From a devotional in this passage in Colossians.
Confession: Father, my focus has been upon changing my actions more than contemplating You and who You are. I have been looking for and devising different ways to keep myself from gluttony and immorality. But Your word says each method is destined to fail! AND THEY DO!, loosing all potency in a matter of weeks. Help me set my heart on things above. But what is that? Right now it seems to mean that my purpose is heaven, my desires and decision should be for the magnification of the reality of Christ and heaven in my life day by day… The question that must be answered, then, isn’t simply, “Is this good?” The question is “Is this good for a person who has an eternal reward and a Master in Heaven?” Lord, help me live in that truth. If my understanding is faulty, give me a fuller definition such that I may life happy, correctly, and completely in You.
Additional thoughts: I think “setting my mind and heart on things above” also speaks of trust. Forgive me for not trusting You. Forgive me for believing You don’t care about me enough to help me have self-control.
Uwem,
son of Jack,
son of James,
son of Ekpenyong