5 God is the one who makes all this possible. He has given us his Spirit to make us certain he will do it.
6 So always be cheerful!As long as we are in these bodies, we are away from the Lord.
7 But we live by faith, not by what we see.
8 We should be cheerful, because we would rather leave these bodies and be at home with the Lord.
9 But whether we are at home with the Lord or away from him, we still try our best to please him.
10 After all, Christ will judge each of us for the good or the bad that we do while living in these bodies.
11 We know what it means to respect the Lord, and we encourage everyone to turn to him. God himself knows what we are like, and I hope you also know what kind of people we are.