Setting the mind on Christ is not merely thinking about heaven all the time, and it’s not intended to detach us from the life God calls us to live on earth. If it’s not those things, then what does it mean to seek and set our minds on things above?
If you are united to King Jesus, your true address can’t be found on earth. Your life is located where Christ is. How does this reality shape our identity and the orientation of our life should take?
Read verse 3 again. Unpack each part of the sentence and reflect on one thing that sticks out and brings you comfort and encouragement.
In what ways does this passage teach us about the waiting component of the christian life? How do the promises of God help us do this well?