Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. – Colossians 3:2

The Christian walk is one that requires absolute focus and fixation on Christ. However, our desire to look to earthly things instead of heavenly things comes from two flaws in thinking. We either look to earthly things because we think they will serve us somehow—such as bring us comfort, identity, pleasure, etc.—or we look to earthly things because we forget who we serve.

However, we are a new creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works (2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:10). The first step toward setting your mind on things above is to rid yourself of your old self and the sins and habits that accompanied it.

Sin impedes a growing relationship with God and keeps your eyes on lowly things. We cannot be fully God’s and remain part of the system of sin we have been delivered from. Imagine trying to climb a ladder toward freedom with heavy weights upon your feet. You are dragged back down with every step you attempt to take. The ways of heaven and earth are opposed to each other. You cannot achieve a heavenly mindset while persisting in your earthly actions.

I pray today, that God will embolden us to remain fixated on Him in spite of every distraction that comes our way, Amen.

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