Stand Firm and Rejoice: Philippians 3
Bryan Schwichtenberg outlines Philippians 3 and the path Paul lays out for stability and joy in the Christian life: disicpleship.
That is, look for people, find a community of people, who’ll lead you in the way of joy despite suffering, and of honest spiritual growth.
Because the reality is that we’re being mentored and formed by someone and some community always anyways.