name was at the top
And many things below,
I went unto the Keeper,
And settled long ago.

Refrain:
Long ago, long ago,
Yes, the old account was settled long ago;
And the record’s clear today,
For He washed my sins away,
When the old account was settled long ago.

Life with all its complexities is not easy for anyone. It seems that no matter what choices I make in life, none of them are ideal. No matter where I choose to live, something is lacking to complete my happiness. I once heard a man say that no matter where we choose to live as humans, it still will never be paradise, because we'll still be there! I think he is correct.

Albeit, nowhere does the inspired Holy Bible teach that God's purpose for our life is to be happy. Revelation 4:11 says that all things were created to please God. 1st Corinthians 6:20 teaches that we as saints were bought with a price. That price is the precious blood of Jesus. Therefore we should glorify God in our body and spirit, which are God's.