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“Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”

—Colossians 3:1–3

It’s so easy to set our minds on the things on earth. We can see them, and they require our immediate attention.

We often think that setting our minds on things above looks like staring whimsically into the clouds or spending all day in prayer, but God is also clear that we are to serve and do our work on this earth with integrity.

So what this really looks like is keeping our hope, desires, and purpose on the things above while yet keeping our hands to the daily work that duty requires of us.

To do this, we must die to our flesh (Romans 8:13) and perform our earthly duties with heavenly intent—in the power of the Holy Spirit and trusting that no matter how unspiritual the task, we can do it while displaying his fruit.

When we’re tempted to set our energy and emotions on the things of this world, may we remember that we’re already dead, and ask ourselves if those things matter in the life we live above with Christ.

We can put our earthly wants aside and make our lives about abiding in Christ in the day–to–day for the purpose of bringing him glory and showing him to others.

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