March 2________________________________________
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. – Colossians 3:2(NLT)
HEAVENLY THINGS
A poem and essay by ILMA
Where does your mind wander?
What kind of thoughts do you ponder?
Are they mostly focused on yourself?
Do you think of others and how to help?
Think about heavenly things that are pure
Earthly thoughts will only make you lured
The world will always make you immoral
Heavenly things will bring out the supernatural.
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I used to entertain a lot of negative thinking. I was surrounded by pessimists and criticizers when I was growing up. It was hard to think positively because somehow, they get stolen from me. I didn’t know that I was dealing with unseen spirits until God revealed to me in Ephesians 6 that we are actually in a spiritual battle with enemies and forces that we don’t see.
One of the enemy’s tactics is to hide. He subtly tempts and entices people to do things for him. Even believers are not aware of this and so we react to the person rather than the action. Spirits and unseen forces can literally infest and infiltrate our minds and hearts. Satan would create all these scenarios to make us react, angry, and stir so much strife in our hearts. We get into his trap because we don’t know that we are dealing with spiritual things. We are urged to think of heavenly matters only.
PRAYER
Lord, let me focus only on what is pure and true.
REFLECTION
How can one overcome earthly thoughts?
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