We need to take an active role in transforming our minds as we continue to walk in our new life in Christ. Paul calls us to think on a certain set of virtues that will help us renew our minds to think on the things of God.

God promises to give us peace that surpasses all human understanding. When we are dependent on the Lord and give Him our anxieties, his peace acts as a guard to our hearts and our minds.

In today’s passage, Paul commands us further to have no anxiety about anything! He then gives us a way to pray that helps us give all of our anxieties over to the Lord so that we may walk in freedom. 

Paul gives us the command to rejoice in the Lord always. Today, we learn how to practically rejoice in Him, not in our circumstances or in our own successes. Through our rejoicing, we give witness to others that the Lord is coming again.

Today, we begin Philippians 4 and build off of the amazing reality that Paul reveals to us: that we are citizens of Heaven. It is from that security and truth that we rejoice in the Lord even when it is hard.

Galatians 2:20 invites us to be crucified with Christ. What does that mean and how is that expressed in our lives?

What does it mean to live by the Spirit and to walk by the Spirit? What differences can we expect in our lives when we do?

The fruits of the Spirit need to be grown and experienced by those around us. What are three fruits in particular needed in the Church today?

In Galatians, St. Paul makes a distinction between the flesh and the Spirit. What are three desires of the flesh particularly prevalent in today’s society?

Let’s look at the book of Galatians this week and see what St. Paul has to teach us about the Holy Spirit, freedom, and faith.