Setting Your Mind on God and His Purposes in Prayer

"Now set your mind and heart to seek (inquire of and require as your vital necessity) the Lord your God.” (I Chronicles 22:19, AMP).

The Amplified version  amplifies certain key thoughts, in this case the word “seek.” Make a special emphasis in your prayers this week to truly seek after the Lord. Meditate on some of God’s qualities and listen for Him speaking in your life.

Turn your mind to the greatness and goodness of God as He supplies our lives with blessings in abundance. As we look around outside, brown is still a dominant color, but just a little seeking points out more and more green- in the grass, flowers and first growth poking up through the ground, buds pushing out on the trees. In the same way, seek (look for as a vital necessity) signs of God’s hand of blessing at work in your life.

Have you “set your mind” today? In other words, when you woke up this morning, did you make the decision to focus on good things and to follow God with all your heart? If we don’t set our minds, if we don’t purposely focus our thoughts and energy, then chances are, we’ll be bombarded by the cares of life. We’ll be tossed back and forth by every situation we encounter. We’ll be distracted by every phone call, upset by the traffic, offended by what someone said, and we’ll get off the course God intended.

We’ve all heard it said that the best defense is a good offense. When you proactively set your thoughts, you are putting yourself on the offense. You are taking charge of your life. You are being an on-purpose person. You’re redeeming the time. Make the decision today to set your mind on things above. Set your mind on God’s eternal purposes so that you can stand in the victory He has for you.