Limited By Our Minds

May 8       Limited by Our Minds     Colossians 3:1-2

Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”  (Colossians 3:1-2)

Have you ever used these words, “If only I had…?”  I have a dear member of my extended family that lived her life in the area of “What if,” and “If only!”  She was one of the saddest and sullen folks that existed.  She was constantly bemoaning what she didn’t have and always comparing herself to others, especially those who appeared to be more successful or more prosperous, in worldly things.  She was constantly saying, “if only” I had married better, “if only” I had finished school, “if only” I had more money and “if only” I had made better decisions!  Sadly, she never recognized just how blessed she was.  She spent so much time living in the “If only” that she failed to see the beauty and blessings of her life and the actual beauty of herself.  Please don’t dwell in the “if only’s,” and the “what if’s!”  Remember, where our thoughts go, we go!  God’s word clearly instructs us to “set our minds on things above, not on the things of earth!” Think positive and you will be positive…Think blessings and you will be blessed!  God’s power is ready to be released in you and He has prepared you to receive the blessings that He has promised.  STOP being an “IF ONLY,” and be FOCUSED ON THE BLESSINGS OF YOUR REDEMPTION AND YOUR ETERNAL HOME!!  What God does with you IS ENTIRELY up to you!  It always has and it always will!  Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!