"According to my earnest expectation and my hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body whether it be by life or by death. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain ." Philippians 1:20-21. My life verses. I chose them when I was in my early teens. One of my Sunday school teachers encouraged my class to find a life verse. A verse that we could carry with us that would encourage us and lift us up in hard times. A promise we could cling to or, as in my case, a constant reminder of the real purpose of life. My earnest expectation . Another Bible translation uses the word eager instead of earnest. It also translates the "according to" into "as is". As is my eager expectation . In other words, my goal in life. My hope. The one thing I'm striving towards; that Christ shall be magnified in my body. Regardless of whether I live or die. Am I better off dead t...