Quotes about Mindset

We tend to start with Earth and reason up toward Heaven, when instead we should start with Heaven and reason down toward Earth.

Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. (Colossians 3:1) This is a direct command to set our hearts on Heaven. And to make sure we don't miss the importance of a heaven-centered life, the next verse says, Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. God commands us to set our hearts and minds on Heaven.

Anyone who waits for happiness will never be happy.

Our minds are so much set on Earth that we are unaccustomed to heavenly thinking. So we must work at it.

Montaigne said something that rings true for many of us: "My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.

Countless people in worse situations are happier than those in better situations. This demonstrates that happiness is dependent not on circumstances but on perspective, which is determined by our focus.

Tomorrow's character is made out of today's thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin doesn't.

Aim at Heaven and you will get earth 'thrown in': aim at earth and you will get neither."34 We need a generation of heavenly minded people who see human beings and the earth itself not simply as they are, but as God intends them to be.

We need a generation of heavenly minded people who see human beings and the earth itself not simply as they are, but as God intends them to be. Such people will pass on a heritage to their children far more valuable than any inheritance.

Perhaps living in that hope now will make us act less petty on this side of heaven.

You can be pitiful, or you can be powerful, but you can't be both

Start believing the Word of God over our feelings. The truth always overrides our feelings. Find the truth in the scriptures.