We should focus on being Heavenly-minded!
I remember a well-known faith teacher spoke these words as a criticism, “He’s so Heavenly-minded, he’s no ‘earthly good.’” It’s impossible! The only way to be of earthly good is to be Heavenly-minded.
At all times, we should live our lives with Eternity in mind.
Paul penned this prayer by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:
17 I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches of the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of revelation to know Him through your deepening intimacy with Him.
18 I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of His calling—that is, the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that He finds in us, His Holy ones!
19 I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you! This is the mighty power
20 that was released when God raised Christ from the dead and exalted Him to the place of highest honor and supreme authority in the Heavenly realm!
Each of us has a unique calling to be manifested on behalf of The Kingdom. Our power and authority come from Heaven, not the earth. We must live with Eternity in mind. We should invest in the big picture; it’s not all just about here on earth.
My desire is for Jesus to speak these Words to me:
In Matthew 25:
21 “Commending his servant, the master replied, ‘You have done well, and proven yourself to be my loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you have been a faithful steward to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of your master, who will say to you, “Enter into the joy of your Lord!” ’
Eternity is the cornerstone of logic and reasoning. Once we remove eternity from the equation, we lose all sense of wisdom, all sense of accountability, all sense of purpose.
Many people do not have an appetite for Eternity, because they have so little invested there. We have appetite for where we invest. Are you making calculated, deliberate investments in Eternity? Sharing your faith is an investment in Eternity. These writings are intended to recalibrate you for Eternity… to become Heavenly-minded.
The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st John chapter 4:
17 By living in God, Love has been brought to Its full expression in us so that we may fearlessly face the day of judgment, because all that Jesus now is, so are we in this world.
18 Love never brings fear, for fear is always related to punishment. But Love’s perfection drives the fear of punishment far from our hearts. Whoever walks constantly afraid of punishment has not reached Love’s perfection.
19 Our Love for others is our grateful response to the Love God first demonstrated to us.
I can only Love H:IM in the measure I’ve received Love from H:IM. Receiving the Love of GOD gives me a capacity for Love I did not have before.
I was designed to be a Lover of GOD with everything that I am, every aspect of my being.
Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 12:
30 And you shall Love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Everything within me has been prepared to Love GOD completely. We have an emotional capacity to Love that must find expression in my relationship with GOD and it is a lifetime journey.
We are meant to keep going forward toward full maturity in our relationship with Our Heavenly Father. As we do, we become Heavenly-minded resulting in us producing good fruit on the earth.