Eternally Minded

"Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things"

Colossians 3:2

I cannot even begin to explain the transformations God has been doing in my life. I just read over an old post from January, BEST METAPHOR YET, and realized just how ridiculously far the Father has taken me in such a short time. Things happening in my life at that time that I once considered “concerns” no longer even take up a single second of my time. There is a very real and distinct reason why: PRAYER. God. Is. Faithful, friends.

"If we are faithless, He will remain faithful"

2 Timothy 2:13

The prayer that Daddy has answered the strongest is this: “Father, help me to be more eternally minded. Turn my eyes to the Kingdom and off of this fleeting and flesh-satisfying world.” O booooooy has he answered it! Where do I begin.......

This is what Jesus has revealed to me, and if nothing else, this is what I wish to be revealed to ALL of His children: this place, this world, is not our home. STOP. Don’t read anymore. Well, finish this paragraph and then stop reading. Step away, and let that sink in. I mean really sink in. This. Is. Not. Our. Home.

I once heard a pastor put it like this: “For believers, Earth is the worst it’s going to get.” Do you understand what that means?? We are on a journey, with a very finite and fantastic goal waiting at the end, and that goal will last for eternity. Forever. We. Will. Not. Die! We will be with Daddy forever! We will be with our Saviour and Lord FOREVER! So why does it matter to us when our car isn’t as nice as we would like it?! Why does it matter that we don’t have that particular scarf we’ve been eyeing, or that cute boyfriend, or that well-paying job?? It doesn't! It doesn’t matter!! Earth is wonderful. It’s truly a gift. Don’t get me wrong. To enjoy the beauty and joys that our o so sweet Father has put here for us is beyond understandable, albeit a must! BUT, we must realize that “wanting” stuff here to the point where it distracts us from the goal is a waste of our time and journey.

"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."

James 4:14

"But one thing I do [consider]: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus"

Philippians 3:13-14

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith"

Hebrews 12:2

Allow me to help a bit. A few months ago, my main worries (mind you, worry is sin friends) were “What the heck am I doing with my life?”, “I can’t wait until God sends me a great guy”, “How can I feel prettier?” (side note: God made EVERYONE beautiful. Accept it. Move on. Do not obsess over it.) and a bunch of other garbage that was focused on “success” in this world. But God has shown me, because I asked Him and He is faithful and NOT because of anything I did on my own, that the cares of this world are going to become so miniscule and irrelevant when I am standing in the throne-room of my beloved King. Does this make sense?? I will die! I will leave this planet! BUT I will never leave our Lord. So why do I care if I have those things and junk and stuff that only distract me from what really matters:  pursuing the Father, loving His children, and spreading His word and light. I get it folks. I finally get it. And I am OBSESSED with Him!!!! He has literally transformed, renewed, washed, and sculpted me. And He is DYING to do it to you! Heck He DID die so He could do it to you!!! So I ask that you would pray for this revelation today. Because when He opens up those eyes of yours and shows you the tiniest fragment of a glimpse of what He’s got in store after this short pilgrimage of yours, you’ll become obsessed too!!

"All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance"

Hebrews 11:13

"Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace."

2 Timothy 2:22

"People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction"

1 Timothy 6:9

"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness"

Ephesians 4:22

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind"

Romans 12:2

I love you always!

Ariel