Would you like to be heavenly minded? I would. We’re heavenly minded simply when we choose to place our thoughts on godly or heavenly things. What is divine, devout, or faithful–having to do with all things consisting of God, His teachings, and His kingdom? There’s no end to the vast number of topics this could encompass. Yet we spend so much time welcoming the world’s daily twists and turns of life and often give heaven the smaller increments of thought. We don’t want to be an outsider appearing strange, filling our minds with anything scripturally supernatural and different from what we’re accustomed to. So, we acquiesce to more worldly patterns of thinking and being, to please others and comfort ourselves, ensuring we aren’t being too spiritual.
However, did you know that there is no reference in the Bible to being so heavenly minded you are no earthly good? Yet, I’ve heard it spoken many times and perhaps you have too. It’s amazing how someone can say something, and that one thing can be echoed for years into the future, even though it is just a personal idea not necessarily based on fact. This is why it is so important to know what’s actually written in the Bible; to study it and be well acquainted with its contents.
The Bible tells us in Colossians 3:2 to set our minds on things above, not on things on the earth. Isn’t that somewhat opposite of what our culture tells us? The current trend is to set our minds on ourselves, what we want, what we need, and what’s best for us. However, setting our minds on heavenly things points us to what God wants and needs from us. How will we know unless we access the knowledge, He’s provided us through His written word?
So, if you haven’t already, let’s make an effort to make reading the bible an important event of each day. Whether it’s reading and meditating upon one scripture or a chapter or two each day. Any consumption of God’s word will prove fruitful if we’ll consistently read it, meditate on it and endeavor to do what it says.
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