But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him..
--Philippians 3:7-9
Paul was an inspirational man who never pointed to himself, but only to Jesus, the one in whom he was 'found'. He wrote this when he was in prison, in very dire circumstances. He has nothing now except for Christ, and yet he doesn't despair. He rejoices. And he considers all that he has lost as mere rubbish, compared to what he now has in Christ Jesus.
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