Philippians 2:13 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

God is the one working inside you, giving you both the desire to do good things and the actual power to follow through on them — all because it makes him happy.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God doesn't just tell you what to do — he gives you the want-to and the can-do.

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