Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I too may be encouraged by news about you.

For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests;

all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2:19-21 CSB

Paul's lockdown lessons:

Finding good people is tough.

Finding genuine people is gold, and often you only really find them in adversity. 

When the going got really tough, Paul only had Tim. 

One person can be enough.

The challenge for me is rather than looking for that person, it's being that person. 

Being there for someone else no matter what.

This kind of commitment we promote in marriage shouldn't be confined there. 

When we lived in PNG there was a friend who we knew if we ever got in difficulty would move anything to help. We were 100% confident he had our back. 

Timothy was that person in Paul's life.

Being in lockdown is tough. Being in a place where our freedom is restricted is tough.

If in that you find some gold, or become gold in someone's life, maybe it's worth it.

#perspective

#belikeTim

#lovepeople