Colossians 3:2,3 - "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God."

In order to set your minds on things above you must come to understand the ascended life in Christ. As you come to understand your Christ identity you set your mind on Kingdom realities. By abiding in Jesus (John 5:4) as you go throughout the day you bathe your heart in His love – by doing this you will develop a passion to help others with their life in Christ, thereby, abandoning the self-life. You develop a lifestyle of intercessory prayer for others (Colossians 1:9) with the idea of eventually discipling them into a higher understanding of Jesus, their Christ identity, their right standing with God, and walking in the Spirit. Your life, now, is overseeing their equipping and development as you send them out to bear fruit that remains for God’s advancing Kingdom. You remain in communion as you go throughout the day as Jesus modeled for us in the Gospels.

You will experience the Holy Spirit crucifying your self-life as you become less interested in your worldly agendas and pursuits. The “sin that entangles” (Hebrews 12:1) that you have been trying to repent of will begin to dissipate.

You are now effectively advancing God’s Kingdom. You are bringing Heaven to earth. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19) is being advanced through the Believers that you are discipling.

Affirmations:

I see God in a new way as HE comes to lead me forward -- I feel a stirring in my emotions -- God is knocking on my door -- God is calling me to a new place.

I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that I should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)

I continually ask, seek, and knock concerning the things God has prepared for me as a spiritual mentor because Jesus says I will receive, find, and it will be opened for me. (Matthew 7:7,8)

I forget those things which are behind and reach forth to the calling God has put into my heart. I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14,15)

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY