This morning I read from Colossians 2:1-5 where Paul says that he had a "great struggle...for those in Laodicea" (v.1).  This is very interesting considering what Jesus said to this church in Revelation 3.  There was a clear and powerful purpose behind Paul's attitude.  He wanted their "hearts...to be encouraged,...knit together in love."  But that was only part of his purpose.  He was struggling because he wanted them to "reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery." (v.2).  Let's think about what this means for us.  We can't possibly settle into a complacent attitude and at the same time achieve this purpose in us.  Let this be FOOD FOR THOUGHT.