“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness taht comes through Jesus Christ — to the glory and praise of God.” (Phil. 1:9-11, TNIV)

The language of Paul is so rich. He asks for an abundance in the lives of the church. Not an abundance of things, but of intimate knowledge of the Lord. He asks for a depth of insight. All of this is so they could discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.

Paul is someone who had the end in mind. He was driven because he knew the destination. The Kingdom had impacted him. When he was consumed with an intimate knowledge of the Lord, it was life changing. He could see what was best.

We settle for so little in our lives. We settle for good enough. We settle for what gets us by. We settle for our own reasons. The Kingdom of God isn’t in view. We don’t have the end in mind. We live for the moment.

Paul could live with incredible passion, even in prison, because he knew the end! He knew what it was all for: the glory of God. It wasn’t his glory or reputation on the line. It was about God.

I need to have the destination in mind! I need to test what is best for my life and quit settling for good.