\u201cSo heavenly minded, she\u2019s no earthly good.\u201d
Clever little clich\u00e9, isn\u2019t it? I confess\u2026 I used to say it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Years ago, I knew a super-pious Bible college student who fasted, prayed, and studied Scripture all day long. Admirable — except for one little detail. She hadn\u2019t paid her rent. Or her college fees. She didn\u2019t work. She believed God would provide because she was \u201cdevoting herself fully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I judged her.
Not out loud, of course. I\u2019m not that holy. But in my heart, I thought, Bless her — she\u2019s so heavenly minded she can\u2019t even find her checkbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then God gently corrected me.
Because the truth is — being heavenly minded is not the problem. The problem is when we confuse spirituality with irresponsibility. Heaven is not an excuse to ignore earth. Heaven is the reason we serve well on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Colossians 3:2 says: \u201cSet your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now think about how we act before a vacation. We count the days. We plan outfits. We make lists. We clean the house. We ask someone to get the mail. We even buy travel-size toothpaste like it\u2019s a sacred ritual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We prepare — because we know we\u2019re going somewhere.
So why wouldn\u2019t we prepare for the greatest destination of all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heaven isn\u2019t a fantasy for someday. It\u2019s the future home of every believer. And the more we think about heaven, the more we should live with purpose here — loving deeper, forgiving quicker, giving more, serving better, and holding tighter to what matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C.S. Lewis said it well:
\u201cAim at Heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you will get neither.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we live in the light of eternity, our priorities shift. We stop sweating the small stuff — and we start shining in the important stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So no, I don\u2019t say that phrase anymore.
Instead, I want it said of me:
\u201cShe was so heavenly minded — she did a whole lot of good on earth.\u201d
How about you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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