A blameless and approved ministry

1 Corinthians 1:8  

He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2:16  

as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.

1 Timothy 3:2

 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Titus 1:6-7  

6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient.

7 Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.

Contentment

I have learned to be satisfied with the things I have and with everything that happens. Philippians 4:11

What if God’s only gift to you were his grace to save you? Would you be content? You beg him to save the life of your child. You plead with him to keep your business afloat. You implore him to remove the cancer from your body. What if his answer is, “My grace is enough.” Would you be content?

From heaven’s perspective, grace is enough. If God did nothing more than save us from hell, could anyone complain?

Having been given eternal life, dare we grumble at an aching body? Having been given heavenly riches, dare we moan about what we don’t have? … Max Lucado