What is a life be worthy of the gospel of Christ

In Philippians 1:27-30, the Apostle Paul wrote:

"Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, ²⁸ and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. ²⁹ For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, ³⁰ engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have."

Recently, I read the following from Brady Tarr, Who is employed by the Christian Legal Society and I like what he says:

"When I reflected on this passage, the story of Adoniram Judson came to mind as person who let his manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ.  He was a missionary to Burma for about 38 years.  During those years, he lived a life of sacrificial devotion to God who ordained that his life be filled with suffering.  The following is a brief summary of some things he and his family experienced during his ministry there:

1. In 1812, Adoniram Judson and Ann Hasseltine got married and 12 days later moved to Burma as Missionaries.
2. They didn’t see any conversions among the people of Burma until they had been there for 7 years.
3. In the 8^th year of their mission, Ann got desperately ill and sailed home by herself to try to get better…Adoniram and Ann were separated due to her sickness for 2 years and 4 months
4. Shortly after she returned to be with Adoniram, he was accused by the government as being a spy and was arrested.  He spent 17 months in jail and was tortured regularly. During this time, his wife got deathly ill and died 11 months after he was released. 
5. His daughter got sick and died 6 months later.
6. 8 years after Ann died he married Sarah Boardman.
7. They had 8 children four of which died.
8. Sarah died after 11 years of marriage.
9. He spent a total of 38 years in Burma.

We can praise God that his faithful ministry resulted in a Bible being translated into Burmese, a Burmese dictionary was completed, and hundreds of converts were leading the church in Burma.  Today there are close to 3,700 congregations of Baptists in Burma because of his sacrificial devotion to God and the Burmese people.

When I finished reading about the life of Judson, his suffering was not the only thing that stood out to me.  It was also a great encouragement to hear of his faithful devotion to Christ.  He lived a manner of life that was worthy of the gospel.  It is my prayer that the Lord would help us to the same when we face trials and suffering.

In Philippians 1:27-30, Paul continues exhorting the Christians in Philippi by encouraging them to walk worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  He then describes some practical things that the Christians should do in order to live in such a way.  First, Christians are to strive together for the faith of the gospel.  Second, Christians suffer for the sake of Christ."

So what do you think about what it means to live such a life worthy of the gospel of Jesus?