When do your thoughts drift toward things eternal? The moment-to-moment priorities fill most of our thoughts each day. We are busy people, and our calendars, electronic notifications, and cell phones keep us moving quickly forward with the world’s demands.

How would your life change if each day you set aside a certain amount of time to think only about things eternal? A lot of things on earth matter today but will not matter eternally. Paul told the Colossians, “Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”

When we “set our minds” on things, those are the things that become most important to us. We set goals we want to achieve. We set schedules we want to keep. Those things consume our thoughts from the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. Paul told the church to “set your minds on things” that are eternal. Those are the things that will matter forever so they are the things that should matter most today.

When Satan can’t have our souls, he will settle for having our time and focus. Satan loves to make suggestions that cause us to think about his distractions rather than thinking with God’s direction. 

When your mind is filled with fears, it is not filled with God. When your thoughts are not authored by God, they are not your best thoughts. When your mind is led by the world’s priorities, your thoughts will likely not be set on things eternal.

What do you think about the most each day? 

That is a question worthy of deep consideration. God wants us to spend time thinking about things eternal because those thoughts will become wise perspectives for our earthly lives. God’s priorities are wisdom. Set your mind on things eternal and you will have wise priorities and godly perspective for the temporary things of earth.