Set your minds on things above.
Your thoughts determine your direction more than your circumstances do.
The episode in a glance.
- 01'Set your minds' is an active command — you choose what you think about.
- 02'Things above' means the priorities and values of God's kingdom.
- 03Your mind is a steering wheel, not a passenger.
- 04What you set your mind on is what you move toward.
Read along.
Colossians 3:2 — 'Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.' This is one of the most practical commands in the New Testament about mental health.
'Set your minds' is active. You don't drift into godly thinking. You set your mind like you set a compass. Intentionally. Deliberately. Repeatedly.
'Things above' doesn't mean ignore your earthly life. It means filter your earthly life through heavenly values. How does this decision look from eternity's perspective? That's the question.
Your mind is the steering wheel of your life. Not your circumstances. Not your feelings. What you set your mind on is where you end up. The command is clear: set it on things above.