“Things” have a way of robbing us of joy. Perhaps the main reason is because we assign too much value to them. The Apostle Paul writes to the believers in Philippi and illustrates from his life the proper valuing of things, in his case his accomplishments and achievements in Judaism. He considers all of his gains as one, big loss when he compares those things to the value of knowing Christ Jesus. What is the most important thing in your life?