#set your mind

[defensive-tactics]

Predators have no moral code. He is mentally prepared to hurt you. Give yourself permission, NOW, to fight violently for your life. And win.

[beforetheamen]

Things Above

Feeling weighed down by all the chaos and negativity around you?

Your mind is like a garden - whatever you plant there will grow and multiply.

Colossians 3:2 gives us this life-changing instruction: "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things."

"Set your minds" isn't a one-time decision - it's a daily, moment-by-moment choice about where you direct your thoughts.

Things above: God's promises, His faithfulness, eternal perspective, His love for you. Earthly things: worry, gossip, comparison, fear, temporary circumstances.

When you focus on earthly things, you shrink your problems down to human-sized solutions. When you focus on things above, you expand your perspective to God-sized possibilities.

That financial stress consuming your thoughts? Set your mind on God's provision. That relationship conflict dominating your emotions? Focus on His peace and wisdom. That fear about the future stealing your joy? Fix your thoughts on His sovereignty.

You can't control what happens around you, but you can control what happens in your mind.

Today, every time your thoughts drift downward to earthly worries, consciously redirect them upward to heavenly truths.

Your perspective determines your peace.

[wiirocku]

Colossians 3:2 (NKJV) - Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

[wiirocku]

Colossians 3:2 (NKJV) - Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

[wiirocku]

Colossians 3:2-17 (NASB) - Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.  For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.  For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come upon the sons of disobedience, and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them.  But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.  Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.  Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.  Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

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[chaoticmoon89]

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time