Dropping Earthly Mentality And Sprouting A Heavenly Mindset

Hello friends and welcome to Blogtober. This year’s concept is an autumnal metaphor that I came up with: In fall, trees drop dry, decaying leaves that are not beneficial to the tree. In the same manner, uswhobelieve, can drop things (at the feet of Jesus) that are not beneficial. And, just as the trees sprout new leaves, we can replace our ‘dead leaves’ with good.

Our ‘dead leaf’ that we can drop today is: Earthly Mentality.

Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

Romans 8:5-8

Live according to the Spirit. Set your mind on what the Spirit desires, not what your flesh desires. Don’t let your mind be governed by the flesh, instead, submit to God and embrace the life and peace that comes with that. Wow, this Blogtober is really linking up with our Submission Series.

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. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

Colossians 3:2-5

Set your mind on things above. Drop everything belonging to your earthly nature.

Our ‘leaf’ of earthly mentality has fallen away and now we can sprout a heavenly mindset. With a heavenly mindset comes peace. And with peace comes joy. I think I’m going to reuse the statement I used at the end of the last blog: There is always joy to be found and joy to be had.