To Live Is Christ and To Die Is Gain

For some, the decision to live or die comes from being torn apart by the despair of not feeling like your life has purpose, but also having no hope after death. But Paul was actually held together by the choice between the fruitful labor of continued ministry or the hope of paradise with Christ. He ultimately was right to believe that God would keep him around longer to visit or hear of the progress of the Philippian church as they lived their lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.