So Heavenly Minded, So Much Earthly Good

“So heavenly minded, she’s no earthly good.”
Clever little cliché, isn’t it? I confess… I used to say it.

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’t paid her rent. Or her college fees. She didn’t work. She believed God would provide because she was “devoting herself fully.”

And I judged her.
Not out loud, of course. I’m not that holy. But in my heart, I thought, Bless her — she’s so heavenly minded she can’t even find her checkbook.

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.

Colossians 3:2 says: “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”

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’s a sacred ritual.

We prepare — because we know we’re going somewhere.
So why wouldn’t we prepare for the greatest destination of all?

Heaven isn’t a fantasy for someday. It’s 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.

C.S. Lewis said it well:
“Aim at Heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you will get neither.”

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.

So no, I don’t say that phrase anymore.
Instead, I want it said of me:
“She was so heavenly minded — she did a whole lot of good on earth.”
How about you?

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