A Heavenly Mindset
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Colossians 3:2
We are here instructed to set our minds on things above, this implies 2 truths. 1. Our minds are not naturally set on things above. 2. If our minds are to be set on things above i.e. heavenly things, we must set them there.
This is not an idea, or a suggestion, it is a command. Notice Paul does not say “God sets the minds of his elect on things above when, and where, and to the degree he wishes.” No! He commands us to set our minds on these things. This is no monergistic act of God; it is either a willful or synergistic act of ours. This is not something we wait for God to do; this is something he is waiting for us to do.
Now herein lies the challenge for 21st century Americans, there are innumerable things vying for our attention, attempting to draw our eyes away from the eternal and onto themselves. We must intentionally separate from these things in order to focus on the eternal. What am I getting at? Merely listening to contemporary Christian music, praying before meals, or reading a 5 minute daily devotional will not give you an eternal mindset or perspective.
So how do we set our minds on things above? Reading your Bible and prayer are a good start but there’s more to it than that. In the following verses Paul lists sins to put away, and godly things to replace them with, this is getting closer. Then he adds the final piece of the Puzzle, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you . . .“ To have a heart for God you must have a heart occupied by God. Without His indwelling, a heavenly mindset is impossible to gain or maintain. If we desire to be his disciples, and see things as he does, we must have a relationship with him.
