Quotes from "To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain" by Matt Chandler

I recently read Matt Chandler's book "To Live is Christ To Die is Gain" where he explains the book of Phillipians. Here are some parts that really got me:

Always, always, always seek the cross. It is there that we see our example for service and sacrifice for others. It is there that we get the power to serve and sacrifice for others. And it is there that we receive forgiveness when we fail in serving and sacrificing for others. (To live is Christ, to Die is Gain - Matt Chandler)

Nobody stumbles into godliness, ever. It simply doesn't happen. There is no autopilot mode for the Christian life. We never see people in the Bible growing in godliness by coasting along. Not even the person who gets the miracle.