"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." (Col 3:1-3 )
If I take time out of my day to monitor my thoughts, what is it I am thinking about? Is my mind set on things above? Do I believe God will take care of provision for my physical life and leave that to Him? If I believe that, truly believe that, than my mind will not be preoccupied with taking care of me. I will put myself into His loving Hands and obey the command to set my mind on things above.
There is a lot of discussion lately on the great commission. I hear often that we have been commanded to go and spread the Word and that is true. But Jesus also told us to do a lot of other things - like love your enemies, do unto others as you would have them do unto you, turn the other cheek, love God, love others... In Col 3, we are told to set our mind on things above. It appears to me that none of God's Word can be taken apart with more emphisis on one part than another. It is a whole. It seems if you are doing one part, than you may be doing the whole. If that is the case, setting my mind on things above would place me in the position of doing God's will in all things. Loving God, loving others, spreading His love would be a reflection of where I set my mind. Please, Lord, help me to have a mind set on You.
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