The Godly Minds in Christ Jesus!

“Now, dear brothers and sisters… Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” – Philippians 4:8 NLT

Like what Philippians 4:8 states, we should fix our thoughts into positive mindset, because the mind controls everything, especially our movement. So if we are followers of Jesus Christ and know that we are fully-committed our lives to the Lord, then we should have godly and heavenly minds instead of worldly ones. This is because “...godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come (1 Timothy 4:8), and “we know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.” (1 John 5:19)

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (Colossians 3:1-4)

Colossians 3:4 states that we shall also appear in glory when Christ Jesus appears. This means that we have to leave everything away that is earthly at the end of age. Because of this, we should store heavenly treasures while we are on earth by serving others, for our actual citizenship is in heaven:

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:19-21)

For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.  Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. (Philippians 3:18-21, 2 Corinthians 5:1)

Therefore, we should overcome the world for we are the children of God (1 John 5-1-5), and fix our thoughts into godly and pure ones, just like what Colossians 3:1-2 and Philippians 4:8 have stated! However, the most important of all is that we should abide in the peace of God and Holy Spirit to do the will of God (John 14:15-17,26-27), for the glory (Colossians 3:4) and the kingdom of God (Matthew 7:21):

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. (1 John 2:15-17)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:1-2)

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. (2 Peter 1:5-9)