02-11-2026 PART 3: Setting Our Minds on Heaven and Living by Faith

Section 1

This teaching returns intentionally to Colossians 3:1–2 as a foundational verse for the year, emphasizing its central role in shaping perspective and daily living. Since believers have been raised with Christ, they are commanded to set their hearts and minds on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. That position is not passive; Jesus is actively interceding for His people. To seek the things above is to set the mind there deliberately. Faith becomes the governing lens, echoing 2 Corinthians 5:7: we walk by faith, not by sight. Christianity often feels upside down to the world—believing before seeing, giving to receive, dying to live—but that inversion is the pathway to true life. Limiting vision to the natural world limits solutions to the natural realm. When Jesus is placed in the center of the picture, perspective changes everything.

Section 2

The call to walk by faith is reinforced through 2 Corinthians 4:16–18, which teaches that outward decline is paired with inward renewal. Present troubles are described as light and momentary compared to the eternal glory being prepared. The contrast is dramatic and deliberate. What is seen is temporary; what is unseen is eternal. Fixing our eyes on what cannot yet be seen requires intentional faith, but it prevents discouragement and loss of heart. Hebrews 11 affirms that faithful people welcomed God’s promises from a distance, understanding they were strangers on earth and citizens of a better country. God is not ashamed to be called their God because they lived oriented toward eternity. Storing treasures in heaven, as Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount, is not optional spirituality but essential kingdom living.

Section 3

This perspective directly confronts fear. God has not given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind—safe, biblical thinking shaped by truth. When believers operate only from earthly perspective, fear multiplies. When they recalibrate their thinking through Scripture, peace and clarity return. Saving our brains means choosing faith-filled lenses rather than natural-only reasoning. The destination, not merely the journey, defines Christian hope. Eternity with God outweighs every present burden, no matter how heavy it feels. The invitation is urgent and hopeful: reset your focus, set your mind above, trust God’s Word, and live anchored in the unseen reality that will outlast every visible struggle.