“For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” – Romans 8:6
Where’s your mind? If you’ve embraced Jesus as your Lord, then you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and your mind should be set on the Spirit rather than on the old ways of life in this fallen world. Christians should think radically differently from their non-Christian friends and neighbors. Our priorities should be different. Our pursuits should be different. Our passions should be different. Our responses to triumphs, tragedies, accomplishments, and setbacks should be different.
The Christian mind should be driven by the Holy Spirit, focused on the things of Christ, and thinking in the manner of Christ. Your mind shouldn’t still be driven by the desires of the world and the flesh: power, money, status, lust, pride, rage, vengeance, jealousy, envy, bitterness, etc. These things are the things of death!
Discipline your mind to contemplate, meditate, and delight in Christ, God, Scripture, spiritual matters, the advance of God’s Kingdom, the return of Jesus, and much more. Focus your mind on what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8). These are the things of life! Focus your mind on life rather than death and peace rather than chaos and disorder.
As you walk in the Spirit, live in the Spirit, and set your mind on the Spirit you will increasingly experience the Fruit of the Spirit in your life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Desire these things urgently! Set your mind on the Spirit and live in peace, today and everyday, regardless of what’s going on in your life!